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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Kekbauer (ranked 2429 p4p, 3282 weight class) and Petteri Helminen (ranked 268 p4p, 339 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Kekbauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Petteri Helminen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekbauer blocks a jab.
Helminen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kekbauer.
Kekbauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helminen throws out the jab.
Helminen looks to land a right hand but Kekbauer moved out of range.
Kekbauer throws a low kick but Helminen avoids it.
And Helminen tries to counter it with a takedown but Kekbauer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Helminen checks a leg kick nicely.
Kekbauer wants to clinch up but Helminen keeps it at a distance.
Kekbauer throws a chopping leg kick but Helminen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kekbauer moves away from the strike by Helminen.
Helminen throws a lazy right hand but Kekbauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kekbauer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kekbauer tries to work over Helminen's front leg with a kick but Helminen checks it.
Kekbauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helminen.
Kekbauer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helminen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kekbauer.
Kekbauer tries to score with a low kick but Helminen moves his leg out of the way.
Helminen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Helminen moves into range and clinches up with Kekbauer.
Helminen blocks a body shot from Kekbauer.
Kekbauer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kekbauer backwards.
Kekbauer lands an elbow that stopped Helminen in his tracks for a moment.
Helminen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Helminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kekbauer controls his hands.
Helminen tries to throw a body punch but Kekbauer avoids it by throwing Helminen back against the cage.
Kekbauer avoiding damage.
Kekbauer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helminen.
Kekbauer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helminen pushes Kekbauer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helminen misses with a punch to the body.
Helminen misses with a body punch.
Helminen misses with a body punch.
Kekbauer misses with an elbow strike.
Helminen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kekbauer backwards.
Kekbauer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kekbauer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kekbauer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekbauer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kekbauer blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helminen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kekbauer wants to stall.
Helminen blocks an elbow strike from Kekbauer.
Helminen takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Helminen.
Helminen gets control of Kekbauer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Helminen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helminen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Helminen tries to strike from the bottom.
Helminen wants to sweep but no luck.
Helminen is trying to control the position but Kekbauer postures up.
Helminen wants to sweep but no luck.
Helminen is looking to sweep but instead, Kekbauer has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helminen wants to improve his position but Kekbauer is controlling well.
Kekbauer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helminen on the ground.
Helminen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Helminen tries to roll over but Kekbauer keeps him under control.
Helminen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Helminen wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kekbauer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helminen is out of range and Kekbauer settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Helminen fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kekbauer misses with a low kick as Helminen jumps back.
Helminen misses with a wild body shot.
Kekbauer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kekbauer throws a leg kick that misses.
Kekbauer throws out a leg kick but Helminen moves out of range and Kekbauer only half commits.
Helminen misses with a right hand
and Kekbauer counters with an inside leg kick.
Helminen throws a hook but Kekbauer blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Kekbauer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helminen misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Helminen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kekbauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helminen throws out the jab.
A jab from Helminen misses.
Helminen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kekbauer's half guard.
Kekbauer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Helminen.
Kekbauer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kekbauer tries to get out of the position.
Helminen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petteri Helminen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kekbauer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kekbauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helminen checks a leg kick.
Helminen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Helminen misses with a looping right.
Helminen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helminen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kekbauer counters with a good low kick that Helminen was not able to check.
Kekbauer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kekbauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helminen.
Kekbauer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kekbauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Helminen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helminen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kekbauer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helminen checks a leg kick.
Kekbauer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Helminen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kekbauer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kekbauer tries a head kick but it misses.
Helminen looks to land a left hand but Kekbauer moved out of range nicely.
Petteri Helminen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helminen throws the left hand but Kekbauer avoids the punch easily.
Helminen throws a big shot that misses.
Kekbauer misses with a low kick.
Kekbauer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Helminen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Helminen! But no joy.
Kekbauer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helminen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kekbauer.
Helminen looks to throw the jab but Kekbauer is out of range.
Kekbauer slips under a jab from Helminen.
Kekbauer throws a low kick, looking for Helminen's leg but Helminen calmly moves out of range.
Kekbauer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kekbauer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helminen throws an off balance right hand
and Kekbauer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Helminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kekbauer is just out of range.
Kekbauer moves out of range as Helminen strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekbauer throws a solid leg kick but Helminen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kekbauer.
Kekbauer throws a sloppy head kick and Helminen moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helminen. Kekbauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kekbauer throws a leg kick but Helminen moved away.
Helminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kekbauer is looking to land body kicks.
Helminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kekbauer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helminen.
Helminen misses with a body punch
and Kekbauer counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekbauer throws a leg kick but Helminen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Helminen lands the left hand.
Kekbauer rushes Helminen and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kekbauer.
Kekbauer struggles to land a body shot inside as Helminen controls his hands.
Helminen tries a body shot but Kekbauer blocks it.
Kekbauer misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekbauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helminen is working Kekbauer over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Helminen.
A short body shot lands from Helminen as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helminen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helminen.
Kekbauer tries to land knees in the clinch but Helminen avoids the damage to the body.
Kekbauer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Helminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kekbauer or not.
Helminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Helminen scores with a shot to the side of Kekbauer's head.
A head punch on the inside from Kekbauer fails to land.
Helminen lands with a light punch inside.
Kekbauer blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helminen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helminen scores with a hook to the body.
Helminen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helminen lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Helminen to work.
Kekbauer blocks an uppercut.
Kekbauer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helminen misses with a body punch.
Kekbauer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helminen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kekbauer walks away with a smile on his face. Helminen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Helminen misses.
Helminen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helminen lands a jab to the head.
Helminen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Helminen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helminen lands a nice hook to Kekbauer's body. Kekbauer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Helminen throws a hook but Kekbauer blocks it.
Helminen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petteri Helminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Helminen throws the left hand but Kekbauer avoids the punch easily.
Helminen missing with a left hand there. Kekbauer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kekbauer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helminen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kekbauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helminen.
Helminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kekbauer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kekbauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helminen throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kekbauer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Helminen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helminen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kekbauer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helminen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kekbauer tries to clinch but Helminen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekbauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kekbauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Helminen just manages to avoid it.
Helminen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Helminen throws a body punch but Kekbauer moves out of range.
Helminen throws a looping overhand right but Kekbauer ducks down to avoid it.
Helminen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helminen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekbauer tries a head kick but it misses.
Helminen scores with a jab to the body.
Helminen throws a shot from downtown. Kekbauer moves away and avoids it.
Kekbauer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helminen.
Helminen shoots for a takedown but Kekbauer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kekbauer throws out a leg kick but Helminen moves out of range and Kekbauer only half commits.
Helminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helminen scores with a nice right hand.
Kekbauer staying out of range there.
Petteri Helminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kekbauer tries to clinch but Helminen moves away
and Helminen counters with a shoot takedown. Kekbauer fights it but they end up in guard.
Helminen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Helminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kekbauer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kekbauer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helminen.
Helminen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Helminen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helminen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Helminen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kekbauer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Helminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Helminen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kekbauer's head.
Helminen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kekbauer's guard.
Helminen slips a nice elbow through Kekbauer's hands, connecting with Kekbauer's forehead.
Helminen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kekbauer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Helminen.
Helminen throwing shots but Kekbauer is blocking nicely.
Petteri Helminen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helminen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helminen is taking a breather. Kekbauer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kekbauer taking some punishment here, with Helminen in his half guard.
Helminen is nestled in close to Kekbauer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Helminen thows a huge punch but Kekbauer dodges it nicely.
Helminen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helminen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helminen controlling the action here.
Helminen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helminen drops an elbow to the side of Kekbauer's head.
Helminen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helminen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helminen working Kekbauer over with strikes.
Helminen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petteri Helminen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helminen working over Kekbauer with some ground and pound. Kekbauer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Helminen slows the pace down in half guard.
Helminen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Helminen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calvin Kekbauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helminen controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petteri Helminen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Helminen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petteri Helminen!
A victorious Petteri Helminen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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