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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jussi Silakka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Silakka circles away.
Mika Hamalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamalainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silakka's waist but Silakka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamalainen off to one side.
Hamalainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamalainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamalainen preventing the sweep.
Silakka is striking but Hamalainen is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hamalainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamalainen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hamalainen trying to pass the guard but Silakka defending well.
Silakka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silakka is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Hamalainen fails to advance to Silakka's back.
Silakka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka is looking to improve his position.
Hamalainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Silakka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen blocks the strikes from Silakka.
Silakka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silakka missing with punches from the bottom.
Hamalainen is working for a kimura but Silakka is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamalainen is controlling the pace.
Silakka punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silakka avoids the body shot from Hamalainen.
Silakka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamalainen's head.
Hamalainen misses with a takedown attempt - Silakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hamalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silakka. That's going to slow Hamalainen down.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamalainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamalainen looks gassed!
Hamalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silakka.
Hamalainen moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Silakka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamalainen is looking to clinch.
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but Hamalainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamalainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamalainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka counters with a low kick, right behind Hamalainen 's knee.
Silakka connects with a high kick.
Silakka lands a nice looking body kick.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Hamalainen misses with a few strikes there.
Silakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Hamalainen avoids them all with ease.
Hamalainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silakka can pounce on him.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Hamalainen counters with a good, hard body kick but Silakka shrugs it off.
Hamalainen wants to clinch but Silakka slips to the side
and Silakka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hamalainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Silakka sprawls well. He's pushed Hamalainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jussi Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Hamalainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen cracks Silakka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamalainen closes the distance and pushes Silakka back into the cage.
Hamalainen breaks from the clinch.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but Silakka moves away
and Silakka counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamalainen tries to clinch
and Silakka counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silakka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamalainen's calf.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Silakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Hamalainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hamalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamalainen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silakka.
Silakka dodges the punch combination from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen misses with the combination.
Hamalainen swinging wildly here.
Jussi Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamalainen swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka dodges the punch combination from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen misses with a double jab
and Silakka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hamalainen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamalainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamalainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Silakka.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silakka counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamalainen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
Nice uppercut lands for Silakka. That snapped Hamalainen's head back.
Hamalainen misses with a combination
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
Silakka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamalainen throws a combination that misses
and Silakka counters with a one-two to the body.
Hamalainen darts in trying to clinch
and Silakka counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka thuds his right hand into Hamalainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silakka lands with a slapping head kick.
Hamalainen throws a combination that misses
and Silakka counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamalainen throws a combination that misses
and Silakka counters with an inside leg kick.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silakka.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamalainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamalainen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but Silakka is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen is looking to clinch but Silakka is avoiding it.
Hamalainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hamalainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silakka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silakka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hamalainen tries to clinch up.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Hamalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hamalainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamalainen. Silakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Silakka throws a leg kick which misses Hamalainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamalainen tries to avoid it.
Silakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamalainen darts in and clinches Silakka up against the cage.
Hamalainen taking a breather.
Silakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamalainen has double underhooks.
Hamalainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silakka tries to circle away but Hamalainen has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silakka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamalainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silakka working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Silakka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mika Hamalainen's cut.
That's time! Silakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hamalainen tries to clinch but Silakka moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Hamalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamalainen misses with the combination.
Hamalainen is looking to clinch but Silakka is avoiding it.
Hamalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silakka.
Silakka slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamalainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hamalainen.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamalainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silakka swinging wildly here.
A jab from Silakka misses.
Silakka misses with a body punch
and Hamalainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but Silakka is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hamalainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamalainen wants to clinch but Silakka slips to the side
and Silakka counters with a nice body kick.
Hamalainen avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Hamalainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hamalainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silakka counters with a head kick.
Silakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamalainen misses with a takedown attempt - Silakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jussi Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Hamalainen.
Silakka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silakka.
Silakka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hamalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Hamalainen does no damage.
Hamalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
Hamalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamalainen closes the distance but Silakka moves to the side
and Silakka counters with a head kick.
Hamalainen scores with a jab. Silakka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamalainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silakka as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamalainen.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Hamalainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jussi Silakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Silakka is just out of range.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but Silakka moves away
and Silakka counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick from Silakka lands but Hamalainen takes it in his stride.
Hamalainen shoots and misses
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamalainen wants to clinch
and Silakka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamalainen's knee momentarily.
Mika Hamalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamalainen misses with a leg kick
and Silakka counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Silakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Silakka!
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