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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turkka Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Helin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turkka Sikaniska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Helin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska throws a combination. Helin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sikaniska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sikaniska lands a slapping body shot.
Helin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Sikaniska misses the target.
Helin misses with a double jab.
Sikaniska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sikaniska cracks Helin with a good jab.
Turkka Sikaniska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikaniska with a jab.
Sikaniska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikaniska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sikaniska throws a looping overhand right but Helin ducks down to avoid it.
Helin throws a low kick, looking for Sikaniska's leg but Sikaniska calmly moves out of range.
Sikaniska scores with a hook.
Helin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sikaniska.
Sikaniska cracks Helin with a good jab.
Sikaniska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sikaniska cracks Helin with an open hand slap.
Helin defending well as Sikaniska loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska misses with a two punch combination.
Sikaniska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sikaniska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sikaniska lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Sikaniska misses.
Helin drops his hands momentarily and Sikaniska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sikaniska throws a right and a left that Helin avoids nicely.
Sikaniska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sikaniska throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sikaniska.
Helin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sikaniska blocks a leg kick.
Helin throws a leg kick but Sikaniska moved away.
Sikaniska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sikaniska lunges at Helin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helin's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helin.
Sikaniska swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sikaniska lunges at Helin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helin's hand.
Sikaniska thows a body shot but no joy.
Sikaniska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sikaniska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sikaniska scores with the left hand. Helin knows he should have avoided that one.
Sikaniska cracks Helin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Helin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turkka Sikaniska dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sikaniska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sikaniska lands with an overhand left.
Sikaniska throws a lazy right hand but Helin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sikaniska lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sikaniska lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sikaniska lands with a shot to the body.
Sikaniska throws a jab but it's blocked by Helin.
Sikaniska throws out a powerful jab.
Helin wants to slow Sikaniska down by chopping away at his legs.
Helin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sikaniska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikaniska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sikaniska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Helin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sikaniska misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sikaniska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Helin counters with a low kick, right behind Sikaniska 's knee.
Sikaniska misses with a straight left.
Sikaniska throws a hook but Helin avoids it easily.
Sikaniska throws a hook but Helin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska misses with a body shot.
Helin moves away from the strike by Sikaniska.
Sikaniska moves out of range of the strikes.
Sikaniska darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sikaniska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helin.
Helin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helin moves out of range as Sikaniska strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska misses with a straight left.
Sikaniska looks to land a combination. Helin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sikaniska misses with a straight right.
Sikaniska tests Helin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sikaniska missing with a left hand there. Helin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sikaniska.
Helin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Helin misses with a low kick.
Helin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helin misses with a low kick.
Helin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sikaniska to score with a decent uppercut.
Sikaniska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sikaniska connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sikaniska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helin circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turkka Sikaniska dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sikaniska throws an overhand right that lands on Helin's shoulder, as Helin tries to avoid the shot.
Helin slips under a jab.
Sikaniska misses with a double jab
and Helin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sikaniska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sikaniska throws a combination. Helin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Helin misses with a combination
and Sikaniska counters with a stiff right hand.
Sikaniska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikaniska throws a right and a left that Helin avoids nicely.
Sikaniska misses the shot to the body.
Sikaniska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helin.
Turkka Sikaniska is winning the standup battle so far.
Helin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sikaniska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sikaniska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sikaniska lands a nice shot to the body.
Sikaniska throws a right hand that Helin ducks under and follows up with a left that Helin also avoids with ease.
Helin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sikaniska throws out the jab.
Topi Helin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Helin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sikaniska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sikaniska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sikaniska thuds a left hand into Helin's body.
Helin throws a low kick, looking for Sikaniska's leg but Sikaniska calmly moves out of range.
Helin throws a solid leg kick but Sikaniska takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Helin.
Sikaniska lunges at Helin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helin's hand.
Sikaniska lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Sikaniska coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska scores with a sloppy right hand. Helin should have avoided that one.
Sikaniska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turkka Sikaniska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sikaniska with a hook.
Sikaniska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sikaniska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sikaniska with a jab.
Helin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helin moves forwards but Sikaniska connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sikaniska throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Helin counters with a nice body shot.
Turkka Sikaniska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helin at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helin 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 Sikaniska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sikaniska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sikaniska throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Helin misses with a shot to the body
and Sikaniska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Helin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikaniska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sikaniska misses with a combination
and Helin counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turkka Sikaniska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sikaniska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turkka Sikaniska!
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hype
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