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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hantunen comes into the arena with Bad Religion - American Jesus blaring out of the sound system. Uzi has chosen Brocken Limbs as his entrance music. Damian Uzi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hantunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hantunen.
Hantunen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hantunen swinging wildly here.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hantunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uzi wants to control from the top but Hantunen keeps moving.
Uzi drops back looking for a leg! Hantunen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hantunen manages to kick Uzi off! Uzi jumps back into Hantunen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hantunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hantunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hantunen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hantunen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi trying to control but Hantunen is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hantunen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hantunen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uzi.
An inside leg kick from Hantunen misses.
Hantunen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hantunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hantunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Uzi.
Uzi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hantunen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Uzi is trying to work for a kimura but Hantunen is defending well.
Hantunen wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hantunen is trying to stand back up but Uzi is controlling him
Hantunen is looking for a sweep. Uzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hantunen is not content to let Uzi control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hantunen looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range.
Uzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hantunen's waist but Hantunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uzi off to one side.
Hantunen misses with a double jab.
Hantunen cracks Uzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uzi has a takedown stuffed.
Mikko Hantunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Uzi.
Uzi fails to land the takedown.
Uzi looks gassed!
Hantunen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Damian Uzi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hantunen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hantunen tries to bum rush Uzi with a series of wild strikes but Uzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi shoots in and drives through. Hantunen sprawls well.
Hantunen lands with a hook. Uzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uzi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uzi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hantunen is just riding it out for now. Uzi eventually gives up the hold.
Hantunen actively working from the bottom here.
Hantunen regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hantunen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Uzi stacks Hantunen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Uzi!
Uzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hantunen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Uzi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hantunen connects with a nice looking jab.
Hantunen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Uzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzi fails with the takedown.
Hantunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hantunen but Hantunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hantunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Uzi off the cage and back into rage.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hantunen.
Mikko Hantunen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hantunen misses with a few strikes there.
Uzi looks for a takedown but Hantunen sprawls well.
Mikko Hantunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Uzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi looks to land a left hand but Hantunen moved out of range nicely.
Uzi shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzi is breathing heavily.
Hantunen works over Uzi's head and body with a nice combination.
Uzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hantunen avoids it really well and circles away.
Hantunen throws a series of punches but Uzi moves out of range.
Hantunen misses with a low kick.
Jab by Hantunen.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hantunen but Hantunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Hantunen tries to sprawl out of it but Uzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hantunen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hantunen cracks a nice hook into Uzi's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen throws out a loose jab but Uzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hantunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Uzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Hantunen which made him look bad.
Hantunen throws a series of punches but Uzi avoids them all with ease.
Uzi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hantunen was covering up waiting for the punch and Uzi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Uzi preventing the sweep.
Hantunen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uzi's guard.
Hantunen preventing the sweep.
Hantunen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uzi controlling the position.
Hantunen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uzi is keeping the position for now.
Uzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hantunen defends well.
Hantunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen drops back looking for a leg! Uzi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uzi manages to kick Hantunen off! Hantunen jumps back into Uzi's guard.
Uzi looking for a guillotine here but Hantunen defends easily.
Hantunen is pushing down on Uzi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uzi is fighting to maintain full guard but Hantunen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uzi has hold of Hantunen's hands but Hantunen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Uzi looking for submissions off his back.
Uzi actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hantunen is nestled in close to Uzi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hantunen wants to control but Uzi is keeping him busy.
Uzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hantunen pulls his head out easily.
Hantunen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Uzi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mikko Hantunen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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