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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Pikkarainen (ranked 5692 p4p, 0 weight class) and That Guy (ranked 6036 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pikkarainen trying to land knees to the body.
Guy pulls guard effortlessly.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pikkarainen trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikkarainen content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy is controlling Pikkarainen's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pikkarainen preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pikkarainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pikkarainen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Guy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pikkarainen to see if he's OK.
Guy lands a nice forearm strike.
Pikkarainen struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pikkarainen some visible discomfort.
Pikkarainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pikkarainen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pikkarainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pikkarainen is trying to improve his position.
Pikkarainen wants to control but Guy postures up.
Guy working the head and body with strikes.
Guy trying to control the action but Pikkarainen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Pikkarainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy working the ground and pound from side control.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pikkarainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guy throws a strike aimed at the side of Pikkarainen's head but Pikkarainen avoids it well.
Pikkarainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guy lands a nice forearm strike.
Guy with the ground and pound but Pikkarainen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Guy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pikkarainen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen is trying to control but can't.
Pikkarainen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guy .
Pikkarainen keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Guy looking to sit in guard and control but Pikkarainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guy being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy has his hands on Pikkarainen's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That Guy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Guy as he checks the leg kick.
Pikkarainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy .
Some wild striking there from Pikkarainen.
Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikkarainen looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Guy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pikkarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pikkarainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pikkarainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to sweep here but Pikkarainen controlling him for the moment.
Pikkarainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
Pikkarainen tries to pull guard but Guy won't allow it.
Pikkarainen throws an elbow that misses.
Pikkarainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pikkarainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pikkarainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Pikkarainen into the cage.
Pikkarainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Pikkarainen into the cage.
Pikkarainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilkka Pikkarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pikkarainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy goes for a takedown attempt but Pikkarainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pikkarainen clinches with his opponent.
Pikkarainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guy pulls guard.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Pikkarainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to control.
Pikkarainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Pikkarainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pikkarainen being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pikkarainen misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That Guy 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pikkarainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy throws out a counter right but Pikkarainen avoids it with no problem.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pikkarainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy tries to clinch but Pikkarainen is having none of it.
Pikkarainen fails with the takedown
and Guy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guy .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws an elbow that misses. Pikkarainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guy 's guard. Nice move by Pikkarainen!
Guy keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen stopping the sweep attempt from Guy .
Pikkarainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guy pulls Pikkarainen in close to prevent any damage.
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.
That Guy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pikkarainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Guy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Guy tries to clinch there but Pikkarainen circles away.
Pikkarainen is looking to counter the offense by Guy and move into the clinch.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pikkarainen throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Pikkarainen wants to stall.
Pikkarainen misses with the head strike.
Pikkarainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Guy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pikkarainen's guard.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen trying to control the position.
Guy cracks Pikkarainen with a solid left hand.
Pikkarainen keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Guy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pikkarainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy is in close to Pikkarainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ilkka Pikkarainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That Guy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
That Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Guy !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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