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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Matikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neumann's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. Matikainen has chosen Terveisiä perseestä as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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224 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Neumann sprawls well. He's pushed Matikainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neumann misses with a series of wild punches.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Neumann fails with the takedown
so Matikainen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Neumann uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Matikainen misses with a takedown
and Neumann counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matikainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Neumann wants to control from the top but Matikainen keeps moving.
Neumann stays in close to Matikainen's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen looking to control.
Neumann thows a big elbow that misses.
Neumann looking to pass the guard.
Neumann gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matikainen connects with a jab.
Matikainen with a poor takedown
and Neumann counters with a body kick.
Olavi Neumann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Matikainen.
Neumann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neumann showed some decent athleticism there.
Neumann prevents Matikainen from improving his position.
Matikainen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neumann not doing much here.
Matikainen wants to control but Neumann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matikainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Neumann is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Matikainen is trying to maintain the position but Neumann is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Matikainen is looking to improve his position.
Matikainen is doing well to control the position and prevent Neumann from advancing to side control.
Neumann decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Matikainen throws a body kick that misses.
Neumann gets a takedown into half guard.
Matikainen wants to control but Neumann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen gets back to full guard.
Matikainen trying to control the position.
Matikainen keeping full guard, as Neumann tries to pass.
Neumann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neumann trying to control but Matikainen is working from the bottom.
Matikainen wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen working a defensive guard here.
Neumann gets to his feet. Matikainen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olavi Neumann dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neumann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matikainen is looking to get to half guard.
Neumann working Matikainen over with strikes here.
Matikainen tries to hold on but Neumann postures up.
Neumann landing strikes from the mount.
Neumann is landing with some decent strikes but Matikainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Neumann content just to control the position here.
Matikainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Neumann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neumann dominating with strikes here.
Matikainen is breathing heavily.
Neumann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matikainen?
Matikainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Neumann drops an elbow to the side of Matikainen's head.
Neumann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matikainen keeps working.
Neumann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neumann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Neumann slips a nice elbow through Matikainen's hands, connecting with Matikainen's forehead.
Neumann stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen pushes Neumann off but Neumann dives into side control.
Neumann postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Neumann cracks Matikainen with a big elbow.
Neumann wants to control but Matikainen is keeping him busy.
Matikainen taking a bit of punishment here - Neumann scoring with strikes.
Neumann is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Matikainen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Matikainen tries to improve position but can't.
Matikainen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Neumann asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen is not content to let Neumann control the position.
Neumann scoring with punches and elbows.
Matikainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Matikainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Neumann.
Matikainen is refusing to be controlled, as Neumann sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neumann lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neumann wants to take a breather but Matikainen is having none of it.
Neumann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matikainen trying to control from the bottom.
Neumann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neumann keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Neumann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matikainen won't allow Neumann to pass to mount.
Neumann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olavi Neumann dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Matikainen has his takedown stuffed
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen shoots and misses
and Neumann counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Matikainen!
Neumann is landing with some decent strikes but Matikainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Neumann landing punches.
Neumann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matikainen taking shots to the head.
Neumann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neumann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olavi Neumann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neumann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen is working to get back to half guard.
Neumann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neumann is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matikainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Neumann avoids the attempt from Matikainen to control.
Neumann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Matikainen hang on?
Pentti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neumann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neumann lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Neumann controlling the pace for now.
Neumann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matikainen's face.
Matikainen tries to hold on but Neumann pushes him away.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
Neumann controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Neumann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olavi Neumann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Matikainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Neumann controlling his opponent.
Matikainen taking shots to the head.
Neumann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neumann seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Matikainen for as long as he can get away with.
Neumann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Olavi Neumann just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Neumann avoids them all with ease.
Neumann avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neumann scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olavi Neumann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neumann, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olavi Neumann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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