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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topi Helin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Train comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Feuer Frei kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Train has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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206 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Helin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Train!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Train manages to avoid it.
Train gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Helin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Train lands a hook that snaps the head of Helin backwards.
Train lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Topi Helin has been cut.
Train's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Helin misses.
Train moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Helin checks the leg kick.
Train moves away from the strike by Helin.
Train scores with a shot to the body.
Helin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Topi Helin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Helin misses.
Train turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Train misses the target.
Train moves out of range as Helin throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helin misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Helin blocks the low kick.
Helin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Train.
Train lands with a shot to the body.
Helin fails to land with a series of punches.
Train lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A cross from Train lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Helin. Train shrugs it off though.
Helin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Train counters by clinching up.
Train pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Train counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Helin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Train cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helin moves out of range of the leg kick from Train.
Train lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Train throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Train tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helin was well out of range. Poor timing from Train.
Helin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Train counters with a nice uppercut.
Train throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helin.
Helin blocks a leg kick.
Train lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Helin thuds his shin into the meat of Train's side.
Helin throws a low kick but Train avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train misses the shot to the body.
Train throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helin on the side of the head.
Helin moves forwards but Train connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Helin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Train counters with a stiff right hand.
Train throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Train pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Train counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Train swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Train counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helin.
Train throws a hook but Helin avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Train connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Helin momentarily.
Helin throws a leg kick but Train sees it coming and moves out of range.
Train throws a hook but Helin blocks it.
Helin looks to throw a body kick
and Train counters with a nice uppercut.
Train feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helin's calf.
Helin misses with a few strikes there.
Helin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Train counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Train.
Train lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helin backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Train breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Train motions for Helin to come forward. Train throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Train moves away from the strike by Helin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Train dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Topi Helin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Helin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helin misses with a shot to the body
and Train counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Train lands a nice looking body shot.
Helin misses with a double jab
and Train counters with a two punch combo.
Train steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helin.
Train tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helin was well out of range. Poor timing from Train.
Topi Helin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helin misses the shot to the body.
Train avoids a kick to the body.
Mike Train seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Train takes a swing at Helin's ribcage but misses.
Helin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Train moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Train lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Train misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Train gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Train manages to break the clinch.
Train lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helin.
Helin throws a combination that misses
and Train counters with a straight right hand.
Helin misses with a body kick.
Train connects with a crisp jab.
Helin misses with a double jab
and Train cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helin is looking to land body kicks.
Helin slips a jab from Train.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helin swinging wildly here.
Helin drops his hands momentarily and Train takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Train comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helin throws a push kick but Train slaps the foot to one side.
Train avoids a kick to the body.
Train connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Helin momentarily.
Helin misses with a kick to the body.
Train throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Train misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train blocks a leg kick.
Train getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Train thuds a left hand into Helin's body.
Helin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Train throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Train takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Train misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helin.
Train is looking to score with low kicks.
Helin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Train tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Train misses with a hook to the body
and Helin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helin circles away quickly and effectively.
Helin misses with a leg kick
and Train counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Helin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helin takes one to the side of the head.
Train avoids the body shot from Helin.
Train defending well as Helin loads up on a big left hand.
Helin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Helin misses with a hook to the body
and Train counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Train lands with a left to the head.
Train's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helin throws a leg kick but Train checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Train will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Topi Helin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Helin throws a nice looking combination but Train bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Train holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Train - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Train breaks the clinch.
Helin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Helin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Train counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Train.
Train moves into the clinch.
Helin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Train is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Helin to the mat. Helin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Helin looking for a guillotine here but Train defends easily.
Helin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helin is working an open guard so Train takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Train lands an overhand right.
Helin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Train uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helin.
Train scores with a jab.
Helin is looking to wear down Train with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Train rushes Helin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helin is trying to break free.
Train lands with a light punch inside.
Train breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Train stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helin.
Train throws a hook but Helin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train throws a right and a left that Helin avoids nicely.
Helin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Train moves into the clinch.
Train manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helin.
Helin looks to land a body kick but Train moved away.
Train lands with a good body shot.
Helin throws a lazy body kick
and Helin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Train lands a body shot.
Helin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Train misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helin counters with a nice leg kick.
Helin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Train takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Train takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Train both land. Nice combination.
Helin misses with a straight left.
Helin throws a leg kick
letting Train counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Train blocks the leg kick.
Helin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Helin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Helin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helin thuds his shin into the meat of Train's side.
Helin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Helin misses
and Train counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Helin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Train lands a head shot.
Helin swings for the body but Train moves out of range.
Train misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Train takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Topi Helin.
Well Train has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Mike Train!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Mike Train!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Mike Train!
Mike Train wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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