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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Muikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muikku comes into the arena with Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Byhenikov's choice of entrance music: Britney Spears - Piece Of Me. 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 White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Muikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muikku throws a sloppy head kick and Byhenikov moves out of range easily.
Muikku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byhenikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muikku thinking.
Byhenikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byhenikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muikku's head backwards.
Byhenikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byhenikov lands a really nice looking cross but Muikku seems unphased.
Byhenikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byhenikov throws a series of punches but Muikku moves out of range.
Byhenikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Igor Byhenikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muikku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byhenikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byhenikov cracks Muikku with a good jab.
Byhenikov feints a jab promting Muikku to slip. Byhenikov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muikku slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Byhenikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Muikku slams his shin into Byhenikov's torso.
Muikku misses with a head kick.
Byhenikov misses with a low kick as Muikku jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muikku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muikku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muikku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Byhenikov's knee momentarily.
Muikku scores with a spinning back kick!
Byhenikov throws a sloppy head kick and Muikku moves out of range easily.
Byhenikov misses the jab.
Muikku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muikku misses with a body kick.
Muikku cracks the inside of Byhenikov's front leg.
Byhenikov blocks a head kick by Muikku.
Byhenikov throws a sloppy head kick and Muikku moves out of range easily.
Byhenikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Muikku.
Muikku could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Byhenikov looks gassed!
Muikku throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byhenikov lands with a hook. Muikku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muikku misses with a looping right.
Byhenikov avoids the head kick by Muikku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov throws a head kick but Muikku moves out of range.
Muikku walks into a stiff left hand from Byhenikov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muikku.
Byhenikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muikku walks into a jab.
Muikku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muikku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muikku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byhenikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byhenikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byhenikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Muikku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muikku misses the jab.
Muikku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muikku circles away quickly and effectively.
Byhenikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Byhenikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muikku.
Byhenikov thuds a left hand into Muikku's body.
Byhenikov connects with a single shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Muikku.
Muikku throws a jab when Byhenikov was well out of range.
Muikku defending well as Byhenikov loads up on a big left hand.
Byhenikov blocks a head kick by Muikku.
Byhenikov cracks Muikku with an open hand slap.
Byhenikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muikku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muikku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muikku throws a head kick that misses.
Byhenikov lands an overhand right.
Byhenikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muikku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov looks to land a combination but Muikku avoids it well.
Byhenikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muikku.
Muikku ducks under a wild hook from Byhenikov.
Muikku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muikku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muikku throws a body kick that misses.
Muikku misses with a head kick.
Muikku connects with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Byhenikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muikku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muikku misses with a head kick.
Byhenikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muikku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Byhenikov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Muikku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muikku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byhenikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Muikku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byhenikov manages to avoid it.
Muikku moves out of range as Byhenikov strikes.
Muikku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Muikku misses the jab.
Muikku throws the kick towards the body but Byhenikov avoids it.
Muikku lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Muikku lands but Byhenikov takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byhenikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byhenikov lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Byhenikov. Those never looked like landing.
Muikku is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Byhenikov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Muikku misses the target.
Byhenikov thuds a left hand into Muikku's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muikku tries a head kick but it misses.
Joonas Muikku is winning the standup battle so far.
Byhenikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muikku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Byhenikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byhenikov avoids the head kick by Muikku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byhenikov stalks Muikku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muikku's face. Muikku staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick by Byhenikov misses
and Muikku counters with a body kick that stops Byhenikov in his tracks momentarily.
Byhenikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muikku.
Muikku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byhenikov digs a good body shot into Muikku's ribs.
Muikku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Byhenikov will feel that in the morning.
Byhenikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muikku is out of range and Byhenikov settles back down.
Byhenikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muikku lands a head kick!
Muikku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byhenikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Byhenikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muikku's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muikku throws a series of punches but Byhenikov moves out of range.
Byhenikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byhenikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byhenikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byhenikov works the jab nicely.
Byhenikov throws a shot from downtown. Muikku moves away and avoids it.
Muikku blocks the body kick.
Byhenikov jabs at Muikku's body.
Muikku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muikku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byhenikov swinging wildly here.
Joonas Muikku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muikku connects with an inside leg kick.
Muikku scores with a head kick.
Byhenikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muikku.
Muikku throws a sloppy head kick and Byhenikov moves out of range easily.
Byhenikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muikku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muikku avoids the head kick by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov swings for the body but Muikku moves out of range.
Muikku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Muikku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muikku dips to his left and cracks Byhenikov with an uppercut!
Muikku lands a high kick!
Byhenikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muikku manages to avoid it.
Byhenikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muikku manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Byhenikov scores with a nice right hand.
Muikku connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Muikku misses the target.
A head kick by Byhenikov misses
and Muikku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Byhenikov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Byhenikov blocks a head kick by Muikku.
Byhenikov throws a head kick but Muikku moves out of range.
Muikku throws a head kick that misses.
Byhenikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byhenikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muikku momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muikku blocks the body kick.
Byhenikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Muikku dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Muikku tries a head kick but it misses.
Byhenikov throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muikku. Byhenikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byhenikov throws a head kick but Muikku moves out of range.
Byhenikov jabs Muikku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byhenikov throws a head kick that misses.
Muikku checks a low kick from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byhenikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Byhenikov wants to slow Muikku down by chopping away at his legs.
Muikku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byhenikov blocks a head kick by Muikku.
Byhenikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byhenikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muikku was well out of range. Poor timing from Byhenikov.
A head kick misses from Muikku.
Byhenikov scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muikku doesn't seem bothered though.
Byhenikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Muikku.
A telegraphed right hand from Byhenikov misses the target.
Muikku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Byhenikov avoids the head kick by Muikku.
Muikku lands with a nice body kick.
Muikku keeps Byhenikov at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Muikku.
Byhenikov avoids the body shot from Muikku.
Muikku misses with a head kick.
Byhenikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Muikku blocks the low kick.
Muikku throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov avoids the head kick by Muikku.
Byhenikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Byhenikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byhenikov misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Muikku slams his shin into Byhenikov's torso.
Byhenikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muikku.
Muikku avoids the head kick by Byhenikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muikku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byhenikov lands with a shot to the body.
Byhenikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Muikku misses with a straight left.
Byhenikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muikku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muikku looks for the body kick but Byhenikov saw that one coming.
Muikku tries to bum rush Byhenikov with a series of wild strikes but Byhenikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Byhenikov throws a leg kick but Muikku checks it.
A big right from Byhenikov misses.
Muikku misses with a body kick.
Byhenikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muikku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muikku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byhenikov manages to avoid it.
Muikku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Byhenikov's head.
Muikku looks to land a combination but Byhenikov avoids it well.
Byhenikov jabs Muikku right on the nose. Muikku blinks but takes it well.
Muikku blocks a head kick by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov tries to bum rush Muikku with a series of wild strikes but Muikku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muikku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byhenikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov scores with a nice right hand.
Muikku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byhenikov.
Muikku loads up on a big right hand but Byhenikov slips the punch.
Muikku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muikku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byhenikov looks to land a combination but Muikku avoids it well.
Byhenikov misses with the combination.
Muikku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muikku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Byhenikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muikku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Byhenikov.
Igor Byhenikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joonas Muikku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byhenikov misses with a head kick.
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 Joonas Muikku.
Well Muikku 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joonas Muikku!
In his post fight interview, Joonas Muikku started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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