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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Lykke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Lykke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Lykke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Lykke closes the distance and pushes Daniels back into the cage.
Lykke wants to take the fight to the mat but Daniels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Lykke keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Lykke keeps him there for the moment.
Lykke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lykke is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Lykke controls his hands.
Lykke goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Lykke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels looks for the body kick but Lykke saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykke throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels cracks Lykke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Matti Lykke has been cut.
Lykke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lykke off to one side.
Lykke is breathing heavily.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels cracks Lykke with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Daniels has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lykke to stand back up!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Lykke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Lykke slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Lykke looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lykke.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lykke is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Lykke won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Lykke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lykke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Daniels controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Lykke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lykke throws a big elbow that misses.
Lykke looking to pass the guard.
Lykke 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.
Daniels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lykke pushes down on Daniels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lykke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daniels is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykke wants to work for an arm triangle but Daniels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lykke wants to pass to mount but Daniels is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Lykke has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Lykke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lykke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Lykke avoids nicely.
Lykke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels misses with a hook. Lykke ducked under it nicely.
Lykke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lykke in side control, throwing shots but Daniels defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Lykke.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykke looks up at the clock and then as Daniels takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lykke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lykke working the ground and pound but Daniels is defending the strikes.
Daniels avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lykke.
Lykke tries to move to mount but Daniels blocks the move with his legs.
Lykke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lykke trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Lykke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels tries to bench press Lykke off him but Lykke keeps the position.
Daniels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lykke tries to score with some ground and pound. Daniels controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Daniels tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lykke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lykke.
Lykke tries for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lykke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet but Lykke drags him back down.
Lykke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lykke throws an elbow but Daniels slips to the side and avoids it well.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lykke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom here.
Lykke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lykke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lykke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lykke.
Lykke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lykke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lykke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Lykke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matti Lykke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lykke shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lykke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Lykke avoids them all with ease.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lykke.
Lykke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Lykke's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Lykke shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Lykke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matti Lykke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lykke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lykke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Lykke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lykke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Lykke with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lykke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Lykke.
Daniels drops Lykke with a beautiful combination! Lykke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Daniels is looking for the KO!
Lykke is rocked!
Daniels sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lykke's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lykke's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Daniels!
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energy
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hype
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