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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topi Helin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 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 Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Helin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli gets the takedown into side control.
Helin tries to improve position but can't.
Helin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Helin with the active half guard here but Kweli passes nicely into side control.
Helin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kweli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kweli is looking to take a break and control but Helin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helin sneaks back into half guard.
Kweli controlling the action here.
Helin looking for submissions off his back.
Helin trying to get back to full guard but Kweli takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli controlling from mount.
Helin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kweli.
Helin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helin is working hard here to advance position.
Kweli stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kweli fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Helin.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown but Helin shows good takedown defense.
Helin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Topi Helin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helin misses with a head kick.
Helin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helin throws a sloppy head kick and Kweli moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Helin.
Helin throws a head kick that half lands.
Helin throws a head kick but Kweli moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Helin.
Kweli drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kweli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kweli drops back looking for a leg! Helin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Helin manages to kick Kweli off! Kweli jumps back into Helin's guard.
Helin has his foot on Kweli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kweli works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Helin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kweli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helin looking for a sweep. Not yet Helin, not yet.
Kweli gets to his feet - Helin follows without any prompting.
Kweli has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Helin.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Helin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kweli avoids the head kick by Helin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helin misses with a head kick.
Kweli avoids the head kick by Helin.
Kweli moves in looking to clinch but Helin pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Helin.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Helin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kweli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helin breaks the clinch.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Helin misses with a head kick.
Helin throws a nice head kick!
Topi Helin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kweli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Helin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helin looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Helin throws a head kick that misses.
Helin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helin throws a head kick that misses.
Helin throws a head kick that misses.
Helin throws a head kick but Kweli moves out of range.
Helin lands a head kick!
Helin misses with a head kick.
Kweli scores with a one two! Helin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Helin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kweli scores with a takedown into Helin's guard.
Helin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kweli escapes and throws Helin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Helin is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kweli presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kweli thowing shots but they're missing.
Helin is trying desperately to improve position.
Kweli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Helin is trying desperately to improve position.
Kweli throws some wild stikes that Helin manages to avoid easily.
Kweli has control of Helin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Helin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Helin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helin is not content to let Kweli control the position.
Helin looking for submissions off his back.
Helin moves into full guard.
Helin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kweli uses it to pass to side control.
Kweli is looking to take a break and control but Helin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kweli off and has taken his back!
Kweli is trying to get back to his feet but Helin has full control of the position and if anything, Kweli has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kweli tries to break free.
Helin looking for the choke from the back.
Kweli is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helin is persistently looking for the submission but Kweli is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli breaks Helin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Helin has an active guard here but Kweli has managed to pass into half guard.
Helin is looking for a sweep. Kweli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kweli pulls his head out easily.
Helin is not content to let Kweli control the position.
Kweli decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Helin throws a sloppy head kick and Kweli moves out of range easily.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt - Helin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Helin misses with a head kick.
Helin throws a head kick that misses.
Kweli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Helin throws a head kick but Kweli moves out of range.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kweli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Helin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Helin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Helin wants to sweep here but Kweli controlling him for the moment.
Kweli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kweli stands up from Helin's guard - Kweli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kweli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Helin's waist but Helin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kweli off to one side.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Helin keeps the fight on the outside.
Helin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kweli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Helin!
Helin can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helin is looking to escape.
Helin is trying to reverse the position but instead Kweli has taken his back - oops!
Helin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kweli's guard. Nice work there by Helin.
Helin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kweli is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kweli cracks Helin with a good jab.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Helin throws a head kick that misses.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Kweli blocks a head kick by Helin.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Helin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helin throws a sloppy head kick and Kweli moves out of range easily.
Kweli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Helin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Helin misses with a head kick.
Helin throws a sloppy head kick and Kweli moves out of range easily.
Helin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kweli closes the distance and clinches up with Helin, looking for a takedown. Kweli pushes Helin against the cage but Helin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kweli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talib Kweli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kweli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Helin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kweli passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli controlling the position from side mount.
Helin regains half guard.
Kweli is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Talib Kweli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kweli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helin keeps working.
Helin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kweli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kweli's back!
Kweli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Helin gets his hands free as Kweli looks to control.
Topi Helin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kweli is trapped and Helin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Talib Kweli.
I've got Kweli 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talib Kweli!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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