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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spontaneous Combustion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spontaneous Combustion!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combustion has managed to clinch.
Tikkanen tries a body shot but Combustion blocks it.
Tikkanen being controlled against the cage.
Combustion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Combustion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Combustion tries a knee to the head but Tikkanen blocks it.
Tikkanen landing knees to the body.
Combustion lands with a left to the head.
Tikkanen lands a damaging elbow.
Combustion tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkanen blocks with his arms.
Combustion swings wildly with an uppercut but Tikkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tikkanen connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tikkanen trying to control the position but instead, Combustion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tikkanen into the cage.
Tikkanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Combustion wants to take the fight to the mat but Tikkanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Combustion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tikkanen trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Combustion.
Combustion working aggressively here.
Tikkanen lands a nice elbow.
Combustion trying to control the position but instead, Tikkanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Combustion into the cage.
Tikkanen blocks an elbow strike.
Combustion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tikkanen misses with an elbow strike.
Tikkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Combustion avoids it.
Combustion misses with the head strike.
Tikkanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Combustion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tikkanen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Combustion.
Combustion working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tikkanen throws an elbow but misses.
Combustion misses with a knee to the head.
Tikkanen throws an elbow that misses.
Tikkanen lands with a light punch inside.
Tikkanen lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Combustion avoids it.
Combustion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Combustion pushes Tikkanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tikkanen as Combustion tries to tie him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Combustion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Combustion avoiding damage.
Tikkanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Combustion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tikkanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tikkanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Combustion tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkanen blocks with his arms.
Combustion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Combustion.
A head punch on the inside from Combustion fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Combustion.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Combustion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tikkanen's brow.
Tikkanen throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Combustion.
Tikkanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Combustion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tikkanen smiles and moves away.
Combustion looks to clinch
and Tikkanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combustion tries to clinch up
and Tikkanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Tikkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Combustion at a distance.
Combustion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Combustion tries to clinch up
and Tikkanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Combustion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikkanen.
Combustion wants to clinch but Tikkanen slips to the side
and Tikkanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Combustion tries to clinch there but Tikkanen circles away.
Combustion is looking to clinch but Tikkanen is avoiding it.
Combustion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tikkanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Combustion moves out of range.
Combustion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Combustion.
A telegraphed right hand from Tikkanen misses the target.
Tikkanen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Combustion lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen blocks an uppercut.
Tikkanen lands an elbow just above Combustion 's eye.
Combustion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tikkanen is keeping busy.
Combustion lands an elbow that stopped Tikkanen in his tracks for a moment.
Combustion swings wildly with an uppercut but Tikkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Combustion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Combustion misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Combustion throws an elbow but misses.
Tikkanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Combustion is keeping busy.
Combustion misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Combustion tries a body shot but Tikkanen blocks it.
Tikkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikkanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Combustion effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Esko Tikkanen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That kick from Tikkanen tenderised Combustion's leg. Combustion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Combustion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Combustion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Combustion tries to clinch up but Tikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tikkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Combustion tries to clinch up.
Combustion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tikkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tikkanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Combustion off the cage and back into range.
Combustion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Combustion tries to clinch but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Combustion wants to clinch
and Tikkanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Combustion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Combustion tries to clinch up but Tikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Combustion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Combustion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combustion wants to clinch
enabling Tikkanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Combustion tries to clinch up.
Combustion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tikkanen throws a nice head kick!
Combustion is rocked!
Tikkanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Combustion is still on wobbly legs! Can Tikkanen finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Combustion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tikkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Combustion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esko Tikkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Combustion tries to clinch but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Combustion tries to clinch up
and Tikkanen counters with a straight right hand.
Combustion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen connects with a leg kick. Combustion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Combustion looks to clinch
and Tikkanen counters with a huge left! Combustion is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tikkanen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Combustion from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tikkanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Tikkanen!
After winning the bout, Esko Tikkanen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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