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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Olsen (ranked 1412 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Kaino Ukkonen (ranked 185 p4p, 156 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaino Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkonen takes one to the chin there.
Ukkonen throws a combination that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Ukkonen moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
Ukkonen moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
Ukkonen takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Ukkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Ukkonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Olsen lands with a right hand.
Ukkonen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olsen circles away.
Olsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ukkonen lands with a nice combination. Olsen backs away looking to recover.
Kaino Ukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Olsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Olsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ukkonen scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkonen misses with a wild combination.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hugo Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaino Ukkonen.
Ukkonen loads up on a big right hand but Olsen slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Ukkonen.
Ukkonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ukkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ukkonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkonen looks to land a combination. Olsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ukkonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olsen stuns Ukkonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Olsen catches Ukkonen right on the button with a cross.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Ukkonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Olsen defends it well.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Ukkonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a lazy right hand but Ukkonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ukkonen slips a straight right by Olsen.
Ukkonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Olsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Olsen misses its target.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hugo Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ukkonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ukkonen misses with a hook
and Olsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ukkonen fails to land the takedown.
Ukkonen slips under a jab from Olsen.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ukkonen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Ukkonen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is adopting a defensive guard.
Ukkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
Ukkonen looking to pass the guard.
Olsen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ukkonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olsen is trying to control the position but Ukkonen postures up.
Olsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ukkonen.
Olsen keeping full guard, as Ukkonen tries to pass.
Ukkonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ukkonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Ukkonen throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
Olsen working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ukkonen working some strikes from top position.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Ukkonen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ukkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ukkonen misses the shot to the body.
Olsen throws a looping overhand right but Ukkonen ducks down to avoid it.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ukkonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ukkonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ukkonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olsen momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.
Ukkonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ukkonen showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkonen is taking a breather. Olsen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Olsen moves into full guard.
Olsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ukkonen on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
Olsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen prevents Olsen from getting back to his feet.
Olsen pulls Ukkonen in close to prevent any damage.
Ukkonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Olsen is retaining full guard.
Ukkonen postures up.
Olsen wants to stand up but Ukkonen is controlling him.
Olsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ukkonen's guard.
Olsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ukkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Zenarals' House inform us that Ukkonen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Olsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ukkonen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Olsen has passed into side control.
Olsen staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen wants to stand but Ukkonen is controlling his arm.
Ukkonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Ukkonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ukkonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Olsen is looking to control Ukkonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olsen avoid being mounted?
Olsen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ukkonen is working away from the top position though.
Ukkonen not doing much here.
Ukkonen prevents Olsen from improving his position.
Olsen has his hands clasped together around Ukkonen's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Ukkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ukkonen misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Olsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ukkonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ukkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ukkonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ukkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Ukkonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Olsen on the side of the head.
Ukkonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Ukkonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Olsen defends it well.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Ukkonen slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen tests Ukkonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
And Ukkonen tries to counter it with a takedown but Olsen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ukkonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen jabs at Olsen's body.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkonen manages to avoid it.
Ukkonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Olsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Olsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ukkonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ukkonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ukkonen drives through with a takedown into Olsen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ukkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaino Ukkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olsen is pulling down on Ukkonen's head to control his posture.
Hugo Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ukkonen looking to pass the guard.
Olsen trying to keep a closed guard but Ukkonen is proving a slippery customer.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Ukkonen from controlling successfully.
Ukkonen won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Ukkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hugo Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ukkonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olsen is looking to counter punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ukkonen!
Ukkonen walks into a left hand.
Ukkonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Ukkonen staying out of range there.
Ukkonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olsen's guard.
Olsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olsen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
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!
Ukkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ukkonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olsen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olsen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olsen!
Ukkonen defending against the ground and pound.
Kaino Ukkonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ukkonen parries the strikes from Olsen easily there. Olsen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ukkonen to escape.
Ukkonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen wants to get back to full guard.
Ukkonen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaino Ukkonen.
I've got Ukkonen 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Ukkonen!
A victorious Kaino Ukkonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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