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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ender Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Magnussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnussen has chosen Bloody Beetroots - Butter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
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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, Ender Eto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Magnussen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnussen fails with a takedown attempt.
Eto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eto not doing much here.
Eto is looking for a kimura here.
Eto is thwarting Magnussen's attempts to control the position.
Magnussen tries to roll over but Eto keeps him under control.
Eto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eto seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magnussen wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magnussen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ender Eto has been cut.
Eto is breathing heavily.
Magnussen throws a head kick but Eto moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Magnussen.
Magnussen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magnussen with a poor takedown
and Eto counters with a single leg into guard. Magnussen didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eto defends well.
Eto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnussen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eto trying to control but Magnussen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magnussen keeping moving, preventing Eto from controlling successfully.
Magnussen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magnussen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eto is looking to escape.
Eto trying to hold on to Magnussen's head to control him but Magnussen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magnussen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Eto is refusing to be controlled, as Magnussen sits in half guard.
Magnussen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Eto uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Magnussen trying to control the position from guard on top but Eto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magnussen lands with an uppercut that bounces Eto off the cage and back into rage.
Magnussen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eto takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Magnussen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ender Eto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magnussen misses with a hook to the body
and Eto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magnussen tries to get to full guard but Eto has control of the leg.
Magnussen is trying to stand up here but Eto is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Eto seems content to control.
Magnussen is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Eto 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.
Eto seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eto trying to control from half guard but Magnussen is working away.
Magnussen wants to get back to full guard.
Eto is looking to take a break and control but Magnussen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eto trying to mount his opponent but Magnussen defends it.
Magnussen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eto's back!
Magnussen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Eto tries to break free.
Magnussen tries to keep control of the position but Eto is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eto fending off the submission attempt from Magnussen.
Eto trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Magnussen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Eto tries to escape but Magnussen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Eto trying to control the hands but Magnussen breaks the grip.
Eto turns into Magnussen and is now in his guard.
Eto wants to control from the top but Magnussen keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magnussen fails with the takedown
and Eto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Magnussen!
Magnussen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto is landing with some decent strikes but Magnussen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Magnussen is desperately trying to improve his position but Eto has a good base and remains in mount.
Magnussen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Magnussen tries to hold on but Eto postures up.
Eto prevents Magnussen from getting the reversal.
Magnussen is bucking up trying to escape but Eto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Magnussen can't escape the position.
Eto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Magnussen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eto raining down shots from the mount!
Eto wants to control the pace but Magnussen is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Eto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ender Eto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magnussen closes the distance and pushes Eto back into the cage.
Magnussen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Magnussen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Magnussen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Magnussen lands a left hand.
Magnussen prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnussen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnussen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunnar Magnussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnussen pushes Eto up against the cage in a clinch.
Magnussen gets underhooks to prevent Eto's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ender Eto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnussen manages to break the clinch.
Magnussen throws a lazy right hand but Eto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eto avoids the head kick by Magnussen.
Magnussen with a lazy takedown attempt
so Eto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eto trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magnussen wants to sweep here but Eto controlling him for the moment.
Magnussen keeping moving, preventing Eto from controlling successfully.
Magnussen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen keeping moving, preventing Eto from controlling successfully.
Eto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magnussen is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Magnussen with that takedown attempt.
Magnussen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eto's guard.
Magnussen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magnussen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eto is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eto's guard.
Eto has his hands on Magnussen's head, controlling the position.
Magnussen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magnussen prevents Eto from improving his position.
Magnussen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Eto to get to his feet.
Magnussen tries to close the distance and clinch but Eto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magnussen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magnussen lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eto wants to sweep but no luck.
Magnussen scoring with some ground and pound.
Magnussen distracts Eto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magnussen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magnussen's guard.
Eto sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Magnussen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magnussen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Magnussen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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