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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Magnussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magnussen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloody Beetroots - Butter. The key to victory for Gunnar Magnussen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Magnussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnussen tries for a takedown but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magnussen throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Leonidas looking to pass the guard.
Leonidas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magnussen wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonidas wants to control from the top but Magnussen keeps moving.
Leonidas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnussen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leonidas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magnussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magnussen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leonidas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magnussen is looking for a triangle but Leonidas pushes his legs off easily.
Leonidas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magnussen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leonidas content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magnussen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Magnussen looking for a guillotine here but Leonidas defends easily.
Leonidas 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.
Magnussen keeping moving, preventing Leonidas from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, King Leonidas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leonidas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonidas working Magnussen over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magnussen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leonidas pulls his head out easily.
Leonidas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magnussen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magnussen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leonidas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Magnussen is looking to get to half guard.
Magnussen tries to improve his position but instead Leonidas has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magnussen just looking to survive in the bad position.
Magnussen tries to escape but Leonidas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Magnussen is breathing heavily.
Leonidas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Magnussen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Magnussen turns into Leonidas and is now in his guard.
Magnussen postures up in Leonidas's guard and throws a big left but Leonidas blocks it.
Magnussen postures up in Leonidas's guard and throws a big left but Leonidas blocks it.
Magnussen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonidas shoots and misses
and Magnussen counters with a head kick that drops Leonidas!
Leonidas is rocked!
Leonidas has Magnussen pulled in close to control his posture.
Leonidas is trying to control the position but Magnussen postures up.
Magnussen trying to control but Leonidas is working from the bottom.
Magnussen is really struggling to control Leonidas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Magnussen throws and elbow that misses. Leonidas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magnussen's guard. Nice move by Leonidas!
Magnussen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Magnussen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leonidas manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnussen throwing strikes but missing.
Magnussen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leonidas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leonidas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leonidas!
Leonidas working away.
Magnussen is not content to let Leonidas control the position.
Magnussen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magnussen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Magnussen sneaks back into half guard.
Magnussen wants to control but Leonidas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leonidas uses his free foot to push down on Magnussen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Magnussen.
Magnussen is trying to escape the mount.
Magnussen wants to control but Leonidas is having none of it.
Leonidas looking to control but Magnussen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magnussen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Leonidas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magnussen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Leonidas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Leonidas scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Magnussen just trying to survive but Leonidas is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Magnussen manages to escape to his feet.
Magnussen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnar Magnussen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magnussen throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magnussen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magnussen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leonidas defends it easily.
Leonidas won't allow Magnussen to get back to his feet.
Magnussen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonidas is one step ahead there.
Magnussen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonidas trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnussen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonidas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magnussen is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Magnussen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Horrible takedown by Leonidas or perhaps it was just good defense by Magnussen which made him look bad.
Leonidas fails with the takedown
and Magnussen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Magnussen.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magnussen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magnussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magnussen is in close to Leonidas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magnussen wants to get up but he can't break Leonidas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magnussen trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magnussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magnussen wants to pass the guard but Leonidas is keeping the position.
Magnussen tries to stand but Leonidas is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Magnussen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to control from half guard but Magnussen is working away.
Magnussen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leonidas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Magnussen is refusing to be controlled, as Leonidas sits in half guard.
Magnussen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leonidas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leonidas's back!
Magnussen is landing with strikes from the back.
Magnussen not allowing Leonidas to control his hands.
Magnussen cracks Leonidas with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Leonidas from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Leonidas has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Magnussen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen keeps control of the position as Leonidas tries to break free.
Magnussen landing with strikes.
Magnussen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Magnussen punishes Leonidas with strikes from the back mount.
Leonidas is trying to break free.
Magnussen lands punches and elbows.
Magnussen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas holding both Magnussen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Leonidas is taking damage to the body and head.
Leonidas defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Leonidas is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonidas defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnussen misses with an elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Magnussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magnussen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
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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mgr
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RATING
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