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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Hantta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hantta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hantta moves away from the strike by Tikkari.
Raimo Tikkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Hantta misses the target.
Hantta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tikkari throws a body punch but Hantta moves out of range.
Hantta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tikkari. That did some damage!
Hantta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkari moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Hantta blocks the low kick.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkari moves out of range easily.
No luck for Hantta with that takedown attempt.
Tikkari ducks under a wild hook from Hantta.
Tikkari lands a slapping body shot.
Tikkari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hantta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkari was well out of range. Poor timing from Hantta.
Tikkari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Hantta counters with a straight right hand.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses
and Hantta counters with a straight right hand.
Hantta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hantta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tikkari's head.
Tikkari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari throws a shot to the body.
Tikkari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tikkari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hantta counters with a head kick. That will keep Tikkari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tikkari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hantta rather than just go for the knockout.
Tikkari misses with the combination.
Tikkari takes a swing at Hantta's ribcage but misses.
Hantta avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hantta misses.
Hantta tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hantta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hantta.
Tikkari misses with a few strikes there.
Hantta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkari was well out of range. Poor timing from Hantta.
Tikkari misses with a hook.
Hantta throws a front kick aimed at Tikkari's knee but Tikkari avoids it well.
Tikkari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hantta counters with a nice body kick.
Hantta lands with a slapping head kick.
Tikkari blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantta throws a push kick but Tikkari slaps the foot to one side.
Hantta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tikkari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hantta counters with a nice body kick.
Tikkari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hantta was well out of range. Poor timing from Tikkari.
Hantta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tikkari.
Hantta thows a body kick. Tikkari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hantta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hantta scores with a push kick.
Tikkari misses with a low kick.
Tikkari misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Tikkari misses
and Hantta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkari tries to work over Hantta's front leg with a kick but Hantta checks it.
Tikkari misses with a head kick.
Tikkari takes a swing at Hantta's ribcage but misses.
Hantta avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tikkari throws a series of punches but Hantta avoids them all with ease.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Hantta moves out of range easily.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikkari. That's going to slow Hantta down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantta lands an overhand right.
Tikkari tries to clinch up
and Hantta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hantta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses
and Tikkari counters with a nice body shot.
Hantta thumps Tikkari with a low kick.
Hantta tries to land a leg kick but Tikkari saw it coming and moves away.
Hantta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tikkari blocks the body kick.
Tikkari avoids a kick to the body.
Hantta thumps Tikkari with a low kick.
Tikkari blocks a low kick nicely.
Hantta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tikkari. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hantta. That's going to slow Tikkari down.
Tikkari looks gassed!
Hantta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hantta looks to land a body kick but Tikkari moved away.
Tikkari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tikkari throws a lazy head kick
and Hantta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Hantta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hantta scores with a kick to the body.
Hantta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hantta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tikkari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hantta stuns Tikkari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hantta scores with a jab to the body.
Hantta misses with a head kick.
Hantta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hantta feints and then cracks Tikkari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tikkari down.
Hantta throws the kick towards the body but Tikkari avoids it.
Tikkari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses
and Hantta counters with a low kick, right behind Tikkari 's knee.
Hantta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tikkari drops his hands momentarily and Hantta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hantta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tikkari if he has to take too many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tikkari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hantta - the referee stops the clock and Tikkari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hantta. Tikkari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hantta, right into the meat.
Hantta feints and then cracks Tikkari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tikkari down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hantta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Hantta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tikkari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tikkari has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hantta.
Nice body kick from Hantta.
Hantta misses with a low kick.
Tikkari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hantta. That's going to slow Tikkari down.
Hantta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tikkari will feel that in the morning.
Hantta throws a good cross that connects.
Raimo Tikkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hantta!
It looks like Raimo Tikkari has been cut.
Hantta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hantta.
Hantta connects with a high kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hantta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hantta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hantta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkari manages to avoid it.
Tikkari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tikkari is breathing heavily.
Hantta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hantta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hantta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hantta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hantta connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hantta.
Hantta connects with a single shot there.
Hantta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hannu Hantta is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Hantta.
A head kick misses from Hantta.
Hantta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tikkari circles away quickly and effectively.
Hantta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tikkari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hantta.
Hantta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tikkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hantta scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Tikkari misses
and Hantta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkari checks a low kick from Hantta.
Tikkari avoids the head kick by Hantta.
Hantta catches Tikkari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hantta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hantta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tikkari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hantta.
Hantta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantta lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Hantta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Hantta.
Hantta thuds a left hand into Tikkari's body.
Hantta misses with a body kick.
Hantta jabs at Tikkari's body.
Hantta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tikkari on the side of the head.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tikkari avoids the head kick by Hantta.
Tikkari avoids the head kick by Hantta.
Tikkari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hantta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tikkari drops his hands momentarily and Hantta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tikkari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hantta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tikkari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hantta cracks Tikkari with a good jab.
Hantta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hantta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hantta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hantta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hantta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hantta.
Hantta connects with a jab.
Hantta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tikkari.
Hantta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tikkari can do to turn this around?
Hantta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tikkari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tikkari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hantta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hantta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hantta, as that shot connected.
Hantta scores with a push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hantta.
Hantta looks to land a combination but Tikkari avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hantta!
Hantta lands a head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hantta.
Hantta throws a series of strikes that have Tikkari backpedaling.
Hantta lands with a straight right. Tikkari didn't see that one coming.
Tikkari wants to land a leg kick but Hantta is out of range.
Jab from Hantta.
Tikkari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hantta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tikkari.
Tikkari takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hantta.
Tikkari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses.
Tikkari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice combination there by Hantta.
Hantta throws a low kick but Tikkari moves out of range easily.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkari moves out of range easily.
Tikkari throws a right and a left that Hantta avoids nicely.
Hantta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hantta lands a right hook to the body.
Hantta connects with a looping right hand.
Hantta lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hantta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkari manages to avoid it.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses
and Hantta counters with a head kick. That will keep Tikkari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hantta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tikkari's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Hantta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Tikkari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hantta throws a head kick but Tikkari moves out of range.
Hantta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tikkari throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Hantta moves out of range easily.
Hantta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tikkari circles away quickly and effectively.
Hantta staying out of range there.
Hantta lands a jab to the nose.
Hantta blocks a head kick by Tikkari.
Hantta with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Hantta.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hantta.
Hantta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tikkari. Tikkari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hantta lands a slapping body shot.
Hantta misses with a two punch combination.
Tikkari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hantta can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tikkari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tikkari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tikkari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tikkari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikkari.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tikkari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tikkari closes the distance but Hantta moves to the side
and Tikkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tikkari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hantta finds it's way round the side to connect with Tikkari's head.
Hantta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hantta tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hantta.
Hantta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hantta's corner calls for a 1-2. Hantta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hantta lands a nice shot that snaps Tikkari's head back.
Tikkari takes a swing at Hantta's ribcage but misses.
Tikkari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hantta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hantta connects with a high kick.
Tikkari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hantta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tikkari misses with a wild combination.
Raimo Tikkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari avoids the head kick by Hantta.
Hantta connects with a solid leg kick.
Hantta scores with a head kick.
Hantta throws a head kick but Tikkari moves out of range.
Tikkari throws a head kick but Hantta moves out of range.
Tikkari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hantta.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hantta - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hantta cracks Tikkari with an open hand slap.
Hantta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hantta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hantta works Tikkari's body with a nice hook.
Tikkari throws a lazy head kick
and Hantta counters with a nice body shot.
Hantta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tikkari's calf.
Hantta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikkari misses with a body shot
and Hantta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hantta misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tikkari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hantta.
Hantta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hantta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hantta is looking to slow Tikkari down with leg kicks.
Hantta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tikkari.
Hantta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tikkari's calf.
Tikkari tries to land a front kick but Hantta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hantta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tikkari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hantta counters with a nice body kick.
Hantta tests Tikkari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tikkari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hantta.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tikkari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hantta backs up against the cage.
A good leg kick by Hantta.
Tikkari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hantta checks it well.
Hantta scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hantta misses.
Hantta scores with a spinning back kick!
Hantta lands an overhand right.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tikkari looks to clinch
and Hantta counters with an outside leg kick.
Hantta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hantta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tikkari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hantta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tikkari tries to move into range but Hantta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hantta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tikkari on the side of the head.
Hantta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Hantta counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hantta misses with a two punch combination.
Tikkari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hantta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tikkari throws a leg kick
and Hantta counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannu Hantta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hantta 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Hantta!
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