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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Hamasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibi Dikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibi Dikkinen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 cm
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216 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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191 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Hamasaki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibi Dikkinen! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hamasaki misses with a combination
and Dikkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hamasaki throws a series of punches but Dikkinen moves out of range. Dikkinen works Hamasaki's body with a nice hook. Dikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamasaki circles away quickly and effectively. Dikkinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamasaki misses with a hook to the body
and Dikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hamasaki blocks a head kick by Dikkinen.
Dikkinen throws a right and a left that Hamasaki avoids nicely. Hamasaki fails with a takedown attempt. Dikkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Hamasaki shoots in and drives through. Dikkinen sprawls well. Dikkinen cracks Hamasaki with a good jab.
It looks like Taylor Hamasaki has been cut. Taylor Hamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dikkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hamasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dikkinen counters with a nice uppercut. Dikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nice body punch from Dikkinen. Hamasaki misses with a body shot
and Dikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hamasaki is breathing heavily. Sloppy strikes from Dikkinen. Those never looked like landing. Dikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dikkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Hamasaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Hamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good standup being displayed there by Dikkinen as he connects with a hook. Dikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Dikkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hamasaki walks into a straight right hand from Dikkinen. Dikkinen looks for the body kick but Hamasaki saw that one coming. Dikkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamasaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamasaki walks into a jab. Hamasaki needs to keep his hands up - Dikkinen had a free shot at his head there. Dikkinen wants to slow Hamasaki down by chopping away at his legs. Dikkinen misses with the combination.
Hamasaki shoots in but Dikkinen avoids the takedown attempt easily. Dikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamasaki. Hamasaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dikkinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Dikkinen tests Hamasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamasaki is rocked! This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hamasaki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Dikkinen drops Hamasaki with a naaaaasty hook - Hamasaki is in real trouble here! Dikkinen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibi Dikkinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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