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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirmu has chosen Motörhead - Born To Raise Hell as his entrance music. 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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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, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Hirmu sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hirmu stuffs the takedown attempt from Payne. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne closes the distance and clinches up with Hirmu, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes Hirmu against the cage but Hirmu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Payne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Payne lands in his opponent's guard.
Hirmu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hirmu lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Payne is working Hirmu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hirmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payne cracks Hirmu with a solid left hand.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hirmu looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Payne fails to land the takedown.
Hirmu has managed to clinch.
Payne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hirmu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hirmu successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws and elbow that misses. Hirmu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by Hirmu!
Payne is breathing heavily.
Hirmu drops back looking for a leg! Payne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Payne manages to kick Hirmu off! Hirmu jumps back into Payne's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirmu stands up from Payne's guard - Hirmu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Hirmu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hirmu darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
Hirmu stops a takedown attempt from Payne.
Hirmu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hirmu successfully pulls guard.
Hirmu is trying to control the position but Payne postures up.
Hirmu 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.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Hirmu is keeping the position.
Hirmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu pulls Payne in close to prevent any damage.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Hirmu is keeping the position.
Payne trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hirmu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hirmu won't allow Payne to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Hirmu.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Payne tries for a takedown but Hirmu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Hirmu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Payne is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is working hard here to advance position.
Payne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Payne moves into full guard.
Payne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hirmu trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Payne 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.
Payne thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirmu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Payne's head.
Hirmu pushing down on Payne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hirmu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hirmu working for a submission but Payne is keeping him at bay.
Hirmu controlling his opponent.
Hirmu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Payne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu controlling from mount.
Hirmu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hirmu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Hirmu tries to control but Payne wriggling away.
Hirmu is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Payne is in real trouble.
Payne tries to break free.
Hirmu is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Payne. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Hirmu is trying to stick to Payne's back but Payne is turning into Hirmu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hirmu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Payne.
Payne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Payne distracts Hirmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Hirmu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Payne tries for a takedown but Hirmu circles away easily
and Hirmu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Payne's guard.
Payne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Payne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hirmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Payne.
Hirmu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hirmu is looking to control Payne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hirmu avoid being mounted?
Payne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hirmu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hirmu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hirmu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Payne scores with a couple of nice shots.
Payne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hirmu manages to get to full guard.
Payne lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne distracts Hirmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hirmu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Payne passes Hirmu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu tries to roll over but Payne keeps him under control.
Hirmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Payne.
Hirmu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Payne is working away from the top position though.
Hirmu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Payne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Payne's back!
Hirmu controls the action.
A lull in the action here.
What can Payne do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hirmu is looking for the choke from the back position but Payne is controlling his hands well.
Hirmu looking for the choke but no joy.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hirmu's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I really don't envy Payne right now.
Hirmu tries to keep control of the position but Payne is staying busy.
Payne turns into Hirmu and is now in his guard.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirmu has wrist control.
Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hirmu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Hirmu is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirmu moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Payne scores with a takedown into Hirmu's guard.
Hirmu is trying to keep Payne in close.
Payne is working Hirmu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Payne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hirmu's head.
Payne works over Hirmu with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hirmu had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Payne is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hirmu Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Payne's back instead.
Hirmu is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Payne knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Payne for a finish.
Hirmu has the hooks in. Payne is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Payne defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hirmu's arms.
Payne turns into Hirmu and is now in his guard.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hirmu looking for a guillotine here but Payne defends easily.
Hirmu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hirmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Payne chips away with some ground and pound.
Payne lands a couple of digs.
Hirmu is trying to control the position but Payne postures up.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirmu has wrist control.
Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hirmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hirmu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirmu has wrist control.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Hirmu is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Payne shoots and misses
and Hirmu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hirmu is pressed up against the cage. Payne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hirmu down to the mat. Hirmu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirmu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Payne!
Pena Hirmu has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Hirmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hirmu clinches.
Payne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hirmu stalling the fight.
Hirmu manages to pull guard.
Hirmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hirmu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Payne is nestled in close to Hirmu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hirmu is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Payne pulls his head out easily.
Payne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hirmu is pressing down on Payne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Payne scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hirmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hirmu has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirmu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Payne tries to get to full guard but Hirmu has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Payne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hirmu pushes down on Payne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hirmu is looking for a kimura here.
Payne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Payne tries to roll over but Hirmu keeps him under control.
Hirmu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hirmu has control of Payne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Payne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Payne is squirming around, avoiding Hirmu's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu prevents Payne from getting the reversal.
Hirmu wants to control the pace but Payne is squirming around nicely.
Payne gets back to half guard.
Payne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hirmu controlling the action here.
Payne manages to get to full guard.
Payne lands a decent punch to the body there.
Payne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hirmu's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Payne working some strikes from top position.
Payne is in close to Hirmu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirmu has wrist control.
Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hirmu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirmu has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hirmu counters with a single leg into guard. Payne didn't expect that.
Hirmu lands a couple of digs.
Payne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hirmu!
Payne dominating with strikes here.
Payne prevents Hirmu from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Payne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Payne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Payne cracks Hirmu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Payne is landing with some decent strikes but Hirmu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hirmu is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Payne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hirmu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hirmu is looking to get to half guard.
Payne landing strikes from the mount and Hirmu is in trouble!
Hirmu regains half guard.
Hirmu trying to control but Payne postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Payne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Payne's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirmu has good solid back control here.
Hirmu has the hooks in. Payne is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hirmu is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Payne won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hirmu off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pena Hirmu!
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