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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahziki Hendayko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 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, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rahziki Hendayko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Hendayko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hendayko lands a really nice looking cross but Beam seems unphased.
It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendayko tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendayko closes the distance and pushes Beam back into the cage.
Beam is trying to break the clinch but Hendayko is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Hendayko.
Hendayko breaks from the clinch.
Hendayko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendayko darts in and clinches Beam up against the cage.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hendayko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beam tries to clinch up.
Hendayko misses with a few strikes there.
Beam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hendayko looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendayko is looking to escape.
Beam prevents Hendayko from improving his position.
Beam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beam moves nicely into side control.
Hendayko trying to remain calm as Beam controls from the top position.
Beam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hendayko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beam content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hendayko for as long as he can get away with.
Beam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beam moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim Beam has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hendayko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahziki Hendayko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam takes one on the button.
Hendayko is looking to clinch but Beam is avoiding it.
Hendayko tries a low kick but Beam avoids it.
Hendayko punishes Beam's body with a nice straight punch.
Hendayko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Beam. Those never looked like landing.
Beam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beam.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendayko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahziki Hendayko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hendayko fails with the takedown.
Beam circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Hendayko misses.
Beam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Beam stands up out of the half guard.
Beam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendayko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beam decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A leg kick checked by Hendayko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendayko moves in looking to clinch but Beam pushes him off.
Beam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Beam 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.
Beam decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hendayko throws a right and a left that Beam avoids nicely.
Beam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendayko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendayko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Hendayko. No joy for Beam on that attempt.
Hendayko throws a sloppy head kick and Beam moves out of range easily.
Beam is looking to clinch.
Beam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendayko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beam shoots in for a takedown but Hendayko shows good takedown defense.
Hendayko forces Beam back against the cage and clinches.
Hendayko looking to throw knees to the head but Beam is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Hendayko.
Hendayko is trying to force a seperation but Beam has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hendayko.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam has had enough of the clinch but Hendayko keeps him there for the moment.
Hendayko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Hendayko scores with a four punch combination!
Beam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendayko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beam throws a hook but Hendayko blocks it.
Hendayko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beam is out of range and Hendayko settles back down.
Beam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendayko tries to clinch but Beam moves out of range.
Beam drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beam pushes down on Hendayko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hendayko is breathing heavily.
Beam controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendayko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beam lands a nice short elbow.
Hendayko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hendayko trying to control but Beam postures up.
Beam controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Beam stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Beam's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendayko misses with a two punch combination.
Hendayko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beam.
Hendayko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendayko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beam shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendayko sprawls well. He's pushed Beam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hendayko wants to improve his position but Beam is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim Beam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beam stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Beam misses with a wild combination.
Hendayko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendayko gets caught flat footed, as Beam shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendayko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Beam has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendayko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beam cracks Hendayko with a big right hand but Hendayko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beam has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jim Beam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendayko stuffs the takedown attempt from Beam. Beam gets slowly back to his feet.
Hendayko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beam avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam fails with the takedown
and Hendayko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendayko walks away with a smile on his face. Beam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hendayko tries to avoid it but Beam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hendayko to the ground. Hendayko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Hendayko does no damage.
Hendayko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendayko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beam in his tracks.
Beam feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beam cracks Hendayko with a solid left hand.
Beam pushing down on Hendayko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beam decides to stand and escape the position.
Hendayko doesn't manage to clinch there - Beam circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendayko tries a head kick but it misses.
Beam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hendayko tries to clinch but Beam is having none of it.
Hendayko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hendayko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beam controls the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beam!
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