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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugen Schauman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schauman comes to the ring accompanied by Finland's National Anthem . Jim Beam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugen Schauman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Schauman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schauman throws a looping overhand right but Beam ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Beam misses the target.
Schauman lunges at Beam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beam's hand.
Eugen Schauman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam defending well as Schauman loads up on a big left hand.
Schauman thows a body shot but no joy.
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Schauman connects with the punch.
Schauman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schauman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beam has his takedown stuffed
and Schauman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schauman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beam wants to control but Schauman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schauman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Schauman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schauman wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Beam wants to sweep here but Schauman controlling him for the moment.
Beam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schauman trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Schauman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schauman is stalling in the full guard.
Eugen Schauman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beam tries for a takedown but Schauman circles away easily
and Schauman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eugen Schauman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam moves out of range as Schauman strikes.
Schauman lands a really nice looking cross but Beam seems unphased.
A left lands for Schauman.
Schauman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schauman lands a right hook to the body.
Schauman connects with a single shot there.
Schauman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Schauman misses.
Schauman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schauman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beam's hands.
Schauman fails with the takedown.
Schauman scores with a jab to the body.
Schauman throws a hook to the side of Beam's head but Beam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Schauman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schauman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Schauman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beam in his tracks.
Beam shoots in looking for a takedown. Schauman tries to sprawl out of it but Beam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schauman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schauman thows a body shot but no joy.
Beam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schauman.
Beam moves away from the strike by Schauman.
Schauman cracks Beam with a good jab.
Schauman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schauman misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Schauman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beam is trying desperately to land a takedown but Schauman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Beam.
Schauman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schauman looks to land a right hand but Beam moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Schauman.
Schauman throws a hook to the side of Beam's head but Beam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schauman connects with a looping right hand.
Schauman misses with a hook. Beam ducked under it nicely.
Beam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman looks to throw the jab but Beam is out of range.
Schauman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beam takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schauman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Schauman. Beautiful body shot.
Schauman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schauman showed some decent athleticism there.
Beam wants to control but Schauman is keeping busy.
Beam won't allow Schauman to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman trying to control the action but Beam is working from the bottom.
Schauman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schauman seems to be working for a kimura but Beam defends the submission attempt.
Schauman is trying to control the action in half guard but Beam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schauman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beam is just riding it out for now. Schauman eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman wants to stand but Beam has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schauman wants to take a breather but Beam is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schauman seems to be working for a kimura but Beam defends the submission attempt.
Schauman is looking to advance position but Beam won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Schauman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beam moves away.
Schauman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beam moves forwards but Schauman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schauman connects with a nice looking jab.
Beam is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schauman scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Schauman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schauman.
Schauman lands with a nice body punch.
Schauman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman misses with a low kick as Beam jumps back.
Beam shoots for a takedown but Schauman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schauman misses with a looping left.
Schauman with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Schauman lands with a nice body punch.
Schauman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beam needs to keep his hands up - Schauman had a free shot at his head there.
Schauman lands with a straight right. Beam didn't see that one coming.
Beam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beam is rocked!
Schauman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schauman lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman lands a body shot.
Beam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Schauman finish him?
Nice combo by Schauman! Oh, that's hurt him - Beam falls to the canvas and Schauman follows him into side control.
The ground and pound from Schauman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schauman swings around for an armbar but Beam sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Schauman's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schauman trying to control the position here.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schauman looking to control.
Schauman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Beam being controlled here momentarily.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schauman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eugen Schauman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schauman tests Beam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Schauman finds it's way through Beam's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Beam as Schauman shoots in.
Schauman gets caught napping as Beam dives in and scores a takedown. Schauman manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schauman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Schauman misses.
Schauman cracks Beam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Schauman cracks Beam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Schauman shoots in looking for a takedown. Beam tries to sprawl out of it but Schauman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Beam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beam slips a jab from Schauman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Beam misses.
Schauman moves away from the strike by Beam.
Schauman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schauman is looking to take a break and control but Beam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schauman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schauman is looking to take a break and control but Beam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam regains half guard there - taking advantage of Schauman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Beam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beam.
Schauman trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Schauman won't allow Beam to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman tries to free his leg and advance position but Beam is retaining full guard.
Schauman stays in close to Beam's body and controls the position.
Schauman trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schauman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eugen Schauman.
A telegraphed right hand from Schauman misses the target.
Schauman throws a shot from downtown. Beam moves away and avoids it.
Beam ducks under a wild hook from Schauman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman connects with a body shot.
Schauman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beam under the eye.
Beam looks for a takedown but Schauman sprawls well.
Schauman connects with a jab.
Schauman scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Beam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman had his way with Jim Beam in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Schauman scores with a hook to the body. Beam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schauman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beam counters with a takedown into side control.
Schauman defending against the ground and pound.
Schauman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schauman dodges the ground and pound from Beam.
Beam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schauman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Beam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schauman is looking for a sweep.
Schauman struggling a bit here.
Schauman tries to improve position but can't.
Beam working the head with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Schauman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eugen Schauman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beam in side control, throwing shots but Schauman defends.
Beam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schauman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beam in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Beam crashes against the mat.
Beam cracks Schauman with a big right hand but Schauman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schauman tries to buck Beam off but Beam is having none of it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beam landing strikes.
Schauman struggling a bit here.
Beam landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman tries to bench press Beam off him but Beam keeps the position.
Beam working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam working the body and head with strikes.
Beam postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Beam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Schauman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Beam.
Beam wants to control but Schauman is keeping him busy.
Schauman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Beam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jim Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schauman is looking for a sweep.
Schauman is not content to let Beam control the position.
Beam working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is trying to control Beam's posture but Beam avoids it.
Schauman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schauman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beam throws a strike aimed at the side of Schauman's head but Schauman avoids it well.
Schauman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schauman is trying to get back to full guard.
Beam drops an elbow to the side of Schauman's head.
Beam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schauman defending well though.
Ground and pound from Beam.
Beam with the ground and pound but Schauman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schauman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beam throws a strike but Schauman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beam looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eugen Schauman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schauman slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Beam.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schauman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:44
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugen Schauman!
Eugen Schauman retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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