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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Koiranputki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Koiranputki has chosen Ruff Ryderz Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Koiranputki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koiranputki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koiranputki forces Berzevaco back against the cage and clinches.
Koiranputki pushes Berzevaco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berzevaco tries to pull guard but Koiranputki won't allow it.
Berzevaco manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Koiranputki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koiranputki preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berzevaco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berzevaco is on top in guard.
Berzevaco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koiranputki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koiranputki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berzevaco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berzevaco working some strikes from top position.
Berzevaco wants to control from the top but Koiranputki keeps moving.
Koiranputki is trying to keep Berzevaco in close.
Berzevaco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hakeem Berzevaco has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Koiranputki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koiranputki scores with a nice head shot.
A nice combination there by Berzevaco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Koiranputki coming out on top.
Berzevaco swinging wildly here.
Berzevaco looks to score with a jab to the body but Koiranputki is just out of range.
Koiranputki has closed the distance and engaged Berzevaco in a clinch.
Berzevaco jumps into guard, dragging Koiranputki to the mat.
Koiranputki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berzevaco 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.
Berzevaco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koiranputki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koiranputki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berzevaco trying to mount his opponent but Koiranputki defends it.
Berzevaco is stalling here. Koiranputki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Berzevaco seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Koiranputki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Koiranputki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koiranputki lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki is trying to ground and pound but Berzevaco uses the momentary lack of control by Koiranputki to regain half guard.
Koiranputki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Berzevaco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Koiranputki throws and elbow that misses. Berzevaco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koiranputki's guard. Nice move by Berzevaco!
Berzevaco stays in close to Koiranputki's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Berzevaco dominated 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.
Berzevaco throws a looping overhand right but Koiranputki ducks down to avoid it.
Berzevaco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koiranputki avoids the body shot from Berzevaco.
Koiranputki misses with a hook. Berzevaco ducked under it nicely.
Berzevaco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koiranputki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koiranputki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berzevaco pinned against the cage. Berzevaco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berzevaco throws a series of strikes that have Koiranputki backpedaling.
Koiranputki connects with the punch.
Koiranputki instigates a clinch.
Koiranputki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koiranputki lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Koiranputki fails to land.
Koiranputki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berzevaco or not.
Berzevaco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berzevaco tries to pull guard but Koiranputki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Berzevaco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koiranputki misses with a body punch.
Koiranputki misses with some punches.
Koiranputki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berzevaco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Koiranputki misses.
Berzevaco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berzevaco slips a straight right by Koiranputki.
Koiranputki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berzevaco throws a good cross that connects.
Koiranputki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berzevaco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco scores with a body shot.
Koiranputki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koiranputki lands with a hook. Berzevaco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berzevaco throws a hook but Koiranputki blocks it.
Berzevaco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berzevaco fails to land with a series of punches.
Koiranputki misses the body punch
and Berzevaco counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Berzevaco misses.
Koiranputki connects with a looping right hand.
Berzevaco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hakeem Berzevaco is winning the standup battle so far.
Berzevaco thows a body shot but no joy.
Koiranputki throws out a loose jab but Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berzevaco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco has a takedown stuffed.
Berzevaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berzevaco scores with a nice strike.
Koiranputki lands the left hand.
Koiranputki instigates a clinch.
Koiranputki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzevaco's elbow.
Koiranputki is working Berzevaco over against the cage.
Berzevaco is trying to pull guard but Koiranputki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koiranputki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koiranputki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berzevaco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koiranputki to keep the fight standing.
Berzevaco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koiranputki after a bit of a struggle.
Koiranputki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki can't find room to land a body shot as Berzevaco controls the action.
Koiranputki has a couple of punches blocked by Berzevaco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koiranputki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berzevaco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koiranputki walks away with a smile on his face. Berzevaco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koiranputki wants to clinch up but Berzevaco keeps it at a distance.
Koiranputki lands with a straight right. Berzevaco didn't see that one coming.
Koiranputki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koiranputki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Berzevaco controls Koiranputki momentarily but Koiranputki frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koiranputki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berzevaco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koiranputki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koiranputki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koiranputki preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Koiranputki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koiranputki tries to clinch but Berzevaco is having none of it.
Koiranputki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Koiranputki finds it's way through Berzevaco's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koiranputki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berzevaco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki tries to clinch
and Berzevaco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koiranputki thinking.
Koiranputki clobbers Berzevaco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koiranputki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koiranputki throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco misses with an uppercut. Koiranputki saw that one coming.
Berzevaco lands a nice hook to Koiranputki's body. Koiranputki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koiranputki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Koiranputki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koiranputki misses with a wild combination.
Berzevaco is looking to wear down Koiranputki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berzevaco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koiranputki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berzevaco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koiranputki circles away quickly and effectively.
Berzevaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koiranputki throws out the jab.
Koiranputki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berzevaco swivels and escapes.
Berzevaco punishes Koiranputki's body with a nice straight punch.
Berzevaco scores with a takedown into Koiranputki's guard.
Berzevaco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berzevaco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hakeem Berzevaco.
Koiranputki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Koiranputki's ribcage but misses.
Koiranputki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koiranputki throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koiranputki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koiranputki ducks under a wild hook from Berzevaco.
Dexter Koiranputki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzevaco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koiranputki moves away.
Koiranputki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berzevaco.
Koiranputki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berzevaco circles away quickly and effectively.
Koiranputki throws a lazy uppercut
and Berzevaco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koiranputki connects with the punch.
Berzevaco lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco swings for the body but Koiranputki moves out of range.
Koiranputki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berzevaco tests Koiranputki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koiranputki misses with a body shot.
Koiranputki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzevaco scores with a shot to the body.
Berzevaco shoots for a double leg takedown but Koiranputki sprawls well. He's pushed Berzevaco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Berzevaco misses its intended target.
Koiranputki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Berzevaco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berzevaco 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Berzevaco!
Hakeem Berzevaco bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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