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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mitchell is doing well to control the position and prevent Hanma from advancing to side control.
Hanma wants to pass to mount but Mitchell is defending the position.
Hanma is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Hanma trying to control from Mitchell's half guard. Mitchell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Hanma cracks Mitchell with a solid left hand.
Hanma lands a couple of elbows.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Hanma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Baki Hanma just wasn't active enough.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Hanma counters with a takedown into side control.
Hanma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Hanma looks up at the clock and then as Mitchell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hanma smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanma misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hanma.
Hanma is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mitchell is not content to let Hanma control the position.
Hanma 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.
Hanma works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mitchell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanma.
Hanma landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hanma landing strikes.
Mitchell trying to remain calm as Hanma controls from the top position.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hanma tries to score with some ground and pound. Mitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hanma throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hanma in side control, throwing shots but Mitchell defends.
Hanma content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hanma cracks Mitchell with a big right hand but Mitchell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma misses with the ground and pound.
Mitchell is looking to reverse the position.
Hanma creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanma working the head and body with strikes.
Hanma is chipping away with strikes.
Hanma throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mitchell dodges the ground and pound from Hanma.
Hanma landing strikes.
Hanma throwing strikes but Mitchell manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanma tries to escape but Mitchell is in control.
Mitchell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma 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.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Hanma's body. Hanma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Logan Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hanma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mitchell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mitchell sees it coming and defends easily.
Hanma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Hanma thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Mitchell moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mitchell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hanma has Mitchell in his guard.
Hanma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanma kicks Mitchell off and gets to his feet.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
so Hanma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hanma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mitchell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Baki Hanma wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Hanma. Those never looked like landing.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Hanma shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Hanma shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchell sprawls well. He's pushed Hanma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell throws a one two combo.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanma gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell stuns Hanma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Logan Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Mitchell swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Hanma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchell swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Hanma's body. Hanma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Hanma closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell, looking for a takedown. Hanma pushes Mitchell against the ropes but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense.
A punch lands to the side of Hanma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mitchell lands a jab to Hanma's midsection.
Logan Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma shoots in but Mitchell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanma 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Baki Hanma waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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