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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rin Itoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamalainen comes to the cage accompanied by the Finnish National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Itoshiki's choice of entrance music: Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (SZS Mod. Rap ver.). Jukko Hamalainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rin Itoshiki's chin.
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266 lbs
26 - 13 - 1 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rin Itoshiki!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itoshiki has Hamalainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Itoshiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamalainen avoids it.
Hamalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamalainen is trying to break the clinch but Itoshiki is controlling him.
Itoshiki lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jukko Hamalainen has been cut.
Hamalainen blocks an elbow strike.
Itoshiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamalainen lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hamalainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itoshiki is keeping the position for now.
Itoshiki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamalainen is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamalainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamalainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Itoshiki has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itoshiki keeping full guard, as Hamalainen tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen stops Itoshiki from standing up.
Hamalainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamalainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamalainen throws a strike but Itoshiki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Itoshiki trying to control but Hamalainen is working from the bottom.
Hamalainen working a defensive guard here.
Itoshiki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hamalainen, up you get!
Itoshiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Itoshiki has Hamalainen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamalainen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itoshiki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamalainen.
Itoshiki stalling in the clinch.
Itoshiki tries to stall but Hamalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hamalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Itoshiki controls the action.
Hamalainen misses with a body punch.
Hamalainen prevents a body shot from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamalainen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Itoshiki after a bit of a struggle.
Hamalainen tries a body shot but Itoshiki blocks it.
Itoshiki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hamalainen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamalainen turns into Itoshiki and is now in his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Itoshiki pushes Hamalainen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rin Itoshiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamalainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Itoshiki misses with a hook.
Itoshiki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hamalainen.
Itoshiki throws an off balance right hand
and Hamalainen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Itoshiki won't be happy with that.
Itoshiki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Itoshiki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hamalainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukko Hamalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Itoshiki lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itoshiki rushes Hamalainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Itoshiki misses with a knee to the head.
Hamalainen jumps guard but Itoshiki stands there with Hamalainen around his waist. Hamalainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamalainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hamalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Itoshiki is trying to trip Hamalainen. He has hold of a leg but Hamalainen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Itoshiki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Itoshiki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Itoshiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamalainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamalainen, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rin Itoshiki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Itoshiki clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukko Hamalainen's cut.
That's time! Hamalainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Itoshiki throws a right and a left that Hamalainen avoids nicely.
Itoshiki moves into the clinch successfully.
Itoshiki misses with a knee to the head.
Hamalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamalainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Itoshiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Itoshiki looking to stall.
Itoshiki working Hamalainen over with knees to the body.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the body.
Hamalainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamalainen misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki blocks an uppercut.
Hamalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamalainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen avoids the elbow strike from Itoshiki, against the cage.
Itoshiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamalainen's defenses.
Itoshiki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamalainen wants to break free but Itoshiki has control.
Hamalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Itoshiki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hamalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Itoshiki controls his hands.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki keeps control of Hamalainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Itoshiki obliges.
Itoshiki is pushing Hamalainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Itoshiki clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itoshiki blocks a body shot from Hamalainen.
Itoshiki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jukko Hamalainen's cut is getting worse.
Itoshiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Itoshiki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamalainen backwards.
Itoshiki looking to throw knees to the head but Hamalainen is blocking nicely.
Hamalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Itoshiki is pressed up against the cage. Hamalainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Itoshiki down to the mat. Itoshiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Itoshiki darts in and clinches Hamalainen up against the cage.
Itoshiki tries to land a knee to the head but Hamalainen blocks with his arms.
Rin Itoshiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Itoshiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Itoshiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Itoshiki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki is looking to control Hamalainen's arms but Hamalainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Itoshiki has his back to the cage.
Hamalainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Itoshiki smiles and moves away.
Itoshiki is looking to score with low kicks.
Hamalainen misses with a double jab
and Itoshiki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamalainen's knee momentarily.
Itoshiki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hamalainen throws a big shot that misses.
Hamalainen is looking to land body kicks.
Itoshiki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukko Hamalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itoshiki tries to sprawl but Hamalainen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itoshiki is trying to stand back up but Hamalainen is controlling him
Itoshiki is looking to improve his position.
Hamalainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamalainen throwing shots but Itoshiki is blocking nicely.
Hamalainen trying to pass the guard but Itoshiki defending well.
Hamalainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Itoshiki defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jukko Hamalainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hamalainen walks into a straight right hand from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki closes the distance and clinches.
Hamalainen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Itoshiki to keep the fight standing.
Hamalainen dodges an elbow strike from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Itoshiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamalainen avoids it.
Itoshiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamalainen tries to throw a body punch but Itoshiki avoids it by throwing Hamalainen back against the cage.
Hamalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itoshiki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hamalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Itoshiki tries to stall but Hamalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hamalainen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukko Hamalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itoshiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itoshiki crunches a lovely knee into Hamalainen's ribcage.
Itoshiki is looking to control Hamalainen's arms but Hamalainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Itoshiki has his back to the cage.
Hamalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Itoshiki controls his hands.
Hamalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamalainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Itoshiki.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamalainen.
Itoshiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamalainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Itoshiki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamalainen back to the cage. Itoshiki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itoshiki clinches.
Hamalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Itoshiki scores with a shot to the side of Hamalainen's head.
Hamalainen misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamalainen.
Itoshiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jukko Hamalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itoshiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Itoshiki stalling in the clinch.
Hamalainen misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Itoshiki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Itoshiki connects with a knee to the head.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Itoshiki lands an elbow that stopped Hamalainen in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Itoshiki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Itoshiki looking to slow down the pace here.
Itoshiki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Hamalainen has picked Itoshiki up - he's going for a ride! Hamalainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hamalainen trying to control the action but Itoshiki is working from the bottom.
Itoshiki is looking to escape.
Hamalainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jukko Hamalainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Itoshiki is trying to stand.
Itoshiki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen controlling the action here.
Rin Itoshiki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen tries to pass to full mount but Itoshiki defends it.
Hamalainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamalainen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamalainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki is looking for a sweep. Hamalainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamalainen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hamalainen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Itoshiki to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rin Itoshiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Itoshiki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rin Itoshiki!
A less than humble Rin Itoshiki misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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