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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has chosen La Bamba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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218 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggy Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerrero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
Guerrero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guerrero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guerrero is pushing Hanma up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hanma tries to score a body lock takedown but Guerrero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guerrero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Guerrero - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Guerrero.
Guerrero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guerrero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerrero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerrero.
Iggy Guerrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Guerrero misses its intended target.
Hanma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guerrero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guerrero tries to avoid it but Hanma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guerrero to the ground. Guerrero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerrero wants it to stay on the feet.
Guerrero fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Guerrero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerrero lands a nice hook to Hanma's body. Hanma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iggy Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guerrero moves into the clinch.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Guerrero gets through Hanma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guerrero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guerrero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guerrero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to drag Guerrero to the mat but Guerrero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Hanma.
Hanma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guerrero stalling.
Guerrero lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guerrero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero trying to stall but Hanma improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Guerrero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guerrero throws a right hand that misses
and Hanma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanma.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guerrero trying to control the position.
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Guerrero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Iggy Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a body shot
and Hanma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guerrero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guerrero misses with a right hand
and Hanma counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hanma trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Hanma advances to half guard.
Guerrero manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma looking to pass the guard.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Guerrero keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to pass the guard.
Guerrero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma throws an elbow that misses. Guerrero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanma's guard. Nice move by Guerrero!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guerrero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guerrero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanma wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling the position.
Guerrero tries to stand but Hanma is controlling from the bottom.
Hanma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is working hard here to advance position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Iggy Guerrero was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
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!
Guerrero lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerrero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanma.
Hanma gets tackled into the ropes by Guerrero. Guerrero maintains the clinch.
Hanma goes for a takedown attempt but Guerrero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Iggy Guerrero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerrero tries to bum rush Hanma with a series of wild strikes but Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt
and Guerrero counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guerrero!
Guerrero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Hanma shoots and misses
and Guerrero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guerrero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Hanma drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guerrero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Guerrero.
Hanma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guerrero prevents it.
Guerrero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero works on Hanma's body with a couple of short punches.
Guerrero stalling the fight.
Guerrero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guerrero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Guerrero leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Iggy Guerrero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guerrero wants to stall.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Guerrero.
Hanma wants to take the fight to the mat but Guerrero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Guerrero stalling in the clinch but Hanma improves position.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guerrero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanma blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero prevents the takedown attempt.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Guerrero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Guerrero!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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