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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sal Oxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uran Tine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oxa comes to the cage accompanied by Jakup Ferri. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sal Oxa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uran Tine!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oxa tries to clinch up.
Tine wants to clinch.
Oxa tries to clinch up but Tine circles away and keeps his distance.
Tine shoots in and drives through. Oxa sprawls well.
Oxa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tine, pushing him back against the cage.
Oxa tries to work over Tine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oxa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oxa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oxa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oxa slaps away a takedown attempt from Tine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oxa rushes Tine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxa jumps guard but Tine stands there with Oxa around his waist. Oxa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tine blocks a body shot from Oxa.
Oxa tightens his grip and picks Tine up, before dumping him to the ground. Tine manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oxa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oxa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oxa postures up in Tine's guard and throws a big left but Tine blocks it.
Oxa throws a strike but Tine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oxa wants to stand but Tine is controlling the position.
Oxa is trying to control the position but Tine postures up.
Oxa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oxa holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tine wants to pass the guard but Oxa is keeping the position.
Oxa is trying to keep Tine in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sal Oxa just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Tine as Oxa shoots in.
Oxa gets caught flat footed, as Tine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oxa looking to control.
Oxa looking for a guillotine here but Tine defends easily.
Oxa is breathing heavily.
Tine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oxa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sal Oxa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uran Tine.
Tine keeps the fight on the outside.
Oxa swats away the attempt to clinch by Tine.
Oxa moves out of range as Tine throws a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Tine as Oxa shoots in.
Tine keeps the fight on the outside.
Tine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oxa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tine tries to land a leg kick but Oxa saw it coming and moves away.
Oxa wants to clinch up but Tine keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Oxa with that takedown attempt.
Tine dives in and grabs Oxa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oxa pushes down on Tine's head and hops out.
Oxa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oxa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oxa lands a hook that snaps the head of Tine backwards.
Tine is trying to pull guard but Oxa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oxa breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oxa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tine fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Oxa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oxa tries to clinch but Tine moves away
and Tine counters with a head kick.
Oxa is looking to clinch but Tine is avoiding it.
Tine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oxa was covering up waiting for the punch and Tine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oxa has control of Tine's left arm, preventing Tine from doing any damage.
Tine stops Oxa from standing up.
Tine gets to his feet - Oxa follows without any prompting.
Oxa is looking to clinch.
Tine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oxa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oxa moves in looking to clinch but Tine pushes him off.
Tine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tine shoots in but no luck this time.
Oxa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tine counters with an inside leg kick.
Tine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oxa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sal Oxa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uran Tine.
Tine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oxa tries for a takedown but Tine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tine clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxa breaks the clinch.
Oxa has Tine up against the cage in a clinch.
Tine takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Uran Tine has been cut.
Oxa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oxa doesn't manage to clinch there - Tine circles away.
Tine drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oxa working for submissions but it's allowed Tine to get to half guard.
Oxa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oxa looking for submissions off his back.
Tine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tine stands up out of the half guard.
Tine pushes Oxa up against the cage in a clinch.
Tine goes for a takedown attempt but Oxa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tine doesn't manage to clinch there - Oxa circles away.
A combination from Tine does no damage.
Oxa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sal Oxa is winning the standup battle so far.
Oxa tries to clinch up.
Tine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oxa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxa closes the distance and clinches.
Tine is looking to break free of the clinch but Oxa has double underhooks.
Oxa jumps guard but Tine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oxa is trying to pull guard but Tine has him pressed against the cage.
Oxa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oxa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tine breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oxa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oxa is looking to reverse the position.
Tine working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uran Tine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uran Tine'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. This is the final round!
Tine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oxa circles away.
Tine shoots in and drives through. Oxa sprawls well.
Tine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oxa is trying to control but can't.
Oxa is trying to stand.
Tine wants to take a breather but Oxa is having none of it.
Oxa is looking to control Tine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oxa avoid being mounted?
Oxa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tine is keen to just control but Oxa is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Oxa is concentrating on defense, preventing Tine from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tine darts in and clinches Oxa up against the cage.
Tine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oxa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sal Oxa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uran Tine.
Oxa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oxa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oxa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tine moves in looking to clinch but Oxa pushes him off.
Tine wants to clinch.
Oxa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tine as he avoids it easily.
Tine scores with a takedown into Oxa's guard.
Oxa 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxa wants to get back to his feet but Tine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tine connects with a couple of short punches.
Oxa looking for a sweep. Not yet Oxa, not yet.
Oxa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tine is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tine lands a couple of elbows.
Tine wants to control from the top but Oxa keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tine stops Oxa from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxa keeping moving, preventing Tine from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tine throwing strikes but missing.
Oxa wants to sweep here but Tine controlling him for the moment.
Tine scoring with some ground and pound.
Tine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oxa looks to move to half guard but instead Tine has passed into mount! Damn!
Tine wants to control the pace but Oxa is squirming around nicely.
Tine landing strikes from the mount and Oxa is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxa is squirming around, avoiding Tine's attempts to control the action.
Tine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tine stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Oxa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tine misses with the body kick
and Oxa counters with an inside leg kick.
Tine tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Oxa. No joy for Tine on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oxa avoids the head kick by Tine.
Tine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uran Tine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tine 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uran Tine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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