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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Ikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raju Hanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Ikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raju Hanski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanski.
Hanski lands a glancing blow to the side of Ikkonen's head.
Ikkonen dodges the punch combination from Hanski.
Ikkonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanski is looking to chop away at Ikkonen's legs.
Ikkonen lands a front kick.
Hanski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erkki Ikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hanski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ikkonen scores with a leg kick.
Ikkonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanski. Hanski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanski throws a big shot that misses.
Hanski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ikkonen.
Ikkonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanski if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ikkonen clinches up against the cage.
Ikkonen effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ikkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanski blocks a body shot from Ikkonen.
Hanski is trying to break free.
Hanski has had enough of the clinch but Ikkonen keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ikkonen.
Hanski working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ikkonen as the two fighters clinch.
Ikkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Ikkonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ikkonen lands an uppercut.
Ikkonen cracks Hanski with a nice body shot.
Ikkonen lands a left hand.
Ikkonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ikkonen.
A hook to the body from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hanski fails to land.
Hanski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ikkonen lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ikkonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ikkonen lands a right hand.
Hanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen lands a nice uppercut.
Ikkonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ikkonen lands a left hand.
Ikkonen gets through Hanski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ikkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Hanski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ikkonen lands a right hand.
Hanski can't break the clinch.
Ikkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ikkonen working aggressively here.
Ikkonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanski or not.
A short uppercut from Ikkonen.
Hanski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ikkonen prevents a body shot from Hanski.
Ikkonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanski letting Ikkonen take a breather here.
Hanski misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
Hanski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ikkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Ikkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ikkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ikkonen lands an uppercut.
Hanski trying to control the position but instead, Ikkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanski into the cage.
Ikkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanski can't break the clinch.
Hanski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ikkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Ikkonen on the inside.
Ikkonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ikkonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hanski fails to land.
Hanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ikkonen.
Hanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ikkonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen blocks a body shot from Hanski.
Ikkonen lands with a right to the head.
Ikkonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanski is trying to force a seperation but Ikkonen has the dominant position.
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!
Ikkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Ikkonen blocking some punches.
Hanski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanski is trying to break the clinch but Ikkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Ikkonen presses Hanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
Hanski working hard to break the clinch.
Ikkonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ikkonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ikkonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanski has a couple of punches blocked by Ikkonen.
Hanski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ikkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ikkonen blocks an uppercut.
Hanski has a couple of punches blocked by Ikkonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Ikkonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ikkonen clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ikkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ikkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen lands with a left to the head.
Hanski working hard to break the clinch.
Hanski is trying to break free.
Ikkonen pushes Hanski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ikkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Hanski controls the action.
Hanski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ikkonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanski.
Ikkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen works on Hanski's body with a couple of short punches.
Ikkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanski tries to work over Ikkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ikkonen lands a right hand.
Hanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ikkonen lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanski.
Ikkonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ikkonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanski throws a head punch that misses.
Hanski is trying to break the clinch but Ikkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Hanski misses with the head strike.
Hanski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ikkonen.
Ikkonen cracks Hanski with a nice body shot.
Ikkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hanski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ikkonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ikkonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ikkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ikkonen lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanski is rocked!
Hanski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ikkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen stalling in the clinch.
Ikkonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erkki Ikkonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Ikkonen on the inside.
Ikkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanski is still on wobbly legs! Can Ikkonen finish him?
Hanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanski seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen is leaning against Hanski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
A left hand lands to the body for Ikkonen.
A body shot lands from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ikkonen gets through Hanski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ikkonen lands with a left to the head.
Ikkonen scores with a shot to the side of Hanski's head.
Ikkonen lands a left hand.
Hanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ikkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Hanski looking to stall.
Hanski takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen presses Hanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ikkonen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ikkonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanski working aggressively here.
Hanski is trying to force a seperation but Ikkonen has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Ikkonen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ikkonen.
Hanski is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen tries to work over Hanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ikkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ikkonen - that landed with a thud.
Hanski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ikkonen's elbow.
Ikkonen presses Hanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanski is breathing heavily.
Ikkonen slows down the pace here.
Hanski prevents a body shot from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen lands with a left to the head.
Ikkonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanski has a couple of punches blocked by Ikkonen.
Ikkonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanski misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ikkonen lands a shoulder strike.
Ikkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanski.
Ikkonen pushes Hanski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Ikkonen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanski misses with a hook
and Ikkonen counters with a low kick, right behind Hanski 's knee.
Ikkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanski can do to turn this around?
Ikkonen throws a lazy right hand but Hanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanski avoids a kick to the body.
Hanski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ikkonen.
Hanski takes a swing at Ikkonen's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Ikkonen.
Crunch! Ikkonen slams his shin into Hanski's torso.
Ikkonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ikkonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanski misses with a body shot.
Hanski works the jab nicely.
Hanski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ikkonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanski.
Ikkonen clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hanski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ikkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikkonen scores with a shot to the side of Hanski's head.
Ikkonen lands a left hand.
Ikkonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Ikkonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanski trying to stall but Ikkonen improves his position.
Ikkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Hanski throws an elbow but it misses.
Ikkonen lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ikkonen.
Hanski wants to break free but Ikkonen has control.
Ikkonen scores with a shot to the side of Hanski's head.
Nice body punch from Ikkonen - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Hanski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ikkonen pushes Hanski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ikkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ikkonen lands with a right to the head.
Ikkonen lands a body shot.
Ikkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ikkonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ikkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Hanski controls the action.
Ikkonen lands with a right to the head.
Ikkonen lands an uppercut.
Hanski tries to circle away but Ikkonen has him pinned against the cage.
Hanski misses with a punch on the inside.
Ikkonen is working Hanski over against the cage.
Ikkonen pushes Hanski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ikkonen blocking some punches.
Hanski tries to stall but Ikkonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ikkonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanski wants to break free but Ikkonen has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ikkonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanski.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ikkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanski backwards.
Hanski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ikkonen controls his hands.
Good body shot from Ikkonen.
Ikkonen pushes Hanski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ikkonen lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Ikkonen.
A hook to the body from Ikkonen.
Hanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hanski is trying to break free.
Ikkonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Ikkonen as the two fighters clinch.
Ikkonen prevents a body shot from Hanski.
Ikkonen lands a shoulder strike.
Ikkonen gets through Hanski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikkonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Ikkonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ikkonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ikkonen lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Ikkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ikkonen scores with a shot to the side of Hanski's head.
A short right from Ikkonen on the inside.
Raju Hanski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ikkonen misses with a punch to the body.
Ikkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ikkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ikkonen gets through Hanski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ikkonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ikkonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanski misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ikkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ikkonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erkki Ikkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ikkonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Erkki Ikkonen!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Erkki Ikkonen!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Erkki Ikkonen!
Erkki Ikkonen wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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