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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant Tank is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arne Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Tank!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank tries to clinch up.
Tank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tank instigates a clinch.
Ukkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ukkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tank controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tank is trying to maintain a safe position but Ukkonen gets an underhook and turns Tank into the ropes.
Tank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ukkonen misses with the head strike.
Ukkonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tank's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tank.
Tank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ukkonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tank is keeping busy.
Tank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Tank controls the action.
Ukkonen tries to work over Tank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tank scores with a shoulder strike.
Ukkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tank is stalling here.
Tank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tank.
Ukkonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ukkonen has had enough of the clinch but Tank keeps him there for the moment.
Tank blocking some punches.
Ukkonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tank has him pressed against the ropes.
Come on Tank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tank pushes Ukkonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ukkonen has a couple of punches blocked by Tank.
Tank scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Ukkonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tank has him pressed against the ropes.
Ukkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tank fails to land.
Good body shot from Tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ukkonen as Tank tries to tie him up.
Tank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tank tries to throw a body punch but Ukkonen avoids it by throwing Tank back against the ropes.
Tank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tank lands a right hand.
Ukkonen misses with the head strike.
Ukkonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tank controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Tank.
Tank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tank stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ukkonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tank's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tank gets through Ukkonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkonen.
Ukkonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tank moves into range and clinches up with Ukkonen.
Ukkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Tank controls the action.
Ukkonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tank or not.
Tank lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tank is trying to maintain a safe position but Ukkonen gets an underhook and turns Tank into the ropes.
Tank lands an 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!
Ukkonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tank misses with the head strike.
Ukkonen misses with a punch to the body.
Tank blocks a body shot from Ukkonen.
Tank stalling in the clinch but Ukkonen improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Ukkonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands a left hand.
Tank lands with a short shot to the head.
Tank trying to control the position but instead, Ukkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tank into the ropes.
Tank lands a nice shot to the body.
Ukkonen cracks Tank with a nice body shot.
Tank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ukkonen is keeping busy.
Ukkonen tries a body shot but Tank blocks it.
Tank lands a left hand.
Ukkonen working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ukkonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ukkonen looking to stall.
Ukkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Tank 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.
Tank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ukkonen.
Tank tries to clinch but Ukkonen moves out of range.
Ukkonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tank is looking to clinch but Ukkonen is avoiding it.
Ukkonen misses with an uppercut. Tank saw that one coming.
Ukkonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ukkonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giant Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Tank blocks the low kick.
Tank wants to clinch
and Ukkonen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank with a hook.
Ukkonen throws a big shot that misses.
Tank tries to clinch there but Ukkonen circles away.
Ukkonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tank.
Ukkonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tank closes the distance but Ukkonen moves to the side
and Ukkonen counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ukkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tank.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ukkonen cracks a nice hook into Tank's ribs.
Tank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tank is looking to clinch.
Ukkonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Giant Tank has been cut.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ukkonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ukkonen lands with a nice body punch.
Tank slips under a jab from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ukkonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tank moves in looking to clinch but Ukkonen pushes him off.
Ukkonen misses with a looping left.
Ukkonen lunges at Tank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tank's hand.
Tank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ukkonen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen throws a series of punches but Tank avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tank clinches up with Ukkonen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ukkonen is trying to break free.
Ukkonen tries a body shot but Tank blocks it.
Tank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tank taking a breather.
Tank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tank.
Tank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ukkonens head.
Ukkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tank - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tank.
A bit of stalling here from Tank.
Tank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ukkonens head.
Tank taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tank misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tank has him pressed against the ropes.
Tank trying to control the position but instead, Ukkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tank into the ropes.
Tank lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tank scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ukkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ukkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ukkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tank scores with a shoulder strike.
Ukkonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ukkonen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkonen.
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!
Tank tries to work over Ukkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giant Tank seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tank looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Ukkonen.
Tank lands a hook that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Tank has Ukkonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Ukkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ukkonen tries to break free but Tank pushes him back against the ropes.
Tank lands a hook that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Tank misses with a body punch.
Tank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Ukkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ukkonen misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkonen takes a shot to the head.
Tank lands a right hand.
Tank slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Tank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giant Tank'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tank defending well as Ukkonen loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Ukkonen does no damage.
Ukkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tank.
Ukkonen thuds a left hand into Tank's body.
Ukkonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Arne Ukkonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ukkonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank moves to clinch but Ukkonen breaks away
and Ukkonen counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tank.
Ukkonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tank stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank lands with a short shot to the head.
Tank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ukkonens head.
Tank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tank takes a shot to the head.
Tank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Tank.
Tank scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tank gets through Ukkonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ukkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Tank is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank prevents a body shot from Ukkonen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ukkonen is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tank blocks an uppercut.
Tank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Tank is looking to control Ukkonen's arms but Ukkonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tank has his back to the ropes.
Tank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tank looking to slow down the pace here.
Tank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Tank.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tank - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Tank.
A nice left hand lands by Tank.
Tank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Tank gets through Ukkonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ukkonen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Tank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ukkonen backwards.
Ukkonen working aggressively here.
Ukkonen jumps guard and drags Tank to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tank seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tank looking to pass the guard.
Ukkonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tank puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ukkonen is trying to maintain the position but Tank is very close to passing his half guard.
Tank is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ukkonen is looking to get to half guard.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank controlling his opponent.
Ukkonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Arne Ukkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giant Tank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ukkonen tries to hold on but Tank pushes him away.
Tank tries to control but Ukkonen wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ukkonen wants to control but Tank is having none of it.
Tank controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giant Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tank 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Giant Tank!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Giant Tank!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Giant Tank!
Giant Tank wins by unanimous decision!
Giant Tank bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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