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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Rosenkilde is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig - 'Mother'. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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209 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
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187 cm
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223 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen dives in and grabs Rosenkilde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosenkilde pushes down on Tikkanen's head and hops out.
Rosenkilde tried to score with a low kick but Tikkanen checks it.
Jab from Tikkanen.
Rosenkilde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikkanen lands a jab to the nose.
Tikkanen with a jab.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut.
Tikkanen moves into the clinch.
Tikkanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tikkanen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tikkanen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenkilde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenkilde prevents a body shot from Tikkanen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosenkilde takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Rosenkilde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Rosenkilde throws a hook to the side of Tikkanen's head but Tikkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tikkanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rosenkilde manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tikkanen advances to half guard.
Tikkanen is looking to take a break and control but Rosenkilde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tikkanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tikkanen is keen to just control but Rosenkilde is a slippery customer.
Tikkanen working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is thwarting Rosenkilde's attempts to control the position.
Tikkanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tikkanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tikkanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosenkilde defending well though.
Rosenkilde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen wants to free his trapped foot but Rosenkilde is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen trying to control from half guard but Rosenkilde is working away.
Tikkanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosenkilde defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Tikkanen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tikkanen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rosenkilde has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tikkanen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tikkanen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tikkanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tikkanen wants to control the pace but Rosenkilde is squirming around nicely.
Tikkanen is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rosenkilde is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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