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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Tuukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahamud Najib Osman (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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167 cm
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135 lbs
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175 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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, Harry Tuukkanen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahamud Najib Osman! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Najib Osman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown but Tuukkanen shows good takedown defense. No joy there for Tuukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuukkanen digs a good hook to Najib Osman's body.
Najib Osman misses with a wild combination.
Tuukkanen scores with a nice strike. Tuukkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Najib Osman closes the distance but Tuukkanen moves to the side and Tuukkanen counters with a series of strikes. Najib Osman will be more careful next time no doubt. Nice takedown defense from Tuukkanen. No joy for Najib Osman on that attempt. Najib Osman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Najib Osman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tuukkanen pinned against the cage. Tuukkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Harry Tuukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahamud Najib Osman. Najib Osman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuukkanen scores with a one two! Najib Osman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Najib Osman fails with a takedown attempt. Tuukkanen looks to land a combination. Najib Osman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Tuukkanen sizes up Najib Osman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Najib Osman misses with a takedown attempt - Tuukkanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuukkanen as he jumps to the side. Najib Osman wants to clinch but Tuukkanen slips to the side and Tuukkanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. No joy there for Tuukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuukkanen misses with a double jab.
Najib Osman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuukkanen defends it nicely. A combination from Tuukkanen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tuukkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Tuukkanen misses. Tuukkanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Some wild striking there from Tuukkanen.
Tuukkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Najib Osman on the side of the head. Tuukkanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Najib Osman, before circling back to the center of the mat. Tuukkanen lands with a cross. Najib Osman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuukkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tuukkanen throws a right hand that Najib Osman ducks under and follows up with a left that Najib Osman also avoids with ease. Najib Osman walks into a stiff left hand from Tuukkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Najib Osman thuds his shin into the meat of Tuukkanen's side. Tuukkanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuukkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tuukkanen. Tuukkanen is breathing heavily. Najib Osman tries to clinch but Tuukkanen moves away and Tuukkanen counters with a nice uppercut. Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown but Tuukkanen shows good takedown defense. Tuukkanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Najib Osman circles away quickly and effectively. No joy there for Tuukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harry Tuukkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tuukkanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Najib Osmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A punch combination from Tuukkanen misses. Tuukkanen is working the combinations to good effect here. Najib Osman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Najib Osman throws out a loose jab but Tuukkanen uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice sprawl there from Tuukkanen as Najib Osman shoots in. Najib Osman moves in looking to clinch but Tuukkanen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tuukkanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Najib Osman. Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tuukkanen as he avoids it easily. Tuukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Tuukkanen scores with a four punch combination! Najib Osman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tuukkanen throws a right and a left that Najib Osman avoids nicely. Tuukkanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The fight stays on the outside here - Najib Osman looks like he's thinking about clinching though. 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! Tuukkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harry Tuukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tuukkanen stuffs the takedown. Tuukkanen throws a right hand that Najib Osman ducks under and follows up with a left that Najib Osman also avoids with ease. Najib Osman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Tuukkanen dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Najib Osman fails to land the takedown. Najib Osman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Najib Osman looks to clinch and Tuukkanen counters with a left and a right that stings Najib Osman. Sloppy strikes from Tuukkanen. Those never looked like landing. Tuukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Tuukkanen. No joy for Najib Osman on that attempt. Najib Osman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harry Tuukkanen is winning the standup battle so far. Najib Osman takes one to the chin there. Tuukkanen throws a series of punches but Najib Osman moves out of range. Tuukkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Tuukkanen.
Tuukkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tuukkanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Najib Osman. That one must have hurt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tuukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Najib Osman shoots for a takedown but Tuukkanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Harry Tuukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahamud Najib Osman. Najib Osman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Najib Osman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuukkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tuukkanen lands with a nice combination. Najib Osman backs away looking to recover. Tuukkanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Najib Osman fails with a takedown attempt. Tuukkanen misses with the combination.
Tuukkanen connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Najib Osman scores with a jab to the jaw. Tuukkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Harry Tuukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Najib Osman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tuukkanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Tuukkanen's guard now, I'm sure. Tuukkanen is looking to stand up but Najib Osman isn't so interested in that idea. Najib Osman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuukkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tuukkanen wants to stand but Najib Osman is controlling the position. Najib Osman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuukkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Najib Osman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Najib Osman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Najib Osman trying to control but Tuukkanen is working from the bottom. Tuukkanen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Najib Osman dives into side control.
Tuukkanen pushes Najib Osman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Najib Osman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Najib Osman works to advance to full mount. Tuukkanen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Najib Osman is in the full mount, landing strikes. Tuukkanen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Najib Osman is in the full mount, landing strikes. Najib Osman working for a guillotine from mount but Tuukkanen is in no mood to give up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Najib Osman looking to control but Tuukkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Najib Osman controlling from the full mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tuukkanen wants to try and get back to his feet. Najib Osman trying to control but he's not successful this time. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tuukkanen is trying to stand up. A nice elbow there by Najib Osman. Tuukkanen is squirming around, avoiding Najib Osman's attempts to control the action. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tuukkanen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Najib Osman trying to control but he's not successful this time. Najib Osman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahamud Najib Osman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. And we move into the final round!
Najib Osman fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Najib Osman closes the distance but Tuukkanen moves to the side and Tuukkanen counters with a one-two to the body. Tuukkanen lands a nice hook to Najib Osman's body. Najib Osman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Tuukkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Tuukkanen.
Nice sprawl there from Tuukkanen as Najib Osman shoots in. Tuukkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuukkanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Najib Osman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuukkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuukkanen wants it to stay on the feet. Harry Tuukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahamud Najib Osman. Tuukkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Najib Osman. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Najib Osman goes for a double leg but Tuukkanen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tuukkanen continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round. Najib Osman drags the fight down to the ground.
Tuukkanen wanted to stand there but Najib Osman had control of the position. Tuukkanen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Tuukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Najib Osman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Najib Osman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A cross from Tuukkanen lands. Najib Osman fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tuukkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Najib Osman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuukkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tuukkanen throws a right and a left that both miss. Najib Osman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tuukkanen tries to avoid it but Najib Osman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tuukkanen to the ground. Tuukkanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A nice combination there by Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tuukkanen defends well and Najib Osman ends up having to push Tuukkanen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Tuukkanen working hard to break the clinch. Najib Osman breaks from the clinch.
Tuukkanen throws a right and a left that both miss. Najib Osman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tuukkanen swivels and escapes. Najib Osman avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice takedown defense from Tuukkanen. No joy for Najib Osman on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Najib Osman throws a series of punches but Tuukkanen moves out of range. Najib Osman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Tuukkanen lands a jab-cross combination. Najib Osman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Najib Osman dodges the punch combination from Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuukkanen circles away.
Tuukkanen misses with the combination.
Najib Osman thows a body shot but no joy. Najib Osman shoots in and drives through. Tuukkanen sprawls well. Some wild striking there from Tuukkanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tuukkanen misses with the combination.
Tuukkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuukkanen wants it to stay on the feet. Najib Osman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tuukkanen. Tuukkanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Najib Osman. Tuukkanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Najib Osman swings for the body but Tuukkanen moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tuukkanen. Najib Osman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuukkanen circles away.
And that's the end of the fight! Harry Tuukkanen showed his dominance in that final round. I think Tuukkanen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Harry Tuukkanen! Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Harry Tuukkanen! Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Harry Tuukkanen!
Harry Tuukkanen wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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