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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ...Baby one more time!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Newman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newman throws a combination that misses
and Ahokas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Newman as he connects with a hook.
Ahokas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahokas throws a combination. Newman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Nate Newman has been cut.
Newman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahokas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Newman wants to clinch up but Ahokas keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Ahokas misses.
Newman lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a hook. Newman ducked under it nicely.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Newman.
Newman scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ahokas was covering up waiting for the punch and Newman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Newman wants to pass the guard but Ahokas is keeping the position.
Newman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ahokas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ahokas has escaped and now he's on top!
Newman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ahokas pushing down on Newman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahokas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahokas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Newman tries to hold on but Ahokas pushes him away.
Ahokas lands a heavy elbow.
Newman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newman trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Newman is looking to pass into half guard but Ahokas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ahokas is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas postures up in Newman's guard and throws a big left but Newman blocks it.
Ahokas lands a couple of elbows.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
Ahokas slips nicely into half guard.
Newman is refusing to be controlled, as Ahokas sits in half guard.
Newman tries to get to full guard but Ahokas has control of the leg.
Ahokas is trying to control. Newman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ahokas thows a huge punch but Newman dodges it nicely.
Newman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahokas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Newman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ahokas throws a strike but Newman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Newman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahokas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juha Ahokas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Newman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ahokas with a nice cross.
Newman throws a hook but Ahokas avoids it easily.
Ahokas slips under a jab.
Newman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahokas.
Ahokas lands with a cross.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Newman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Newman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahokas's waist but Ahokas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newman off to one side.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Jab by Newman.
Newman misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahokas.
Ahokas tries to counter with a takedown but Newman is quick to defend against it.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
Newman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juha Ahokas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Newman is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Ahokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahokas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newman scores with a hook to the body. Ahokas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahokas misses with a left hand
and Newman counters with a stiff right hand.
Newman moves away from the strike by Ahokas.
Newman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahokas under the eye.
Ahokas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Newman working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newman is on top in guard.
Newman trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Juha Ahokas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ahokas dives on top into guard.
Newman looking for a sweep. Not yet Newman, not yet.
Ahokas trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahokas cracks Newman with a solid left hand.
Newman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Newman's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahokas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahokas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahokas throws a strike but Newman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Newman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahokas is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
Newman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newman trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Newman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Newman is looking to take a break and control but Ahokas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Newman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nate Newman'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahokas gets caught flat footed, as Newman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Newman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Newman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ahokas keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ahokas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Newman working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Newman taking a break here but Ahokas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Newman wants to pass to mount but Ahokas is defending the position.
Newman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ahokas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newman passes into side control, despite Ahokas's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ahokas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ahokas is not content to let Newman control the position.
Newman staying calm.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Newman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ahokas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Newman's guard! Nice work there by Ahokas!
Ahokas throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahokas controlling from the top position.
Ahokas trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Newman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newman 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Newman!
A very excited looking Nate Newman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Juha Ahokas stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sucker!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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