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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hagen (ranked 24491 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazumi Mishima (ranked 5637 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagen comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder by Imagine Dragons. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hagen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazumi Mishima! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hagen is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Mishima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hagen is able to avoid easily. Nice body punch from Mishima. Mishima moves into the clinch. Hagen fails to pull guard.
Mishima is pushing Hagen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Hagen prevents a body shot from Mishima. Mishima manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mishima slaps away a takedown attempt from Hagen, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mishima throws a nice inside leg kick. Mishima throws a lazy right hand but Hagen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mishima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hagen doesn't seem bothered though. Mishima takes a swing at Hagen's ribcage but misses. Hagen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mishima. Hagen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mishima's waist but Mishima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hagen off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hagen tries to score with a low kick but Mishima moves his leg out of the way. Mishima scores with a hook. Hagen shoots for a takedown but Mishima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Hagen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hagen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mishima's waist but Mishima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hagen off to one side. Mishima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mishima misses with a wild body shot. Mishima throws out a powerful jab. Kazumi Mishima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hagen wants to clinch up but Mishima keeps it at a distance. Mishima loads up on a big right hand but Hagen slips the punch. It looked like Hagen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Mishima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagen.
Mishima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hagen rather than just go for the knockout. Mishima lands a jab to the nose. Mishima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A looping hook to the body misses from Mishima. Hagen does a little dance to reset his feet. Jack Hagen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mishima slaps away a takedown attempt from Hagen, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mishima now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hagen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mishima but Mishima pushes him off and we're back to square one. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mishima! But no joy. No luck with that takedown attempt from Hagen. Hagen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mishima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mishima punishes Hagen's body with a nice straight punch. Mishima fakes the leg kick and cracks Hagen in the body. Mishima stuffs the takedown attempt from Hagen. Hagen gets slowly back to his feet. Mishima appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Mishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hagen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mishima is just out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mishima, right into the meat.
Mishima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hagen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Mishima cracks the inside of Hagen's front leg. Mishima swings for the body but Hagen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Mishima. Mishima wants to clinch. Mishima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Mishima lands a jab to the nose. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hagen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Mishima wants to counter with a clinch but Hagen pushes him away. Hagen dodges the punch combination from Mishima.
Mishima misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazumi Mishima 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.
Hagen moves into the clinch successfully.
Mishima lands a left hand.
Mishima tries to work over Hagen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hagen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hagen wants to take the fight to the mat but Mishima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Mishima is trying to maintain a safe position but Hagen gets an underhook and turns Mishima into the cage. Mishima slows down the pace here.
Hagen is trying to break free. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hagen fails to pull guard.
Hagen can't find room to land a body shot as Mishima controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mishima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hagen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mishima tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Mishima tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Mishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Hagen uses good head movement to avoid it. A short left from Mishima. Mishima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Mishima scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mishima presses Hagen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Good body shot from Mishima.
Mishima tries to work over Hagen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mishima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hagen up against the cage. Mishima breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mishima, as that shot connected.
Mishima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Mishima cracks Hagen with a nice body shot. Hagen fails to pull guard.
Mishima has Hagen pressed against the cage.
Mishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mishima is trying to maintain a safe position but Hagen gets an underhook and turns Mishima into the cage. Nice body punch from Mishima. Mishima has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mishima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hagen. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hagen looking to stall.
Mishima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hagen's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hagen is looking to break free of the clinch but Mishima has double underhooks. Mishima can't find room to land a body shot as Hagen controls the action.
Mishima tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Mishima misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Mishima.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mishima breaks from the clinch.
Hagen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mishima sprawls well initially but Hagen persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Mishima scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hagen manages to mount him!
Mishima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hagen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Mishima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hagen tries to control but Mishima wriggling away. Hagen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mishima has worked his arm free - good work by Mishima!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mishima wants to control but Hagen postures up. Mishima is trying to improve his position. Mishima holding on. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hagen decides to take the fight back to the feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazumi Mishima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hagen misses with a takedown attempt - Mishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Mishima looks like he wants to counter punch here. Mishima stuffs the takedown. Mishima lands a nice shot that snaps Hagen's head back.
Mishima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hagen momentarily.
Hagen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Mishima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hagen under the eye. Mishima throws a quick inside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice inside leg kick there by Mishima. That's going to slow Hagen down. Hagen checks a leg kick nicely. Mishima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hagen on the side of the head. Mishima drives through and clinches with Hagen against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mishima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hagen gets tackled into the cage by Mishima. Mishima maintains the clinch. Mishima prevents Hagen from breaking the clinch. Hagen can't find room to land a body shot as Mishima controls the action.
Mishima tries to throw a body punch but Hagen avoids it by throwing Mishima back against the cage. Kazumi Mishima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mishima gets through Hagen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Mishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hagen or not. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mishima misses with a hook from the clinch. Hagen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mishima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mishima scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mishima misses with a punch to the body.
Mishima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hagen is keeping busy. Hagen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mishima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mishima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mishima tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Nice body punch from Mishima. Mishima misses with a punch to the body.
Mishima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hagen's elbow. Mishima tries to work over Hagen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hagen fails to pull guard.
Mishima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Mishima manages to break the clinch.
Mishima tries to clinch but Hagen moves out of range. Hagen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Mishima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hagen in his tracks. Mishima lands a jab. Hagen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mishima finds it's way round the side to connect with Hagen's head. Kazumi Mishima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Hagen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mishima. Hagen throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease. Mishima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hagen moves away. Kazumi Mishima seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mishima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hagen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mishima digs a good hook to Hagen's body.
Hagen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mishima manages to avoid it. Mishima is looking to clinch. 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! Mishima lands a body shot.
Jack Hagen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mishima scores with a hook. Hagen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Mishima coming out on top. Hagen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mishima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Mishima lands a jab. Jack Hagen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mishima throws a leg kick which misses Hagen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hagen tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Kazumi Mishima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Mishima 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazumi Mishima!
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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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