HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 8 - Northern Europe is booming with MMA. The ninth installment of The Cage series showcased a good cross section of the talent the North holds.

Light heavyweight 3×5 min (-93 kg)
Toni Valtonen, Espoon Kehähait – Finland vs
Jakob Lövstad, Trondheim Fight Gym – Norway
Winner: Lövstad, submission (side choke) 2.RD 1.30 Video

Heavyweight 2×5 min (+93 kg)
Atte Backman, Espoon Kehähait – Finland vs
Tadas Rimkevicius, Team Bushido MMA – Lithuania
Winner: Rimkevicius, submission (injury) 1.RD 0.15 Video

Middleweight 2×5 min (-85 kg)
Matti Mäkelä, Pancrase Gym – Sweden vs
Petras Markevicius, Team Bushido MMA – Lithuania
Voittaja: Markevicius, submission (flying armbar) 1.RD 0.48 Video

Welterweight 2×5 min (-76 kg)
Anton Kuivanen, GB Gym Helsinki – Finland vs
Sergei Kudrjashov – Latvia
Winner: Kuivanen, submission (side choke) 1.RD 1.23 Video

Light heavyweight 2×5 min (-93 kg)
Jevgeni Smirnov, GB Gym Helsinki – Finland vs
Bobby Rehman, Pancrase Gym – Sweden
Winner: Rehman, KO 2.RD 3.50 Video

Welterweight 2×5 min (-72 kg)
Pasi Maliniemi, SF Lpr – Finland vs
Erikas Petraitis, Team Bushido MMA – Lithuania
Winner: Petraitis, submission (rear naked choke) 1.RD2.33 Video

Welterweight 2×5 min (-73 kg)
J-P Vainikainen, Espoon Kehähait – Finland vs
Andris Dadzis – Latvia
Winner: Vainikainen, submission (rear naked choke) 1.RD 2.18 Video

Welterweight 2×5 min (-77 kg)
Jasse Junkkari, GB Gym Helsinki – Finland vs
Sergei Juskevic, Team Bushido MMA – Lithuania
Winner: Junkkari, unanimous decision Video

Lightweight 2×5 min (-68 kg)
Olli Hartikainen, GB Gym Helsinki - Finland vs
Urs Schwegler – Switzerland
Winner: Hartikainen, submission (armbar) 1.RD 2.00 Video

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