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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tai Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Isokivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Voitto Isokivi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Isokivi tries to keep at a distance but Sonni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sonni wants to break free but Isokivi has control.
Sonni has had enough of the clinch but Isokivi keeps him there for the moment.
Isokivi gets underhooks to prevent Sonni's takedown attempt.
Isokivi prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.
Sonni lands with a left to the head.
Isokivi prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.
Isokivi prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.
Sonni breaks from the clinch.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isokivi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni thows a body kick. Isokivi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sonni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Isokivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Isokivi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sonni looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Isokivi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Isokivi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Isokivi wants to control but Sonni is keeping him busy.
Isokivi looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isokivi just content to control the position.
Sonni prevents Isokivi from moving into mount.
Sonni is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Isokivi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Isokivi trying to control the action but Sonni is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sonni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Isokivi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonni.
Sonni moves nicely into side control.
Sonni tries to move to mount but Isokivi blocks the move with his legs.
Sonni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Isokivi on the ground.
Isokivi struggling a bit here.
Isokivi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonni misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonni tries to stand but Isokivi is controlling his head.
Sonni lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni decides to stand back up.
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sonni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Isokivi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sonni just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Sonni.
Sonni has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Isokivi.
Isokivi wants the takedown. Sonni is fighting it off but Isokivi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sonni's guard against the cage.
Isokivi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sonni's head.
Isokivi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sonni trying to control the position.
Isokivi stands up and waves to Sonni to follow him.
Isokivi walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a one two combo.
Isokivi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonni misses with a few strikes there.
Isokivi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
Sonni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Isokivi tries to pull guard but Sonni holds him up against the cage and eventually Isokivi drops back down to his feet.
Tai Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voitto Isokivi.
Sonni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Isokivi fails to pull guard.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonni misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Isokivi backs up against the cage.
Sonni throws a nice looking combination but Isokivi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Isokivi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Sonni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni fails with the takedown
and Isokivi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sonni!
Isokivi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sonni?
Isokivi with good strikes from the mount here!
Isokivi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sonni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sonni is looking to get back to his feet here but Isokivi is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sonni's back.
Sonni is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Isokivi has the hooks in. Sonni is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Isokivi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sonni is defending well though. Isokivi let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sonni covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Isokivi tries to keep control of the position but Sonni is staying busy.
Isokivi gets his hands free as Sonni looks to control.
Isokivi gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Isokivi trying to control momentarily.
Sonni just trying to survive but Isokivi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Isokivi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Isokivi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sonni is defending well though. Isokivi let's go of the attempt for now.
Isokivi is breathing heavily.
Isokivi lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isokivi keeps control of the position easily here as Sonni tries to buck him off.
Isokivi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sonni manages to stand up with Isokivi still on his back. Eventually Isokivi drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Tai Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni scores with a hook.
Sonni lands a jab-cross combination.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
Sonni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Isokivi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonni but Sonni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tai Sonni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isokivi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Isokivi clinches.
Isokivi successfully pulls guard.
Sonni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isokivi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Isokivi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sonni!
Isokivi controlling the position easily from mount.
Isokivi raining down shots from the mount!
Isokivi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Isokivi looking to isolate an arm here. Sonni doesn't see it coming and as Isokivi extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Isokivi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Voitto Isokivi!
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FIGHT
RATING
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