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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Kaurismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaurismaa has chosen DJ Neon - Track 5 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Kaurismaa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaurismaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aho.
Kaurismaa tries to clinch up but Aho circles away and keeps his distance.
Aho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaurismaa.
Aho lands a nice looking body shot.
Aho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aho swinging wilding here.
Kaurismaa tries to clinch but Aho moves out of range.
Aho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaurismaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arne Kaurismaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Aho both land. Nice combination.
Kaurismaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aho.
Aho looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaurismaa is just out of range.
Kaurismaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaurismaa connects with a jab.
Kaurismaa cracks Aho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaurismaa looks to land a left hand but Aho moved out of range nicely.
Aho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaurismaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaurismaa misses with a hook. Aho ducked under it nicely.
Kaurismaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aho ducks under a wild hook from Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa misses with an uppercut. Aho saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa looks to land a left hand but Aho moved out of range nicely.
Aho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa throws a shot from downtown. Aho moves away and avoids it.
Aho staying out of range there.
Aho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aho's corner calls for a 1-2. Aho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aho looks to throw the jab but Kaurismaa is out of range.
Kaurismaa throws a lazy right hand but Aho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaurismaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaurismaa ducks under a wild hook from Aho.
Aho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaurismaa avoids the body shot from Aho.
Kaurismaa connects with a body shot.
Kaurismaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaurismaa misses with a hook.
Aho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaurismaa throws the left hand but Aho avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaurismaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Kaurismaa.
Aho misses with an uppercut. Kaurismaa saw that one coming.
Kaurismaa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kaurismaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaurismaa throws a hook but Aho avoids it easily.
Aho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaurismaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaurismaa swinging wilding here.
Kaurismaa thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Kaurismaa misses.
Kaurismaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aho slips a jab from Kaurismaa.
Aho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aho looks to land a combination but Kaurismaa avoids it well.
Aho throws a looping overhand right but Kaurismaa ducks down to avoid it.
Kaurismaa forces Aho back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aho tries to break free but Kaurismaa pushes him back against the cage.
Aho breaks from the clinch.
Aho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kaurismaa to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa walks into a stiff left hand from Aho.
Kaurismaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Aho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aho avoids the head kick by Kaurismaa.
Aho looks to land a right hand but Kaurismaa moved out of range.
Kaurismaa ducks under a wild hook from Aho.
Kaurismaa misses with an uppercut.
Kaurismaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaurismaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaurismaa misses the target.
A left lands for Aho.
Aho tests Kaurismaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaurismaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aho staying out of range there.
Aho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aho tries to bum rush Kaurismaa with a series of wild strikes but Kaurismaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaurismaa misses with a straight right.
Aho lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaurismaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aho lands with an overhand left.
Kaurismaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aho swinging wilding here.
Kaurismaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaurismaa.
Aho scores with a hook to the body. Kaurismaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aho looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaurismaa is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaurismaa misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Kaurismaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Aho 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.
Aho misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Kaurismaa misses its intended target.
Kaurismaa throws a hook to the side of Aho's head but Aho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaurismaa misses with a looping right.
Aho cracks Kaurismaa with a good jab.
Kaurismaa cracks Aho with an open hand slap.
Kaurismaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaurismaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaurismaa tests Aho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaurismaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aho slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Aho.
Aho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martti Aho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Kaurismaa there.
Aho throws a series of punches but Kaurismaa moves out of range.
Kaurismaa slips a jab from Aho.
Martti Aho is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aho tries to clinch but Kaurismaa moves out of range.
Aho misses with a body shot.
Kaurismaa misses with a jab to the body
letting Aho counter with a right hand.
Kaurismaa closes the distance and pushes Aho back into the cage.
Aho is trying to break the clinch but Kaurismaa has him pressed against the cage.
Kaurismaa scores with a shot to the side of Aho's head.
Kaurismaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aho's elbow.
Kaurismaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aho's elbow.
Aho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aho throws out a loose jab but Kaurismaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kaurismaa.
Aho lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaurismaa's head.
A lazy left from Aho finds it's target.
Aho throws a right hand that Kaurismaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaurismaa also avoids with ease.
Kaurismaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aho.
Aho defending well as Kaurismaa loads up on a big left hand.
Aho throws the left hand but Kaurismaa avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaurismaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aho.
Kaurismaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aho, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Kaurismaa on the inside.
Aho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaurismaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaurismaa can't find room to land a body shot as Aho controls the action.
Kaurismaa working aggressively here.
Kaurismaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kaurismaa fails to land.
Kaurismaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaurismaa.
A head punch on the inside from Kaurismaa fails to land.
Aho wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaurismaa won't allow it.
Kaurismaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aho is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaurismaa has double underhooks.
Kaurismaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kaurismaa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aho's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaurismaa tries to throw a body punch but Aho avoids it by throwing Kaurismaa back against the cage.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaurismaa is stalling here.
Kaurismaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaurismaa tries a body shot but Aho blocks it.
Aho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaurismaa prevents Aho from breaking the clinch.
Aho blocking some punches.
Kaurismaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aho takes a shot to the head.
Kaurismaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaurismaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aho blocks an uppercut.
Kaurismaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaurismaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aho tries to circle away but Kaurismaa has him pinned against the cage.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaurismaa. Aho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaurismaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aho in his tracks.
Kaurismaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aho.
Kaurismaa staying out of range there.
Aho throws a series of punches but Kaurismaa avoids them all with ease.
Aho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaurismaa tries to clinch there but Aho circles away.
Aho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaurismaa.
Aho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaurismaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Aho's head.
Aho throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaurismaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aho slips under a jab.
Aho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaurismaa moves in looking to clinch but Aho pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaurismaa slips under a jab.
Kaurismaa tries to clinch but Aho is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Kaurismaa 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!
Kaurismaa digs a good body shot into Aho's ribs.
Aho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaurismaa.
Aho misses with a double jab
and Kaurismaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaurismaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aho moves away from the strike by Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa throws a shot from downtown. Aho moves away and avoids it.
Kaurismaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aho.
Aho connects with the punch.
Aho looks to land a combination. Kaurismaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Aho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaurismaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaurismaa.
A big right from Kaurismaa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aho throws a series of punches but Kaurismaa moves out of range.
Aho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaurismaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aho backwards.
Kaurismaa tries to throw a body punch but Aho avoids it by throwing Kaurismaa back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaurismaa.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaurismaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaurismaa tries a body shot but Aho blocks it.
Kaurismaa digs a right hand underneath Aho's ribcage. Aho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaurismaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaurismaa misses with the head strike.
Kaurismaa misses with a punch to the body.
Kaurismaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kaurismaa fails to land.
Kaurismaa tries to work over Aho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaurismaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aho is trying to break the clinch but Kaurismaa is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Kaurismaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaurismaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaurismaa has a couple of punches blocked by Aho.
Kaurismaa tries a body shot but Aho blocks it.
Kaurismaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaurismaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaurismaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaurismaa throws a head punch that misses.
Kaurismaa misses with some punches.
Aho has had enough of the clinch but Kaurismaa keeps him there for the moment.
Aho is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaurismaa has double underhooks.
Aho blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kaurismaa as the two fighters clinch.
Aho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaurismaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaurismaa can't find room to land a body shot as Aho controls the action.
Kaurismaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaurismaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aho's efforts to push away.
Kaurismaa has a couple of punches blocked by Aho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaurismaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aho prevents a body shot from Kaurismaa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaurismaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaurismaa tries to work over Aho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaurismaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaurismaa scores with a hook to the body.
Kaurismaa tries a body shot but Aho blocks it.
Aho tries to break the clinch but Kaurismaa is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Kaurismaa.
Aho wants to break free but Kaurismaa has control.
Kaurismaa tries a body shot but Aho blocks it.
Kaurismaa works on Aho's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaurismaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaurismaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaurismaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaurismaa digs a right hand underneath Aho's ribcage. Aho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaurismaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aho works over Kaurismaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Aho throws a head kick that misses.
Aho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aho misses with the combination.
Aho moves out of range as Kaurismaa strikes.
Kaurismaa throws a shot from downtown. Aho moves away and avoids it.
Kaurismaa scores with a nice strike.
Kaurismaa is looking to clinch but Aho is avoiding it.
Aho thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaurismaa instigates a clinch.
Kaurismaa has a couple of punches blocked by Aho.
Kaurismaa digs a right hand underneath Aho's ribcage. Aho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaurismaa can't find room to land a body shot as Aho controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaurismaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Kaurismaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaurismaa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Kaurismaa!
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