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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter comes to the cage accompanied by Aerosmith - Lightning Strikes. Jouni Lettu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Lettu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flashlighter.
Flashlighter moves in looking to clinch but Lettu pushes him off.
Lettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lettu slips under a jab from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Lettu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flashlighter manages to avoid it.
Lettu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flashlighter backs up against the cage.
Flashlighter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lettu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by Flashlighter.
Lettu throws a series of punches but Flashlighter avoids them all with ease.
Lettu keeps the fight on the outside.
Flashlighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flashlighter dodges the punch combination from Lettu.
Flashlighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flashlighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lettu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flashlighter throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flashlighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lettu looks gassed!
Lettu throws a big shot that misses.
Flashlighter moves away from the strike by Lettu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flashlighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Lettu misses.
Lettu misses with a looping left.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flashlighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flashlighter, right into the meat.
A jab from Flashlighter does it's job there.
Flashlighter lands a head kick that stumbles Lettu and the fighters go to the mat.
Lettu is rocked!
It looks like Jouni Lettu has been cut.
Flashlighter is looking to work some ground and pound but Lettu has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flashlighter wanted to stand there but Lettu had control of the position.
Flashlighter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flashlighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lettu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flashlighter is really struggling to control Lettu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lettu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lettu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lettu blocks a head kick by Flashlighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
Lettu throws a hook but Flashlighter avoids it easily.
Flashlighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lettu is just out of range.
Flashlighter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flashlighter, right into the meat.
Lettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flashlighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Lettu.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flashlighter. That's going to slow Lettu down.
Lettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flashlighter moves away from the strike by Lettu.
Lettu takes a swing at Flashlighter's ribcage but misses.
Lettu moves out of range of the leg kick from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter scores with a leg kick.
Flashlighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flashlighter tries to clinch up but Lettu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flashlighter.
Nice straight punches there by Flashlighter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flashlighter.
Lettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flashlighter manages to avoid it.
Flashlighter tries to clinch up.
Flashlighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lettu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Flashlighter lands an elbow that stopped Lettu in his tracks for a moment.
Flashlighter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lettu up against the cage.
Lettu avoiding damage as Flashlighter throws knees to the body.
Flashlighter lands an elbow just above Lettu 's eye.
Lettu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A frustrated look appears on Lettu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flashlighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Lettu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flashlighter taking a breather.
Lettu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flashlighter backwards.
Lettu breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jouni Lettu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lettu moves out of range as Flashlighter throws a body kick.
Flashlighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lettu.
Lettu scores with a hook to the body. Flashlighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lettu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flashlighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Flashlighter lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Lettu does it's job there.
Flashlighter lands a head kick. Lettu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Flashlighter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flashlighter.
A good leg kick by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter cracks the inside of Lettu's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flashlighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flashlighter throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lettu tries to move into range but Flashlighter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lettu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lettu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flashlighter thinking.
Flashlighter feints and then cracks Lettu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lettu down.
Flashlighter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flashlighter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lettu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flashlighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lettu avoids the head kick by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a body punch but Lettu moves out of range.
Flashlighter keeps Lettu at a distance using the push kick.
Flashlighter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lettu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flashlighter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flashlighter trying to control but Lettu is working from the bottom.
Lettu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lettu, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flashlighter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter trying to control but Lettu is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flashlighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lettu's sensitive parts.
Flashlighter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flashlighter scores with a head kick.
Flashlighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flashlighter.
Felix Flashlighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flashlighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lettu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flashlighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lettu manages to avoid it.
Flashlighter connects with a high kick.
Flashlighter connects with a single shot there.
Flashlighter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Flashlighter slams his shin into Lettu's torso.
Flashlighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lettu looks to throw the jab but Flashlighter is out of range.
Flashlighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Flashlighter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flashlighter throws a shot from downtown. Lettu moves away and avoids it.
Lettu misses with a straight left.
Lettu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flashlighter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lettu misses with a jab to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a big head kick but Lettu shrugs it off.
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!
Lettu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Flashlighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lettu can do to turn this around?
Flashlighter keeps Lettu at a distance using the push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flashlighter is looking to clinch.
Flashlighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flashlighter.
Lettu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flashlighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jouni Lettu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Flashlighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lettu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flashlighter throws a head kick but Lettu moves out of range.
Lettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lettu misses with a hook.
Flashlighter is looking to slow Lettu down with leg kicks.
Lettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flashlighter.
Lettu blocks the body kick.
Flashlighter throws a head kick but Lettu moves out of range.
Lettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flashlighter manages to avoid it.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Flashlighter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lettu tries to avoid it but Flashlighter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lettu to the ground. Lettu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flashlighter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lettu takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flashlighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flashlighter lands a slapping body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lettu's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flashlighter, right into the meat.
Flashlighter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lettu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter forces Lettu back against the cage and clinches.
Flashlighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flashlighter lands an elbow that stopped Lettu in his tracks for a moment.
Lettu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flashlighter lands a nice elbow.
Lettu can't find room to land a body shot as Flashlighter controls the action.
Lettu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lettu. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flashlighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lettu.
Flashlighter lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flashlighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flashlighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flashlighter misses with a body shot.
Lettu looks to land a right hand but Flashlighter moved out of range.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flashlighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lettu circles away.
Lettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flashlighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lettu misses with a wild body shot.
Lettu misses the body punch
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick.
Flashlighter tries to clinch but Lettu moves out of range.
Flashlighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flashlighter misses with a head kick.
Flashlighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lettu. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Felix Flashlighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Lettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Flashlighter.
Lettu misses with a body shot.
Flashlighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lettu.
Flashlighter misses with an uppercut.
Lettu lands with a nice body punch.
Lettu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Flashlighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flashlighter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lettu misses with a wild body shot.
Flashlighter connects with a high kick.
Flashlighter scores with a nice strike.
Lettu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lettu misses with a wild body shot.
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Flashlighter's head but Flashlighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flashlighter tries to clinch there but Lettu circles away.
Felix Flashlighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flashlighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lettu misses with a shot to the body
and Flashlighter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lettu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flashlighter rather than just go for the knockout.
Flashlighter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flashlighter!
Flashlighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jouni Lettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Flashlighter slams his shin into Lettu's torso.
Flashlighter scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flashlighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Flashlighter thumps Lettu with a low kick.
Lettu swats away the attempt to clinch by Flashlighter.
Lettu misses with a hook to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Flashlighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flashlighter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Flashlighter!
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