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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Hartola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White lands a nice hook to Hartola's body. Hartola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartola's sensitive parts.
White is looking to chop away at Hartola's legs.
White throws a head kick but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White feints and then cracks Hartola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartola down.
White clobbers Hartola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White throws a one two combo.
Bob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola thows a body shot but no joy.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartola throws out the jab.
Hartola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartola throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartola throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a body shot.
White swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
A cross from Hartola lands.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White cracks Hartola with an open hand slap.
White lands a jab to Hartola's midsection.
Hartola throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hartola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White lands a jab to the head.
Hartola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartola off the cage and back into rage.
White throws a nice head kick!
White walks into a straight right hand from Hartola.
White lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
White connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a leg kick
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartola tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White misses with a looping right.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White misses with a looping right.
White slips under a jab.
White cracks Hartola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Hartola should have avoided that one.
White throws a body punch but Hartola moves out of range.
White throws a series of strikes that have Hartola backpedaling.
White throws a hook but Hartola avoids it easily.
White throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
Hartola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Hartola looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Hartola loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Hartola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Hartola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hartola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by White.
Hartola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White throws a head kick but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White misses with a straight right.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hartola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hartola misses the jab.
White lunges at Hartola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hartola's hand.
Hartola closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.
Hartola moves out of range as White strikes.
Hartola throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Hartola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White thuds his right hand into Hartola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White misses with a looping right.
Hartola closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hartola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartola circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White blocks a jab.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hartola clinches but White breaks the clinch
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Hartola scores with a jab to the jaw.
White wants to land a leg kick but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola misses with a few strikes there.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Hartola - just one landing.
Hartola throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Hartola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White connects with a jab.
Hartola misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
Hartola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Hartola avoids a punch combination nicely.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Hartola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hartola misses with a looping left.
Hartola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Hartola.
White throws a right hand that Hartola ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartola also avoids with ease.
Hartola is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White misses the shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab lands there for Hartola.
Hartola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hartola blocks a leg kick.
Hartola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White is looking to control Hartola's arms but Hartola gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Hartola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartola leaning against his opponent.
Hartola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartola slows down the pace here.
Hartola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Hartola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hartola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hartola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Hartola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Hartola controls the action.
Hartola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hartola is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartola controls his hands.
Hartola lands a knee to the head.
Hartola misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartola.
White looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartola wants to clinch.
Hartola is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by White.
Hartola throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Hartola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White misses with a straight left.
White lands with a right hand.
White lands with an overhand left.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartola.
Bob White is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a shot to the body.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Hartola thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
White tries to work over Hartola's front leg with a kick but Hartola checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
Hartola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White ducks under a wild hook from Hartola.
White swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White misses the body punch
and Hartola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Hartola is looking to clinch.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartola manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartola catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartola throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Hartola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hartola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartola wants to clinch.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White takes one on the button.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Hartola counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
White throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
White stuns Hartola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Hartola looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Hartola is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Hartola throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White looks to land a right hand but Hartola moved out of range.
Hartola lands a head shot.
Hartola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartola looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a body shot.
Hartola misses with a straight left.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartola blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by White.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Hartola does it's job there.
Hartola goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hartola throws a nice head kick!
White throws a shot to the body.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from White.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartola.
Hartola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartola's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Hartola misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a looping right.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hartola - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Hartola is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from White.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hartola checks a leg kick.
Hartola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Hartola scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola cracks the inside of White's front leg.
White misses with a straight right.
Hartola lands a head shot.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
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!
Hartola scores with a spinning back kick!
Hartola lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Hartola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartola moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartola.
Hartola tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hartola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartola as he connects with a hook.
Hartola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Hartola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Hartola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Hartola!
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