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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Sparraaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pertti Sparraaja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Sparraaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sparraaja lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teppo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teppo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sparraaja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teppo sprawls well. Teppo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sparraaja gets slowly back to his feet.
Teppo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparraaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teppo.
Sparraaja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teppo lands the left hand.
Teppo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparraaja doesn't seem bothered though.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teppo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparraaja throws a chopping leg kick but Teppo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparraaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Teppo connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparraaja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Teppo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparraaja at a distance.
Teppo throws a shot to the body.
Teppo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparraaja rather than just go for the knockout.
Sparraaja is breathing heavily.
Teppo gets caught flat footed, as Sparraaja shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Teppo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teppo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sparraaja tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Teppo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Teppo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparraaja can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sparraaja hang on?
Teppo prevents Sparraaja from getting the reversal.
Sparraaja is working hard here to advance position.
Teppo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparraaja is desperately trying to improve his position but Teppo has a good base and remains in mount.
Teppo looking to isolate an arm here. Sparraaja doesn't see it coming and as Teppo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Teppo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matti Teppo!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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68% |
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