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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iron Ispa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavali Pietari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietari has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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191 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Pietari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietari ducks under a wild hook from Ispa.
Pietari forces Ispa back against the cage and clinches.
Ispa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ispa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ispa throws a lazy head kick
and Pietari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ispa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ispa throws a head kick that misses.
Pietari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ispa misses with a straight right.
Ispa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ispa misses with an uppercut.
Pietari lands a big head kick that sends Ispa tumbling to the mat! Pietari takes a step backwards and waves Ispa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ispa is rocked!
Pietari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pietari defending well as Ispa loads up on a big left hand.
Pietari slips under a jab.
Pietari avoids the head kick by Ispa.
Pietari drops Ispa with a beautiful combination! Ispa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pietari is looking for the KO!
Oh Ispa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pietari rushes Ispa and presses him up against the cage.
Ispa seems to have got his legs back now.
Pietari lands a nice elbow.
Ispa letting Pietari take a breather here.
Ispa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Ispa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ispa has had enough of the clinch but Pietari keeps him there for the moment.
Ispa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pietari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ispa is breathing heavily.
Pietari misses with a knee strike.
Pietari manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietari thumps Ispa with a low kick.
Pietari gets a clinch.
Pietari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ispa shoots in for a double leg but Pietari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ispa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pietari. That one must have hurt.
Pietari lands a left and a right that send Ispa crashing to the mat, dazed. Pietari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ispa moves forwards but Pietari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pietari cracks Ispa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ispa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pietari finish him?
Pietari rushes Ispa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pietari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pietari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ispa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pietari manages to pull guard.
Ispa stopping the sweep attempt from Pietari.
Pietari pulls Ispa in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari trying to keep a closed guard but Ispa is proving a slippery customer.
Pietari looking for a guillotine here but Ispa defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari has his foot on Ispa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ispa works his way back into a safe position though.
Pietari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ispa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ispa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pietari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Ispa tries to stand but Pietari is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ispa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Pietari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietari clinches up with Ispa and pushes him back against the cage.
Ispa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pietari.
Ispa takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Pietari.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavali Pietari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pietari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pietari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pietari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ispa throws a head kick but Pietari moves out of range.
A big right from Ispa misses.
Ispa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pietari clinches.
Pietari landing knees to the head.
Pietari keeps control of Ispa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pietari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ispa's efforts to push away.
Pietari lands a knee to the head.
Ispa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pietari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pietari lands with a kick to the temple. Ispa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pietari darts in and clinches Ispa up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pietari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pietari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ispa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pietari landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pietari slows down the pace here.
Pietari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pietari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pietari crunches a lovely knee into Ispa's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa takes an elbow to the temple.
Pietari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ispa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pietari is stalling here.
Pietari lands a nice elbow.
Pietari working Ispa over with knees to the body.
Pietari lands a good knee to the midsection. Ispa won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pietari.
Pietari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pietari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ispa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pietari keeps control of Ispa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ispa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pietari's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Ispa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pietari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietari lands a shot to the body.
Ispa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pietari scores a nice knee to the body.
Pietari keeps control of Ispa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pietari wants a takedown.
Pietari tries to land knees in the clinch but Ispa avoids the damage to the body.
Ispa tries to break free but Pietari pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ispa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pietari tries to pull guard but Ispa won't allow it.
Iron Ispa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavali Pietari.
Pietari blocks an elbow strike.
Pietari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pietari staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Ispa.
Ispa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pietari.
A head kick by Ispa misses
enabling Pietari to counter with a crisp jab.
Pietari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pietari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ispa, pushing him back against the cage.
Pietari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ispa is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa is not content to let Pietari control the position.
Pietari 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pietari stands up.
Pietari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietari lands a high kick!
Pietari moves into range and clinches up with Ispa.
Ispa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ispa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pietari.
Pietari scores with a shot to the side of Ispa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavali Pietari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Ispa throws a hook but Pietari blocks it.
Ispa throws a head kick that misses
and Pietari counters by moving into the clinch.
Ispa misses with an elbow strike.
Pietari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pietari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pietari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pietari jumps guard and drags Ispa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pietari controls Ispa momentarily but Ispa frees himself.
Pietari pushes Ispa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pietari rushes Ispa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pietari to work.
The crowd are getting on Pietari's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pietari lands a right hand.
Ispa is trying to break the clinch but Pietari has him pressed against the cage.
Pietari lands a nice knee to the body.
Pietari prevents Ispa from breaking the clinch.
Pietari working Ispa over with knees to the body.
Pietari breaks from the clinch.
Iron Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pietari.
Ispa throws a lazy right hand but Pietari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pietari moves into range and clinches up with Ispa.
Ispa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pietari.
Pietari prevents Ispa from breaking the clinch.
Ispa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pietari dodges an elbow strike from Ispa.
Iron Ispa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari lands a body shot.
Paavali Pietari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pietari has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ispa is trying to keep an underhook but Pietari manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pietari wants to work for an arm triangle but Ispa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pietari tries to stand and escape but Ispa is controlling the position.
Pietari is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Ispa manages to get to full guard.
Pietari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ispa is wriggling around but Pietari manages to pass to half guard.
Paavali Pietari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Pietari seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavali Pietari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pietari 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Paavali Pietari!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Paavali Pietari!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Paavali Pietari!
Paavali Pietari wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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