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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermanni Aarnio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Tunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hermanni Aarnio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Tunari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aarnio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tunari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tunari keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermanni Aarnio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunari gets a takedown into half guard.
Aarnio wants to get back to his feet.
Aarnio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Aarnio misses the shot to the body.
Tunari wants to clinch
and Aarnio counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice jab there from Aarnio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aarnio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aarnio misses with a few strikes there.
Aarnio closes the distance and clinches.
Aarnio lands a nice knee to the body.
Tunari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aarnio walks away with a smile on his face. Tunari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tunari looks gassed!
Tunari misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermanni Aarnio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aarnio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tunari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tunari keeps the fight on the outside.
Tunari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tunari keeps the fight on the outside.
Aarnio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aarnio throws a leg kick but Tunari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aarnio rushes Tunari and presses him up against the cage.
Aarnio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aarnio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tunari is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Aarnio.
Aarnio connects with a knee to the head.
Tunari tries to stall but Aarnio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aarnio.
Tunari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two 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.
Tunari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aarnio avoids it.
Aarnio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aarnio connects with a knee to the head.
Tunari working hard to break the clinch.
Aarnio is pressed up against the cage. Tunari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aarnio down to the mat. Aarnio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hermanni Aarnio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Tunari.
Aarnio moves into the clinch.
Aarnio working Tunari over with knees to the body.
Aarnio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tunari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aarnio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tunari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aarnio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Aarnio.
Aarnio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aarnio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aarnio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tunari.
Tunari fails to pull guard.
Tunari jumps guard but Aarnio stands there with Tunari around his waist. Tunari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aarnio lands a knee to the head.
Aarnio keeps control of Tunari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aarnio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tunari has had enough of the clinch but Aarnio keeps him there for the moment.
Aarnio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aarnio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tunari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tunari working hard to break the clinch.
Tunari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aarnio scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aarnio obliges.
Aarnio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tunari has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aarnio uses from the top position.
Tunari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aarnio's guard.
Aarnio scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aarnio.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tunari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tunari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aarnio wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hermanni Aarnio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aarnio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tunari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tunari is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aarnio reverses the position - he's now on top in Tunari's guard.
Aarnio stands and steps away. Tunari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aarnio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tunari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tunari is breathing heavily.
Aarnio tries a head kick but it misses.
Tunari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tunari shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aarnio is trying to defend but Tunari finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aarnio wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio has one foot on Tunari's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tunari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aarnio scores with a spinning back kick!
Aarnio moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aarnio as Tunari tries to tie him up.
Aarnio connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aarnio.
Aarnio working Tunari over with knees to the body.
Aarnio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tunari is trying to break free.
Tunari tries to break free but Aarnio pushes him back against the cage.
Aarnio misses with a knee strike.
Tunari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aarnio pushes Tunari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunari has Aarnio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aarnio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aarnio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aarnio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tunari's face.
Aarnio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hermanni Aarnio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Tunari.
Tunari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aarnio walks away with a smile on his face. Tunari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tunari shoots for a takedown but Aarnio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aarnio clinches up with Tunari and pushes him back against the cage.
Aarnio tries a knee to the head but Tunari blocks it.
Aarnio crunches a lovely knee into Tunari's ribcage.
Tunari tries to circle away but Aarnio has him pinned against the cage.
Tunari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aarnio blocks an uppercut.
Aarnio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tunari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tunari avoiding damage as Aarnio throws knees to the body.
Tunari is trying to break free.
Aarnio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunari looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Aarnio.
Aarnio crunches a lovely knee into Tunari's ribcage.
Aarnio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aarnio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aarnio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tunari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aarnio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tunari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aarnio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunari blocks it with crossed arms.
Aarnio missing with knees to the body.
Tunari pulls guard.
Aarnio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aarnio wants to stand but Tunari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aarnio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tunari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aarnio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tunari, up you get!
Aarnio moves in looking to clinch but Tunari pushes him off.
Tunari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aarnio throws a head kick but Tunari moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hermanni Aarnio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aarnio misses with a low kick.
Aarnio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aarnio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tunari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aarnio throws a series of punches but Tunari avoids them all with ease.
Tunari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tunari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aarnio avoids it really well and circles away.
Aarnio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tunari keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermanni Aarnio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aarnio instigates a clinch.
Tunari jumps guard but Aarnio stands there with Tunari around his waist. Tunari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aarnio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aarnio crunches a lovely knee into Tunari's ribcage.
Tunari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aarnio lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aarnio connects with a knee to the head.
Aarnio tries a knee to the head but Tunari blocks it.
Aarnio lands a good knee to the midsection. Tunari won't want to take too many of those.
Tunari managing to block the knees to the body from Aarnio.
Tunari tries to circle away but Aarnio has him pinned against the cage.
Tunari is looking to control Aarnio's arms but Aarnio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tunari has his back to the cage.
Aarnio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aarnio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tunari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hermanni Aarnio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Tunari.
Tunari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aarnio scores with a shoulder strike.
Tunari is trying to break the clinch but Aarnio has him pressed against the cage.
Tunari fails to pull guard.
Tunari is trying to force a seperation but Aarnio has the dominant position.
Tunari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aarnio scores with a knee to the head.
Aarnio scores a nice knee to the body.
Tunari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tunari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aarnio pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two 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.
Tunari gets the takedown into side control.
Tunari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tunari goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aarnio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tunari but great work by Aarnio.
Tunari is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunari dodges the ground and pound from Aarnio.
Aarnio decides to stand back up.
Aarnio tries to close the distance and clinch but Tunari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aarnio throws a right and a left that Tunari avoids nicely.
Tunari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aarnio circles away.
Aarnio throws a head kick but Tunari moves out of range.
Aarnio rushes Tunari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunari looking to stall.
Tunari wants to break free but Aarnio has control.
Aarnio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aarnio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hermanni Aarnio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tunari wants to stall.
Tunari can't break the clinch.
Tunari tries to circle away but Aarnio has him pinned against the cage.
Aarnio with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Aarnio.
Tunari is looking to break free of the clinch but Aarnio has double underhooks.
Aarnio scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Aarnio.
Aarnio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tunari is defending well for now.
Tunari managing to block the knees to the body from Aarnio.
Tunari is trying to stall.
Paavo Tunari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tunari managing to block the knees to the body from Aarnio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hermanni Aarnio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aarnio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hermanni Aarnio!
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energy
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hype
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