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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alika Mumea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuhkasaari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Proteus - Full Metal Jacket. Alika Mumea will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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151 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
153 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alika Mumea!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumea scores with a hook.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick
and Mumea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuhkasaari thinking.
Tuhkasaari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mumea swivels and escapes.
Tuhkasaari looks to land a body kick but Mumea moved away.
Mumea looks to land a right hand but Tuhkasaari moved out of range.
Tuhkasaari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mumea lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mumea jabs Tuhkasaari right on the nose. Tuhkasaari blinks but takes it well.
Tuhkasaari shoots in and bounces Mumea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mumea pulls Tuhkasaari in to control the position.
Tuhkasaari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mumea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuhkasaari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mumea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mumea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mumea keeping full guard, as Tuhkasaari tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mumea keeping full guard, as Tuhkasaari tries to pass.
Mumea looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mumea looking for a sweep. Not yet Mumea, not yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alika Mumea wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tuhkasaari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Tuhkasaari misses
letting Mumea counter with a right hand.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick but Mumea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tuhkasaari thows a leg kick but Mumea checks it
and Mumea counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuhkasaari is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mumea takes a little break here. Tuhkasaari wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tuhkasaari tries to bench press Mumea off him but Mumea keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mumea trying to control the position but Tuhkasaari is working away.
Tuhkasaari is looking for a sweep.
Tuhkasaari is trying to control Mumea's posture but Mumea avoids it.
Mumea wants to stand but Tuhkasaari has his arm trapped.
Tuhkasaari is trying to improve his position.
Mumea takes a little break here. Tuhkasaari wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alika Mumea hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mumea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuhkasaari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tuhkasaari!
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuhkasaari tries to land a front kick but Mumea steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mumea lands the left hand.
Tuhkasaari connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuhkasaari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tuhkasaari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumea throws out the jab.
Tuhkasaari slips a straight right by Mumea.
Mumea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from Mumea.
Mumea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuhkasaari.
Mumea throws a hook to the side of Tuhkasaari's head but Tuhkasaari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumea lands a really nice looking cross but Tuhkasaari seems unphased.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.
Tuhkasaari connects with a leg kick. Mumea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tuhkasaari moves away from the strike by Mumea.
Tuhkasaari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mumea's sensitive parts.
Tuhkasaari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teppo Tuhkasaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari lands a high kick!
Tuhkasaari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mumea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mumea misses with a looping left.
Mumea is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tuhkasaari throws a push kick but Mumea slaps the foot to one side.
Tuhkasaari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mumea avoids it really well and circles away.
Mumea throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tuhkasaari was covering up waiting for the punch and Mumea finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tuhkasaari working for a triangle but Mumea defends it easily.
Mumea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumea wants to control from the top but Tuhkasaari keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Mumea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mumea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuhkasaari was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumea.
A good leg kick by Tuhkasaari.
Mumea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuhkasaari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tuhkasaari lands a head kick!
Tuhkasaari tries to land a body kick
enabling Mumea to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuhkasaari.
A bone on bone clash there as Mumea blocks the leg kick.
Tuhkasaari tried to score with a low kick but Mumea checks it.
Nice defenses there by Tuhkasaari.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuhkasaari, right into the meat.
Tuhkasaari leaves Mumea with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tuhkasaari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tuhkasaari closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mumea quickly recovers to half guard.
Tuhkasaari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tuhkasaari thows a huge punch but Mumea dodges it nicely.
Tuhkasaari is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mumea!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumea wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari wants to finish this one by submission but Mumea is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tuhkasaari.
Mumea is looking to get to half guard.
Tuhkasaari lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mumea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mumea is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mumea wants to control but Tuhkasaari is having none of it.
Tuhkasaari lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mumea is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tuhkasaari with shots to the head and body - Mumea looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mumea bucks Tuhkasaari off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Tuhkasaari misses
and Mumea counters with a left to the body.
Tuhkasaari throws a low kick but Mumea moves out of range easily.
Mumea looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuhkasaari is just out of range.
Tuhkasaari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mumea to score with a decent uppercut.
Tuhkasaari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mumea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mumea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuhkasaari's guard.
Tuhkasaari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tuhkasaari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mumea stopping the sweep attempt from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari has his hands on Mumea's head, controlling the position.
Tuhkasaari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumea trying to control but Tuhkasaari is working from the bottom.
Tuhkasaari looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuhkasaari, not yet.
Alika Mumea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuhkasaari controls Mumea momentarily but Mumea frees himself.
Mumea wanted to stand there but Tuhkasaari had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mumea has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tuhkasaari.
Mumea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tuhkasaari scores with a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mumea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mumea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mumea controlling his opponent.
Mumea avoids the attempt from Tuhkasaari to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Mumea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tuhkasaari sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mumea tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tuhkasaari controls his leg.
Tuhkasaari tries to get to full guard but Mumea has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alika Mumea has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tuhkasaari looks to throw a body kick
enabling Mumea to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tuhkasaari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mumea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuhkasaari can pounce on him.
Tuhkasaari throws a push kick but Mumea slaps the foot to one side.
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tuhkasaari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mumea misses with a looping left.
Tuhkasaari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mumea will feel that in the morning.
Tuhkasaari wants to slow Mumea down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari is looking to chop away at Mumea's legs.
Mumea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuhkasaari slips a jab from Mumea.
Mumea throws a shot to the body.
Mumea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Tuhkasaari.
Mumea misses with a hook.
Tuhkasaari throws out a leg kick but Mumea moves out of range and Tuhkasaari only half commits.
Alika Mumea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari lands a leg kick that knocks Mumea off balance momentarily.
Tuhkasaari throws a low kick but Mumea avoids it.
Mumea fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari shoots in and bounces Mumea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mumea keeping full guard, as Tuhkasaari tries to pass.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but Mumea keeps moving.
Mumea wants to sweep but no luck.
Tuhkasaari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mumea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mumea keeping moving, preventing Tuhkasaari from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mumea is on top in guard.
Mumea postures up.
Mumea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuhkasaari is keeping the position for now.
Mumea trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuhkasaari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mumea avoids the head kick by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Mumea sees coming a mile off.
Mumea throws a hook but Tuhkasaari avoids it easily.
Mumea feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuhkasaaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Mumea sees coming a mile off.
Mumea throws a lazy right hand but Tuhkasaari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Mumea sees coming a mile off.
Mumea moves out of range of the body kick from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mumea looks to land a combination but Tuhkasaari avoids it well.
Mumea checks a low kick from Tuhkasaari.
Mumea has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari throws the kick towards the body but Mumea avoids it.
Tuhkasaari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuhkasaari scores with a nice body kick.
Mumea missing with a left hand there. Tuhkasaari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumea loads up on a big right hand but Tuhkasaari slips the punch.
Mumea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuhkasaari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tuhkasaari remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mumea wants to control but Tuhkasaari postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari trying to control the action but Mumea is working from the bottom.
Mumea struggling a bit here.
Mumea looking for a sweep but Tuhkasaari has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mumea in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mumea keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tuhkasaari controlling the pace for now.
Mumea is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Tuhkasaari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuhkasaari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tuhkasaari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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