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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Torvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Torvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neponen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Neponen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neponen misses with a takedown attempt
and Torvaldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torvaldsson scores with a nice right hand.
Torvaldsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Torvaldsson lands a leg kick that knocks Neponen off balance momentarily.
Neponen throws a head kick that misses
and Torvaldsson counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torvaldsson.
Neponen tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Neponen swings widly with a right hand
and Torvaldsson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvaldsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neponen misses with a hook to the body
and Neponen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erik Torvaldsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Torvaldsson.
Neponen is breathing heavily.
Neponen darts in trying to clinch
and Torvaldsson counters with a low kick, right behind Neponen 's knee.
Neponen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torvaldsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neponen scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neponen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torvaldsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torvaldsson.
Neponen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torvaldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neponen doesn't seem bothered though.
Torvaldsson cracks the inside of Neponen's front leg.
Torvaldsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Torvaldsson. Beautiful body shot.
Neponen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Torvaldsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torvaldsson.
Neponen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neponen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neponen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson darts in and clinches Neponen up against the cage.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Neponen shrugs off.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neponen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neponen.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torvaldsson works on Neponen's body with a couple of short punches.
Torvaldsson is leaning against Neponen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommi Neponen has been cut.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torvaldsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torvaldsson scores with a knee to the head.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neponen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow just above Neponen 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Neponen tries to pull guard but Torvaldsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Neponen drops back down to his feet.
Torvaldsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torvaldsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torvaldsson lands a shot to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neponen's defenses.
Torvaldsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neponen's face.
Torvaldsson is working Neponen over against the cage.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson working Neponen over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Torvaldsson working Neponen over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson works on Neponen's body with a couple of short punches.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Torvaldsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Neponen's cut.
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.
Torvaldsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torvaldsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Neponen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torvaldsson's knee momentarily.
Tommi Neponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torvaldsson scores with a jab. Neponen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torvaldsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neponen tries to land a body kick
and Torvaldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torvaldsson connects with a body shot.
Torvaldsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neponen misses with a combination
and Torvaldsson counters with a low kick, right behind Neponen 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neponen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neponen tries to clinch up
and Torvaldsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Torvaldsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torvaldsson thumps Neponen with a low kick.
Torvaldsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Neponen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
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!
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neponen's defenses.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neponen tries for a takedown but Torvaldsson manages to get underhooks.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Torvaldsson working Neponen over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Neponen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson is leaning against Neponen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Torvaldsson.
A knee to the head by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Neponen tries to pull guard but Torvaldsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Neponen drops back down to his feet.
Erik Torvaldsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside.
Neponen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torvaldsson walks away with a smile on his face. Neponen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Neponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neponen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torvaldsson sprawls well. Torvaldsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neponen gets slowly back to his feet.
Torvaldsson connects with a leg kick. Neponen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torvaldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neponen doesn't seem bothered though.
Torvaldsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Neponen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torvaldsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Neponen's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neponen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torvaldsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That kick from Torvaldsson tenderised Neponen's leg. Neponen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torvaldsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neponen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torvaldsson lands a body shot.
Tommi Neponen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torvaldsson pushes Neponen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Torvaldsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommi Neponen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torvaldsson jabs at Neponen's body.
Neponen throws a sloppy head kick
and Torvaldsson counters with a left to the body.
Torvaldsson scores with a jab to the body.
Torvaldsson lands with a nice body punch.
Erik Torvaldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torvaldsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torvaldsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Torvaldsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torvaldsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neponen rather than just go for the knockout.
Neponen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torvaldsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neponen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Neponen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torvaldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson working Neponen over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Neponen wants to get back to striking at distance but Torvaldsson won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neponen's defenses.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the head.
Torvaldsson lands a damaging elbow.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot.
Neponen working aggressively here.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neponen tries to break the clinch but Torvaldsson is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Neponen fails to pull guard.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Neponen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torvaldsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neponen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Neponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Neponen won't want to take too many of those.
Neponen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neponen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neponen working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neponen throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neponen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Neponen's ribcage.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neponen wants to get back to striking at distance but Torvaldsson won't allow it.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Neponen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torvaldsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torvaldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neponen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neponen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neponen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torvaldsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neponen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neponen fails to pull guard.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Neponen has Torvaldsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torvaldsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Neponen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torvaldsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Torvaldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neponen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torvaldsson swivels and escapes.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot.
Neponen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torvaldsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tommi Neponen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Torvaldsson as the two fighters clinch.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson working Neponen over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Torvaldsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Torvaldsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torvaldsson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Torvaldsson!
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