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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Untamo Tohotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tohotti comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Hans Gruber has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Untamo Tohotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Gruber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tohotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tohotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Tohotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tohotti looks to land a combination but Gruber avoids it well.
Gruber tests Tohotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Untamo Tohotti has been cut.
Tohotti shoots in for a takedown but Gruber shows good takedown defense.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Tohotti ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Tohotti keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tohotti checks a leg kick.
Tohotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tohotti tries to clinch but Gruber is having none of it.
Tohotti checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from Gruber finds it's target.
Gruber misses with a looping left.
Gruber tries to clinch but Tohotti moves out of range.
Gruber misses with a hook.
Gruber works Tohotti's body with a nice hook.
Gruber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber misses with a hook. Tohotti ducked under it nicely.
Tohotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tohotti gets caught flat footed, as Gruber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gruber tries to stand but Tohotti is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Tohotti is retaining full guard.
Gruber trying to control but Tohotti is working from the bottom.
Gruber lands a couple of digs.
Gruber scoring with some ground and pound.
Gruber wanted to stand there but Tohotti had control of the position.
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Tohotti is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gruber throws out a leg kick but Tohotti moves out of range and Gruber only half commits.
Gruber throws a right and a left that Tohotti avoids nicely.
Gruber looks gassed!
Tohotti lands a nice hook to Gruber's body. Gruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruber swinging wilding here.
Gruber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tohotti.
Gruber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tohotti backs up against the cage.
Tohotti looks to land a combination. Gruber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gruber tries to bum rush Tohotti with a series of wild strikes but Tohotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gruber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tohotti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Untamo Tohotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber lands with a hook. Tohotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tohotti misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tohotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Gruber there.
Gruber misses with a right hand
and Tohotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gruber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tohotti.
Tohotti throws a series of punches but Gruber moves out of range.
Gruber swings for the body but Tohotti moves out of range.
Tohotti misses with a low kick.
Tohotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Tohotti ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Gruber looks to land a left hand but Tohotti moved out of range nicely.
Gruber misses with a hook
and Tohotti counters with a good low kick that Gruber was not able to check.
Tohotti throws a series of strikes that have Gruber backpedaling.
Gruber lands a nice looking body shot.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tohotti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tohotti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tohotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tohotti tries to score with a low kick but Gruber moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti clinches.
Gruber keeps control of Tohotti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tohotti keeps control of Gruber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gruber breaks from the clinch.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
Tohotti jabs Gruber right on the nose. Gruber blinks but takes it well.
Gruber is looking to chop away at Tohotti's legs.
Gruber lands with an uppercut that bounces Tohotti off the cage and back into rage.
Gruber looks to land a combination but Tohotti avoids it well.
Gruber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tohotti to the mat! Tohotti manages to get full guard.
Tohotti keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Tohotti is retaining full guard.
Gruber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gruber trying to control but Tohotti is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruber tries to clinch
and Tohotti counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Tohotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Tohotti lands with a cross.
Tohotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gruber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tohotti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gruber pushes Tohotti off looking to stand but Tohotti dives back in and keeps control.
Tohotti is looking to advance position but Gruber won't allow it.
Tohotti stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber misses with a lunging right hand
and Tohotti counters with a one-two to the body.
Gruber slips a jab and a cross from Tohotti.
Gruber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tohotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Untamo Tohotti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gruber throws a hook but Tohotti blocks it.
Tohotti tries to clinch there but Gruber circles away.
Gruber misses with a double jab
and Tohotti counters with a series of strikes. Gruber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tohotti lands a two punch combo.
Gruber misses with a double jab
and Tohotti counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Tohotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Gruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tohotti.
Tohotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruber misses with a low kick.
Gruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tohotti.
A shot to de liver by Gruber. Beautiful body shot.
Tohotti throws a nice looking combination but Gruber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tohotti looks to land a combination. Gruber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tohotti throws a nice looking combination but Gruber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tohotti throws a series of strikes that have Gruber backpedaling.
Tohotti staying out of range there.
Gruber throws and low kick but Tohotti moves out of range easily.
Gruber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tohotti manages to break the clinch.
Untamo Tohotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tohotti checks it well.
Hans Gruber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gruber misses with a hook to the body
and Tohotti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tohotti throws a right and a left that Gruber avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Gruber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tohotti counters with a shoot takedown. Gruber fights it but they end up in guard.
Gruber is trying to keep Tohotti in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tohotti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gruber trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gruber wants to stand up but Tohotti is controlling him.
Gruber looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tohotti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tohotti wants to take a breather but Gruber is having none of it.
Tohotti trying to control the pace.
Gruber is trying to stand.
Gruber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tohotti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tohotti throws a one two combo.
Tohotti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gruber cracks Tohotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tohotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tohotti tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gruber. Gruber obviously looking to wear him down.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tohotti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gruber scores with a leg kick.
Tohotti works over Gruber's head and body with a nice combination.
Gruber clobbers Tohotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gruber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tohotti counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Gruber.
Gruber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gruber has managed to clinch.
Tohotti decides to pull guard.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Gruber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gruber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tohotti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tohotti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gruber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tohotti.
Gruber wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gruber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tohotti tries to stand but Gruber is controlling from the bottom.
Gruber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tohotti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gruber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tohotti wants to stand but Gruber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gruber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tohotti's guard.
Gruber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tohotti keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Gruber stands up and waves to Tohotti to follow him.
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Gruber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber pushes Tohotti up against the cage in a clinch.
Tohotti breaks the clinch.
Tohotti misses with a body kick.
Gruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gruber, right into the meat.
Gruber tries to clinch up but Tohotti circles away and keeps his distance.
Tohotti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gruber backs up against the cage.
Gruber misses with a shot to the body
and Tohotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gruber avoids the head kick by Tohotti.
Gruber cracks Tohotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tohotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Tohotti.
Tohotti ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Tohotti walks into a stiff left hand from Gruber.
Gruber scores with a nice head shot.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gruber 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.
Gruber misses with a double jab
and Tohotti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tohotti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gruber counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Tohotti - just one landing.
Gruber connects with a solid leg kick.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tohotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tohotti moves forwards but Gruber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Gruber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Untamo Tohotti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Gruber finds it's target.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tohotti.
Gruber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Tohotti.
Gruber misses with the combination.
Gruber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tohotti tries to clinch there but Gruber circles away.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Tohotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Gruber misses.
Tohotti cracks Gruber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tohotti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tohotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gruber scores with a takedown into Tohotti's guard.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Tohotti keeps moving.
Tohotti 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.
Gruber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tohotti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gruber's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gruber trying to control but Tohotti is working from the bottom.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tohotti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tohotti wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruber stands and throws Tohotti's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tohotti is not content to let Gruber control the position.
Tohotti tries to improve position but can't.
Hans Gruber has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Gruber trying to control the action but Tohotti is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tohotti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tohotti lands with a nice combination. Gruber backs away looking to recover.
Gruber throws a combination. Tohotti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gruber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tohotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tohotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tohotti throws a hook but Gruber blocks it.
Gruber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tohotti counters with a series of strikes. Gruber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gruber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tohotti darts in and clinches Gruber up against the cage.
Gruber blocking some punches.
Tohotti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tohotti breaks from the clinch.
Tohotti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tohotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber gets caught flat footed, as Tohotti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tohotti postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tohotti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gruber working a defensive guard but Tohotti manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tohotti stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck for Tohotti with that takedown attempt.
Gruber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tohotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Tohotti both land. Nice combination.
Gruber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tohotti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gruber lands a jab-cross combination.
Tohotti tries to bum rush Gruber with a series of wild strikes but Gruber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tohotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Gruber. No joy for Tohotti on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Untamo Tohotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gruber.
Tohotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gruber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gruber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gruber seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gruber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tohotti defending well though.
Tohotti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gruber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tohotti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gruber.
Tohotti kicks Gruber off and gets back to his feet.
Tohotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tohotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Tohotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruber misses with a lunging right hand
and Tohotti counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Tohotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Tohotti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tohotti seems to be working for a kimura but Gruber defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber is looking for a sweep. Tohotti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Untamo Tohotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gruber holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Gruber.
I've got Gruber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
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