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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo pushes Hirvonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hirvonen is trying to break free.
A short left from Teppo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teppo.
Teppo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hirvonen is trying to pull guard but Teppo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but Teppo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teppo.
A short right from Teppo on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hirvonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hirvonen fails to pull guard.
Matti Teppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Hirvonen.
Teppo tries to throw a body punch but Hirvonen avoids it by throwing Teppo back against the cage.
Teppo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teppo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvonen tries to break the clinch but Teppo is controlling the position.
Teppo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teppo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hirvonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Teppo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Teppo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Teppo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teppo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirvonen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Teppo to keep the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Teppo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo digs a right hand into Hirvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hirvonen's gas tank.
Hirvonen looks gassed!
Teppo digs a right hand underneath Hirvonen's ribcage. Hirvonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teppo lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teppo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hirvonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hirvonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teppo.
Teppo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teppo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hirvonen or not.
Hirvonen takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Teppo - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teppo tries a body shot but Hirvonen blocks it.
Teppo pushes Hirvonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teppo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo presses Hirvonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teppo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo lands a nice uppercut.
Teppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hirvonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hirvonen tries to circle away but Teppo has him pinned against the cage.
Teppo lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teppo.
Teppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo scores with a hook to the body.
Teppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Hirvonen is trying to push Teppo away but Teppo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Teppo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teppo gets through Hirvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hirvonen takes a shot to the head.
Teppo tries to work over Hirvonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teppo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teppo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hirvonen or not.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teppo lands with a left to the head.
Teppo pushes Hirvonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo scores with a shot to the side of Hirvonen's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Teppo.
Hirvonen prevents a body shot from Teppo.
Hirvonen takes a shot to the head.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Hirvonen is trying to force a seperation but Teppo has the dominant position.
Teppo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
A short right from Teppo.
Teppo digs a right hand into Hirvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hirvonen's gas tank.
Teppo can't find room to land a body shot as Hirvonen controls the action.
Hirvonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teppo pushes Hirvonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teppo lands a right hand.
Teppo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teppo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Teppo.
Teppo lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Teppo.
Teppo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Teppo.
Hirvonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teppo digs a right hand into Hirvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hirvonen's gas tank.
Teppo lands a body shot.
Teppo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teppo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teppo shoots in and gets a takedown into Hirvonen's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Teppo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Teppo works over Hirvonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Teppo is working Hirvonen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Teppo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo is nestled in close to Hirvonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teppo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hirvonen defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirvonen wants to improve his position but Teppo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teppo dominated that round.
That's time! Teppo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Teppo.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teppo manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen misses with a looping right.
Teppo wants to slow Hirvonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Teppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Hirvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo throws a low kick, looking for Hirvonen's leg but Hirvonen calmly moves out of range.
Hirvonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teppo avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen slips under a jab from Teppo.
Hirvonen shoots and misses
and Teppo counters with a series of strikes. Hirvonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen misses the jab.
Teppo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo takes the fight into the clinch.
Teppo is leaning against Hirvonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teppo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hirvonen tries to circle away but Teppo has him pinned against the cage.
Hirvonen looking to stall.
Hirvonen is breathing heavily.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matti Teppo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Teppo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hirvonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Teppo is leaning against Hirvonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teppo works on Hirvonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Teppo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hirvonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teppo scores with a shoulder strike.
Teppo gets through Hirvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teppo gets through Hirvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teppo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hirvonen can do to turn this around?
Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvonen controls his hands.
Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvonen controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teppo.
Teppo pushes Hirvonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teppo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teppo lands with a left to the head.
Teppo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
A short uppercut from Teppo.
Nice body punch from Teppo.
Teppo digs a right hand into Hirvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hirvonen's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Teppo.
Hirvonen prevents a body shot from Teppo.
A short body shot lands from Teppo as the two fighters clinch.
Teppo lands with a short shot to the head.
Teppo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Teppo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teppo lands with a left to the head.
Teppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teppo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands a nice shot to the body.
Teppo works on Hirvonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Teppo lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teppo.
Teppo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teppo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teppo.
Nice body punch from Teppo.
A short right from Teppo on the inside.
Teppo lands a right hand.
Teppo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teppo lands a body shot.
Teppo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo cracks Hirvonen with a nice body shot.
Teppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Teppo lands a shot to the body.
Teppo lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Teppo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teppo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hirvonen is trying to push Teppo away but Teppo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Teppo.
Teppo lands a right hand.
Teppo cracks Hirvonen with a nice body shot.
Teppo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Teppo - that landed with a thud.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but Teppo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Teppo as the two fighters clinch.
Teppo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teppo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirvonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teppo lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Teppo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teppo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Teppo connects with a jab.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Teppo is just out of range.
Teppo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hirvonen's sensitive parts.
Hirvonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Teppo.
Hirvonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teppo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvonen circles away.
Teppo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirvonen.
Teppo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Teppo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teppo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hirvonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Teppo gets through Hirvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teppo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teppo throws a head punch that misses.
Teppo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teppo can't find room to land a body shot as Hirvonen controls the action.
Teppo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hirvonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo presses Hirvonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Teppo - that landed with a thud.
Teppo lands with a light punch inside.
Teppo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hirvonen.
Teppo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teppo lands a shot to the body.
Teppo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teppo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Teppo on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teppo lands with a light punch inside.
Teppo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teppo scores with a shoulder strike.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hirvonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teppo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo slips under a jab.
Teppo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Hirvonen.
Teppo throws a hook to the side of Hirvonen's head but Hirvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teppo defending well as Hirvonen loads up on a big left hand.
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Teppo misses with an uppercut.
Teppo throws a combination. Hirvonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teppo swings for the body but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Matti Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teppo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teppo.
Teppo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Teppo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teppo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Teppo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Teppo misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Teppo.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Teppo.
Matti Teppo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hirvonen is trying to pull guard but Teppo has him pressed against the cage.
Teppo lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teppo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matti Teppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Hirvonen.
Teppo digs a right hand into Hirvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hirvonen's gas tank.
Teppo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teppo digs a right hand underneath Hirvonen's ribcage. Hirvonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is trying to pull guard but Teppo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teppo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirvonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Teppo.
Teppo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hirvonen has had enough of the clinch but Teppo keeps him there for the moment.
Hirvonen is trying to force a seperation but Teppo has the dominant position.
Hirvonen is trying to force a seperation but Teppo has the dominant position.
Hirvonen is trying to force a seperation but Teppo has the dominant position.
Hirvonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvonen tries to circle away but Teppo has him pinned against the cage.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pentti Hirvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Teppo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teppo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teppo!
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