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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti has chosen Beyonce - Halo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti looks to clinch
and Pirinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Atleetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atleetti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Atleetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pirinen.
Pirinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atleetti is out of range and Pirinen settles back down.
Atleetti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pirinen's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pirinen has a closed guard, preventing Atleetti from standing up.
Atleetti stands up and waves to Pirinen to follow him.
Atleetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atleetti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Pirinen tenderised Atleetti's leg. Atleetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pirinen avoids the body shot from Atleetti.
Atleetti moves in looking to clinch but Pirinen pushes him off.
Atleetti misses with a few strikes there.
Atleetti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pirinen but Pirinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pirinen throws a low kick, looking for Atleetti's leg but Atleetti calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Pirinen misses
and Atleetti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atleetti.
Pirinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atleetti manages to get himself to full guard.
Pirinen looking to pass the guard.
Atleetti manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pirinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atleetti throws a body punch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Pirinen throws a body kick the misses
and Atleetti counters with a series of strikes. Pirinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atleetti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pirinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pirinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Atleetti slips a jab and a cross from Pirinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pirinen. Atleetti shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atleetti. Pirinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atleetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pirinen manages to avoid it.
Atleetti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pirinen seems keen to control Atleetti's posture.
Atleetti gets to his feet - Pirinen follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti wants to clinch up but Pirinen keeps it at a distance.
Atleetti tries to clinch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Atleetti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Atleetti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pirinen wants to control but Atleetti is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atleetti is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Atleetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atleetti throws a combination. Pirinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pirinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pirinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Veli Pirinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Atleetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pirinen.
Atleetti takes one to the chin there.
Atleetti moves away from the strike by Pirinen.
Atleetti lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Atleetti with that takedown attempt.
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pirinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Atleetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Pirinen throws a push kick but Atleetti slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Pirinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atleetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veli Pirinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pirinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Atleetti scores with a shot to the body.
Atleetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Pirinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antti Atleetti will probably get the nod.
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.
Pirinen throws a low kick but Atleetti avoids it.
Pirinen lands a leg kick that knocks Atleetti off balance momentarily.
Atleetti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pirinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pirinen looks to land a body kick but Atleetti moved away.
Pirinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Pirinen avoids them all with ease.
Pirinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Atleetti is just out of range.
Atleetti swinging wildly here.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pirinen misses with an uppercut. Atleetti saw that one coming.
Veli Pirinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Atleetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atleetti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pirinen counter with a right hand.
Pirinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atleetti's calf.
Pirinen swings widly with a right hand
and Atleetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atleetti misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen throws a head kick but Atleetti moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pirinen.
Pirinen throws a body punch but Atleetti moves out of range.
Atleetti gets a double leg takedown into Pirinen's guard.
Pirinen pulls Atleetti in close to prevent any damage.
Pirinen trying to control the position.
Atleetti stands and steps away. Pirinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pirinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atleetti clinches up with Pirinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Atleetti is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Atleetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Atleetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pirinen has him pressed against the cage.
Pirinen lands with a right to the head.
Pirinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pirinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Pirinen effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirinen breaks from the clinch.
Atleetti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Atleetti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pirinen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirinen working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti stopping the sweep attempt from Pirinen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Veli Pirinen just wasn't active enough.
Pirinen throws a leg kick but Atleetti checks it.
Atleetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pirinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pirinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atleetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atleetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pirinen's head.
Antti Atleetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pirinen.
Pirinen wants to land a leg kick but Atleetti is out of range.
Atleetti shoots in and drives through. Pirinen sprawls well.
Atleetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atleetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Atleetti lands a two punch combo.
Atleetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atleetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atleetti lands with a right hand.
Atleetti tries to clinch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Atleetti tries to clinch
letting Pirinen counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Atleetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atleetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in 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 Veli Pirinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pirinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atleetti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pirinen trying to control the position.
Atleetti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pirinen is proving hard to escape from.
Pirinen is working an open guard so Atleetti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Pirinen avoids them all with ease.
Atleetti misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pirinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pirinen.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pirinen tries to score with a low kick but Atleetti moves his leg out of the way.
Atleetti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen wants to control but Atleetti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pirinen is looking for a sweep. Atleetti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atleetti escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pirinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pirinen misses with the combination.
Atleetti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pirinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atleetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atleetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Pirinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Atleetti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pirinen - the referee stops the clock and Atleetti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pirinen. Atleetti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atleetti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Atleetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pirinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Atleetti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Antti Atleetti has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Atleetti off and has taken his back!
Pirinen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Atleetti!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atleetti holding both Pirinen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pirinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pirinen missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen lands a shot to the head.
Atleetti looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pirinen wants to control the position but Atleetti frees himself and scrambles - Pirinen manages to regain control in side control.
Pirinen is looking to take a break and control but Atleetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atleetti tries to escape but Pirinen is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen wants to control but Atleetti is keeping him busy.
Pirinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Atleetti is defending well.
Pirinen is looking to take a break and control but Atleetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atleetti pushes Pirinen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pirinen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Atleetti.
I think Atleetti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Atleetti!
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