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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Makynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti comes to the cage accompanied by Jenni Vartiainen - Minä ja hän . 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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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Makynen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Pentti misses
and Makynen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Pentti.
Pentti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Pentti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pentti throws a poor cross that misses
and Makynen counters by clinching up.
Makynen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
Makynen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pentti's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentti.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pentti lands an uppercut.
Makynen misses with a body punch.
Pentti stalls.
Makynen blocks an elbow strike from Pentti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makynen lands with a left to the head.
Pentti tries to break the clinch but Makynen is controlling the position.
Makynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Makynen is keeping busy.
Makynen lands a left hand.
Pentti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Makynen is keeping busy.
Pentti seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Makynen is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Makynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makynen.
Makynen tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Makynen back against the cage.
Makynen dodges an elbow strike from Pentti.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Makynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Makynen is pushing Pentti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti misses with some punches.
Pentti trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Pentti.
Makynen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pentti's efforts to push away.
Makynen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Pentti taking a breather.
Makynen lands a left hand.
Makynen misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti blocks an uppercut.
Makynen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Still in the clinch, Makynen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makynen presses Pentti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pentti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pentti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makynen blocks an elbow strike from Pentti.
Pentti takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Makynen.
Makynen cracks Pentti with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Makynen.
A head punch on the inside from Makynen fails to land.
Makynen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pentti misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Makynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti is trying to force a seperation but Makynen has the dominant position.
Makynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Makynen lands with a left to the head.
Pentti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makynen tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Pentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makynen misses with some punches.
Makynen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti is looking to break free of the clinch but Makynen has double underhooks.
Makynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makynen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makynen misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pentti just leaning against Makynen, taking a breather.
Makynen lands with a short shot to the head.
Makynen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pentti up against the cage.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti works Makynen's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makynen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Makynen dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Makynen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makynen swings for the body but Pentti moves out of range.
Makynen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentti.
Pentti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makynen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pentti thows a body kick. Makynen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Makynen walks into a straight right hand from Pentti.
Makynen digs a good body shot into Pentti's ribs.
Pentti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makynen feints and then cracks Pentti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pentti down.
Pentti misses with a hook.
Makynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pentti avoids the head kick by Makynen.
Makynen throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
Makynen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Pentti just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pentti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pentti. Makynen shrugs it off though.
Makynen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makynen swinging wildly here.
Makynen misses with a left hand
and Pentti counters with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pentti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a leg kick which misses Makynen's front leg but catches the back leg as Makynen tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Pentti. That snapped Makynen's head back.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makynen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makynen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pentti cracks Makynen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makynen misses with a body shot.
Makynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makynen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makynen staying out of range there.
Makynen throws a nice looking combination but Pentti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pentti checks a low kick from Makynen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pentti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pentti throws a low kick but Makynen avoids it.
Pentti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makynen.
Pentti thows a body shot but no joy.
Makynen throws a series of punches but Pentti avoids them all with ease.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Makynen is avoiding it.
Pentti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pentti misses the jab.
Pentti throws a leg kick but Makynen checks it.
Pentti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makynen thows a body shot but no joy.
Makynen wants to clinch up but Pentti keeps it at a distance.
Pentti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makynen.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makynen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pentti staying out of range there.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Makynen pushes him off.
Makynen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makynen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makynen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A leg kick checked by Makynen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Pentti misses.
Makynen closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentti slows down the pace here.
Makynen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Makynen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti connects with a body shot that sends Makynen's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Pentti misses its intended target.
Pentti misses with a body shot
and Makynen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pentti scores with a jab.
Pentti misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pentti misses.
Makynen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pentti misses with a body punch
and Makynen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makynen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pentti. That one must have hurt.
Pentti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makynen misses with a double jab.
Makynen clinches with his opponent.
Pentti is trying to break the clinch but Makynen has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makynen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentti.
Makynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pentti takes a shot to the head.
Pentti lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauno Makynen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Makynen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentti.
Pentti pushes off an throws an elbow but Makynen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pentti blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makynen can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makynen throws a head punch that misses.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Makynen.
A nice left hand lands by Makynen.
Makynen lands a shoulder strike.
Makynen blocks a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makynen taking a breather.
Pentti has Makynen pushed against the cage.
Pentti letting Makynen take a breather here.
Makynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makynen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pentti trying to control the position but instead, Makynen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pentti into the cage.
Makynen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pentti.
Makynen tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Makynen stalling in the clinch but Pentti improves position.
Makynen blocks an elbow strike from Pentti.
Makynen is trying to stall.
Pentti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Makynen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pentti or not.
Makynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makynen blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Makynen.
Makynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Makynen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
Makynen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makynen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pentti or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makynen is struggling to control the position.
Makynen lands a nice shot to the body.
Makynen tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Makynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti takes a shot to the head.
Makynen lands a body shot.
Makynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Makynen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Makynen.
Makynen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makynen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penttis head.
Pentti is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makynen.
Oh Pentti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makynen avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makynen.
Makynen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Makynen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makynen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Makynen!
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energy
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hype
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