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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Sorenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehtonen comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23 - 16 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Sorenson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from Sorenson.
Sorenson has closed the distance and engaged Lehtonen in a clinch.
Sorenson trying to control the position but instead, Lehtonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sorenson into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehtonen clinches up against the cage.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sorenson looking to stall.
Sorenson breaks from the clinch.
Lehtonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Lehtonen stalling in the clinch but Sorenson improves position.
Sorenson tries to break free but Lehtonen pushes him back against the cage.
Lehtonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen prevents Sorenson from breaking the clinch.
Lehtonen has Sorenson pressed against the cage.
Sorenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorenson.
Lehtonen manages to break the clinch.
Sorenson tries to keep at a distance but Lehtonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sorenson trying to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen lands with a light punch inside.
Sorenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehtonen clinches with his opponent.
Sorenson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lehtonen wants to break free but Sorenson has control.
Lehtonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorenson won't allow it.
Lehtonen crunches a lovely knee into Sorenson's ribcage.
Sorenson manages to break the clinch.
Jari Lehtonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtonen forces Sorenson back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorenson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jari Lehtonen has been cut.
Lehtonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorenson avoids the damage to the body.
Sorenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lehtonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sorenson digs a right hand into Lehtonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lehtonen's gas tank.
Lehtonen is trying to break the clinch but Sorenson is controlling him.
Lehtonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lehtonen slowing the pace effectively.
Lehtonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sorenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorenson moves into the clinch.
Lehtonen breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lehtonen.
Sorenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehtonen.
Lehtonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lehtonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen clinches.
Sorenson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lehtonen avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lehtonen.
Sorenson is leaning against Lehtonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lehtonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Sorenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lehtonen as Sorenson tries to tie him up.
Lehtonen can't break the clinch.
Lehtonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sorenson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sorenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorenson prevents a body shot from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehtonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sorenson has him pressed against the cage.
Lehtonen slows down the pace here.
Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sorenson darts in and clinches Lehtonen up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehtonen has a couple of punches blocked by Sorenson.
Sorenson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sorenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lehtonen avoids the damage to the body.
Sorenson tries a knee to the head but Lehtonen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lehtonen misses with a double jab.
Lehtonen clinches.
Lehtonen tries to throw a body punch but Sorenson avoids it by throwing Lehtonen back against the cage.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
Lehtonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sorenson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen just leaning against Sorenson, taking a breather.
Lehtonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorenson is looking to control Lehtonen's arms but Lehtonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sorenson has his back to the cage.
Sorenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jari Lehtonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sorenson breaks from the clinch.
Lehtonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lehtonen clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorenson throws an elbow that misses.
Sorenson is trying to push Lehtonen away but Lehtonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Lehtonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorenson manages to break the clinch.
Lehtonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lehtonen throws a looping overhand right but Sorenson ducks down to avoid it.
Jari Lehtonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorenson instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Sorenson.
Sorenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sorenson tries to land a knee to the head but Lehtonen blocks with his arms.
Sorenson wants to break free but Lehtonen has control.
Lehtonen lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Lehtonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lehtonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehtonen has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lehtonen is keeping busy.
Sorenson working hard to break the clinch.
Lehtonen blocks an elbow strike.
Lehtonen is trying to force a seperation but Sorenson has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehtonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lehtonen as Sorenson tries to tie him up.
Lehtonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehtonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lehtonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehtonen lands with a right to the head.
Lehtonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lehtonen misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehtonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson prevents Lehtonen from breaking the clinch.
Sorenson stalling.
Sorenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehtonen lands with a right to the head.
Lehtonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sorenson tries to land a knee to the head but Lehtonen blocks with his arms.
Lehtonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sorenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lehtonen blocks the elbow strike.
Sorenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lehtonen has double underhooks.
Lehtonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sorenson can't break the clinch.
Sorenson looking to throw knees to the head but Lehtonen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Lehtonen.
Sorenson has closed the distance and engaged Lehtonen in a clinch.
Sorenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lehtonen missing with knees to the body.
Sorenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehtonen controls his hands.
Lehtonen managing to block the knees to the body from Sorenson.
Sorenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sorenson thows a leg kick but Lehtonen checks it
and Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
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!
Sorenson crunches a lovely knee into Lehtonen's ribcage.
Sorenson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lehtonen is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sorenson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lehtonen avoids it.
Sorenson tries a knee to the head but Lehtonen blocks it.
Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lehtonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehtonen tries a body shot but Sorenson blocks it.
Lehtonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sorenson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sorenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorenson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehtonen's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtonen.
Sorenson manages to break the clinch.
Lehtonen has Sorenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorenson looking to stall.
Sorenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sorenson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sorenson tries to land a knee to the head but Lehtonen blocks with his arms.
Lehtonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sorenson breaks from the clinch.
Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen manages to break the clinch.
Sorenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lehtonen has closed the distance and engaged Sorenson in a clinch.
Lehtonen can't break the clinch.
Sorenson blocks a body shot from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen is looking to control Sorenson's arms but Sorenson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lehtonen has his back to the cage.
Lehtonen gets through Sorenson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sorenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehtonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lehtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorenson gets tackled into the cage by Lehtonen. Lehtonen maintains the clinch.
Lehtonen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorenson.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sorenson rushes Lehtonen and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorenson can't break the clinch.
Sorenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen darts in and clinches Sorenson up against the cage.
Lehtonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehtonen slips a straight right by Sorenson.
Lehtonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sorenson counter with a right hand.
Sorenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sorenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehtonen won't allow it.
Lehtonen blocks the elbow strike.
Sorenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lehtonen avoids the damage to the body.
Sorenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson manages to break the clinch.
Lehtonen instigates a clinch.
Lehtonen wants to stall.
Come on Lehtonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lehtonen pushes Sorenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Sorenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lehtonen lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Sorenson.
Lehtonen can't break the clinch.
Lehtonen pushes Sorenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehtonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorenson.
Lehtonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehtonen misses with an elbow strike.
Lehtonen prevents Sorenson from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehtonen throws a nice looking combination but Sorenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lehtonen moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Lehtonen.
Sorenson tries to break free but Lehtonen pushes him back against the cage.
Nate Sorenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehtonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorenson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lehtonen tries a knee to the head but Sorenson blocks it.
Sorenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lehtonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehtonen is looking to control Sorenson's arms but Sorenson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lehtonen has his back to the cage.
Sorenson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehtonen 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Jari Lehtonen!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jari Lehtonen!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jari Lehtonen!
Jari Lehtonen wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jari Lehtonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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