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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hihnavaara comes to the cage accompanied by Kallio Vice. Veterano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turn The Lights Out . Marcelo Veterano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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158 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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203 lbs
6 - 11 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hihnavaara has a takedown stuffed.
Veterano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veterano slaps away a takedown attempt from Hihnavaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Veterano slaps away a takedown attempt from Hihnavaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Hihnavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veterano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hihnavaara shoots in looking for a takedown. Veterano tries to sprawl out of it but Hihnavaara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Veterano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hihnavaara shoots and misses
enabling Veterano to counter with a crisp jab.
Hihnavaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veterano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Hihnavaara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hihnavaara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Veterano cracks Hihnavaara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hihnavaara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Veterano stuffs the takedown attempt from Hihnavaara. Hihnavaara gets slowly back to his feet.
Veterano tries to bum rush Hihnavaara with a series of wild strikes but Hihnavaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veterano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veterano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara fails with the takedown.
Veterano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara shoots in for a double leg but Veterano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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!
Hihnavaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hihnavaara is rocked!
Veterano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Hihnavaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Veterano as he avoids it easily.
Hihnavaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Veterano stalks Hihnavaara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hihnavaara's face. Hihnavaara staggers backwards, shaken.
Veterano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hihnavaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Veterano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Veterano.
Hihnavaara fails with a takedown attempt.
Veterano tests Hihnavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veterano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veterano cracks a nice hook into Hihnavaara's ribs.
Veterano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veterano lands a right hook to the body.
Veterano throws a left that rocks Hihnavaara and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Veterano dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hihnavaara regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veterano decides to stand back up.
Hihnavaara is breathing heavily.
Veterano connects with a looping right hand.
Hihnavaara dodges the punch combination from Veterano.
Veterano throws a right hand that Hihnavaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Hihnavaara also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Hihnavaara avoids them all with ease.
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown but Veterano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good exchange - Veterano coming out on top.
Hihnavaara slips under a jab.
Veterano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hihnavaara fails with the takedown.
Veterano fails to land with a series of punches.
Veterano misses with an uppercut. Hihnavaara saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hihnavaara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veterano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hihnavaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Hihnavaara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano dominated that round.
That's time! Hihnavaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hihnavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
Veterano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hihnavaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hihnavaara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Veterano as he jumps to the side.
Veterano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veterano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hihnavaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Veterano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Veterano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hihnavaara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Veterano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Hihnavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara dives in and grabs Veterano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Veterano pushes down on Hihnavaara's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Veterano. Those never looked like landing.
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Veterano sprawls well. Veterano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hihnavaara gets slowly back to his feet.
Veterano misses with a double jab.
Hihnavaara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Veterano does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Veterano. That snapped Hihnavaara's head back.
Aleksi Hihnavaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veterano misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcelo Veterano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hihnavaara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Veterano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veterano throws a nice looking combination but Hihnavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veterano tries to bum rush Hihnavaara with a series of wild strikes but Hihnavaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hihnavaara looks for a takedown but Veterano sprawls well.
Veterano connects with a crisp jab.
Hihnavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
Veterano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hihnavaara. Hihnavaara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Veterano. No joy for Hihnavaara on that attempt.
Hihnavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veterano.
Veterano lands with a straight right. Hihnavaara didn't see that one coming.
Hihnavaara with a poor takedown
and Veterano counters with a left and a right that stings Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veterano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Hihnavaara moves out of range.
Hihnavaara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Veterano throws a nice looking combination but Hihnavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano cracks Hihnavaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Veterano misses with the combination.
Veterano scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hihnavaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Hihnavaara avoids them all with ease.
Veterano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veterano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Veterano does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veterano but Veterano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veterano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Veterano wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Hihnavaara or perhaps it was just good defense by Veterano which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Hihnavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Veterano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Veterano.
Hihnavaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veterano drops Hihnavaara with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hihnavaara! Veterano dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Veterano!
A very excited looking Marcelo Veterano 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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pop
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