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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santtu Selluliitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Bendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bendo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Falter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santtu Selluliitti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hendo Bendo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selluliitti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bendo's head.
Bendo swings widly with a right hand
and Selluliitti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bendo tests Selluliitti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Selluliitti throws out a leg kick but Bendo moves out of range and Selluliitti only half commits.
Bendo takes one to the chin there.
Bendo misses with an uppercut.
Selluliitti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bendo slips a jab and a cross from Selluliitti.
Selluliitti moves forwards but Bendo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Selluliitti slips under a jab from Bendo.
Bendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selluliitti.
A slow jab from Bendo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selluliitti wants to clinch up but Bendo keeps it at a distance.
Santtu Selluliitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selluliitti misses with a wild body shot.
Bendo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bendo swats away the attempt to clinch by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Selluliitti blocks a jab.
Selluliitti lands a right hook to the body.
Selluliitti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Selluliitti takes a swing at Bendo's ribcage but misses.
Selluliitti tries to close the distance and clinch but Bendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bendo.
Selluliitti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bendo looks to land a left hand but Selluliitti moved out of range nicely.
Selluliitti tries to close the distance and clinch but Bendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bendo swings widly with a right hand
and Selluliitti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bendo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Selluliitti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Selluliitti throws a head kick that Bendo semi-blocks.
A combination from Selluliitti does no damage.
Selluliitti tries to clinch there but Bendo circles away.
Selluliitti moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendo lands an uppercut.
Bendo tries for a takedown but Selluliitti manages to get underhooks.
Selluliitti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Selluliitti misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Bendo both land. Nice combination.
Selluliitti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Selluliitti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selluliitti.
Selluliitti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bendo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Selluliitti is looking to clinch.
Selluliitti moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti is looking to clinch but Bendo is avoiding it.
Selluliitti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Selluliitti tries to clinch but Bendo moves out of range.
Selluliitti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bendo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bendo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bendo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Selluliitti tries to clinch there but Bendo circles away.
Selluliitti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selluliitti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bendo misses with a looping right.
Selluliitti is looking to clinch but Bendo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santtu Selluliitti dominated that 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.
Selluliitti throws a leg kick which misses Bendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bendo tries to avoid it.
Selluliitti darts in trying to clinch
and Bendo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Selluliitti is looking to clinch but Bendo is avoiding it.
Bendo misses with a few strikes there.
Bendo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Selluliitti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Selluliitti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Selluliitti has Bendo up against the cage in a clinch.
Selluliitti scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selluliitti breaks from the clinch.
Selluliitti throws a right and a left that Bendo avoids nicely.
Bendo blocks a head kick by Selluliitti.
Bendo tries to keep at a distance but Selluliitti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Selluliitti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bendo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Selluliitti moves away.
Nice cross by Bendo.
Santtu Selluliitti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Selluliitti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Selluliitti throws a punch but it's blocked by Bendo.
Selluliitti tries to land a knee to the head but Bendo blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Selluliitti.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bendo is trying to drag Selluliitti to the mat but Selluliitti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Selluliitti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Selluliitti wants to clinch up but Bendo keeps it at a distance.
Selluliitti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Selluliitti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bendo counters with a nice body shot.
Selluliitti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selluliitti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Selluliitti moves into the clinch.
Selluliitti lands a hook that snaps the head of Bendo backwards.
Selluliitti scores with a shot to the side of Bendo's head.
Bendo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Selluliitti is defending well.
Santtu Selluliitti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Nice body punch from Selluliitti.
Bendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Selluliitti backwards.
Bendo is looking for a takedown.
Bendo looking for a takedown.
Bendo stalling in the clinch but Selluliitti improves position.
Selluliitti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bendo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Selluliitti is trying to keep an underhook but Bendo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bendo blocks the strikes from Selluliitti.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selluliitti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bendo pulls his head out easily.
Selluliitti misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Selluliitti missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Selluliitti manages to get to full guard.
Bendo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Selluliitti trying to strike off his back.
Bendo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selluliitti thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bendo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santtu Selluliitti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Selluliitti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Selluliitti manages to break the clinch.
Bendo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bendo jabs Selluliitti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Selluliitti moves in looking to clinch but Bendo pushes him off.
Selluliitti ducks right into an uppercut from Bendo.
Bendo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bendo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bendo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bendo connects with a body shot that sends Selluliitti's belly button to the back.
Selluliitti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selluliitti is looking to clinch.
Selluliitti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selluliitti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santtu Selluliitti is winning the standup battle so far.
Selluliitti gets a clinch.
Bendo being controlled against the cage.
Bendo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bendo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Selluliitti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Selluliitti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendo Bendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selluliitti is looking to wear down Bendo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selluliitti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Selluliitti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selluliitti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Selluliitti throws a combination. Bendo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Hendo Bendo has been cut.
Selluliitti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Selluliitti slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selluliitti tries to clinch but Bendo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bendo misses its intended target.
Selluliitti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Selluliitti wants to clinch up but Bendo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Selluliitti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bendo throws a jab but it's blocked by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Selluliitti misses with a double jab.
Bendo swats away the attempt to clinch by Selluliitti.
Selluliitti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bendo tries for a takedown but Selluliitti manages to get underhooks.
Santtu Selluliitti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Bendo takes a shot to the head.
Selluliitti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Selluliitti gets underhooks to prevent Bendo's takedown attempt.
Selluliitti wants to stall.
Bendo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Selluliitti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Selluliitti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bendo wants a takedown.
Selluliitti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bendo's elbow.
Selluliitti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santtu Selluliitti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Selluliitti breaks the clinch.
Selluliitti has Bendo up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bendo scores with a shot to the side of Selluliitti's head.
Bendo tries to throw a body punch but Selluliitti avoids it by throwing Bendo back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santtu Selluliitti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Selluliitti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santtu Selluliitti!
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