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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Teppo has chosen Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo wants to clinch up but Suarez keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suarez throws an overhand right that lands on Teppo's shoulder, as Teppo tries to avoid the shot.
Suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Teppo has managed to clinch.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Suarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Teppo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Teppo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Teppo cracks Suarez with an open hand slap.
Suarez takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teppo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez tries to clinch up but Teppo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez stuns Teppo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teppo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez catches Teppo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teppo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suarez misses with a looping right.
Suarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Teppo after a bit of a struggle.
Teppo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Teppo - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Teppo fails to land.
Suarez breaks the clinch.
Suarez is looking to slow Teppo down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teppo was well out of range. Poor timing from Suarez.
Teppo swings for the body but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teppo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suarez.
Danga de danga de dang - Teppo scores with a four punch combination!
Suarez moves out of range as Teppo throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suarez moves out of range of the body kick from Teppo.
Suarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teppo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teppo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teppo defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Suarez misses.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt - Teppo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Suarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Suarez finds it's target.
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teppo tries a head kick but it misses.
Suarez looks for a takedown but Teppo sprawls well.
Teppo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands a right hook to the body.
Suarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suarez showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Teppo wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez wants to stand up but Teppo is controlling the position.
Suarez looking for a submission but Teppo manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teppo is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Suarez is looking to stand up but Teppo won't let him.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez gets to his feet - Teppo follows without any prompting.
Suarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teppo avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Teppo circles away.
Suarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Teppo.
Teppo moves forwards but Suarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Teppo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teppo works the jab nicely.
Suarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Teppo misses with a low kick as Suarez jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez takes one to the chin there.
Teppo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teppo moves away.
Teppo blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Teppo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaakko Teppo 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.
Teppo tries to clinch there but Suarez circles away.
Teppo swats away the attempt to clinch by Suarez.
Teppo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suarez.
Suarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teppo cracks the inside of Suarez's front leg.
Teppo connects with an inside leg kick.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teppo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teppo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Teppo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teppo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teppo lands with a light punch inside.
Teppo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teppo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teppo breaks the clinch.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo looks to land a combination but Suarez avoids it well.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Teppo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teppo throws a big shot that misses.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Teppo.
A jab lands there for Suarez.
Teppo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suarez has time to react.
Teppo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suarez back to the cage. Teppo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Teppo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez misses with a hook. Teppo ducked under it nicely.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Teppo.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Suarez avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Suarez. Those never looked like landing.
Teppo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suarez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teppo's waist but Teppo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suarez off to one side.
Teppo tries a head kick but it misses.
Teppo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teppo.
Teppo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teppo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Suarez gets tackled into the cage by Teppo. Teppo maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Teppo lands an uppercut.
Teppo breaks the clinch.
Teppo looks to land a combination but Suarez avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Suarez.
Teppo throws a right hand that Suarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Suarez also avoids with ease.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Teppo slips the punch.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teppo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teppo throws a head kick that Suarez semi-blocks.
Suarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teppo throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez tries to bum rush Teppo with a series of wild strikes but Teppo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teppo lands a jab.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Suarez looks for a takedown but Teppo sprawls well.
Teppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teppo manages to avoid it.
Suarez swings for the body but Teppo moves out of range.
Teppo lands a two punch combo.
Teppo tried to score with a low kick but Suarez checks it.
Teppo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches.
Teppo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teppo lands a right hand.
Suarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Teppo controls his hands.
Teppo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Teppo manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Suarez blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Suarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Suarez tests Teppo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suarez wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo 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!
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teppo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teppo clinches up with Suarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Suarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Teppo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Teppo tries a head kick but it misses.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teppo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teppo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teppo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Teppo counters with a straight right hand.
Teppo connects with a leg kick. Suarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teppo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch but Suarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Suarez avoids them all with ease.
Teppo keeps the fight on the outside.
Teppo gets a clinch.
Teppo breaks the clinch.
Jab by Teppo.
Teppo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suarez is looking to clinch.
Teppo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Suarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Teppo avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teppo.
Jaakko Teppo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teppo lands a leg kick that knocks Suarez off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teppo connects with a body shot.
Suarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teppo wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Teppo.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Teppo tries to clinch up.
Suarez moves out of range as Teppo throws a body kick.
Suarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Suarez throws an off balance right hand
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Teppo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez shoots in for a double leg but Teppo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suarez throws a leg kick but Teppo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suarez drives through and clinches with Teppo against the cage.
Teppo scores with a shot to the side of Suarez's head.
Teppo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Teppo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teppo manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Suarez.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Teppo throws a leg kick which misses Suarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Suarez tries to avoid it.
Teppo clinches up with Suarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Suarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Teppo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teppo tries to stall but Suarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Teppo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suarez.
Teppo prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teppo breaks the clinch.
Teppo lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Teppo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teppo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Teppo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaakko Teppo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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