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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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179 cm
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220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaraivo tries a low kick but Peltola avoids it.
Takaraivo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takaraivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peltola lands a nice looking body shot.
Peltola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takaraivo slips under a jab.
Peltola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takaraivo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.
Takaraivo misses with a body shot.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peltola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Takaraivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takaraivo moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltola blocks a low kick nicely.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Takaraivo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
Takaraivo ducks under a wild hook from Peltola.
Takaraivo looks for the body kick but Peltola saw that one coming.
Takaraivo moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Peltola swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takaraivo moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Takaraivo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peltola can't find room to land a body shot as Takaraivo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Peltola fails to land.
Takaraivo prevents a body shot from Peltola.
Takaraivo tries to break free but Peltola pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola prevents Takaraivo from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Takaraivo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peltola looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takaraivo.
Peltola misses with a punch to the body.
Takaraivo is trying to break the clinch but Peltola is controlling him.
Takaraivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takaraivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takaraivo tries to clinch there but Peltola circles away.
Peltola wants to clinch.
Peltola jabs at Takaraivo's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaraivo manages to avoid it.
Peltola moves out of range as Takaraivo throws a body kick.
Takaraivo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peltola counters by moving into the clinch.
Peltola tries to work over Takaraivo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takaraivo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peltola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peltola trying to stall but Takaraivo improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo blocks a body shot from Peltola.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaraivo tries to bum rush Peltola with a series of wild strikes but Peltola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaraivo is just out of range.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola moves out of range as Takaraivo throws a body kick.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Takaraivo misses.
Peltola swings for the body but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola lands with a hook. Takaraivo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltola jabs at Takaraivo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nyyrikki Takaraivo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mertsi Peltola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takaraivo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peltola.
Peltola misses the jab.
Peltola blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takaraivo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Takaraivo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takaraivo scores with a spinning back kick!
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Takaraivo slips the punch.
Takaraivo clinches up against the cage.
Peltola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takaraivo wants to get back to striking at distance but Peltola won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo is trying to push Peltola away but Peltola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peltola holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peltola has a couple of punches blocked by Takaraivo.
A short left from Peltola.
Peltola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takaraivo prevents a body shot from Peltola.
Peltola tries to throw a body punch but Takaraivo avoids it by throwing Peltola back against the cage.
Peltola effectively controlling the action here.
Peltola lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takaraivo is trying to push Peltola away but Peltola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peltola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peltola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peltola struggles to land a body shot inside as Takaraivo controls his hands.
Peltola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peltola taking a breather.
Peltola misses with a punch to the body.
Takaraivo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo tries to break the clinch but Peltola is controlling the position.
Peltola tries a body shot but Takaraivo blocks it.
Peltola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takaraivo backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peltola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takaraivo blocks a body shot from Peltola.
Takaraivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Peltola fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola stalling in the clinch but Takaraivo improves position.
A short left from Peltola.
Takaraivo prevents a body shot from Peltola.
Peltola working aggressively here.
Peltola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takaraivo's elbow.
Peltola has a couple of punches blocked by Takaraivo.
Peltola breaks from the clinch.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaraivo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peltola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peltola swings for the body but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Takaraivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mertsi Peltola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mertsi Peltola'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. This is the final round!
Peltola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takaraivo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peltola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takaraivo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peltola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takaraivo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Peltola.
Takaraivo lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaraivo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peltola's sensitive parts.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Takaraivo throws a sloppy head kick and Peltola moves out of range easily.
Takaraivo throws a sloppy head kick and Peltola moves out of range easily.
Takaraivo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peltola takes a step back to recover.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltola misses with a looping left.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Peltola.
Takaraivo slips under a jab.
Peltola takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takaraivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Peltola.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peltola moves out of range of the body kick.
Takaraivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Takaraivo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Takaraivo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peltola thuds a left hand into Takaraivo's body.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Takaraivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takaraivo tries to clinch up but Peltola circles away and keeps his distance.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takaraivo. That one must have hurt.
Takaraivo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Peltola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola throws a series of punches but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaraivo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Peltola.
Takaraivo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaraivo moves away.
Peltola misses with an uppercut
and Takaraivo counters with a thumping low kick.
Takaraivo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peltola.
Takaraivo throws a leg kick but Peltola checks it.
Takaraivo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peltola lands a slapping body shot.
Peltola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takaraivo lands a head kick!
Mertsi Peltola's cut is getting worse.
Takaraivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola checks a low kick from Takaraivo.
Peltola lands a nice shot that snaps Takaraivo's head back.
Takaraivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaraivo moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
Takaraivo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takaraivo keeps Peltola at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nyyrikki Takaraivo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takaraivo 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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