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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen's entrance music is Lentävä Kalakukko. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthless gets tackled into the cage by Suhonen. Suhonen maintains the clinch.
Ruthless wants a takedown.
Suhonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Ruthless misses its intended target.
Suhonen connects with a nice looking jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ruthless has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ruthless uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suhonen.
Suhonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruthless misses the shot to the body.
Suhonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruthless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Suhonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suhonen.
Ruthless has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suhonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suhonen misses with a left hand
and Ruthless counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen throws a body punch but Ruthless moves out of range.
Severi Suhonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthless throws a series of punches but Suhonen avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Ruthless coming out on top.
Suhonen throws a nice looking combination but Ruthless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suhonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suhonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruthless.
Ruthless has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruthless there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suhonen.
Suhonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruthless manages to avoid it.
Ruthless misses with the combination.
Suhonen scores with a hook to the body. Ruthless takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Severi Suhonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen with a nice cross.
Ruthless uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suhonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Ruthless throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Suhonen does no damage.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses.
Ruthless takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suhonen delivers a nice body kick.
Suhonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Suhonen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ruthless fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Suhonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless slips a jab and a cross from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suhonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruthless was well out of range. Poor timing from Suhonen.
Ruthless misses with a low kick.
Suhonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruthless misses with a looping right.
Suhonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruthless slips under a jab from Suhonen.
Ruthless slips under a jab from Suhonen.
Ruthless dodges the punch combination from Suhonen.
Suhonen misses with a left hand
and Ruthless counters with a left and a right that stings Suhonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruthless moves away.
Ruthless lands with a good body shot.
Suhonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruthless counters with a two punch combo.
Suhonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruthless counters with a series of strikes. Suhonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruthless tries for a takedown but Suhonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruthless swings widly with a right hand
and Suhonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suhonen scores with a body shot.
Suhonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruthless momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruthless looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suhonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruthless off the cage and back into range.
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Severi Suhonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruthless fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suhonen with a nice cross.
Ruthless throws a combination that misses
and Suhonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suhonen throws a series of punches but Ruthless avoids them all with ease.
Ruthless scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suhonen lands a head kick!
Ruthless looks to land a combination. Suhonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthless throws a hook to the side of Suhonen's head but Suhonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruthless lands a glancing blow to the side of Suhonen's head.
Suhonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruthless counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suhonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruthless defending well as Suhonen loads up on a big left hand.
Ruthless uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthless sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ruthless.
Suhonen misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suhonen, right into the meat.
Rio Ruthless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suhonen with a hook.
Jab from Suhonen.
Jab, jab by Suhonen - just one landing.
It looks like Rio Ruthless has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Suhonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suhonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Suhonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suhonen swings for the body but Ruthless moves out of range.
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suhonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruthless is just out of range.
Suhonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruthless on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruthless walks into a straight right hand from Suhonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Suhonen catches Ruthless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Suhonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suhonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthless missing with a left hand there. Suhonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suhonen.
Ruthless looks to throw the jab but Suhonen is out of range.
Suhonen drops his hands momentarily and Ruthless takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suhonen thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Ruthless 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruthless throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruthless might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Suhonen does it's job there.
Ruthless lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suhonen backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Suhonen.
Ruthless blocks a jab.
Suhonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen misses with a straight right.
Suhonen works Ruthless's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruthless.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Severi Suhonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rio Ruthless's cut.
That's time! Suhonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suhonen is looking to slow Ruthless down with leg kicks.
Ruthless connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Suhonen does no damage.
Suhonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruthless's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Suhonen misses.
Suhonen throws a series of punches but Ruthless avoids them all with ease.
Suhonen throws an overhand right that lands on Ruthless's shoulder, as Ruthless tries to avoid the shot.
Suhonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruthless backs up against the cage.
Ruthless throws a combination. Suhonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhonen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless looks to score with a jab to the body but Suhonen is just out of range.
Suhonen throws a lazy right hand but Ruthless sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Ruthless misses.
A cross from Suhonen lands.
Suhonen throws a head kick that Ruthless semi-blocks.
Suhonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruthless wants to clinch but Suhonen slips to the side
and Suhonen counters with a crisp one two that drops Ruthless! Suhonen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ruthless to his feet! Ruthless is in big trouble!
Ruthless is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless doesn't manage to clinch there - Suhonen circles away.
Ruthless is still on wobbly legs! Can Suhonen finish him?
Suhonen lands a leg kick that knocks Ruthless off balance momentarily.
Ruthless takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruthless blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Suhonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruthless sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Suhonen finds it's target.
Suhonen misses with a wild body shot.
Suhonen punishes Ruthless's body with a nice straight punch.
Suhonen throws a head kick but Ruthless moves out of range.
Severi Suhonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Suhonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suhonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suhonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suhonen jabs Ruthless to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruthless seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Suhonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suhonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruthless gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suhonen counters with a left and a right that stings Ruthless.
Rio Ruthless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen lands a jab to Ruthless's midsection.
Suhonen looks to land a left hand but Ruthless moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suhonen moves away.
Suhonen lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Suhonen as he connects with a hook.
Suhonen lands a front kick.
A head kick from Suhonen lands but Ruthless takes it in his stride.
Suhonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruthless avoids the head kick by Suhonen.
Severi Suhonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruthless takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suhonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruthless's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Suhonen. Those never looked like landing.
Suhonen ducks under a wild hook from Ruthless.
Suhonen scores with a head kick.
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!
Suhonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruthless under the eye.
Ruthless looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suhonen throws a nice head kick!
Ruthless misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suhonen drops his hands momentarily and Ruthless takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Severi Suhonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suhonen 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Severi Suhonen!
Severi Suhonen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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