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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neck's entrance music is Deep Purple - Bad Attitude. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tahkojuusto's choice of entrance music: AC/DC : T.N.T. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
21 - 26 - 0 |
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182 lbs
17 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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TWGC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pencil Neck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tahkojuusto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neck working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tahkojuusto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tahkojuusto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Tahkojuusto looking for submissions off his back.
Tahkojuusto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tahkojuusto controls Neck momentarily but Neck frees himself.
Neck wants to stand but Tahkojuusto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto keeping full guard, as Neck tries to pass.
Neck trying to control but Tahkojuusto is working from the bottom.
Neck postures up in Tahkojuusto's guard and throws a big left but Tahkojuusto blocks it.
Neck prevents Tahkojuusto from getting back to his feet.
Tahkojuusto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neck looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neck is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tahkojuusto trying to pass the guard but Neck defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Neck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tahkojuusto pulls his head out easily.
Neck is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
Neck misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neck trying to control from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teppo Tahkojuusto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tahkojuusto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tahkojuusto pulls his head out easily.
Neck is trying to get back to full guard.
Neck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tahkojuusto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tahkojuusto's back!
Tahkojuusto holding both Neck 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tahkojuusto rolls, trying to escape but Neck keeps control of the position.
Neck trying to control momentarily.
Neck wants to control but Tahkojuusto manages to buck him off and is now in Neck's guard! Nice work there by Tahkojuusto!
Neck working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto stopping the sweep attempt from Neck.
Tahkojuusto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neck looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tahkojuusto tries to get to full guard but Neck has control of the leg.
Tahkojuusto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teppo Tahkojuusto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Neck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neck instigates a clinch.
Neck pulls guard successfully.
Neck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neck has a closed guard, preventing Tahkojuusto from standing up.
Tahkojuusto trying to control the position from guard on top but Neck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tahkojuusto wanted to stand there but Neck had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neck throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tahkojuusto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tahkojuusto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tahkojuusto wants to stand but Neck is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck wants to control but Tahkojuusto postures up.
Neck is looking to reverse the position.
Tahkojuusto trying to control the action but Neck is working from the bottom.
Neck struggling a bit here.
Tahkojuusto landing strikes.
Neck wants to control but Tahkojuusto postures up.
Neck is trying to get back to half guard.
Neck is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto wants to stand but Neck is controlling his arm.
A lull in the action here as Tahkojuusto stalls from top position.
Neck is looking to reverse the position.
Neck is trying to control Tahkojuusto's posture but Tahkojuusto avoids it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neck avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neck keeps Tahkojuusto under control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto is looking to take a break and control but Neck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto cracks Neck with a big elbow.
Tahkojuusto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Neck is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
Neck sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
Tahkojuusto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tahkojuusto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neck defending well though.
Neck is looking to escape.
Tahkojuusto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tahkojuusto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neck defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neck is looking to control Tahkojuusto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neck avoid being mounted?
Tahkojuusto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Neck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tahkojuusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tahkojuusto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Neck on his heels. He'll look to pass Neck's guard now, I'm sure.
Tahkojuusto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neck is proving hard to escape from.
Neck controls Tahkojuusto momentarily but Tahkojuusto frees himself.
Tahkojuusto trying to control the position from guard on top but Neck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tahkojuusto is controlling him.
Neck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neck working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neck is keeping the position for now.
Neck keeping moving, preventing Tahkojuusto from controlling successfully.
Tahkojuusto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tahkojuusto trying to control but Neck is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teppo Tahkojuusto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tahkojuusto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Neck looking to control.
Neck keeping moving, preventing Tahkojuusto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto landing some decent shots from guard.
Tahkojuusto wants to stand but Neck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tahkojuusto gets to his feet. Neck looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tahkojuusto's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahkojuusto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tahkojuusto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Neck wants to control but Tahkojuusto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto throwing shots but Neck is blocking nicely.
Tahkojuusto is trying to control. Neck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neck controls Tahkojuusto momentarily but Tahkojuusto frees himself.
Neck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neck trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tahkojuusto wants to control from the top but Neck keeps moving.
Teppo Tahkojuusto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tahkojuusto is stalling in the full guard.
Teppo Tahkojuusto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Neck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto looks to move to half guard but instead Neck has passed into mount! Damn!
Neck lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahkojuusto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tahkojuusto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Neck.
Pencil Neck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neck wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Neck lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tahkojuusto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pencil Neck.
I think Tahkojuusto 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tahkojuusto!
After the fight, Teppo Tahkojuusto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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