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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironobu Uematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Biggest & The Best. Uematsu has chosen Primus - Laquer Head as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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203 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hironobu Uematsu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uematsu keeps Peltola at a distance using the push kick.
Uematsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Peltola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uematsu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Peltola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uematsu's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Uematsu controlling Peltola's posture.
Peltola preventing the sweep.
Peltola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uematsu looking to control.
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!
Hironobu Uematsu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Uematsu wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uematsu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peltola walks into a jab.
Hironobu Uematsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uematsu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peltola somewhat.
Uematsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peltola works Uematsu's body with a nice hook.
Uematsu lands with a hook. Peltola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uematsu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uematsu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu throws a looping overhand right but Peltola ducks down to avoid it.
Uematsu tries to land a leg kick but Peltola saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola throws a hook to the side of Uematsu's head but Uematsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uematsu misses with a double jab.
Uematsu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peltola takes a swing at Uematsu's ribcage but misses.
Uematsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
Peltola fails with the takedown.
Peltola thows a body shot but no joy.
Uematsu misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peltola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uematsu.
Uematsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uematsu blocks a jab.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uematsu.
Uematsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uematsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peltola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peltola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uematsu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Uematsu.
Peltola takes a swing at Uematsu's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Peltola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uematsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola needs to keep his hands up - Uematsu had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uematsu throws out a powerful jab.
Uematsu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peltolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Uematsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peltola circles away quickly and effectively.
Peltola ducks under a wild hook from Uematsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola looks for a takedown but Uematsu sprawls well.
Uematsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peltola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hironobu Uematsu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Uematsu thows a body shot but no joy.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Uematsu.
Peltola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Uematsu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peltola has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Uematsu!
Peltola with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Hironobu Uematsu has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uematsu tries to hold on but Peltola pushes him away.
Peltola throws some wild stikes that Uematsu manages to avoid easily.
Peltola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peltola landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Hironobu Uematsu's cut even more.
Uematsu is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uematsu trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Peltola seems content to control.
Uematsu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Uematsu manages to get to full guard.
Peltola trying to control but Uematsu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peltola trying to control but Uematsu is working from the bottom.
Uematsu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peltola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uematsu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uematsu is looking to stand up but Peltola isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Peltola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Uematsu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Atte Peltola wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Uematsu.
Peltola has a takedown stuffed.
Uematsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The cut above Hironobu Uematsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Peltola is looking to wear down Uematsu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peltola throws a poor cross that misses
and Uematsu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Peltola lands.
Peltola thuds his right hand into Uematsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Uematsu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uematsu did well to prevent Peltola getting side control.
Uematsu is looking to control Peltola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uematsu avoid being mounted?
Peltola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uematsu is controlling Peltola's trapped leg to prevent Peltola from advancing to side control.
Uematsu is trying to control but can't.
Uematsu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hironobu Uematsu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Uematsu moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Peltola checks the leg kick.
Peltola fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Peltola digs a good hook to Uematsu's body.
Peltola throws a looping overhand right but Uematsu ducks down to avoid it.
Uematsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uematsu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hironobu Uematsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uematsu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peltola swats away the attempt to clinch by Uematsu.
That kick from Uematsu tenderised Peltola's leg. Peltola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peltola blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Uematsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uematsu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peltola back to the cage. Uematsu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Peltola connects with a single shot there.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Peltola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uematsu tries to clinch up.
Uematsu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Uematsu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peltola missing with a left hand there. Uematsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uematsu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uematsu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hironobu Uematsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a body punch
and Uematsu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Peltola is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Uematsu.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Uematsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uematsu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Uematsu.
Peltola thows a body shot but no joy.
Peltola looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uematsu keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uematsu wants to stand up but Peltola has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Peltola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uematsu wants to control from the top but Peltola keeps moving.
Uematsu won't allow Peltola to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peltola is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Uematsu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hironobu Uematsu.
Uematsu connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola moves out of range of the body kick from Uematsu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hironobu Uematsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uematsu 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hironobu Uematsu!
Hironobu Uematsu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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