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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Sotaheimo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotaheimo clinches up against the cage.
Sotaheimo lands an elbow that stopped Mambo in his tracks for a moment.
Mambo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Sotaheimo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mambo.
Sotaheimo blocks a body shot from Mambo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mambo.
Mambo stalling the fight.
Sotaheimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mambo avoids the damage to the body.
Mambo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Mambo blocks with his arms.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
Mambo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Mambo blocks it.
Mambo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mambo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mambo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mambo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mambo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo breaks from the clinch.
Oh Mambo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mambo moves in looking to clinch but Sotaheimo pushes him off.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mambo seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab lands there for Sotaheimo.
Mambo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sotaheimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotaheimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mambo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mambo moves out of range as Sotaheimo strikes.
Sotaheimo with a jab.
Sotaheimo swings widly with a right hand
and Mambo counters with an outside leg kick.
Mambo throws a sloppy head kick and Sotaheimo moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mambo is defended easily by Sotaheimo.
Mambo is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mambo.
Sotaheimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mambo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mambo misses with an uppercut. Sotaheimo saw that one coming.
Mambo rushes Sotaheimo and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mambo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Sotaheimo missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mambo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mambo tries to circle away but Sotaheimo has him pinned against the cage.
Mambo managing to block the knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo blocks a body shot from Mambo.
Sotaheimo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mambo tries to work over Sotaheimo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo misses with a body punch.
Mambo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sotaheimo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Las Mambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotaheimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mambo.
Mambo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotaheimo looks to land a body kick but Mambo moved away.
Sotaheimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ari Sotaheimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sotaheimo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mambo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sotaheimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotaheimo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Mambo looking to stall.
Mambo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotaheimo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Mambo blocks it.
Sotaheimo crunches a lovely knee into Mambo's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mambo avoiding damage as Sotaheimo throws knees to the body.
Mambo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mambo can't get the takedown.
Sotaheimo just leaning against Mambo, taking a breather.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Mambo avoiding damage as Sotaheimo throws knees to the body.
Mambo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sotaheimo prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mambo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mambo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotaheimo's elbow.
Mambo is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sotaheimo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sotaheimo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mambo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotaheimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mambo throws a sloppy head kick and Sotaheimo moves out of range easily.
Sotaheimo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mambo throws a big shot that misses.
Mambo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sotaheimo's hands.
Mambo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sotaheimo's waist but Sotaheimo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mambo off to one side.
Sotaheimo scores with a push kick.
Sotaheimo misses with a head kick.
Mambo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mambo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sotaheimo sprawls well. Sotaheimo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mambo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sotaheimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo throws a leg kick but Sotaheimo checks it.
Sotaheimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mambo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotaheimo scores with a head kick.
Sotaheimo has managed to clinch.
Sotaheimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mambo.
Mambo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sotaheimo up against the cage.
Mambo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotaheimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotaheimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sotaheimo managing to block the knees to the body from Mambo.
Sotaheimo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mambo is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sotaheimo throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Mambo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Sotaheimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Mambo blocks with his arms.
Mambo stalling in the clinch but Sotaheimo improves position.
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!
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ari Sotaheimo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mambo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotaheimo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo is breathing heavily.
Sotaheimo has Mambo pressed against the cage, preventing Mambo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mambo's face.
Mambo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mambo is leaning against Sotaheimo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mambo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotaheimo's elbow.
Sotaheimo gets underhooks to prevent Mambo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Las Mambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotaheimo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Mambo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mambo up against the cage.
Mambo tries to throw a body punch but Sotaheimo avoids it by throwing Mambo back against the cage.
Mambo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotaheimos head.
Sotaheimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo trying to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo keeps control of Mambo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sotaheimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mambo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sotaheimo is defending well for now.
Sotaheimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mambo is defending well for now.
Sotaheimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mambo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Mambo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mambo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mambo managing to block the knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Mambo is trying to break free.
Mambo blocks an elbow strike from Sotaheimo.
A shot in the inside from Mambo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mambo's face.
Sotaheimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mambo avoids the damage to the body.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Sotaheimo takes a shot to the head.
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 Las Mambo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sotaheimo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Mambo coming out on top.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sotaheimo enables Mambo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sotaheimo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sotaheimo wants to stand but Mambo is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotaheimo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mambo throwing strikes but missing.
Mambo chips away with some ground and pound.
Mambo is working Sotaheimo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sotaheimo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mambo landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mambo preventing the sweep.
Sotaheimo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mambo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sotaheimo tries to strike from the bottom.
Sotaheimo wants to sweep here but Mambo controlling him for the moment.
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mambo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sotaheimo's head.
Mambo throws a big elbow that misses.
Mambo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mambo won't allow Sotaheimo to sweep him here.
Mambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mambo postures up and lands a big shot to Sotaheimo's brow.
Mambo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sotaheimo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mambo landing with the ground and pound.
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotaheimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sotaheimo, not yet.
Sotaheimo has momentary wrist control but Mambo slips an elbow through the middle.
Mambo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mambo postures up in Sotaheimo's guard and throws a big left but Sotaheimo blocks it.
Mambo landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mambo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mambo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mambo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mambo scoring with some ground and pound.
Mambo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotaheimo has momentary wrist control but Mambo slips an elbow through the middle.
Mambo works over Sotaheimo with some ground and pound from guard.
Mambo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sotaheimo is rocked!
Mambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sotaheimo is still in real trouble! Can Mambo finish him?
Mambo stands up over Sotaheimo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mambo loads up on a big left hand. Sotaheimo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mambo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sotaheimo can't hide his disappointment, as Mambo celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Las Mambo!
Las Mambo retains his middleweight title!
Las Mambo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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