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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teitsi (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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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Teitsi.
Teitsi misses with a low kick as Moribe jumps back.
Moribe ducks under a wild hook from Teitsi.
Teitsi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moribe circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moribe, as that shot connected.
Teitsi throws a front kick aimed at Moribe's knee but Moribe avoids it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Teitsi 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.
Matti Teitsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teitsi cracks Moribe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moribe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teitsi lands a head shot.
Moribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teitsi.
Nice shot lands for Teitsi.
Teitsi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teitsi has his takedown stuffed
and Moribe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teitsi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teitsi closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Teitsi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moribe just leaning against Teitsi, taking a breather.
Moribe pushes off an throws an elbow but Teitsi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moribe cracks Teitsi with a nice body shot.
Teitsi misses with a punch on the inside.
Teitsi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moribe backwards.
Moribe digs a right hand underneath Teitsi's ribcage. Teitsi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Moribe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Teitsi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Azusa Moribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Teitsi.
Moribe misses with a punch to the body.
Moribe blocking some punches.
Moribe takes a shot to the head.
Moribe avoiding damage as Teitsi throws knees to the body.
Moribe scores with a shoulder strike.
Teitsi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moribe lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Moribe.
Moribe avoiding damage as Teitsi throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moribe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moribe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Moribe.
Teitsi blocks an uppercut.
Moribe is trying to stall.
Teitsi effectively controlling the action here.
Teitsi lands a right hand.
Teitsi misses with some punches.
Teitsi throws a punch but it's blocked by Moribe.
Teitsi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moribe looking to slow down the pace here.
Moribe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Moribe.
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
Teitsi blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe misses with the head strike.
Teitsi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moribe is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Moribe fails to land.
Teitsi has a couple of punches blocked by Moribe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teitsi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moribe throws a punch but it's blocked by Teitsi.
Teitsi misses with a punch to the body.
Moribe tries to throw a body punch but Teitsi avoids it by throwing Moribe back against the cage.
Moribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Moribe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moribe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teitsi avoids it.
A short right from Teitsi on the inside.
Moribe misses with some punches.
Teitsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moribe backwards.
Teitsi misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teitsi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Teitsi.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teitsi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moribe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Teitsi blocks an uppercut.
Teitsi lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teitsi tries a body shot but Moribe blocks it.
Moribe lands a shot to the body.
Moribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teitsi misses with a knee strike.
Moribe tries to break the clinch but Teitsi is controlling the position.
Teitsi misses with the head strike.
Moribe blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Teitsi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moribe is defending well for now.
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
Teitsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matti Teitsi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teitsi wants to clinch.
Moribe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Teitsi lands a lovely overhand right.
Teitsi connects with a body shot.
Teitsi throws the left hand but Moribe avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Moribe blocks the low kick.
Teitsi throws a low kick but Moribe moves out of range easily.
Teitsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moribe is looking to slow Teitsi down with leg kicks.
Moribe keeps the fight on the outside.
Teitsi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moribe finds it's way round the side to connect with Teitsi's head.
Azusa Moribe is winning the standup battle so far.
Moribe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teitsi.
Moribe moves away from the strike by Teitsi.
Moribe misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moribe.
Teitsi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moribe finds it's way round the side to connect with Teitsi's head.
Teitsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teitsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moribe.
Teitsi moves out of range of the strikes.
Moribe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moribe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moribe scores with a jab. Teitsi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moribe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moribe avoids the head kick by Teitsi.
Teitsi takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moribe clinches up against the cage.
Moribe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Teitsi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moribe working hard to break the clinch.
Matti Teitsi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teitsi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Teitsi manages to end up in side control.
Moribe looking for a sweep but Teitsi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Moribe wants to hold on but Teitsi pushes him away.
Teitsi thowing shots but they're missing.
Teitsi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moribe is desperately trying to improve his position but Teitsi has a good base and remains in mount.
Moribe is bucking up trying to escape but Teitsi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moribe gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moribe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moribe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teitsi is working away from the top position though.
Teitsi thows a huge punch but Moribe dodges it nicely.
Teitsi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moribe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teitsi is working away from the top position though.
Teitsi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Teitsi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Teitsi lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moribe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Teitsi with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moribe tries to hold on but Teitsi postures up.
Moribe working to try and regain half guard.
Teitsi looking to control but Moribe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moribe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Teitsi misses with a head shot.
Teitsi with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matti Teitsi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Moribe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moribe swinging wildly here.
Teitsi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moribe connects with an inside leg kick.
Moribe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teitsi.
Moribe is rocked!
Teitsi fakes the body blow, causing Moribe to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Moribe goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matti Teitsi!
Matti Teitsi is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Matti Teitsi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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