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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini comes to the cage accompanied by Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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189 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Peltola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.
Lazzarini seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lazzarini misses with a right hand
and Peltola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lazzarini ducks straight into an uppercut from Peltola and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lazzarini manages to regain guard straight away.
Lazzarini is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazzarini keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
Peltola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peltola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peltola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peltola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lazzarini wants to sweep here but Peltola controlling him for the moment.
Peltola landing with the ground and pound.
Peltola throws a strike but Lazzarini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peltola has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lazzarini has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lazzarini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lazzarini working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peltola is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Peltola's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lazzarini tries to move into full mount but can't pass Peltola's legs.
Lazzarini in side control lands a decent elbow.
Peltola is looking for a sweep.
Lazzarini trying to control the position but Peltola is working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peltola keeps working.
Peltola prevents Lazzarini from improving position.
Lazzarini misses with the ground and pound.
Peltola gets back to half guard.
Peltola trying to control here.
Peltola keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazzarini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola tries to get to full guard but Lazzarini has control of the leg.
Lazzarini passes to side control.
Peltola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lazzarini trying to control the position but Peltola is working away.
Peltola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lazzarini has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Peltola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lazzarini connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lazzarini wants to take Peltola's back here but Peltola is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lazzarini throwing strikes here but Peltola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peltola sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Peltola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peltola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peltola keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flavio Lazzarini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazzarini is just out of range.
Good shot there by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini misses with a hook
and Peltola counters with a straight right hand.
Lazzarini throws a right hand that Peltola ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltola also avoids with ease.
Peltola with the counter takedown but Lazzarini avoids it easily.
Peltola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peltola.
Flavio Lazzarini's cut is getting worse.
Lazzarini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.
Lazzarini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lazzarini moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
Lazzarini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Lazzarini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lazzarini.
Peltola tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lazzarini forces Peltola back against the cage and clinches.
Peltola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazzarini backwards.
Peltola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazzarini controls his hands.
Lazzarini blocks a body shot from Peltola.
Lazzarini blocks an uppercut.
Peltola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazzarini has a couple of punches blocked by Peltola.
Peltola avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lazzarini.
Peltola is looking to control Lazzarini's arms but Lazzarini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peltola has his back to the cage.
Lazzarini lands a hook that snaps the head of Peltola backwards.
Peltola pushes Lazzarini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peltola misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini is pressed up against the cage. Peltola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lazzarini down to the mat. Lazzarini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lazzarini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peltola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Lazzarini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lazzarini tried to counter with a leg kick but Peltola avoided it.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Peltola swings for the body but Lazzarini moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lazzarini.
Peltola with the counter takedown but Lazzarini avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Peltola blocks the leg kick.
Peltola throws out a counter right but Lazzarini avoids it with no problem.
Flavio Lazzarini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lazzarini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peltola.
Peltola feints the counter takedown.
Peltola has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lazzarini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peltola will feel that in the morning.
A jab lands there for Lazzarini.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Lazzarini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazzarini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lazzarini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peltola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peltola misses with a hook
and Lazzarini counters with a good low kick that Peltola was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola avoids the head kick by Lazzarini.
Peltola throws a series of punches but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Atte Peltola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazzarini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lazzarini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Lazzarini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peltola walks into a straight right hand from Lazzarini.
Peltola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini misses with a straight right.
Peltola missing with a left hand there. Lazzarini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Lazzarini dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazzarini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peltola.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Lazzarini slips the punch.
Lazzarini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lazzarini has time to react.
A head kick by Lazzarini misses
and Peltola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lazzarini avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lazzarini misses the target.
Peltola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peltola as he avoids it easily.
Peltola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lazzarini.
Peltola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peltola connects with a right hand. Lazzarini shakes it off.
Peltola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lazzarini clinches.
Peltola tries for a takedown but Lazzarini manages to get underhooks.
Lazzarini prevents a body shot from Peltola.
Peltola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazzarini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lazzarini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Peltola.
Lazzarini jumps guard but Peltola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavio Lazzarini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazzarini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peltola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peltola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazzarini controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lazzarini.
Peltola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but Peltola is blocking nicely.
Peltola misses with some punches.
Lazzarini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peltola cracks Lazzarini with a nice body shot.
Peltola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peltola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peltola lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peltola walks away with a smile on his face. Lazzarini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lazzarini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peltola misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lazzarini counter with a right hand.
Lazzarini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peltola's head backwards.
Peltola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lazzarini.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lazzarini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peltola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lazzarini shoots in looking for a takedown but Peltola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lazzarini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lazzarini tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peltola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lazzarini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peltola scrambles back to his feet.
Lazzarini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick but Peltola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Peltola tries to counter it with a takedown but Lazzarini pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lazzarini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Lazzarini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peltola moves out of range as Lazzarini strikes.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Lazzarini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Lazzarini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
The crowd cheers as Lazzarini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peltola doesn't seem phased though.
Peltola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peltola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lazzarini.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Lazzarini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lazzarini 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Lazzarini!
A pretty intense looking Flavio Lazzarini took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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