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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannanen scores with a push kick.
Wannanen lands a high kick!
It looks like Jorge Aldo has been cut.
Wannanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Wannanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wannanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wannanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Wannanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wannanen just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.
Wannanen digs a right hand underneath Aldo's ribcage. Aldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Wannanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wannanen.
Aldo wants to break free but Wannanen has control.
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Wannanen avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Wannanen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen breaks the clinch.
Wannanen throws a lazy head kick
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Wannanen counters with a leg kick.
Wannanen throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wannanen is able to avoid easily.
Wannanen tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Wannanen misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wannanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Wannanen.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wannanen.
Wannanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wannanen rushes Aldo and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wannanen avoids the damage to the body.
Wannanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Wannanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Wannanen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wannanen.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wannanen is defending well for now.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wannanen is keeping busy.
Wannanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wannanen avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo moves out of range as Wannanen throws a body kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Wannanen moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo blocks a head kick by Wannanen.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Wannanen is wise to it.
Wannanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wannanen!
Wannanen looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Wannanen scores with a leg kick.
Wannanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Wannanen. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Wannanen misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wannanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Wannanen.
Wannanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from Wannanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo gets tackled into the ropes by Wannanen. Wannanen maintains the clinch.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wannanen has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Wannanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Wannanen has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Good body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wannanen backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wannanen is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Wannanen misses with a kick to the body.
Aldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wannanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a nice hook to Aldo's body. Aldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wannanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wannanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wannanen - that will leave a mark!
Wannanen tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wannanen misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Wannanen.
Wannanen swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Wannanen works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Aldo!
Aldo wants to slow Wannanen down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wannanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wannanen is looking to counter the offense by Aldo and move into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wannanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a nice looking body kick.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pekko Wannanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Wannanen lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Aldo counters with a body kick.
Aldo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wannanen.
Wannanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo feints and then cracks Wannanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wannanen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Wannanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Wannanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wannanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wannanen.
Wannanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wannanen throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo throws a front kick aimed at Wannanen's knee but Wannanen avoids it well.
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wannanen swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Wannanen.
Wannanen throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Wannanen.
Wannanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body
and Wannanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wannanen tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wannanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Jorge Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wannanen is looking to wear down Aldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekko Wannanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wannanen 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Wannanen!
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pop
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