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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 1265 p4p, 161 weight class) and Carlos Ortega (ranked 1419 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannanen lands a jab to Ortega's midsection.
Wannanen staying out of range there.
Wannanen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ortega swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannanen.
Wannanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Wannanen is just out of range.
Wannanen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wannanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortega. That did some damage!
Wannanen slips under a jab.
Ortega dips to his left and cracks Wannanen with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Ortega.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Wannanen as he connects with a hook.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wannanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Wannanen misses with a few strikes there.
Wannanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortega.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Wannanen's head but Wannanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wannanen gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega manages to break the clinch.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wannanen throws a leg kick
and Ortega counters by clinching up.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen lands with a right to the head.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Ortega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ortega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ortega misses with a hook.
Ortega scores with a sloppy right hand. Wannanen should have avoided that one.
Wannanen throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Wannanen misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a shot from downtown. Ortega moves away and avoids it.
Ortega throws a combination. Wannanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ortega throws a leg kick but Wannanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wannanen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wannanen misses with a leg kick
letting Ortega counter with a right hand.
Ortega on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortega avoids the body shot from Wannanen.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Wannanen throws a big counter combination but Ortega scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega lands a nice looking body kick.
Ortega throws a right and a left that Wannanen avoids nicely.
Wannanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Wannanen moves away and avoids it.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wannanen misses the jab.
Wannanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wannanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wannanen needs to keep his hands up - Ortega had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wannanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Ortega misses.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Wannanen misses with a looping right.
Ortega lands with a straight right. Wannanen didn't see that one coming.
Wannanen is looking to chop away at Ortega's legs.
Jab from Ortega.
Ortega cracks Wannanen with an open hand slap.
Ortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wannanen.
A lazy left from Wannanen finds it's target.
Wannanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ortega.
Ortega throws out a counter right but Wannanen avoids it with no problem.
Wannanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
Ortega throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortega cracks Wannanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
Wannanen closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Ortega digs a right hand underneath Wannanen's ribcage. Wannanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega lands an uppercut.
Wannanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
A short right from Wannanen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wannanen.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Wannanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wannanen or not.
Wannanen slows down the pace here.
Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Ortega will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortega digs a good body shot into Wannanen's ribs.
Ortega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with a looping right.
Ortega throws an overhand right that lands on Wannanen's shoulder, as Wannanen tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ortega misses.
Ortega throws a sloppy body shot
and Wannanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wannanen motions for Ortega to come forward. Wannanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortega was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortega with a jab.
Ortega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ortega lands with an uppercut that bounces Wannanen off the cage and back into range.
Wannanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
Wannanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega wants to counter the offense by Wannanen and move into the clinch position.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wannanen throws a series of punches but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wannanen. That did some damage!
Wannanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Wannanen is just out of range.
Ortega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortega takes one to the side of the head.
Ortega scores with a leg kick.
Ortega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Wannanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wannanen misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Wannanen throws a right hand that Ortega ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortega also avoids with ease.
Wannanen jabs at Ortega's body.
Ortega misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortega throws the left hand but Wannanen avoids the punch easily.
Carlos Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Ortega blocks the low kick.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wannanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wannanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wannanen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
Wannanen missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Wannanen avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Wannanen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ortega just manages to avoid it.
Ortega bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wannanen's head.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wannanen.
A little feinted left hand from Wannanen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wannanen moves away.
Wannanen is looking for a counter combo.
Wannanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ortega counters with a good, hard body kick but Wannanen shrugs it off.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wannanen.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
Wannanen is looking for a counter combo.
Wannanen takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Wannanen does no damage.
Wannanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
Wannanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body. Wannanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wannanen slips a jab from Ortega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortega scoring well with a low kick there.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Wannanen.
Ortega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ortega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wannanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wannanen's head.
Wannanen throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Ortega.
Ortega scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen is looking to counter punch.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wannanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortega swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannanen.
Ortega lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega moves out of range as Wannanen strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wannanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wannanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wannanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Wannanen catches Ortega right on the button with a cross.
Ortega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Wannanen counters with a series of strikes. Ortega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortega works Wannanen's body with a nice hook.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. Wannanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Wannanen.
A swing and a miss from Wannanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortega, right into the meat.
Ortega misses the jab.
It looked like Wannanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wannanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wannanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wannanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ortega raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Wannanen ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Wannanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ortega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wannanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortega's head.
Ortega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Wannanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wannanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ortega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wannanen scrambles back to his feet.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Wannanen counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Ortega catches Wannanen right on the button with a cross.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wannanen throws out the jab.
Ortega doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ortega looks for the body kick but Wannanen saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wannanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortega misses with an uppercut
and Wannanen counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortega.
Wannanen throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wannanen throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Wannanen moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Wannanen moved out of range.
Wannanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wannanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega looks to land a body kick but Wannanen moved away.
Wannanen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wannanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortega, right into the meat.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Wannanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortega misses with a hook.
Ortega looks to land a combination. Wannanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wannanen tries to clinch but Ortega is having none of it.
Wannanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Wannanen.
Wannanen moves into the clinch.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Wannanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wannanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortega is out of range.
Wannanen drives through and clinches with Ortega against the cage.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega connects with a solid leg kick.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wannanen throws a leg kick but Ortega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ortega connects with a body shot that sends Wannanen's belly button to the back.
Wannanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortega.
Wannanen jabs at Ortega's body.
Pekko Wannanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wannanen will feel that in the morning.
Ortega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wannanen's head backwards.
Ortega lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wannanen ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Ortega takes a swing at Wannanen's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws out a loose jab but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body. Wannanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Wannanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
Wannanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortega to score with a decent uppercut.
Wannanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wannanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wannanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Wannanen misses the target.
Wannanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wannanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortega's head backwards.
Wannanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wannanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Wannanen misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Pekko Wannanen spoke after the fight, saying 'well that's some bullshit!'.
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