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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 1042 p4p, 130 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 872 p4p, 112 weight class). Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale lands a body shot.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Savitaipale avoids it easily.
O Whitersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale scores with a jab. O Whitersson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Whitersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Savitaipale circles away.
Savitaipale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savitaipale just misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Whitersson sizes up Savitaipale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Whitersson loads up on a big right hand but Savitaipale slips the punch.
O Whitersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a takedown attempt - O Whitersson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savitaipale circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Whitersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Whitersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savitaipale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savitaipale feints the counter takedown.
Savitaipale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Savitaipale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Whitersson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as O Whitersson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savitaipale doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale moves away from the strike by O Whitersson.
A nice combination there by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws an off balance right hand
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from O Whitersson lands.
Savitaipale cracks O Whitersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savitaipale scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Savitaipale. Beautiful body shot.
O Whitersson missing with a left hand there. Savitaipale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Whitersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savitaipale on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Whitersson connects with a single shot there.
O Whitersson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
Savitaipale scores with a nice strike.
O Whitersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Whitersson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
Savitaipale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savitaipale moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
Savitaipale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Whitersson manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson staying out of range there.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut. Savitaipale saw that one coming.
Savitaipale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savitaipale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Savitaipale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Whitersson connects with a jab.
O Whitersson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Whitersson jabs Savitaipale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale connects with a couple of short punches.
Savitaipale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Whitersson wants to stand and escape but Savitaipale is having none of it.
O Whitersson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Savitaipale is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Savitaipale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Whitersson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitey O Whitersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Whitersson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Whitersson digs a right hand into Savitaipale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savitaipale's gas tank.
Nice body punch from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale looks winded!
O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savitaipale's head backwards.
O Whitersson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale misses with the head strike.
Savitaipale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but O Whitersson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savitaipale swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale working aggressively here.
O Whitersson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savitaipale throws a punch but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savitaipale's defenses.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but O Whitersson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands an elbow that stopped Savitaipale in his tracks for a moment.
Savitaipale managing to block the knees to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savitaipale's efforts to push away.
O Whitersson crunches a lovely knee into Savitaipale's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savitaipale takes a shot to the head.
O Whitersson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Whitersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from O Whitersson.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitey O Whitersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Savitaipale loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
Savitaipale slips a straight right by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a left hand
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Whitersson lands a body shot.
Savitaipale ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
A nice side step and Savitaipale releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Whitersson misses with a looping right.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up.
Savitaipale circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale slips under a jab.
Savitaipale throws a big shot that misses.
As Savitaipale tries to get set, O Whitersson tries to push him back and clinch up but Savitaipale manages to avoid the attempt.
Savitaipale walks into a left hand.
Savitaipale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savitaipale throws a body punch but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale swings widly with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Whitersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savitaipale.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savitaipale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savitaipale is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Whitersson with a body shot.
Savitaipale looks for a takedown but O Whitersson sprawls well.
Savitaipale cracks O Whitersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Whitersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Whitersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savitaipale can do to turn this around?
O Whitersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Whitersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savitaipale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throwing a counter right hand but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson slips under a jab.
Savitaipale looks to throw the jab but O Whitersson is out of range.
Savitaipale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Whitersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson moves away from the strike by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a straight right.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
O Whitersson lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson misses with a hook.
A big right from O Whitersson misses.
Savitaipale moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
Savitaipale loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
Savitaipale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale takes a swing at O Whitersson's ribcage but misses.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale gets tackled into the cage by O Whitersson. O Whitersson maintains the clinch.
O Whitersson manages to break the clinch.
Savitaipale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by O Whitersson - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
O Whitersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Whitersson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savitaipale has time to react.
O Whitersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up but Savitaipale circles away and keeps his distance.
Savitaipale throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Whitersson scores with a jab.
A cross from Savitaipale lands.
O Whitersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Savitaipale.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Savitaipale.
O Whitersson is looking to clinch but Savitaipale is avoiding it.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
O Whitersson has closed the distance and engaged Savitaipale in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Whitersson, as that shot connected.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut. O Whitersson saw that one coming.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - O Whitersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Savitaipale misses.
Savitaipale misses with a jab to the body
and O Whitersson counters with a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savitaipale misses with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savitaipale. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savitaipale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Whitersson connects with a body shot that sends Savitaipale's belly button to the back.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
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 Whitey O Whitersson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Savitaipale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Whitersson.
A big right from Savitaipale misses.
O Whitersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from O Whitersson misses the target.
O Whitersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Whitersson lands a really nice looking cross but Savitaipale seems unphased.
Savitaipale lands with a good body shot.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Savitaipale moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savitaipale to score with a decent uppercut.
O Whitersson misses with a wild combination.
Savitaipale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
O Whitersson scores with a sloppy right hand. Savitaipale should have avoided that one.
Savitaipale throws the left hand but O Whitersson avoids the punch easily.
O Whitersson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savitaipale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savitaipale there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Whitersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Whitersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savitaipale throws a body punch but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson throws a looping overhand right but Savitaipale ducks down to avoid it.
Savitaipale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Whitersson jabs at Savitaipale's body.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from O Whitersson finds it's target.
A slow jab from O Whitersson misses its intended target.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut. Savitaipale saw that one coming.
O Whitersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savitaipale. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savitaipale lands a nice looking body shot.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale looks to score with a jab to the body but O Whitersson is just out of range.
O Whitersson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savitaipale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savitaipale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savitaipale lands with an uppercut that bounces O Whitersson off the cage and back into range.
O Whitersson digs a good hook to Savitaipale's body.
O Whitersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Whitersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savitaipale.
O Whitersson sizes up Savitaipale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson defending well as Savitaipale loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by O Whitersson as he connects with a hook.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale misses with a left hand
enabling O Whitersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Savitaipale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savitaipale ducks right into an uppercut from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson slips a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitey O Whitersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savitaipale gets a takedown into half guard.
O Whitersson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Savitaipale is on him like a limpet, forcing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Savitaipale 's eye.
Savitaipale lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savitaipale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
O Whitersson lands a good knee to the midsection. Savitaipale won't want to take too many of those.
O Whitersson lands an elbow inside that Savitaipale shrugs off.
O Whitersson stops a takedown attempt from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Savitaipale 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Savitaipale wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitey O Whitersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Whitersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savitaipales head.
Atte Savitaipale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savitaipale takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whitey O Whitersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Whitersson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitey O Whitersson!
In his post fight interview, Whitey O Whitersson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Atte Savitaipale spoke after the fight, saying 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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