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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Linkoala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkoala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ei enää pelitä. Pentti Linkoala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nalle Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Linkoala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkoala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linkoala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lehtonen lands with a kick to the temple. Linkoala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Pentti Linkoala has been cut.
Good work by Lehtonen as he checks the leg kick.
Lehtonen rushes Linkoala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Linkoala breaks the clinch.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linkoala scores with a shot to the body.
Linkoala misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Linkoala.
Linkoala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lehtonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehtonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehtonen drives through and clinches with Linkoala against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linkoala.
Lehtonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehtonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Linkoala changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lehtonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen darts in and clinches Linkoala up against the cage.
Lehtonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Linkoala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Linkoala is looking to clinch but Lehtonen is avoiding it.
Linkoala looks to land a right hand but Lehtonen moved out of range.
Linkoala tries to clinch up
and Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Linkoala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehtonen jumps into guard, dragging Linkoala to the mat.
Linkoala throwing strikes from guard but Lehtonen blocks nicely.
Lehtonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linkoala looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linkoala wants to get up but he can't break Lehtonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lehtonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Linkoala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehtonen's head.
Linkoala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Linkoala throwing strikes from guard but Lehtonen blocks nicely.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linkoala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linkoala preventing the sweep.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linkoala is looking to work some ground and pound but Lehtonen has wrist control.
Lehtonen working for a triangle but Linkoala defends it easily.
Lehtonen is breathing heavily.
Linkoala postures up and lands a big shot to Lehtonen's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Linkoala or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehtonen which made him look bad.
Lehtonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linkoala counters with a one-two to the body.
Linkoala stuffs the takedown attempt from Lehtonen. Lehtonen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linkoala.
Linkoala scores with a three punch combo!
Linkoala is looking to clinch but Lehtonen is avoiding it.
Lehtonen stuffs the takedown.
Lehtonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linkoala counters with a three punch combo that has Lehtonen backing up. Lehtonen nods at Linkoala to acknowledge the strikes.
Lehtonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lehtonen dodges the punch combination from Linkoala.
Linkoala misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linkoala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lehtonen wants to control from the top but Linkoala keeps moving.
Linkoala wants to stand and escape but Lehtonen is having none of it.
Lehtonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lehtonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Linkoala has his feet on Lehtonen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkoala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lehtonen counters by clinching up.
Lehtonen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Linkoala throws Lehtonen to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pentti Linkoala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pentti Linkoala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches.
Linkoala wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehtonen won't allow it.
Linkoala swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtonen wants a takedown.
Linkoala leaning against his opponent.
Linkoala avoiding damage as Lehtonen throws knees to the body.
Lehtonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Linkoala walks away with a smile on his face. Lehtonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Linkoala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linkoala tries to break the clinch but Lehtonen is controlling the position.
Lehtonen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen avoiding damage as Linkoala throws knees to the body.
Lehtonen trying to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen decides to pull guard.
Lehtonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lehtonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linkoala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Linkoala with a nice head shot there.
Linkoala pushing down on Lehtonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Linkoala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Linkoala decides to stand up.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nalle Lehtonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala misses with the combination.
Lehtonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linkoala forces Lehtonen back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtonen.
Linkoala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lehtonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lehtonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehtonen tries a body shot but Linkoala blocks it.
Lehtonen wants to break free but Linkoala has control.
Linkoala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lehtonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala lands a nice shot to the body.
Lehtonen tries to pull guard but Linkoala won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Linkoala pushes down on Lehtonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lehtonen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lehtonen has hold of Linkoala's hands but Linkoala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lehtonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linkoala.
Lehtonen trying to control from the bottom.
Linkoala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Linkoala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Linkoala slips a nice elbow through Lehtonen's hands, connecting with Lehtonen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Linkoala looks to land a combination but Lehtonen avoids it well.
Linkoala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Linkoala misses.
Lehtonen clinches up against the cage.
Linkoala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linkoala avoids the head kick by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Linkoala closes the distance but Lehtonen moves to the side
and Lehtonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen won't allow Linkoala to get back to his feet.
Linkoala keeping moving, preventing Lehtonen from controlling successfully.
Linkoala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lehtonen is one step ahead there.
Linkoala wants to improve his position but instead Lehtonen has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pentti Linkoala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pentti Linkoala's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Linkoala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehtonen misses with a kick to the body
and Linkoala counters by clinching up.
Lehtonen can't get the takedown.
Linkoala tries a body shot but Lehtonen blocks it.
Linkoala gets underhooks to prevent Lehtonen's takedown attempt.
Linkoala breaks the clinch.
Linkoala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Linkoala wants to control but Lehtonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lehtonen is looking for a kimura but Linkoala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lehtonen to get the leverage.
Linkoala is trying to stand back up but Lehtonen is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linkoala wants to get back to full guard.
Lehtonen passes into side control, despite Linkoala's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkoala being controlled for a moment.
Lehtonen lands a few punches from side control.
Linkoala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lehtonen.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehtonen slips a jab and a cross from Linkoala.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Linkoala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehtonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Linkoala counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lehtonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lehtonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lehtonen working for a submission but Linkoala is keeping him at bay.
Linkoala regains half guard.
Linkoala wants to get back to his feet.
Lehtonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lehtonen prevents Linkoala from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala kicks Lehtonen off and gets back to his feet.
Lehtonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Linkoala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lehtonen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lehtonen is trying to get an arm triangle but Linkoala is defending well.
Linkoala explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lehtonen slips a jab and a cross from Linkoala.
Linkoala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lehtonen counters by clinching up.
Linkoala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lehtonen.
Linkoala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Lehtonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lehtonen walks into a straight right hand from Linkoala.
Linkoala forces Lehtonen back against the cage and clinches.
Lehtonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linkoala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehtonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nalle Lehtonen.
I think Linkoala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Linkoala!
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energy
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