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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 2196 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Jesse Kotkaniemi (ranked 296 p4p, 275 weight class). Tobi Terrorelli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Kotkaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrorelli misses with a leg kick
and Kotkaniemi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Terrorelli kicks Kotkaniemi off and gets back to his feet.
Terrorelli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kotkaniemi, pushing him back against the cage.
Kotkaniemi wants a takedown but no success here.
Kotkaniemi's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kotkaniemi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kotkaniemi jumps guard.
Terrorelli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kotkaniemi is controlling Terrorelli's posture.
Terrorelli wants to control from the top but Kotkaniemi keeps moving.
Terrorelli is really struggling to control Kotkaniemi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Terrorelli stops Kotkaniemi from standing up.
Terrorelli stopping the sweep attempt from Kotkaniemi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrorelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotkaniemi is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrorelli is one step ahead there.
Terrorelli looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrorelli wants to control from the top but Kotkaniemi keeps moving.
Kotkaniemi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrorelli is one step ahead there.
Kotkaniemi keeping moving, preventing Terrorelli from controlling successfully.
Terrorelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotkaniemi is retaining full guard.
Kotkaniemi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kotkaniemi, not yet.
Kotkaniemi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Terrorelli tenderised Kotkaniemi's leg. Kotkaniemi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terrorelli leaves Kotkaniemi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kotkaniemi misses with a takedown
and Kotkaniemi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tobi Terrorelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kotkaniemi.
Kotkaniemi looks for a takedown but Terrorelli sprawls well.
Terrorelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kotkaniemi's sensitive parts.
Kotkaniemi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Terrorelli tries to avoid it but Kotkaniemi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Terrorelli to the ground. Terrorelli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kotkaniemi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Terrorelli as he jumps to the side.
Tobi Terrorelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kotkaniemi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Terrorelli trying to keep a closed guard but Kotkaniemi is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terrorelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kotkaniemi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kotkaniemi pulls Terrorelli in close to prevent any damage.
Terrorelli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kotkaniemi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Terrorelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Kotkaniemi has wrist control.
Terrorelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Terrorelli drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kotkaniemi dives on top into guard.
Terrorelli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kotkaniemi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kotkaniemi working some strikes from top position.
Terrorelli trying to control the position.
Terrorelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kotkaniemi is in close to Terrorelli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kotkaniemi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Terrorelli has control of Kotkaniemi's left arm, preventing Kotkaniemi from doing any damage.
Terrorelli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Terrorelli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kotkaniemi shoots for a double leg takedown but Terrorelli sprawls well. He's pushed Kotkaniemi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Kotkaniemi backs away, Terrorelli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kotkaniemi fails with the takedown.
Terrorelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kotkaniemi tries for a takedown but Terrorelli circles away easily
and Terrorelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tobi Terrorelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kotkaniemi.
Kotkaniemi shoots in but no luck this time.
Terrorelli is looking for a counter combo.
Terrorelli tries to work over Kotkaniemi's front leg with a kick but Kotkaniemi checks it.
Jesse Kotkaniemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli throws out a powerful jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kotkaniemi checks a leg kick.
Terrorelli leaves Kotkaniemi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Terrorelli with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kotkaniemi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kotkaniemi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Terrorelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kotkaniemi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrorelli gets caught napping as Kotkaniemi dives in and scores a takedown. Terrorelli manages to retain guard.
Terrorelli trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terrorelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Terrorelli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kotkaniemi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kotkaniemi stands up over Terrorelli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi preventing the sweep.
Terrorelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kotkaniemi can do to turn this around?
Kotkaniemi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Terrorelli has control of Kotkaniemi's left arm, preventing Kotkaniemi from doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi distracts Terrorelli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Terrorelli holds on and takes a little breather.
Terrorelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kotkaniemi manages to get himself to full guard.
Terrorelli looking to pass the guard.
Kotkaniemi is looking to stand up but Terrorelli isn't so interested in that idea.
Terrorelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotkaniemi is retaining full guard.
Kotkaniemi keeping moving, preventing Terrorelli from controlling successfully.
Terrorelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kotkaniemi is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kotkaniemi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotkaniemi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terrorelli stays in close to Kotkaniemi's body and controls the position.
Terrorelli preventing the sweep.
Jesse Kotkaniemi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kotkaniemi is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kotkaniemi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kotkaniemi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kotkaniemi prevents Terrorelli from getting the reversal.
Kotkaniemi raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terrorelli is desperately trying to improve his position but Kotkaniemi has a good base and remains in mount.
Terrorelli tries to lock up and control but Kotkaniemi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Terrorelli is desperately trying to improve his position but Kotkaniemi has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Terrorelli dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Kotkaniemi with that takedown attempt.
Kotkaniemi shoots in and gets a takedown into Terrorelli's guard.
Kotkaniemi stops Terrorelli from standing up.
Kotkaniemi wants to control from the top but Terrorelli keeps moving.
Terrorelli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Terrorelli is trying to keep Kotkaniemi in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Terrorelli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kotkaniemi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Terrorelli's head.
Terrorelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kotkaniemi won't allow Terrorelli to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Terrorelli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kotkaniemi.
Kotkaniemi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Terrorelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tobi Terrorelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kotkaniemi.
Kotkaniemi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terrorelli's waist but Terrorelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kotkaniemi off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terrorelli.
Kotkaniemi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Terrorelli on his heels. He'll look to pass Terrorelli's guard now, I'm sure.
Terrorelli manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kotkaniemi's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrorelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kotkaniemi is out of range.
Kotkaniemi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terrorelli finds it's way round the side to connect with Kotkaniemi's head.
Kotkaniemi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli scores with a nice right hand.
Kotkaniemi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terrorelli 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.
Kotkaniemi is rocked!
Kotkaniemi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Terrorelli counters with a big right hand! Oh Kotkaniemi is in trouble here! Terrorelli follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobi Terrorelli!
A victorious Tobi Terrorelli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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