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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Perseu (ranked 2108 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 296 p4p, 349 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darius Perseu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto scores with a head kick.
Darius Perseu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perseu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lehto as he jumps to the side.
A good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Lehto throws a push kick but Perseu slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Perseu misses with a takedown attempt
and Lehto counters by clinching up.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Perseu blocks with his arms.
Lehto landing knees to the body.
Perseu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perseu.
Perseu tries to pull guard but Lehto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Perseu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perseu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Perseu avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perseu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lehto stops a takedown attempt from Perseu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Perseu won't want to take too many of those.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perseu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Perseu has had enough of the clinch but Lehto keeps him there for the moment.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perseu avoids it.
Perseu wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perseu is defending well for now.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perseu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a knee to the head.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Perseu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Perseu goes for a takedown attempt but Lehto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lehto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perseu somewhat.
Perseu darts in looking for a takedown but Lehto gets double underhooks and turns Perseu into the cage.
Perseu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lehto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lehto crunches a lovely knee into Perseu's ribcage.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perseu blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto stops a takedown attempt from Perseu.
Perseu is trying to pull guard but Lehto has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perseu shoots in but no luck this time.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lehto - that will leave a mark!
Perseu shoots in but no luck this time.
Perseu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehto has hold of Perseu's hands but Perseu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lehto is positioning himself well to prevent Perseu advancing to mount.
Lehto is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseu trying to control but Lehto is working from the bottom.
Perseu stays in close to Lehto's body and controls the position.
Perseu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Perseu from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Perseu checks a low kick from Lehto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perseu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Perseu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perseu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perseu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perseu backing away here, and Lehto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Perseu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perseu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lehto as he jumps to the side.
Perseu tries for a takedown but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lehto as Perseu shoots in.
Lehto throws a leg kick which misses Perseu's front leg but catches the back leg as Perseu tries to avoid it.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick from Lehto lands but Perseu takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Lehto.
Perseu feinted with a counter takedown.
Lehto throws a head kick that half lands.
Tatu Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Lehto.
Perseu tries to counter with a takedown but Lehto is quick to defend against it.
Perseu shoots for a takedown but Lehto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perseu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto is positioning himself well to prevent Perseu advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseu winds up and cracks Lehto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perseu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perseu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Perseu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lehto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perseu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perseu prevents Lehto from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perseu has a takedown stuffed.
Lehto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lehto lands a nice looking body kick.
Perseu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lehto scores with a head kick. Perseu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Perseu off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lehto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lehto throws a front kick that sends Perseu stumbling back into the cage.
Lehto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perseu if he has to take too many more of those.
Perseu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perseu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lehto swivels and escapes.
Perseu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perseu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Perseu misses with a takedown
and Lehto counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Perseu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perseu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perseu dives in and scores a takedown into Lehto's guard.
Lehto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perseu trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perseu.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Perseu from controlling successfully.
Lehto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perseu's guard.
Lehto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Darius Perseu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseu wants to get back to his feet but Lehto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lehto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lehto trying to control but Perseu is working from the bottom.
Perseu 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darius Perseu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Lehto misses
and Perseu counters with a single leg into guard. Lehto didn't expect that.
Lehto keeping moving, preventing Perseu from controlling successfully.
Perseu throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lehto can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perseu postures up in Lehto's guard and throws a big left but Lehto blocks it.
Perseu postures up in Lehto's guard and throws a big left but Lehto blocks it.
Perseu throws a big right hand that misses.
Lehto keeping full guard, as Perseu tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perseu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perseu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Lehto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lehto 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Lehto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tatu Lehto waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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RATING
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