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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Ahola (ranked 2352 p4p, 1603 weight class) and Heino Vanhatalo (ranked 318 p4p, 225 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heino Vanhatalo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhatalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vanhatalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahola lands a jab to the nose.
Vanhatalo cracks Ahola with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by Ahola's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ahola defending well as Vanhatalo loads up on a big left hand.
Ahola just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanhatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanhatalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanhatalo.
Vanhatalo slips under a jab.
Vanhatalo drops his hands momentarily and Ahola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vanhatalo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanhatalo moves away.
Vanhatalo misses with an uppercut.
Ahola throws out a loose jab but Vanhatalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanhatalo.
Heino Vanhatalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ahola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola cracks a nice hook into Vanhatalo's ribs.
Vanhatalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vanhatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vanhatalo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ahola finds it's way round the side to connect with Vanhatalo's head.
Ahola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahola scores with a nice right hand.
Vanhatalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
Ahola misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ahola.
Vanhatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahola was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanhatalo.
Ahola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanhatalo takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola drives through and clinches with Vanhatalo against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
It looks like Heino Vanhatalo has been cut.
Vanhatalo blocks a body shot from Ahola.
Vanhatalo blocking some punches.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanhatalo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
Ahola throws a head punch that misses.
Vanhatalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanhatalo misses with the head strike.
Vanhatalo pushes Ahola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahola working aggressively here.
Vanhatalo blocking some punches.
Vanhatalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanhatalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahola.
Vanhatalo is leaning against Ahola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanhatalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahola.
Ahola presses Vanhatalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
Vanhatalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahola won't allow it.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahola prevents a body shot from Vanhatalo.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanhatalo controls his hands.
Ahola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanhatalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanhatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanhatalo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahola scores with a sloppy right hand. Vanhatalo should have avoided that one.
Vanhatalo looks to land a right hand but Ahola moved out of range.
Vanhatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
Vanhatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
A jab from Vanhatalo finds it's way through Ahola's defenses.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhatalo moves out of range as Ahola strikes.
Vanhatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahola.
Ahola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanhatalo.
Ahola avoids the body shot from Vanhatalo.
Vanhatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanhatalo.
Ahola tries to counter by clinching up but Vanhatalo breaks away and moves out of range.
Vanhatalo throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Ahola misses.
Ahola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanhatalo misses with an uppercut.
Vanhatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vanhatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahola.
Vanhatalo throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Ahola is looking to counter the offense by Vanhatalo and move into the clinch.
Ahola misses with a right hand
letting Vanhatalo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahola sizes up Vanhatalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vanhatalo misses with a looping left.
Vanhatalo gets tackled into the cage by Ahola. Ahola maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Ahola dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vanhatalo throws a hook but Ahola blocks it.
Ahola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanhatalo.
Ahola lands a body shot.
Vanhatalo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vanhatalo throws a hook but Ahola avoids it easily.
Ahola misses with an uppercut.
Vanhatalo throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Vanhatalo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vanhatalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vanhatalo looks to land a left hand but Ahola moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Ahola misses its intended target.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanhatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanhatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola misses the body punch
and Vanhatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vanhatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanhatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanhatalo can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Ahola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ahola lands.
Vanhatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Vanhatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahola.
Ahola scores with a jab.
Ahola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vanhatalo momentarily.
Ahola throws a body punch but Vanhatalo moves out of range.
Vanhatalo lands with a nice combination. Ahola backs away looking to recover.
Ahola needs to keep his hands up - Vanhatalo had a free shot at his head there.
Vanhatalo thuds a left hand into Ahola's body.
Ahola scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Vanhatalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Vanhatalo does no damage.
Vanhatalo fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ahola jabs at Vanhatalo's body.
Vanhatalo ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhatalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanhatalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahola slips under a jab.
Ahola tries to counter by clinching up but Vanhatalo breaks away and moves out of range.
Ahola slips under a jab.
Ahola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanhatalo.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanhatalo manages to avoid it.
Ahola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vanhatalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vanhatalo slips a jab from Ahola.
Vanhatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Ahola wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vanhatalo misses with a body shot.
Ahola seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vanhatalo throws a nice looking combination but Ahola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Ahola misses.
Vanhatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahola is just out of range.
Vanhatalo defending well as Ahola loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhatalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vanhatalo at a distance.
Ahola takes one on the button.
Vanhatalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Ahola does it's job there.
Ahola throws a good cross that connects.
Vanhatalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Vanhatalo ducks down to avoid it.
As Ahola backs off Vanhatalo throws a huge counter combo but Ahola manages to avoid it all.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Vanhatalo ducks down to avoid it.
Ahola just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanhatalo throws out a counter right but Ahola avoids it with no problem.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Vanhatalo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Vanhatalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanhatalo takes a swing at Ahola's ribcage but misses.
Vanhatalo missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanhatalo misses with a looping left.
Vanhatalo misses with a straight right.
Vanhatalo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vanhatalo on the side of the head.
Vanhatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanhatalo slips under a jab from Ahola.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Vanhatalo.
Ahola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanhatalo.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Vanhatalo is out of range.
Vanhatalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanhatalo misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
Ahola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahola connects with a looping right hand.
Ahola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanhatalo! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanhatalo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jarkko Ahola will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Ahola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vanhatalo connects with a right hand. Ahola shakes it off.
Vanhatalo lands with a straight right. Ahola didn't see that one coming.
Ahola throws a hook but Vanhatalo blocks it.
Ahola slips a straight right by Vanhatalo.
Decent striking displayed by Ahola there.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanhatalo is just out of range.
Ahola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanhatalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahola cracks Vanhatalo with an open hand slap.
Jarkko Ahola is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanhatalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahola.
Vanhatalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahola walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola slips under a jab.
Ahola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanhatalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanhatalo.
Ahola defending well as Vanhatalo loads up on a big left hand.
Vanhatalo throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ahola.
Vanhatalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a straight left.
Ahola misses with a body shot.
Vanhatalo throws a body punch but Ahola moves out of range.
Ahola throws out a powerful jab.
Vanhatalo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanhatalo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahola lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ahola.
Ahola throws a body punch but Vanhatalo moves out of range.
Ahola lands a slapping body shot.
Ahola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses with a right hand
letting Vanhatalo counter with a right hand.
Heino Vanhatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhatalo dips to his left and cracks Ahola with an uppercut!
Vanhatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahola.
Vanhatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahola was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanhatalo.
Ahola missing with a left hand there. Vanhatalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanhatalo looks to land a right hand but Ahola moved out of range.
Vanhatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahola.
Ahola cracks Vanhatalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanhatalo scores with the left hand. Ahola knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahola lands a jab to Vanhatalo's midsection.
Vanhatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahola wants to clinch up but Vanhatalo keeps it at a distance.
Vanhatalo throws a shot from downtown. Ahola moves away and avoids it.
Vanhatalo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanhatalo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vanhatalo needs to keep his hands up - Ahola had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanhatalo.
Vanhatalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanhatalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ahola throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanhatalo.
Vanhatalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahola defending well as Vanhatalo loads up on a big left hand.
Ahola scores with a jab to the head.
Vanhatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanhatalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanhatalo misses with a looping right.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Vanhatalo's head but Vanhatalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarkko Ahola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahola cracks Vanhatalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vanhatalo throws a shot from downtown. Ahola moves away and avoids it.
Ahola staying out of range there.
Vanhatalo tries to move into range but Ahola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahola lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola slips under a jab from Vanhatalo.
Vanhatalo throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahola connects with a body shot.
Vanhatalo throws out a loose jab but Ahola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ahola throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vanhatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanhatalo throws out the jab.
Ahola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Vanhatalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahola throws a shot from downtown. Vanhatalo moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Ahola. Those never looked like landing.
Ahola misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahola closes the distance and clinches.
Vanhatalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahola misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Jarkko Ahola.
Well Ahola 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jarkko Ahola!
Jarkko Ahola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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