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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 39 p4p, 56 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 9 p4p, 11 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Viimeinen päivä. Artturi Reinikainen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 29 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore misses the jab.
Reinikainen swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kilgore! But no joy.
Reinikainen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Kilgore wants to slow Reinikainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilgore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that half lands.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reinikainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kilgore lands a right hook to the body.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kilgore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen connects with a single shot there.
Kilgore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reinikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilgore avoids the head kick by Reinikainen.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore lands a glancing blow to the side of Reinikainen's head.
Kilgore takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reinikainen has time to react.
Kilgore clobbers Reinikainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reinikainen working Kilgore over with strikes.
Kilgore is pressing down on Reinikainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinikainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilgore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilgore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinikainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reinikainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen looking to sit in guard and control but Kilgore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinikainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilgore defends well.
Kilgore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilgore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kilgore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen has his foot on Kilgore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilgore works his way back into a safe position though.
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reinikainen 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.
Reinikainen looks to land a strike but Kilgore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reinikainen postures up and lands a big shot to Kilgore's brow.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reinikainen cracks Kilgore with a solid left hand.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen working the strikes but Kilgore uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Reinikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reinikainen throwing shots but Kilgore is blocking nicely.
Reinikainen misses with a head shot. Kilgore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reinikainen preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reinikainen won't allow Kilgore to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Artturi Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Reinikainen gets a double leg takedown into Kilgore's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Reinikainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen working some strikes from top position.
Kilgore keeping full guard, as Reinikainen tries to pass.
Reinikainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilgore has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinikainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reinikainen stands up over Kilgore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Artturi Reinikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Reinikainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen is in close to Kilgore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Kilgore lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Kilgore won't allow Reinikainen to sweep him here.
Reinikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilgore can do to turn this around?
Kilgore looking to sit in guard and control but Reinikainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinikainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinikainen is working Kilgore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reinikainen throws a strike but Kilgore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinikainen keeping moving, preventing Kilgore from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reinikainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reinikainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilgore defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reinikainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reinikainen wants to sweep here but Kilgore controlling him for the moment.
Kilgore postures up.
Kilgore won't allow Reinikainen to sweep him here.
Reinikainen is looking for a triangle but Kilgore pushes his legs off easily.
Kilgore trying to control but Reinikainen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilgore landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilgore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reinikainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilgore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kilgore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Reinikainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kilgores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kilgore tries to avoid it but Reinikainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kilgore to the ground. Kilgore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Kilgore misses with a hook
and Reinikainen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kilgore's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilgore is retaining full guard.
Reinikainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kilgore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reinikainen has managed to get both his arms back between Kilgore's legs - danger averted.
Kilgore has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reinikainen has passed into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen wants to control but Kilgore is keeping him busy.
Reinikainen working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen happy to just control the position for now.
Kilgore defending against the ground and pound.
Reinikainen wants to control for a moment but Kilgore uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Reinikainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reinikainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilgore defending well though.
Kilgore gets full guard.
Kilgore is looking to sweep but instead, Reinikainen has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reinikainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilgore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilgore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reinikainen.
Kilgore is trying to control but Reinikainen passes into side control!
Kilgore is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reinikainen landing a few strikes.
Reinikainen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tacitus Kilgore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reinikainen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kilgore is avoiding damage well.
Reinikainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Reinikainen working the ground and pound.
Reinikainen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reinikainen trying to control the action but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
Kilgore is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reinikainen off and has taken his back!
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!
Kilgore gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kilgore has the hooks in. Reinikainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artturi Reinikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reinikainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, Artturi Reinikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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