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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Armstrong (ranked 3193 p4p, 2907 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 248 p4p, 230 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong looks to land a combination but Luokkamaki avoids it well.
Luokkamaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Luokkamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Luokkamaki closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong is pushing Luokkamaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Armstrong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luokkamaki up against the cage.
Luokkamaki has a couple of punches blocked by Armstrong.
Luokkamaki works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Luokkamaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Luokkamaki has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong has Luokkamaki pushed against the cage.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki is pushing Armstrong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
Armstrong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luokkamaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong just leaning against Luokkamaki, taking a breather.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Armstrong pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Luokkamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luokkamaki tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Luokkamaki as the two fighters clinch.
Luokkamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Luokkamaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Luokkamaki dominated that round.
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.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luokkamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armstrong with a nice cross.
Scott Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Luokkamaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Luokkamaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luokkamaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong defending well as Luokkamaki loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luokkamaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Luokkamaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luokkamaki can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Armstrong is pushing Luokkamaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong gets through Luokkamaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Luokkamaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Luokkamaki controls his hands.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Luokkamaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
Armstrong lands a nice hook to Luokkamaki's body. Luokkamaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Armstrong. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luokkamaki.
Armstrong misses with a double jab.
Luokkamaki throws an off balance right hand
and Armstrong counters with a two punch combo.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luokkamaki counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Armstrong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Armstrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Armstrong slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Armstrong misses its target.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luokkamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Luokkamaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luokkamaki misses with a left hand
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Luokkamaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Luokkamaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Armstrong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Luokkamaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Armstrong stalks Luokkamaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luokkamaki's face. Luokkamaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luokkamaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armstrong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luokkamaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Armstrong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Luokkamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Luokkamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong takes one on the button.
Luokkamaki wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Luokkamaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong cracks Luokkamaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luokkamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Luokkamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luokkamaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Luokkamaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luokkamaki.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Luokkamaki dips to his left and cracks Armstrong with an uppercut!
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luokkamaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luokkamaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Luokkamaki finds it's target.
A low kick from Luokkamaki misses
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Luokkamaki lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luokkamaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Luokkamaki throws out a counter right but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
Armstrong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luokkamaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Luokkamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Armstrong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Luokkamaki.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luokkamaki manages to avoid it.
Luokkamaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luokkamaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Armstrong. Beautiful body shot.
Luokkamaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the body
letting Luokkamaki counter with a right hand.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Armstrong throws a big counter combination but Luokkamaki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Armstrong scores with a three punch combo!
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Luokkamaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Luokkamaki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luokkamaki thumps Armstrong with a low kick.
Armstrong slips a jab from Luokkamaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki clobbers Armstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Armstrong misses with a combination
letting Luokkamaki counter with a right hand.
Armstrong misses with a double jab
and Luokkamaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luokkamaki has managed to clinch.
Armstrong looking to stall.
Luokkamaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luokkamaki has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
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 Scott Armstrong.
I think Armstrong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scott Armstrong!
After the big win, Scott Armstrong made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AVALON and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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