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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 1134 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Jari Lehtola (ranked 168 p4p, 319 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Breaker misses.
Lehtola misses with a double jab.
Breaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lehtola. Lehtola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Breaker misses with a straight left.
Breaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lehtola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Breaker throws out a loose jab but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breaker sets himself, and Lehtola steps forward looking for the clinch! Breaker avoids it this time.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker sets himself, and Lehtola steps forward looking for the clinch! Breaker avoids it this time.
Breaker staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker slips under a jab from Lehtola.
A quick step to the side and Breaker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Lehtola catches Breaker right on the button with a cross.
Breaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtola.
Lehtola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Breaker dodges the punch combination from Lehtola.
Lehtola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Breaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehtola's head.
Breaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Breaker misses.
Lehtola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Breaker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehtola controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Breaker working over Lehtola with some ground and pound. Lehtola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Breaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker thows a huge punch but Lehtola dodges it nicely.
Breaker thows a huge punch but Lehtola dodges it nicely.
Breaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Breaker thows a huge punch but Lehtola dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breaker seems to be looking for submissions.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Lehtola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lehtola wants to get back to full guard.
Breaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lehtola has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker seems to be working for a kimura but Lehtola defends the submission attempt.
Breaker throwing shots but Lehtola is blocking nicely.
Lehtola is trying to get back to full guard.
Breaker throws a strike but Lehtola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Breaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker landing with the ground and pound.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lehtola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lehtola's head.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Lehtola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Lehtola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lehtola is pulling down on Breaker's head to control his posture.
Breaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehtola's head.
Breaker postures up in Lehtola's guard and throws a big left but Lehtola blocks it.
Lehtola controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker wants to pass the guard but Lehtola is keeping the position.
Breaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Breaker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lehtola dips to his left and cracks Breaker with an uppercut!
Breaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lehtola can do to turn this around?
Lehtola scores with a nice head shot.
Lehtola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Breaker throws a big shot that misses.
Breaker misses with a kick to the body.
Lehtola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Breaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lehtola but Lehtola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lehtola swings widly with a right hand
and Breaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehtola lands a glancing blow to the side of Breaker's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Lehtola counters by clinching up.
Lehtola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehtola lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Breaker tightens his grip and picks Lehtola up, before dumping him to the ground. Lehtola manages to land in guard.
Breaker distracts Lehtola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Breaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lehtola is keeping the position for now.
Lehtola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breaker throws a strike but Lehtola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bone Breaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lehtola is one step ahead there.
Breaker is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lehtola manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker is fighting to break Lehtola's control of his arms but Lehtola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Breaker throwing strikes from guard but Lehtola blocks nicely.
Breaker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lehtola dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lehtola defends well.
Breaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Breaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lehtola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lehtola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Breaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lehtola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Breaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Breaker isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lehtola stacks Breaker on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lehtola!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Breaker 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.
Breaker trying to get back to full guard but Lehtola takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lehtola trying to control but Breaker is having none of it.
Lehtola manages to capitalize on a mistake by Breaker to take his back!
Breaker turns into Lehtola and is now in his guard.
Breaker lands a couple of elbows.
Breaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 Bone Breaker will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Breaker.
Lehtola digs a good body shot into Breaker's ribs.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Breaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtola looks to score with a jab to the body but Breaker is just out of range.
Lehtola lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Lehtola misses.
Lehtola looks to throw the jab but Breaker is out of range.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
Lehtola wants to counter the offense by Breaker and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola wants to clinch up but Breaker keeps it at a distance.
Lehtola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Breaker's hands.
Lehtola moves away from the strike by Breaker.
Lehtola throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Breaker.
Jari Lehtola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola scores with the left hand. Breaker knows he should have avoided that one.
Breaker keeps Lehtola at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehtola blocks the leg kick.
Lehtola tries to counter with a clinch but Breaker shakes him off and moves away.
Lehtola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lehtola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Breaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Breaker looks for the body kick but Lehtola saw that one coming.
Breaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehtola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehtola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtola.
Breaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtola.
Lehtola moves in looking to clinch but Breaker pushes him off.
Lehtola moves out of range of the strikes.
Breaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lehtola stuffs the takedown attempt from Breaker. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola avoids the body shot from Breaker.
Breaker slips a jab from Lehtola.
Breaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtola lands with a nice body punch.
Breaker is looking to land body kicks.
Lehtola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Breaker at a distance.
Lehtola scores with a punch to the head.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehtola scores with a hook.
Jari Lehtola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Breaker.
Lehtola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehtola throws out the jab.
Lehtola misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker misses with a straight right.
Bone Breaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lehtola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Breaker is looking to chop away at Lehtola's legs.
Breaker sets himself, and Lehtola steps forward looking for the clinch! Breaker avoids it this time.
Breaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Breaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehtola blocks the leg kick.
Breaker is looking to chop away at Lehtola's legs.
Lehtola throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Breaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehtola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lehtola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lehtola moves out of range as Breaker throws a body kick.
Breaker throws a shot from downtown. Lehtola moves away and avoids it.
Lehtola lands a jab.
Lehtola looks to land a right hand but Breaker moved out of range.
Jari Lehtola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Breaker.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
Lehtola connects with a crisp jab.
Breaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Breaker misses the target.
Lehtola throws a right hand that misses
and Breaker counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehtola misses with a looping left.
Breaker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lehtola's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lehtola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breaker moves out of range as Lehtola strikes.
Lehtola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breaker moves away.
Lehtola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Lehtola throws a nice looking combination but Breaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lehtola misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Breaker 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bone Breaker!
A victorious Bone Breaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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