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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 189 p4p, 690 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 24 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikinki throws a leg kick but Lehto checks it.
Viikinki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viikinki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Viikinki.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Lehto backs off Viikinki throws a huge counter combo but Lehto manages to avoid it all.
Viikinki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
Viikinki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Viikinki misses with a looping left.
Viikinki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viikinki.
Viikinki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto swinging wildly here.
Viikinki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikinki fails to land with a series of punches.
Viikinki misses with a hook.
Viikinki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Viikinki tenderised Lehto's leg. Lehto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viikinki. Lehto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viikinki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehto dips to his left and cracks Viikinki with an uppercut!
Viikinki misses with a body shot.
Lehto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viikinki.
Lehto scores with a nice right hand.
Viikinki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Viikinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto clobbers Viikinki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto rushes Viikinki and presses him up against the cage.
Viikinki lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viikinki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a hook.
Lehto throws a front kick that sends Viikinki stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehto blocks the leg kick.
Viikinki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
Viikinki misses the shot to the body.
Lehto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Viikinki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viikinki.
Lehto scores with a hook.
Viikinki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehto throws a quick counter kick to the body but Viikinki avoids it.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Viikinki swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Viikinki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lehto - the referee stops the clock and Viikinki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lehto. Viikinki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehto.
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Viikinki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viikinki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lehto closes the distance but Viikinki moves to the side
and Viikinki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto lands with a straight right. Viikinki didn't see that one coming.
Lehto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Viikinki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
Viikinki slips a jab from Lehto.
Lehto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Viikinki blocking some punches.
Viikinki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Viikinki. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Viikinki blocks the leg kick.
Viikinki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Viikinki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viikinki has time to react.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lehto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viikinki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehto.
Viikinki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viikinki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lehto rushes Viikinki and presses him up against the cage.
Viikinki digs a right hand into Lehto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lehto's gas tank.
Viikinki presses Lehto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viikinki lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viikinki avoids it.
Viikinki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Viikinki avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Viikinki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Viikinki is looking to land body kicks.
Viikinki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lehto throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lehto.
Lehto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viikinki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehto.
A big right from Viikinki misses.
Viikinki throws a leg kick which misses Lehto's front leg but catches the back leg as Lehto tries to avoid it.
Viikinki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lehto doesn't seem bothered though.
Viikinki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lehto slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lehto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lehto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikinki stuns Lehto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viikinki throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viikinki manages to avoid it.
Lehto jabs Viikinki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Viikinki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Viikinki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viikinki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Viikinki throws a body shot but no joy.
Viikinki throws a leg kick but Lehto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viikinki looks to land a right hand but Lehto moved out of range.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viikinki tries a quick counter leg kick but Lehto is wise to it.
Viikinki keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viikinki takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Lehto lands with an uppercut that bounces Viikinki off the cage and back into range.
Viikinki keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehto lands with a straight right. Viikinki didn't see that one coming.
Viikinki swinging wildly here.
Viikinki blocks a head kick by Lehto.
That kick from Viikinki tenderised Lehto's leg. Lehto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Viikinki throws a head kick that misses.
Viikinki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
Tony Viikinki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viikinki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viikinki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.
Viikinki is breathing heavily.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viikinki misses with a body punch.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viikinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Viikinki's ribcage. Viikinki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viikinki prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viikinki's elbow.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Viikinki controls his hands.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikinki blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Viikinki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Viikinki blocks an uppercut.
Lehto working aggressively here.
Lehto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viikinki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viikinki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Lehto misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Viikinki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viikinki looking to throw knees to the head but Lehto is blocking nicely.
Lehto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viikinkis head.
Lehto working aggressively here.
Viikinki lands with a short shot to the head.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viikinki is defending well for now.
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Charon Lehto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lehto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Viikinki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viikinki throws out the jab.
Viikinki misses with a kick to the body.
Viikinki swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Lehto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Viikinki doesn't seem phased though.
Viikinki misses with a low kick as Lehto jumps back.
Lehto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lehto's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viikinki.
Viikinki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lehto is out of range and Viikinki settles back down.
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viikinki, pushing him back against the cage.
Viikinki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lehto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Viikinki can turn it around.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
Viikinki managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto cracks Viikinki with a nice body shot.
Viikinki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lehto is leaning against Viikinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lehto lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tony Viikinki has been cut.
Charon Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Viikinki avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki breaks the clinch.
Lehto scores with a nice right hand.
Viikinki is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lehto.
Lehto lands a glancing blow to the side of Viikinki's head.
Viikinki is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
Lehto lands a big right hook! Viikinki looks hurt but is still standing! Lehto lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Viikinki falls down and Lehto dives in with a huge hammer fist! Viikinki's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Lehto runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charon Lehto!
A very excited looking Charon Lehto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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