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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Tetrev (ranked 23 p4p, 73 weight class) and Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Mordor Mettovaara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 cm
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15 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mettovaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mettovaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tetrev.
Mettovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Tetrev throws a jab but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tetrev finds it's way round the side to connect with Mettovaara's head.
The crowd cheers as Tetrev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mettovaara doesn't seem phased though.
Tetrev misses with a body shot.
Mettovaara moves out of range as Tetrev strikes.
Tetrev drives through and clinches with Mettovaara against the cage.
Mettovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mettovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev is pushing Mettovaara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mettovaara tries to work over Tetrev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tetrev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetrev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tetrev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mettovaara as Tetrev tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mettovaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mettovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mettovaara can't find room to land a body shot as Tetrev controls the action.
Tetrev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mettovaara being controlled against the cage.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Mettovaara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
I was talking to Tetrev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Tetrev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tetrev just leaning against Mettovaara, taking a breather.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev swings wildly with an uppercut but Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mettovaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Tetrev throws a punch but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Tetrev misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mettovaara - that landed with a thud.
Mettovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mettovaara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetrev just leaning against Mettovaara, taking a breather.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Tetrev digs a right hand underneath Mettovaara's ribcage. Mettovaara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tetrev.
Mettovaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mettovaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mettovaara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Tetrev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Tetrev.
Mettovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tetrev lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mettovaara fails to land.
Tetrev blocking some punches.
Mettovaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mettovaara misses with a body punch.
Tetrev misses with the head strike.
Tetrev taking a breather.
Tetrev blocking some punches.
Tetrev lands with a light punch inside.
Tetrev lands a right hand.
Tetrev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tetrev blocks a body shot from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tetrev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mettovaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetrev scores with a shoulder strike.
Tetrev scores with a shoulder strike.
Tetrev misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetrev taking a breather.
Tetrev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mettovaara backwards.
Tetrev gets through Mettovaara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tetrev is stalling here.
Tetrev wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tetrev.
Mettovaara pushes Tetrev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tetrev scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tetrev.
Mettovaara misses with some punches.
Mettovaara lands a left hand.
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 Tomas Tetrev 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.
Mettovaara throws a leg kick but Tetrev moved away.
It looked like Tetrev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Tetrev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mettovaara manages to avoid it.
A big right from Tetrev misses.
Mettovaara throws a low kick, looking for Tetrev's leg but Tetrev calmly moves out of range.
Tetrev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tetrev takes a swing at Mettovaara's ribcage but misses.
Mettovaara throws a head kick but Tetrev moves out of range.
Mettovaara slips a straight right by Tetrev.
Tetrev missing with a left hand there. Mettovaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tetrev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mettovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mettovaara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That kick from Mettovaara tenderised Tetrev's leg. Tetrev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mettovaara misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetrev throws the left hand but Mettovaara avoids the punch easily.
Tetrev has managed to clinch.
Mettovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tetrev.
Tetrev takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mettovaara blocks an uppercut.
Tetrev misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tetrev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Mettovaara.
Tetrev blocks a body shot from Mettovaara.
Tetrev blocking some punches.
Tetrev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mettovaara backwards.
Mettovaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
Mettovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Tetrev.
Tetrev misses with a punch on the inside.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Mettovaara blocks an uppercut.
Tetrev misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mettovaara fails to land.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev throws a punch but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
Tetrev is working Mettovaara over against the cage.
Tetrev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tetrev taking a breather.
Tetrev throws a punch but it's blocked by Mettovaara.
Stalling in the clinch from Tetrev.
Mettovaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetrev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mettovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mettovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Tetrev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomas Tetrev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Tetrev fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Mettovaara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Tetrev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara gets through Tetrev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tetrev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tetrev swings wildly with an uppercut but Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara misses with some punches.
Mettovaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tetrev.
Tetrev lands an uppercut.
Mettovaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mettovaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mettovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mettovaara digs a right hand into Tetrev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tetrev's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara tries to throw a body punch but Tetrev avoids it by throwing Mettovaara back against the cage.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mettovaara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tetrev trying to stall but Mettovaara improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Mettovaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Mettovaara misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara working aggressively here.
Mettovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Tetrev.
Mettovaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tetrev working aggressively here.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Mettovaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tetrev is trying to maintain a safe position but Mettovaara gets an underhook and turns Tetrev into the cage.
Tetrev wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordor Mettovaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mettovaara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tetrev lunges at Mettovaara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mettovaara's hand.
The fighters circling - Mettovaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mettovaara throws a head kick but Tetrev moves out of range.
Tetrev misses with a looping left.
Tetrev swings for the body but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Mettovaara flicks out a counter leg kick but Tetrev steps away.
Tetrev connects with a single shot there.
Mettovaara throws a nice head kick!
Tetrev throws a body shot but no joy.
Tetrev backing away here, and Mettovaara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mettovaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tetrev throws out a loose jab but Mettovaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tetrev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mettovaara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Mettovaara.
Tetrev swings for the body but Mettovaara moves out of range.
Mettovaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mettovaara ducks under a wild hook from Tetrev.
Mettovaara with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tetrev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara moves away from the strike by Tetrev.
Mettovaara wants to slow Tetrev down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Tetrev misses the target.
Tetrev jabs Mettovaara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tetrev misses the target.
Mettovaara tries a quick counter leg kick but Tetrev is wise to it.
Tetrev looks to score with a jab to the body but Mettovaara is just out of range.
Mettovaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mettovaara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tetrev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tetrev blocks a head kick by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara throws a looping overhand right but Tetrev ducks down to avoid it.
Tetrev misses with a body shot.
Tetrev throws the left hand but Mettovaara avoids the punch easily.
Tetrev doesn't manage to clinch there - Mettovaara circles away.
Mettovaara cracks Tetrev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tetrev misses with a straight right.
Tetrev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tetrev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mettovaara throws an overhand right that lands on Tetrev's shoulder, as Tetrev tries to avoid the shot.
Tomas Tetrev is winning the standup battle so far.
Tetrev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev dives in and grabs Mettovaara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mettovaara pushes down on Tetrev's head and hops out.
Tetrev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetrev moves into the clinch successfully.
Mettovaara blocking some punches.
Tetrev throws a head punch that misses.
Tetrev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mettovaara backwards.
Mettovaara misses with the head strike.
Mettovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tetrev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mettovaara.
Tetrev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mettovaara pushes Tetrev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mettovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara tries a body shot but Tetrev blocks it.
Tetrev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mettovaara backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mettovaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tetrev.
Mettovaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mettovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Tetrev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tetrev.
Mettovaara lands with a right to the head.
Mettovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Mettovaara lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tetrev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tetrev wants to stall.
Good body shot from Mettovaara.
Tetrev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Tetrev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mettovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Tetrev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mettovaara.
A shot in the inside from Mettovaara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mettovaara misses with a body punch.
Mettovaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tetrev misses with some punches.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mettovaara.
Tetrev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mettovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mettovaara.
A hook to the body from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mettovaara lands with a right to the head.
Mettovaara lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordor Mettovaara really 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.
A slow jab from Mettovaara misses its intended target.
Mettovaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tetrev's sensitive parts.
Mettovaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Mettovaara lands with a kick to the temple. Tetrev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big right from Tetrev misses.
Mettovaara throws an overhand right that lands on Tetrev's shoulder, as Tetrev tries to avoid the shot.
Tetrev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mettovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetrev.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Mettovaara.
Mettovaara scores with a jab to the body.
Tetrev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tetrev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tetrev checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mettovaara misses with a low kick.
Tetrev is looking to counter punch.
Mettovaara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mettovaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Tetrev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tetrev, as that shot connected.
Tetrev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mettovaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mordor Mettovaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mettovaara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tetrev is out of range and Mettovaara settles back down.
Mettovaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tetrev slips under a jab from Mettovaara.
Mettovaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tetrev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tetrev throws the left hand but Mettovaara avoids the punch easily.
Mettovaara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tetrev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tetrev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetrev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mettovaara moves out of range as Tetrev strikes.
Tetrev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mettovaara.
Tetrev misses the shot to the body.
Mettovaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tetrev.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mettovaara, as that shot connected.
Mettovaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mettovaara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mettovaara.
A bone on bone clash there as Tetrev blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tetrev misses the target.
Mettovaara cracks Tetrev with a good jab.
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!
Mettovaara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tetrev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mettovaara scrambles back to his feet.
Mettovaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Tetrev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tetrev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tetrev postures up in Mettovaara's guard and throws a big left but Mettovaara blocks it.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tetrev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mettovaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tetrev.
Tetrev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mettovaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tetrev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tetrev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mettovaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Mettovaara, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tetrev throws a big shot that misses.
Mettovaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tetrev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mettovaara is leaning against Tetrev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mettovaara misses with some punches.
Mettovaara working aggressively here.
Mettovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Tetrev.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mettovaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mettovaara tries to work over Tetrev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
Tetrev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Mettovaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mettovaara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
Tetrev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mettovaara lands a nice uppercut.
Tetrev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tetrev takes a shot to the head.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tetrev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Tetrev misses with some punches.
Mettovaara lands a shoulder strike.
Tetrev leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Mettovaara.
Tetrev is rocked!
Mettovaara dips a shoulder and cracks Tetrev with a mighty uppercut! Tetrev falls back against the cage and Mettovaara unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tetrev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mettovaara screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordor Mettovaara!
Mordor Mettovaara is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mordor Mettovaara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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