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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soturi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Insomnium - Down With the Sun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ami Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soturi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soturi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dent!
Soturi tries to control but Dent wriggling away.
Dent is trying desperately to improve position.
Dent wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soturi.
Soturi wants to finish this one by submission but Dent is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Soturi.
Dent is squirming around, avoiding Soturi's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dent really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent tries to hold on but Soturi pushes him away.
Dent slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Soturi decides to stand up.
Dent doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soturi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dent slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soturi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soturi wants to stand up but Dent is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Soturi wants to stand up but Dent has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dent slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soturi wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dent cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Dent connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dent connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dent throwing strikes here but Soturi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Soturi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dent 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dent landing punches.
Dent with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soturi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soturi really wants to buck Dent off and get back to his feet.
Dent unloads with some shots from mount but Soturi bucks and avoids them well.
Soturi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Soturi looks gassed!
Dent raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent looking to ground and pound but Soturi is blocking nicely.
Dent landing strikes from the mount.
Dent trying to control but Soturi is having none of it.
Soturi is trying to stand.
Dent controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soturi?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ami Dent will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soturi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dent!
Dent is trying desperately to improve position.
Soturi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soturi lands a big elbow.
Dent is squirming around, avoiding Soturi's attempts to control the action.
Dent defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Soturi.
Dent wants to hold on but Soturi pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi looking to control but Dent is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soturi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dent is surviving well by controlling Soturi's body position as best he can.
Dent is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soturi landing punches.
Soturi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dent has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dent!
Soturi is breathing heavily.
Soturi wants to stand up but Dent is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dent tries to free his leg and advance position but Soturi is retaining full guard.
Dent wants to control from the top but Soturi keeps moving.
Dent is really struggling to control Soturi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Soturi wants to stand up but Dent is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soturi keeping full guard, as Dent tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dent connects with the punch.
Dent shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Soturi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dent trying to control the action but Soturi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soturi pushes Dent away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dent gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soturi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soturi prevents Dent from improving position.
Dent working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Soturi pushes Dent away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dent gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dent sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soturi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Soturi prevents Dent from moving into mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soturi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soturi wants to stand up but Dent has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Seppo Soturi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soturi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Soturi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dent looks to land a right hand but Soturi moved out of range.
Dent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Soturi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Soturi tries to stand but Dent is controlling from the bottom.
Soturi cracks Dent with a solid left hand.
Soturi stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soturi is looking to stand up but Dent won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi postures up in Dent's guard and throws a big left but Dent blocks it.
Dent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soturi is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dent has his takedown stuffed
and Soturi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dent's guard now.
Dent keeping moving, preventing Soturi from controlling successfully.
Soturi stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.
Soturi gets to his feet - Dent follows without any prompting.
Dent with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soturi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ami Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soturi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soturi wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
Soturi preventing the sweep.
Soturi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soturi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dent shoots and misses
and Soturi counters with a shoot takedown. Dent fights it but they end up in guard.
Soturi tries to stand but Dent is controlling from the bottom.
Dent throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Dent has momentary wrist control but Soturi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi tries to stand but Dent is controlling from the bottom.
Dent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soturi is one step ahead there.
Dent has a closed guard, preventing Soturi from standing up.
Soturi stands up over Dent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dent lands a nice looking body shot.
Dent with a poor takedown
and Soturi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dent's guard.
Dent is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent has a closed guard, preventing Soturi from standing up.
Dent is trying to keep Soturi in close.
Ami Dent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soturi wants to stand but Dent has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soturi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dent is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soturi stands and steps away. Dent gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soturi shoots and misses
and Dent counters with a shoot takedown. Soturi fights it but they end up in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Soturi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soturi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Seppo Soturi!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Seppo Soturi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Seppo Soturi!
Seppo Soturi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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