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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Aromaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lare has chosen AC/DC - Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Luimunaama Lare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aki Aromaa's chin.
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221 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Aromaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aromaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aromaa.
Lare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luimunaama Lare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Aromaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Aromaa is looking to score with low kicks. Lare fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Lare waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Aromaa. Lare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aromaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lare somewhat. Lare is looking to clinch but Aromaa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lare showed some decent athleticism there. Aromaa wants to improve his position but Lare is controlling well.
Aromaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aromaa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aromaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Aromaa, not yet. Lare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aromaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Aromaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aromaa tries to get out of the position. Lare thows a big elbow that misses. Lare thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Aromaa misses with a few strikes there.
Lare cracks Aromaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Aki Aromaa has been cut. Lare throws a hook but Aromaa avoids it easily. Lare closes the distance and clinches. Lare is trying to break the clinch but Aromaa is controlling him. Lare tries to break free but Aromaa pushes him back against the cage. Lare is struggling to control the position. Lare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Aromaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lare throws a series of punches but Aromaa avoids them all with ease. Aromaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Aromaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lare avoids it really well and circles away. Aromaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lare. Lare scores a takedown into full mount! Aromaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lare on the ground. Aromaa wants to hold on but Lare pushes him away. Aromaa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aromaa regains half guard. Aromaa missing with punches from the bottom.
Lare thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aromaa's head. Aromaa wants to improve his position but Lare is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lare lands with a punch from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Aromaa is breathing heavily. Lare is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Lare thows a huge punch but Aromaa dodges it nicely.
Aromaa has hold of Lare's hands but Lare slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Lare thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aromaa to regain full guard. Lare throwing strikes from guard but Aromaa blocks nicely. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Lare connects with a couple of short punches. Lare postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Aromaa controls Lare momentarily but Lare frees himself. Lare in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Aromaa is trying to control the position but Lare postures up. Aromaa keeping full guard, as Lare tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lare lands a couple of decent looking shots. Lare working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aromaa's head. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aromaa holds on and takes a little breather. Aromaa looking to control.
Lare scoring with some ground and pound. Aromaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Lare working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Aromaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lare working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lare misses with a straight right. Aromaa misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luimunaama Lare dominated that round. The cut man is working on Aki Aromaa's cut. 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.
Lare shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aromaa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Lare thows a big elbow that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Aromaa is trying to keep Lare in close.
Lare missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aromaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Aromaa working a defensive guard here.
Lare working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Lare wants to pass the guard but Aromaa is keeping the position. Lare is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lare closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lare lands in his opponent's guard. Aromaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aromaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lare. Aromaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Luimunaama Lare has got the better of the ground game so far. Aromaa is working an open guard so Lare takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Lare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aromaa. Lare gets a takedown into half guard. Aromaa is trying to control but can't.
Lare drops an elbow to the side of Aromaa's head. Lare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Aromaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lare. Aromaa trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lare scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Aromaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lare. Lare gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Lare throws a hook but Aromaa avoids it easily. Lare throws an overhand right that lands on Aromaa's shoulder, as Aromaa tries to avoid the shot. Aromaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aromaa looks for the body kick but Lare saw that one coming. Lare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aromaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lare lands a nice looking body shot.
Lare darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aromaa taking some punishment here, with Lare in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lare scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Lare is pressing down on Aromaa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aromaa is holding on for now. Lare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Lare wants to stand but Aromaa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Aromaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Aromaa has his feet on Lare's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Lare looks to land a right hand but Aromaa moved out of range. Lare fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aromaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lare moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Aromaa throws a right and a left that both miss. A left lands for Lare. Lare cracks Aromaa with an open hand slap. Lare takes a swing at Aromaa's ribcage but misses. Nice shot lands for Lare. Aromaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lare. Lare circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Lare lands the left hand. Nice shot by Lare. Lare lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lare shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aromaa but Aromaa pushes him off and we're back to square one. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lare missing with a left hand there. Aromaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Aki Aromaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lare tries to clinch up but Aromaa circles away and keeps his distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luimunaama Lare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Aki Aromaa's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Aromaa does no damage. Aromaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lare throws a jab but it's blocked by Aromaa. Aromaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Aromaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Lare throws a lazy right hand but Aromaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Aromaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Aromaa. A big left from Lare misses. Aromaa swings and misses with a shot to the body and Lare counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Lare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aromaa has time to react. Lare has his takedown stuffed and Aromaa counters with a straight right hand. Aromaa blocks a jab. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lare lands with an uppercut that bounces Aromaa off the cage and back into rage. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aromaa!
Aromaa connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aromaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lare. Aromaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lare misses with a hook. Aromaa ducked under it nicely. A slow jab from Lare misses its intended target. Lare works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Aromaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lare. A jab from Lare misses. Lare misses with an uppercut. Aromaa saw that one coming. Lare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aromaa.
Lare digs a good body shot into Aromaa's ribs. Lare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aromaa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nice uppercut there from Lare. Lare thows a left - swing and a miss! Aromaa scores with a body shot.
Aromaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Lare.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lare misses with a hook. Aromaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lare might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Lare tries to clinch but Aromaa moves out of range. Lare wants to clinch. Aromaa looks to land a combination but Lare avoids it well. Lare cracks Aromaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Lare throws a one two combo.
Aromaa is rocked! Some wild striking there from Lare.
Aromaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Oh Aromaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jab, jab by Lare - just one landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Aromaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lare is looking to clinch. Aromaa leaves Lare with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Aromaa slips a jab and a cross from Lare.
Aromaa slips a straight right by Lare. Aromaa seems to have got his legs back now. Lare is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aromaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Aki Aromaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luimunaama Lare. A combination from Aromaa does no damage. Aromaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aromaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lare but Lare pushes him off and we're back to square one. Aromaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lare sprawls well. Lare wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aromaa gets slowly back to his feet. Aromaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lare to score with a decent uppercut. Lare lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aromaa misses with a few strikes there.
Lare punishes Aromaa's body with a nice straight punch. Lare closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lare lands in his opponent's guard. Aromaa can't keep his opponent in guard - Lare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Lare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Lare is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Aki Aromaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lare thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Aromaa manages to control the position for a moment. Luimunaama Lare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lare looking to control but Aromaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight! Luimunaama Lare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lare has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luimunaama Lare!
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