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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuhkasaari comes to the cage accompanied by Proteus - Full Metal Jacket. Tso has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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143 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso misses with a looping right.
Tso misses with a looping left.
Tso with a hook.
Tuhkasaari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick which misses Tso's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso tries to avoid it.
Tuhkasaari slips under a jab.
A left lands for Tso.
Tuhkasaari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuhkasaari. Tuhkasaari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tso misses with a wild combination.
Tso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuhkasaari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tuhkasaari throws a front kick that sends Tso stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tuhkasaari dodges the punch combination from Tso.
Tso looks to land a right hand but Tuhkasaari moved out of range.
Tuhkasaari blocks a jab.
Tso throws out a loose jab but Tuhkasaari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tuhkasaari.
Tso lands the left hand.
Tuhkasaari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuhkasaari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuhkasaari connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari slips under a jab.
Tuhkasaari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tso.
General Tso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari avoids the body shot from Tso.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick which misses Tso's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso tries to avoid it.
Tso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tuhkasaari moves out of range as Tso strikes.
Tuhkasaari thuds his shin into the meat of Tso's side.
Tuhkasaari scores with a nice body kick.
Tuhkasaari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tso.
Tuhkasaari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick but Tso moves out of range.
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tso takes a swing at Tuhkasaari's ribcage but misses.
Tso throws a right hand that Tuhkasaari ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuhkasaari also avoids with ease.
Tuhkasaari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tso.
Tuhkasaari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tuhkasaari advances nicely into full mount.
Tuhkasaari is working for a guillotine from mount but Tso frees his head quite easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tuhkasaari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tuhkasaari is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tso is surviving well by controlling Tuhkasaari's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tso is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tso looks gassed!
Tuhkasaari lands with some strikes.
Tuhkasaari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tuhkasaari connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Tuhkasaari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tso manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tuhkasaari tries to advance to mount but Tso denies him.
Check out the look on Tuhkasaari's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tuhkasaari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuhkasaari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tso tries to escape but Tuhkasaari is in control.
Tuhkasaari works to advance to full mount. Tso defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tuhkasaari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tso?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tuhkasaari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tso wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tuhkasaari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tso is looking to escape.
Tso is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuhkasaari is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tso to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tso shrugs it off.
Tso is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuhkasaari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tuhkasaari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tuhkasaari wants to control the pace but Tso is squirming around nicely.
Tso is trying to stand up.
Tuhkasaari landing punches.
Tuhkasaari 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.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but Tso is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tso trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tuhkasaari landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tuhkasaari 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.
Tuhkasaari moves away from the strike by Tso.
Tuhkasaari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick that misses.
Tuhkasaari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tso sprawls well initially but Tuhkasaari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tuhkasaari working over Tso with some ground and pound. Tso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tuhkasaari wants to work for an arm triangle but Tso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tuhkasaari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tso wants to get back to his feet.
Tso won't allow Tuhkasaari to pass to mount.
Tso looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tso is not content to let Tuhkasaari control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tuhkasaari somewhat.
Tso scores with a nice head shot.
Tso thows a body shot but no joy.
Tso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tuhkasaari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuhkasaari.
Tso misses the shot to the body.
Tuhkasaari slips under a jab.
Tuhkasaari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tso.
Tuhkasaari feints and as Tso raises his hands in defense, Tuhkasaari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tso wants to get back to his feet but Tuhkasaari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tuhkasaari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuhkasaari advances to half guard.
Teppo Tuhkasaari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuhkasaari passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tso!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tuhkasaari breaks from Tso's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tuhkasaari working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tso looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tuhkasaari! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Teppo Tuhkasaari!
Teppo Tuhkasaari retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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