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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapa Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Anna Hanski - Tunteisiin. Kari Taalasmaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapa Mato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mato tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mato moves into range and clinches up with Taalasmaa.
Mato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taalasmaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Mato's head.
Taalasmaa tries to bum rush Mato with a series of wild strikes but Mato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mato pushes Taalasmaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Taalasmaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kari Taalasmaa has been cut.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato looking to slow down the pace here.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mato scores a nice knee to the body.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
Taalasmaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mato is keeping busy.
Mato landing knees to the head.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taalasmaa smiles and moves away.
Mato moves in looking to clinch but Taalasmaa pushes him off.
Mato tries to clinch but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild combination.
Taalasmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mato at a distance.
Mato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taalasmaa pinned against the cage. Taalasmaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mato looks gassed!
Mato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mato is looking to clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with the left hand. Mato knows he should have avoided that one.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mato blocks the body kick.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Mato moves out of range.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taalasmaa looks to land a combination but Mato avoids it well.
Mato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taalasmaa checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the side of Mato's head but Mato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lapa Mato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa tests Mato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Mato slips the punch.
Mato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taalasmaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mato throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Mato.
Taalasmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
Mato working aggressively here.
Taalasmaa lands a right hand.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa has had enough of the clinch but Mato keeps him there for the moment.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mato scores with a knee to the head.
Mato lands a knee to the head.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato landing knees to the head.
Taalasmaa is rocked!
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Taalasmaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks with his arms.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mato is keeping busy.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Taalasmaa wants to break free but Mato has control.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mato prevents Taalasmaa from breaking the clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Mato won't allow it.
Mato prevents Taalasmaa from breaking the clinch.
Mato looking to throw knees to the head but Taalasmaa is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taalasmaa is trying to break free.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa blocks the elbow strike.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Taalasmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taalasmaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mato tries a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mato misses with some punches.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taalasmaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa is trying to break free.
Mato tries a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks with his arms.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa tries to score a body lock takedown but Mato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taalasmaa's face.
Taalasmaa wants to break free but Mato has control.
Taalasmaa stalling in the clinch but Mato improves position.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks with his arms.
Taalasmaa pulls guard successfully.
Taalasmaa trying to keep a closed guard but Mato is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa pulls Mato in close to prevent any damage.
Taalasmaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taalasmaa tries to get out of the position.
Mato stopping the sweep attempt from Taalasmaa.
Mato wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Taalasmaa looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lapa Mato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Taalasmaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch but Taalasmaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mato.
Taalasmaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Mato blocks it.
Taalasmaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Mato.
Mato wants to clinch.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mato is just out of range.
Taalasmaa connects with the punch.
Kari Taalasmaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Mato moved out of range.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taalasmaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Mato moves out of range.
Taalasmaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mato gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taalasmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taalasmaa wants a takedown.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
Mato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taalasmaa's face.
Mato misses with a knee to the head.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Mato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taalasmaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa is working for takedown but Mato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mato looking to throw knees to the head but Taalasmaa is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa is trying to stall.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks with his arms.
Mato misses with a knee to the head.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa stalling the fight.
Mato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taalasmaa's face.
Mato scores with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taalasmaa wants to break free but Mato has control.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taalasmaa wants to break free but Mato has control.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks with his arms.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Mato's arms but Mato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taalasmaa has his back to the cage.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Mato moved out of range.
Taalasmaa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taalasmaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Taalasmaa misses with a head kick.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mato.
Taalasmaa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mato tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch but Taalasmaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Mato slips the punch.
Mato tries to clinch up.
Mato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab.
Mato shoots for a takedown but Taalasmaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mato tries to clinch up.
Mato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mato with a knee to the head.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Mato.
Mato tries to land a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks with his arms.
Taalasmaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mato fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Mato ducks under and follows up with a left that Mato also avoids with ease.
Mato tries to clinch but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Mato wants to clinch up but Taalasmaa keeps it at a distance.
Mato shoots in looking for a takedown. Taalasmaa tries to sprawl out of it but Mato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taalasmaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mato avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Mato checks a leg kick.
Mato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Mato slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Mato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taalasmaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mato is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Mato ducks under and follows up with a left that Mato also avoids with ease.
Taalasmaa misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Mato as Taalasmaa shoots in.
Mato needs to keep his hands up - Taalasmaa had a free shot at his head there.
Mato moves forwards but Taalasmaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taalasmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mato wants to clinch up but Taalasmaa keeps it at a distance.
Mato tries to clinch up but Taalasmaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Taalasmaa lands the left hand.
Mato has managed to clinch.
Taalasmaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taalasmaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Taalasmaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mato lands a knee to the head.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Mato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Mato is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lapa Mato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kari Taalasmaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taalasmaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mato doesn't manage to clinch there - Taalasmaa circles away.
Mato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa scores with a three punch combo!
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taalasmaa throws out the jab.
Mato tries to clinch there but Taalasmaa circles away.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mato tries to close the distance and clinch but Taalasmaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mato misses with a wild body shot.
Mato moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Mato stuffs the takedown.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mato wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taalasmaa digs a good body shot into Mato's ribs.
Mato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taalasmaa cracks a nice hook into Mato's ribs.
Taalasmaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook.
Mato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Mato wants to clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mato fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mato tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Mato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mato keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Mato's arms but Mato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taalasmaa has his back to the cage.
Taalasmaa cracks Mato with a nice body shot.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taalasmaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mato has him pressed against the cage.
Mato with a knee to the head.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taalasmaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Taalasmaa can't break the clinch.
Mato misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Mato gets an underhook and turns Taalasmaa into the cage.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Mato.
Taalasmaa is trying to break free.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa has Mato pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa is trying to break free.
Mato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa misses with the head strike.
Mato with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kari Taalasmaa's cut is getting worse.
Mato has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Taalasmaa - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mato, and another! Taalasmaa is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lapa Mato!
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