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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aukusti Aaltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Saskiatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaltonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holly Dolly. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aukusti Aaltonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Saskiatt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saskiatt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aaltonen tries to kick Saskiatt off but Saskiatt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Saskiatt lands strikes from half guard.
Saskiatt stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Aaltonen to get to his feet.
Aaltonen ducks under a wild hook from Saskiatt.
Aaltonen closes the distance and clinches up with Saskiatt, looking for a takedown. Aaltonen pushes Saskiatt against the cage but Saskiatt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saskiatt shoots in for a takedown but Aaltonen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saskiatt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aaltonen's guard.
Aaltonen wants to stand up but Saskiatt is controlling him.
Aaltonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saskiatt on the ground.
Saskiatt looks gassed!
Saskiatt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aaltonen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aaltonen wants to stand and escape but Saskiatt is having none of it.
Saskiatt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aaltonen wants to stand up but Saskiatt is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaltonen trying to strike off his back.
Saskiatt won't allow Aaltonen to sweep him here.
Aaltonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saskiatt defends well.
Saskiatt postures up.
Saskiatt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aaltonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saskiatt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aaltonen.
Aaltonen stops Saskiatt from getting back to his feet.
Aaltonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aaltonen wants to take a breather but Saskiatt is having none of it.
Aaltonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saskiatt trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like Aaltonen is going to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aaltonen is looking to take a break and control but Saskiatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen lands strikes from half guard.
Aaltonen thows a huge punch but Saskiatt dodges it nicely.
Saskiatt trying to hold on to Aaltonen's head to control him but Aaltonen postures up.
Aaltonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saskiatt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saskiatt has a hand on Aaltonen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Aaltonen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Aaltonen with good strikes from the mount here!
Aaltonen landing strikes from the mount and Saskiatt is in trouble!
Aaltonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saskiatt is looking to escape.
Saskiatt is looking to get to half guard.
Aaltonen cracks Saskiatt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aaltonen controlling from the full mount.
Aaltonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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 Aukusti Aaltonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aaltonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aaltonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Saskiatt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aaltonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aaltonen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saskiatt to stand up.
Saskiatt moves in looking to clinch but Aaltonen pushes him off.
Aaltonen shoots for a takedown but Saskiatt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saskiatt is looking to clinch.
Aaltonen has closed the distance and engaged Saskiatt in a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aaltonen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aaltonen crunches a lovely knee into Saskiatt's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Aaltonen.
Aaltonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aaltonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saskiatt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aaltonen breaks from the clinch.
Aaltonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aaltonen wants to clinch
and Saskiatt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaltonen lands a damaging elbow.
Aaltonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aaltonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saskiatt swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aukusti Aaltonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saskiatt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aaltonen!
Saskiatt content just to control the position here.
Saskiatt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aaltonen is looking to escape.
Aaltonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saskiatt throws some wild stikes that Aaltonen manages to avoid easily.
Aaltonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aaltonen tries to buck Saskiatt off but he can't manage it.
Aaltonen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Aaltonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aaltonen tries to hold on but Saskiatt postures up.
Aaltonen is squirming around, avoiding Saskiatt's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen tries to hold on but Saskiatt pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Aaltonen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Saskiatt with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Saskiatt is working for a guillotine from mount but Aaltonen frees his head quite easily.
Saskiatt with the ground and pound from mount.
Aukusti Aaltonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aaltonen is looking to get to half guard.
Saskiatt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aaltonen blocking the ground and pound.
Aaltonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saskiatt punching from mount but Aaltonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Saskiatt tries to control but Aaltonen wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aukusti Aaltonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aaltonen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saskiatt's half guard.
Saskiatt is not content to let Aaltonen control the position.
Aaltonen is really struggling to control Saskiatt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Saskiatt wants to get back to full guard.
Aaltonen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saskiatt tries to roll over but Aaltonen keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaltonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aaltonen with a couple of short strikes.
Saskiatt is looking to improve his position but Aaltonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Saskiatt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saskiatt tries to lock up and control but Aaltonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saskiatt is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aaltonen looking to finish Saskiatt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saskiatt!
Saskiatt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aaltonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Saskiatt tries to reverse the position but Aaltonen maintains control.
Aaltonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Aaltonen cracks Saskiatt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aaltonen looking to finish Saskiatt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saskiatt!
Saskiatt tries to reverse the position but Aaltonen maintains control.
Aaltonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saskiatt?
Saskiatt is looking to improve his position but Aaltonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Aaltonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saskiatt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saskiatt swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Saskiatt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aaltonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saskiatt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aaltonen wants to control the pace but Saskiatt is squirming around nicely.
Saskiatt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aaltonen raining down shots from the mount!
Saskiatt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aukusti Aaltonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aaltonen lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aukusti Aaltonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aaltonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aukusti Aaltonen!
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