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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soturi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Insomnium - Down With the Sun. Seppo Soturi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara tries a low kick but Soturi avoids it.
Alavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soturi.
Alavaara digs a good body shot into Soturi's ribs.
Soturi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Soturi.
Soturi working the strikes but Alavaara uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alavaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soturi.
Soturi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alavaara tries to roll over but Soturi keeps him under control.
Alavaara is trying to stand up here but Soturi is controlling him well.
Soturi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alavaara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alavaara is concentrating on defense, preventing Soturi from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soturi looks to land a strike but Alavaara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soturi is looking to work some ground and pound but Alavaara has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soturi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soturi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alavaara wants to sweep but no luck.
Soturi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soturi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alavaara loads up on a big right hand but Soturi slips the punch.
Alavaara throws a big shot that misses.
Seppo Soturi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soturi on the side of the head.
Alavaara swinging wildly here.
Alavaara lands with a shot to the body.
Soturi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soturi passes into half guard.
Alavaara has hold of Soturi's hands but Soturi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alavaara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alavaara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soturi.
Soturi is thwarting Alavaara's attempts to control the position.
Alavaara is pressing down on Soturi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soturi trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Soturi looking to sit in guard and control but Alavaara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alavaara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soturi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara content to stall in guard here.
Alavaara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alavaara trying to control but Soturi is working from the bottom.
Alavaara preventing the sweep.
Soturi pulls Alavaara in close to prevent any damage.
Alavaara wants to control from the top but Soturi keeps moving.
Soturi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alavaara puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alavaara is looking to take a break and control but Soturi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alavaara seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Soturi 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.
Soturi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Soturi is not content to let Alavaara control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soturi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soturi.
Alavaara wants to stand but Soturi is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Soturi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown but Alavaara shows good takedown defense.
Soturi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soturi distracts Alavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soturi throws a strike but Alavaara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soturi pulls Alavaara in close to prevent any damage.
Soturi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alavaara is stalling in the full guard.
Soturi is working an open guard so Alavaara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alavaara as he jumps to the side.
Soturi doesn't manage to clinch there - Alavaara circles away.
Soturi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alavaara.
Alavaara swings for the body but Soturi moves out of range.
Soturi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Soturi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alavaara throws a good cross that connects.
Soturi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soturi scores with a takedown into Alavaara's guard.
Alavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soturi.
Soturi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soturi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi throwing strikes but missing.
Soturi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soturi thows a big elbow that misses.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alavaara is looking to stand up but Soturi isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alavaara scores with a leg kick.
Alavaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soturi's head backwards.
Soturi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alavaara pinned against the cage. Alavaara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Alavaara lands.
Alavaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soturi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Soturi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alavaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soturi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alavaara prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alavaara.
Alavaara letting Soturi take a breather here.
Soturi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soturi avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soturi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soturi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soturi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alavaara tries to buck Soturi off but Soturi is having none of it.
Alavaara struggling a bit here.
Soturi with the ground and pound but Alavaara regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alavaara wants to control but Soturi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soturi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soturi's back!
Alavaara really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Soturi.
Soturi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Soturi tries to escape but Alavaara has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alavaara trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Soturi doesn't escape.
Soturi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Alavaara controlling the position well here. Soturi rolled but Alavaara kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauri Alavaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Alavaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alavaara.
Soturi has a takedown stuffed.
Alavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Soturi circles away.
Soturi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soturi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alavaara up against the cage.
Soturi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alavaara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alavaara pushes Soturi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soturi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Soturi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alavaara missing with knees to the body.
Alavaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alavaara scores with a hook to the body.
Soturi effectively controlling the action here.
Alavaara misses with a knee strike.
Soturi wants to stall.
Alavaara cracks Soturi with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow.
Soturi misses with a body punch.
Soturi managing to block the knees to the body from Alavaara.
Alavaara tries a knee to the head but Soturi blocks it.
Soturi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alavaara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alavaara throws out a loose jab but Soturi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alavaara connects with a looping right hand.
Soturi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Soturi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Soturi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soturi breaks from Alavaara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soturi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Soturi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Seppo Soturi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alavaara tries to hold on but Soturi postures up.
Alavaara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soturi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alavaara hang on?
Soturi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alavaara tries to hold on but Soturi postures up.
Alavaara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alavaara tries to hold on but Soturi pushes him away.
Soturi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soturi throws a sloppy strike and Alavaara uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Alavaara has ended up in Soturi's guard.
Soturi is pulling down on Alavaara's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi wants to sweep here but Alavaara controlling him for the moment.
Soturi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alavaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soturi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alavaara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Soturi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alavaara wants to stand but Soturi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Soturi is pulling down on Alavaara's head to control his posture.
Alavaara tries to stand but Soturi is controlling from the bottom.
Soturi controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Soturi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soturi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Soturi!
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