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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenho Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagert comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sunglasses At Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 cm
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216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenho Hagert! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hagert leaves Pindegren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Pindegren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck for Pindegren with that takedown attempt. Pindegren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pindegren lands in his opponent's guard. Hagert seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Hagert lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pindegren! Pindegren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hagert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pindegren is looking to escape. Pindegren gets back to half guard. Hagert not landing any meaningful shots this time. Pindegren is trying to get back to full guard. Pindegren trying to control but Hagert postures up.
Pindegren tries to roll over but Hagert keeps him under control. Hagert is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two 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. Pindegren tries to get to full guard but Hagert has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Hagert shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pindegren's guard. Hagert stopping the sweep attempt from Pindegren. Hagert postures up.
Hagert trying to move into half guard but instead Pindegren has managed to sweep! Hagert keeping moving, preventing Pindegren from controlling successfully. Hagert managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hagert looking for a sweep. Not yet Hagert, not yet. Pindegren trying to control the position from guard on top but Hagert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pindegren stays in close to Hagert's body and controls the position. Hagert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hagert keeping moving, preventing Pindegren from controlling successfully. Pindegren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Pindegren doesn't succeed with the takedown and Hagert counters with a big head kick but Pindegren shrugs it off. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lentti Pindegren. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hagert scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Pindegren works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hagert won't allow Pindegren to sweep him here. Hagert trying to control but Pindegren is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pindegren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Pindegren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hagert defending well though. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pindegren passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hagert! Pindegren looking to control but Hagert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Hagert regains half guard. Hagert wants to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tenho Hagert dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hagert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pindegren misses with a takedown and Hagert counters with a one-two to the body. Pindegren closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hagert did well to prevent Pindegren getting side control. Hagert tries to get to full guard but Pindegren has control of the leg. Pindegren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hagert keeping hold of Pindegren's head, controlling as best he can. Hagert trying to hold on to Pindegren's head to control him but Pindegren postures up.
Pindegren is figuring out what he wants to do next. Hagert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pindegren slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hagert is trying to maintain the position but Pindegren is very close to passing his half guard. Pindegren controlling the action here. Pindegren is looking to advance position but Hagert won't allow it. Pindegren prevents Hagert from improving his position. Hagert is not content to let Pindegren control the position. Hagert trying to control but Pindegren postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Pindegren misses with a takedown attempt and Hagert counters with a head kick. That will keep Pindegren thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Hagert throws a nice looking combination but Pindegren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Pindegren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Hagert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pindegren won't be happy with that. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lentti Pindegren. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hagert is staying tight to Pindegren's torso, preventing him from escaping. Hagert tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. A lull in the action here. Pindegren gets back to half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Pindegren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pindegren controls Hagert momentarily but Hagert frees himself. Pindegren keeping full guard, as Hagert tries to pass. Pindegren pulls Hagert in close to his closed guard and prevents Hagert from doing any damage or advancing position. Pindegren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pindegren tries to get out of the position. Pindegren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hagert! Pindegren content just to control the position here.
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. Pindegren cracks Hagert with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pindegren breaks from Hagert's wrist control and lands an elbow. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pindegren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hagert is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hagert manages to regain half guard. Good work. Hagert regains full guard. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pindegren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Pindegren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hagert is keeping the position for now. 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 Lentti Pindegren will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Pindegren looks for a takedown but Hagert sprawls well. Hagert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pindegren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagert is fending him off so far but Pindegren persists. Nope, Hagert circles away and we're back to standing. Pindegren with a lazy takedown attempt and Hagert counters with a left and a right that stings Pindegren. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lentti Pindegren. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pindegren closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hagert did well to prevent Pindegren getting side control. Pindegren is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Hagert tries to hold on but Pindegren pushes him away. Pindegren dominating with strikes here. Pindegren content just to control the position here. Hagert wants to hold on but Pindegren pushes him away. Pindegren looking to control but Hagert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pindegren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A nice elbow there by Pindegren.
Hagert is rocked! Pindegren prevents Hagert from getting the reversal. Hagert is still in real trouble! Can Pindegren finish him? A big strike lands for Pindegren! That's really hurt Hagert and he's turned his back - Pindegren keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Pindegren jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lentti Pindegren!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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