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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen comes to the cage accompanied by Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. Romario has chosen Polly - By Nirvana as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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279 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Romario throws a low kick but Lipponen moves out of range easily.
Romario looks for the body kick but Lipponen saw that one coming.
Romario fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lipponen checks it well.
Lipponen checks a low kick from Romario.
Lipponen avoids a kick to the body.
Lipponen blocks the body kick.
Lipponen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romario manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lipponen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lipponen trying to control but Romario is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lipponen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipponen trying to control the position from guard on top but Romario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romario working a defensive guard here.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romario throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lipponen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lipponen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romario throws a lazy body kick
and Lipponen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lipponen misses with a right hand
and Romario counters with a low kick, right behind Lipponen 's knee.
Lipponen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lipponen checks a low kick from Romario.
Lipponen blocks a head kick by Romario.
Romario throws a low kick but Lipponen avoids it.
Lipponen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romario with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lipponen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romario pinned against the cage. Romario gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romario throws the kick towards the body but Lipponen avoids it.
Romario ducks under a wild hook from Lipponen.
Romario fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lipponen checks it well.
Romario lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romario chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lipponen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Romario takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lipponen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romario.
Romario throws a head kick that misses.
Romario throws the kick towards the body but Lipponen avoids it.
Lipponen lands a jab to Romario's midsection.
Romario has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lipponen.
Lipponen connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romario tries to land a front kick but Lipponen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lipponen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Lipponen 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.
Romario blocks a jab.
Romario chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romario throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Romario
and Lipponen counters with a takedown into side control.
Romario is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romario really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lipponen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lipponen is working Romario over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lipponen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Romario is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lipponen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romario trying to remain calm as Lipponen controls from the top position.
Lipponen wants to control but Romario is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romario can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Romario is looking to regain half guard here but Lipponen keeps moving and retains side control.
Lipponen landing a few strikes.
Romario keeping his opponent close.
Lipponen trying to control the position but Romario is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipponen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Romario some visible discomfort.
Lipponen trying to control the position but Romario is working away.
Lipponen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen advances to full mount.
Lipponen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Romario that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipponen content just to control the position here.
Romario defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lipponen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Lipponen dominated that second 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.
Lipponen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romario fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romario looks to throw a body kick
and Lipponen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown but Romario shows good takedown defense.
Lipponen misses with the body kick
and Romario counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romario throws a leg kick but Lipponen moved away.
Pekka Lipponen is winning the standup battle so far.
Romario throws the kick towards the body but Lipponen avoids it.
Romario throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson Romario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lipponen moves out of range of the body kick.
Romario tries to land a leg kick but Lipponen saw it coming and moves away.
Romario defending well as Lipponen loads up on a big left hand.
Romario misses with a kick to the body
and Lipponen counters with an inside leg kick.
Lipponen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romario displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lipponen.
Lipponen avoids the body shot from Romario.
Romario takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario misses with a kick to the body
and Lipponen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romario throws a leg kick
and Lipponen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Romario connects with a solid leg kick.
Romario throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lipponen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romario really felt that one!
Lipponen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romario throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lipponen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Romario counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lipponen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romario throws a leg kick
and Lipponen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lipponen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romario gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lipponen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lipponen throws a hook but Romario avoids it easily.
Lipponen throws a wild body kick that Romario sees coming a mile off.
Lipponen loads up on a big right hand but Romario slips the punch.
Romario throws a wild body kick that Lipponen sees coming a mile off.
Lipponen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romario looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lipponen lands a glancing blow to the side of Romario's head.
Romario misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario throws a leg kick but Lipponen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lipponen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lipponen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romario pinned against the cage. Romario gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romario throws the kick towards the body but Lipponen avoids it.
A low kick from Romario is predictable there
and Lipponen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipponen throws a lazy right hand but Romario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romario attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romario throws the kick towards the body but Lipponen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Lipponen clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lipponen misses with a body shot
and Romario counters with a leg kick.
Romario lands with a kick to the temple. Lipponen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
A head kick misses from Romario.
Romario motions for Lipponen to come forward. Romario throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Lipponen.
A clash of legs there as Lipponen blocks the low kick.
Lipponen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romario counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lipponen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Horrible takedown by Lipponen or perhaps it was just good defense by Romario which made him look bad.
Romario tries to clinch up but Lipponen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Lipponen tenderised Romario's leg. Romario is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romario throws a head kick that misses.
Lipponen lands a body shot.
Romario lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A low kick from Romario is predictable there
and Lipponen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romario's knee momentarily.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romario but Romario pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lipponen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lipponen.
Romario staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lipponen finds it's way round the side to connect with Romario's head.
Romario darts in trying to clinch
and Lipponen counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Romario is predictable there
and Lipponen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lipponen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romario throws a low kick, looking for Lipponen's leg but Lipponen calmly moves out of range.
Romario clinches up against the cage.
Romario is trying to break free.
Lipponen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen avoids a wild elbow strike from Romario.
Romario throws an elbow but it misses.
Romario lands a knee to the body.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romario just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipponen's brow.
Lipponen has Romario pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romario manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lipponen stalling in the clinch but Romario improves position.
Lipponen tries to throw a body punch but Romario avoids it by throwing Lipponen back against the cage.
Lipponen lands a body shot.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Lipponen has had enough of the clinch but Romario keeps him there for the moment.
Romario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romario pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Romario.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Romario just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipponen's brow.
Romario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romario throws a lazy body kick
letting Lipponen counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Romario.
Lipponen throws a front kick aimed at Romario's knee but Romario avoids it well.
Lipponen throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lipponen wants to slow Romario down by chopping away at his legs.
Lipponen fails with the takedown
and Romario counters with a good, hard body kick but Lipponen shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipponen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Romario's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lipponen manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Romario dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Romario misses
and Lipponen counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Lipponen as he checks the leg kick.
Lipponen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lipponen throws a push kick but Romario slaps the foot to one side.
Lipponen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipponen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romario.
Lipponen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lipponen checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romario fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lipponen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romario scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Romario goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lipponen tries a low kick but Romario avoids it.
Romario throws a combination that misses
enabling Lipponen to counter with a crisp jab.
Romario feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lipponen's calf.
Romario misses with a leg kick
and Lipponen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lipponen.
Romario manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lipponen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson Romario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to reverse the position but Romario maintains control.
Romario looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pekka Lipponen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romario's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lipponen is squirming around, avoiding Romario's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Romario wants to control the pace but Lipponen is squirming around nicely.
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.
Lipponen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lipponen is trying desperately to improve position.
Lipponen wants to hold on but Romario pushes him away.
Lipponen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romario tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Romario throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Romario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lipponen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Lipponen!
Pekka Lipponen is the new heavyweight champion!
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