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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Soini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Soini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yellow throws the kick towards the body but Soini avoids it.
Soini slips a jab from Yellow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yellow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yellow.
Soini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yellow throws a series of punches but Soini moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soini.
Soini connects with an inside leg kick.
Yellow looks to throw the jab but Soini is out of range.
Yellow moves out of range as Soini throws a body kick.
Yellow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Timo Soini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yellow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yellow throws a lazy uppercut
and Soini counters with a low kick, right behind Yellow 's knee.
Soini misses with a leg kick
and Yellow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Soini is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soini throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soini.
Soini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yellow.
Soini throws a sloppy head kick and Yellow moves out of range easily.
Soini lands a jab to the head.
Soini throws a leg kick
and Yellow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soini avoids the head kick by Yellow.
Soini bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Yellow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soini.
Soini cracks the inside of Yellow's front leg.
Yellow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Yellow.
Soini checks a leg kick nicely.
Yellow throws a jab but it's blocked by Soini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yellow misses.
Soini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yellow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yellow scores with a nice strike.
Yellow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soini tries a head kick but it misses.
Soini tries a head kick but it misses.
Soini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yellow checks it well.
Yellow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soini.
Yellow misses with a body shot.
Soini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yellow is able to avoid easily.
Yellow throws a hook but Soini avoids it easily.
Soini ducks under a wild hook from Yellow.
Soini throws a head kick that misses.
Yellow keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yellow.
Soini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soini tries to clinch but Yellow moves out of range.
Soini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yellow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soini misses with a leg kick
and Yellow counters with an outside leg kick.
Soini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soini misses with a straight right.
Soini throws a solid leg kick but Yellow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soini.
Soini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soini tries to clinch but Yellow is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Yellow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yellow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soini throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soini doesn't manage to clinch there - Yellow circles away.
Yellow looks for the body kick but Soini saw that one coming.
Yellow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soini throws a leg kick which misses Yellow's front leg but catches the back leg as Yellow tries to avoid it.
Yellow looks to score with a jab to the body but Soini is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Soini.
Soini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yellow is able to avoid easily.
Soini tries to clinch up
and Yellow counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Soini.
Yellow tries to land a leg kick but Soini saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Soini dominated that round.
That's time! Soini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soini misses with a low kick.
Soini wants to land a leg kick but Yellow is out of range.
A big right from Yellow misses.
A leg kick checked by Yellow.
Yellow takes a swing at Soini's ribcage but misses.
Soini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Soini misses with a head kick.
Soini misses with a low kick.
Yellow throws a good cross that connects.
Soini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yellow checks it well.
Yellow misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soini will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yellow throws a leg kick but Soini checks it.
Soini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yellow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soini throws a lazy head kick
and Yellow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yellow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yellow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Timo Soini is winning the standup battle so far.
Soini moves out of range as Yellow strikes.
Yellow throws a head kick that misses.
Yellow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yellow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soini looks to score with a jab to the body but Yellow is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Yellow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yellow.
Soini thuds his right hand into Yellow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soini looks to land a body kick but Yellow moved away.
Yellow misses with a leg kick.
Soini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yellow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yellow blocks a leg kick.
Soini throws a sloppy head kick
and Yellow counters with a nice uppercut.
Yellow throws a leg kick which misses Soini's front leg but catches the back leg as Soini tries to avoid it.
Soini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soini throws a solid leg kick but Yellow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soini.
Soini throws a leg kick but Yellow checks it.
Yellow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yellow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yellow throws the kick towards the body but Soini avoids it.
A low kick from Soini misses
and Yellow counters with an outside leg kick.
Yellow blocks a head kick by Soini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soini.
Soini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yellow if he has to take too many more of those.
Soini throws a solid leg kick but Yellow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soini.
Soini throws a sloppy head kick
and Yellow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yellow misses with a low kick as Soini jumps back.
Soini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yellow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soini wants to clinch
and Yellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yellow throws a right and a left that Soini avoids nicely.
Soini tries to score with a low kick but Yellow moves his leg out of the way.
Yellow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soini.
Soini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yellow is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soini moves into the clinch.
Yellow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soini blocks a body shot from Yellow.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yellow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yellow as the two fighters clinch.
Yellow avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Yellow blocks an elbow strike from Soini.
Yellow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yellow is working Soini over against the cage.
Soini prevents a body shot from Yellow.
Soini lands an elbow inside.
Yellow avoids a wild elbow strike from Soini.
Yellow blocks the elbow strike.
Yellow avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Yellow blocks an elbow strike.
Yellow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yellow misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Yellow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Soini is looking to chop away at Yellow's legs.
Soini throws a sloppy head kick and Yellow moves out of range easily.
Soini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yellow lands an overhand right.
Soini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yellow misses with the combination.
Soini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yellow throws a jab but it's blocked by Soini.
Yellow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yellow works the jab nicely.
Soini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soini connects with a leg kick. Yellow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soini manages to avoid it.
Soini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soini's head backwards.
Soini is looking to slow Yellow down with leg kicks.
Soini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soini.
Yellow tries to score with a low kick but Soini moves his leg out of the way.
Soini throws a sloppy head kick
and Yellow counters with a nice body shot.
Soini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Soini misses
and Yellow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soini's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yellow. Soini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soini misses with a kick to the body
and Yellow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soini cracks the inside of Yellow's front leg.
Soini forces Yellow back against the cage and clinches.
Yellow lands a nice uppercut.
Soini pushes off an throws an elbow but Yellow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soini looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow avoids the elbow strike from Soini, against the cage.
Yellow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yellow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soini wants to clinch up but Yellow keeps it at a distance.
Yellow scoring well with a low kick there.
Soini misses with a leg kick.
Yellow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yellow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Yellow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yellow.
Soini tries to clinch up.
Yellow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soini checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soini wants to clinch but Yellow slips to the side
and Yellow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soini throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yellow stuns Soini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yellow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yellow misses with a series of wild punches.
Yellow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yellow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yellow.
Soini connects with an inside leg kick.
Yellow throws a leg kick but Soini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yellow scores with a body shot.
Soini throws out a leg kick but Yellow moves out of range and Soini only half commits.
Yellow circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Yellow to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yellow wants to land a leg kick but Soini is out of range.
Soini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yellow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yellow misses with a head kick.
Yellow throws a low kick but Soini avoids it.
Yellow misses with a body shot.
Soini thows a leg kick but Yellow checks it
and Yellow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Soini throws the kick towards the body but Yellow avoids it.
Yellow throws a push kick but Soini slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yellow throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yellow connects with a solid leg kick.
Soini tries to work over Yellow's front leg with a kick but Yellow checks it.
Jab from Yellow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Yellow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yellow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Yellow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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