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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RIP Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansikka comes to the ring accompanied by Icepick - Born to Crush You. Tanner has chosen Tornado of Souls - Megadeth as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, RIP Evan Tanner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tanner wants to clinch
and Mansikka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tanner's knee momentarily.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but Mansikka shows good takedown defense.
Mansikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansikka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mansikka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Mansikka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mansikka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mansikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Mansikka is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka connects with a body shot that sends Tanner's belly button to the back.
Mansikka misses with a hook to the body
and Tanner moves into the clinch.
Mansikka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Mansikka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Mansikka avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Mansikka misses
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teppo Mansikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansikka misses with a body punch
so Tanner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mansikka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanner is controlling him.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner trying to control but Mansikka is working from the bottom.
Mansikka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mansikka controls Tanner momentarily but Tanner frees himself.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansikka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Mansikka is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mansikka is keeping the position for now.
Mansikka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tanner looking to sit in guard and control but Mansikka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
Mansikka trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Mansikka stopping the sweep attempt from Tanner.
Tanner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four 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.
Tanner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tanner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mansikka is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Tanner raining down shots from the mount!
Tanner avoids the attempt from Mansikka to control.
Tanner throwing strikes here but Mansikka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tanner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mansikka is bucking up trying to escape but Tanner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mansikka trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka working to try and regain half guard.
Tanner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tanner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tanner wants to control the pace but Mansikka is squirming around nicely.
Tanner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mansikka hang on?
Mansikka wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Tanner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mansikka is looking to improve his position.
Mansikka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tanner throwing shots but Mansikka is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Mansikka dodges it nicely.
Tanner trying to control from half guard but Mansikka is working away.
Mansikka is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanner is stalling here. Mansikka is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tanner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mansikka has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to get back to half guard.
Tanner manages to get back to half guard.
Tanner tries to get to full guard but Mansikka has control of the leg.
Mansikka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tanner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mansikka takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Tanner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tanner actively working from the bottom here.
Mansikka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mansikka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mansikka get's back to his feet.
Tanner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mansikka is trying to stand.
Tanner stalling away here and it's allowed Mansikka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mansikka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanner is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tanner stops Mansikka from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tanner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanner is trying to control the action in half guard but Mansikka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tanner is working for a submission of some sort.
Mansikka is staying active underneath Tanner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RIP Evan Tanner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mansikka swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Mansikka misses the body punch
and Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Mansikka.
A short body shot lands from Mansikka as the two fighters clinch.
Mansikka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansikka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mansikka stops a takedown attempt from Tanner.
Tanner looking to slow down the pace here.
Mansikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Mansikka.
Mansikka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanner.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner gets a double leg takedown into Mansikka's guard.
Mansikka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanner is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mansikka wants to stand but Tanner is controlling the position.
Tanner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanner stops Mansikka from standing up.
Tanner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanner scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
Mansikka working a defensive guard here.
Tanner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mansikka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner prevents Mansikka from getting back to his feet.
Tanner throwing strikes from guard but Mansikka blocks nicely.
Mansikka wants to stand up but Tanner is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner chips away with some ground and pound.
Mansikka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner landing some decent shots from guard.
Tanner working some strikes from top position.
Mansikka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanner is one step ahead there.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka working a defensive guard here.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Mansikka keeps moving.
Mansikka wants to stand and escape but Tanner is having none of it.
Tanner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tanner won't allow Mansikka to get back to his feet.
Tanner distracts Mansikka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mansikka is keeping the position for now.
Tanner looking to sit in guard and control but Mansikka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mansikka is aware though and is defending well.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mansikka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mansikka has managed to get both his arms back between Tanner's legs - danger averted.
Mansikka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mansikka decides to stand back up.
Mansikka misses with a few strikes there.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Mansikka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mansikka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka misses with a body shot.
Mansikka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mansikka.
Tanner closes the distance but Mansikka moves to the side
and Mansikka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mansikka connects with a leg kick. Tanner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Teppo Mansikka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mansikka swings widly with a right hand
and Mansikka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mansikka throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Tanner with a nice cross.
Mansikka misses with a hook
and Tanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mansikka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mansikka misses with a shot to the body
and Tanner counters with a shoot takedown. Mansikka fights it but they end up in guard.
Mansikka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mansikka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanner defends well.
Tanner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanner defends well.
Mansikka wants to stand up but Tanner is controlling him.
Mansikka keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansikka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanner working some strikes from top position.
Tanner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka wants to stand up but Tanner is controlling him.
Tanner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanner postures up and lands a big shot to Mansikka's brow.
Mansikka is trying to keep Tanner in close.
Mansikka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansikka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Mansikka is keeping the position.
Tanner lands a couple of digs.
Mansikka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RIP Evan Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Tanner tries to clinch but Mansikka moves out of range.
Mansikka connects with the punch.
Tanner closes the distance but Mansikka moves to the side
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mansikka misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Mansikka.
Mansikka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner wants to stall.
Tanner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mansikka has denied him.
Mansikka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka just misses with a punch to the body.
Mansikka thows a body shot but no joy.
Mansikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tanner!
Mansikka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanner moves into the clinch.
Mansikka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanner.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Mansikka.
Tanner is working Mansikka over against the ropes.
Mansikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mansikka is looking to wear down Tanner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mansikka connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mansikka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mansikka scores with a jab. Tanner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Mansikka misses.
Mansikka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanner shoots in looking for a takedown but Mansikka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tanner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tanner wants to clinch but Mansikka slips to the side
and Mansikka counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansikka thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansikka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Mansikka throws a sloppy body shot
and Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mansikka breaks the clinch.
Mansikka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner wants to clinch but Mansikka slips to the side
and Mansikka counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mansikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Mansikka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teppo Mansikka is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mansikka. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mansikka works Tanner's body with a nice hook.
Mansikka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mansikka's guard now.
Mansikka is looking to stand up but Tanner isn't so interested in that idea.
Tanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanner works over Mansikka with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tanner trying to control but Mansikka is working from the bottom.
Tanner won't allow Mansikka to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka is trying to control the position but Tanner postures up.
Mansikka wants to stand but Tanner is controlling the position.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner cracks Mansikka with a solid left hand.
Tanner trying to control but Mansikka is working from the bottom.
Tanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
Mansikka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's six 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.
Mansikka is looking to stand up but Tanner isn't so interested in that idea.
Tanner sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mansikka lands a nice looking body shot.
Mansikka tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tanner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mansikka prevents it.
Teppo Mansikka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RIP Evan Tanner.
Mansikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Mansikka pushes him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mansikka misses with a hook to the body
and Tanner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tanner.
Mansikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mansikka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mansikka won't be happy with that.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mansikka keeps working.
Tanner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mansikka!
A nice elbow there by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tanner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Teppo Mansikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mansikka is squirming around, avoiding Tanner's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tanner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
RIP Evan Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansikka trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tanner lands a heavy elbow.
Tanner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mansikka is rocked!
Tanner lands a big elbow - Mansikka is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mansikka is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). RIP Evan Tanner!
RIP Evan Tanner is the new middleweight champion!
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