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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo comes to the cage accompanied by Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni. Arben has chosen P.O.D. - The Messenjah as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
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199 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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198 cm
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205 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Teppo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rozafa Arben! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Teppo jabs at Arben's body. Teppo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teppo slips a jab and a cross from Arben.
Teppo punishes Arben's body with a nice straight punch. Teppo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rozafa Arben has been cut. Rozafa Arben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Teppo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arben.
Arben avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arben drops his hands momentarily and Teppo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Arben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teppo was well out of range. Poor timing from Arben. Arben avoids a low kick by using good footwork. No joy there for Arben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Teppo dodges the punch combination from Arben.
Teppo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arben, pushing him back against the cage. Teppo lands a shoulder strike. Arben is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Arben manages to break the clinch.
Arben sizes up Teppo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Teppo thuds a left hand into Arben's body. Arben has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arben there as he acknowledges the shot. Arben on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teppo. Teppo obviously looking to wear him down.
Teppo lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teppo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arben at a distance.
Teppo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A left lands for Arben. Arben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teppo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arben. The fighters circling - Teppo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Arben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teppo.
Teppo motions for Arben to come forward. Teppo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Arben's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arben duly obliges. Arben swinging wildly here.
Arben bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Arben lands a two punch combo.
Teppo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teppo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Arben misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teppo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Arben takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Teppo closes the distance and clinches. A quick uppercut on the inside from Teppo. Teppo scores with a nice hook to the head. Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Arben controls his hands.
A short right from Teppo. A right hook to the body lands for Teppo.
Teppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arben backwards. Teppo lands a nice uppercut. Teppo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Arben throws a jab but it's blocked by Teppo. Teppo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teppo cracks the inside of Arben's front leg. Arben takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arben is rocked! A good leg kick by Teppo. Arben is still on wobbly legs! Can Teppo finish him? Arben looks gassed! Teppo lands a front kick. Teppo fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Arben square on the jaw! Damn, Arben is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaakko Teppo! Jaakko Teppo retains his light heavyweight title! An intense looking Jaakko Teppo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm the champ, and I'm here to stay!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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