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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo comes to the cage accompanied by Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni. 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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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
23 - 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindros is looking to score with low kicks.
Teppo misses with a straight right.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
Teppo throws the kick towards the body but Lindros avoids it.
Lindros checks a leg kick.
Teppo closes the distance and pushes Lindros back into the cage.
Teppo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teppo lands with a short shot to the head.
Teppo keeps control of Lindros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lindros is trying to break the clinch but Teppo has him pressed against the cage.
Teppo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lindros backwards.
Teppo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teppo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindros or not.
Lindros tries to break the clinch but Teppo is controlling the position.
Teppo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teppo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lindros backwards.
Lindros wants to get back to striking at distance but Teppo won't allow it.
Teppo manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindros.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teppo connects with a body shot that sends Lindros's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo looks to land a body kick but Lindros moved away.
Teppo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindros misses the shot to the body.
Teppo throws a body punch but Lindros moves out of range.
Teppo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindros throws a sloppy head kick and Teppo moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teppo checks a leg kick.
Lindros throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teppo.
Lindros jabs at Teppo's body.
Teppo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teppo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindros throws out a powerful jab.
Teppo checks a low kick from Lindros.
Lindros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teppo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lindros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lindros.
Lindros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a leg kick but Lindros moved away.
Lindros checks a leg kick.
Lindros throws a low kick, looking for Teppo's leg but Teppo calmly moves out of range.
Teppo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teppo. Lindros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teppo wants to land a leg kick but Lindros is out of range.
Lindros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teppo checks it well.
Teppo checks a low kick from Lindros.
Lindros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teppo's sensitive parts.
Lindros defending well as Teppo loads up on a big left hand.
Lindros throws a leg kick but Teppo checks it.
Teppo is looking to wear down Lindros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lindros slips under a jab from Teppo.
Lindros swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lindros swings widly with a right hand
and Teppo counters with a good low kick that Lindros was not able to check.
Teppo throws a leg kick but Lindros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lindros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teppo checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros scores with a head kick. Teppo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Teppo looks to land a left hand but Lindros moved out of range nicely.
Teppo throws a leg kick
and Lindros counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lindros misses with a wild body shot.
Lindros throws a lazy right hand but Teppo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teppo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindros throws a low kick but Teppo moves out of range easily.
Teppo scores with a body shot.
Teppo checks a low kick from Lindros.
Teppo throws the left hand but Lindros avoids the punch easily.
Lindros walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindros paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lindros misses with a looping right.
Teppo motions for Lindros to come forward. Teppo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teppo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teppo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lindros misses with a low kick.
Teppo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teppo feints and then cracks Lindros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lindros down.
Lindros throws a front kick aimed at Teppo's knee but Teppo avoids it well.
Teppo 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.
Teppo looks to throw the jab but Lindros is out of range.
Lindros finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lindros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lindros avoids the body shot from Teppo.
The fighters circling - Teppo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros slips a straight right by Teppo.
Lindros clobbers Teppo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Teppo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teppo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaakko Teppo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Teppo throws a body punch but Lindros moves out of range.
Teppo motions for Lindros to come forward. Teppo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.
The fighters circling - Teppo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teppo throws an overhand right that lands on Lindros's shoulder, as Lindros tries to avoid the shot.
Lindros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lindros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teppo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindros.
Eric Lindros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teppo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lindros looks to throw the jab but Teppo is out of range.
Lindros misses the shot to the body.
Lindros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teppo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lindros is able to avoid easily.
Lindros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teppo throws a chopping leg kick but Lindros manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teppo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teppo duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teppo tries to land a leg kick but Lindros saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lindros.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindros is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Teppo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindros cracks Teppo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Teppo is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lindros checks a leg kick.
Oh Teppo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teppo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindros.
Teppo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Lindros thuds his shin into the meat of Teppo's side.
Lindros drops Teppo with a huge uppercut! Teppo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lindros is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Eric Lindros rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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