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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahma comes to the cage accompanied by Power - Kanye West. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm
32
214 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
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181 cm
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216 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Ahma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pindegren sizes up Ahma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Pindegren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Pindegren getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Pindegren throws a combination. Ahma tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Ahma staying out of range there. Pindegren cracks Ahma with an open hand slap. Lentti Pindegren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ahma misses with an uppercut. Pindegren saw that one coming. Ahma digs a good body shot into Pindegren's ribs. Pindegren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Lentti Pindegren has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pindegren misses with a straight right. Pindegren takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses. Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Pindegren throws a combination. Ahma tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Pindegren misses with a looping left. Ahma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Pindegren.
Ahma misses with a body punch.
Pindegren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pindegren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pindegren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ahma tries to clinch but Pindegren moves out of range. Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch but Pindegren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ahma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Pindegren is trying to maintain the position but Ahma is very close to passing his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pindegren is looking to improve his position.
Pindegren trying to hold on to Ahma's head to control him but Ahma postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ahma content to control rather than advance. Pindegren is looking to control Ahma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pindegren avoid being mounted?
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lentti Pindegren hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Ahma throws a hook to the side of Pindegren's head but Pindegren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pindegren defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand. Pindegren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ahma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pindegren. Pindegren dips to his left and cracks Ahma with an uppercut! Ahma walks into a stiff left hand from Pindegren. Ahma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pindegren takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses. Pindegren connects with the punch. Jab by Pindegren. Ahma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pindegren.
Pindegren misses with a body shot.
Ahma is looking to clinch. Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch. Pindegren throws a right hand that misses
and Ahma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pindegren's guard. Ahma wants to control from the top but Pindegren keeps moving. Pindegren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ahma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ahma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Pindegren is trying to control Ahma's posture but Ahma avoids it. Ahma trying to control the action but Pindegren is working from the bottom. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! 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 Jussi Ahma will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Lentti Pindegren's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pindegren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pindegren. Ahma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahma there as he acknowledges the shot. Ahma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ahma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Pindegren misses with a wild combination.
Pindegren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Pindegren slips under a jab from Ahma. Lentti Pindegren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ahma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Pindegren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away. Pindegren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sloppy strikes from Pindegren. Those never looked like landing. Ahma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ahma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Pindegren misses with a double jab.
Ahma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pindegren is fending him off so far but Ahma persists. Nope, Pindegren circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pindegren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ahma fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pindegren moves into range and connects with a jab. Pindegren throws a right and a left that Ahma avoids nicely. Pindegren lands with a right hand. Pindegren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Pindegren getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Ahma looks to throw the jab but Pindegren is out of range. Danga de danga de dang - Pindegren scores with a four punch combination! Ahma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Pindegren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ahma's knee momentarily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ahma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pindegren catches Ahma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Pindegren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it. Pindegren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ahma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Pindegren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Pindegren misses. Nice uppercut there from Pindegren. Ahma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Pindegren thuds his right hand into Ahma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pindegren scores with a punch to the head. Ahma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Ahma misses with a hook. Pindegren ducked under it nicely. Ahma looks to score with a jab to the body but Pindegren is just out of range. Ahma takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ahma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pindegren scores with a decent looking hook. Ahma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Ahma looks for a takedown but Pindegren sprawls well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd cheers as Pindegren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though. Pindegren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Pindegren lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pindegren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pindegren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ahma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Ahma gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Pindegren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Jussi Ahma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Ahma slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Pindegren passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ahma! Pindegren looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee warns Ahma that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pindegren lands a big shot there that rocks Ahma but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pindegren tries to control but Ahma wriggling away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lentti Pindegren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Lentti Pindegren's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Pindegren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pindegren. Pindegren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahma's head. Pindegren lands a jab to the head.
Ahma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A shot to the liver by Pindegren. Beautiful body shot. Ahma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pindegren circles away. Ahma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ahma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pindegren slaps away a takedown attempt from Ahma, before circling back to the center of the mat. Pindegren throws a series of punches but Ahma moves out of range. Pindegren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pindegren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ahma shoots in for a takedown but Pindegren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A lazy left from Pindegren finds it's target. Ahma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pindegren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. A clash of legs there as Ahma blocks the low kick. Ahma shoots for a double leg takedown but Pindegren sprawls well. He's pushed Ahma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pindegren misses with a two punch combination.
Ahma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pindegren to score with a decent uppercut. Pindegren connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Ahma catches Pindegren right on the button with a cross. Pindegren with a nice cross. Pindegren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pindegren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ahma backs up against the cage.
Pindegren connects with a jab. Pindegren dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ahma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pindegren was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahma. Pindegren has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Pindegren punishes Ahma's body with a nice straight punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pindegren lands a lovely overhand right. Ahma shoots for a takedown but Pindegren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Pindegren lands with a shot to the body. Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pindegren stalks Ahma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ahma's face. Ahma staggers backwards, shaken. Ahma misses with a takedown attempt - Pindegren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Pindegren has Ahma up against the cage in a clinch.
Pindegren stalling against the cage.
Pindegren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahma backwards. Pindegren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pindegren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pindegren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pindegren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pindegren digs a good body shot into Ahma's ribs. Pindegren scores with a body shot.
Lentti Pindegren seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pindegren scores a takedown into full mount! Pindegren controlling the pace for now. Pindegren scoring with strikes but Ahma is staying in there. Ahma defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pindegren.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pindegren controlling the pace for now. Pindegren with the ground and pound from mount. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pindegren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight! Lentti Pindegren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Pindegren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lentti Pindegren!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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