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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verneri Viikate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Caustik - Herbman. Seppo Taalasmaa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Viikate!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Viikate.
Viikate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taalasmaa looking to control but Viikate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Viikate is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Taalasmaa slips a jab and a cross from Viikate.
Viikate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Viikate misses.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taalasmaa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Viikate is working to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa moves to the back.
Taalasmaa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate wants to escape the position.
Viikate breaks Taalasmaa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Viikate stopping the sweep attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa controls Viikate momentarily but Viikate frees himself.
Taalasmaa wants to stand but Viikate is controlling the position.
Viikate drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taalasmaa dives on top into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Viikate is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viikate slips nicely into half guard.
Viikate works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Viikate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Viikate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Viikate is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taalasmaa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taalasmaa is looking to regain half guard here but Viikate keeps moving and retains side control.
Viikate tries for a kimura but Taalasmaa is defending well.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikate wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taalasmaa, who protects the arm well.
Taalasmaa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Viikate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taalasmaa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Viikate prevents Taalasmaa from escaping the position.
Taalasmaa can't do much from the bottom here.
Viikate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Viikate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taalasmaa defending against the ground and pound.
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.
Taalasmaa is trying to improve his position.
Viikate moves into full mount!
Taalasmaa is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Viikate has taken his back.
Taalasmaa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Viikate's guard. Nice work there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Viikate is working from the bottom.
Viikate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viikate looking for a guillotine here but Taalasmaa defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Verneri Viikate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Viikate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Viikate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viikate just misses with a punch to the body.
Viikate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viikate.
Taalasmaa shoots in and drives through. Viikate sprawls well.
Viikate throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taalasmaa scores a takedown into full mount!
Taalasmaa looking to secure an arm triangle but Viikate defends it well.
Taalasmaa scoring with strikes but Viikate is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viikate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Viikate regains half guard.
Viikate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Viikate is working from the bottom.
Viikate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.
Viikate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Viikate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viikate has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Taalasmaa drops back looking for a leg! Viikate is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viikate manages to kick Taalasmaa off! Taalasmaa jumps back into Viikate's guard.
Viikate will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Viikate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viikate had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Taalasmaa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Viikate Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Taalasmaa's back instead.
Taalasmaa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taalasmaa turns into Viikate and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taalasmaa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Verneri Viikate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viikate.
No luck for Taalasmaa with that takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa misses with a few strikes there.
Taalasmaa shoots for a double leg takedown but Viikate sprawls well. He's pushed Taalasmaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viikate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viikate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Viikate has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Viikate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viikate had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Taalasmaa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Viikate Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Taalasmaa's back instead.
Viikate has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Viikate doesn't have the hooks in and Taalasmaa manages to turn into his guard.
Taalasmaa drops back looking for a leg! Viikate is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viikate manages to kick Taalasmaa off! Taalasmaa jumps back into Viikate's guard.
Viikate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viikate is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taalasmaa defends it well.
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!
Viikate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Viikate 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!
A low kick from Viikate is predictable there
and Taalasmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Viikate backing up. Viikate nods at Taalasmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Viikate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seppo Taalasmaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viikate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viikate misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Viikate misses.
Viikate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viikate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Taalasmaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taalasmaa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Viikate has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Viikate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Viikate had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Taalasmaa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Viikate Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Taalasmaa's back instead.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position but Viikate manages to sink in the hooks.
Taalasmaa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Viikate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viikate is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Taalasmaa breaks Viikate's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Viikate scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Viikate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Viikate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taalasmaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Viikate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Viikate is looking for a kimura here.
Viikate works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikate is working for a guillotine from mount but Taalasmaa frees his head quite easily.
Viikate is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Taalasmaa is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Verneri Viikate!
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energy
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hype
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