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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stillao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti has chosen Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. Tommi Talentti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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167 cm
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153 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stillao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stillao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talentti circles away.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Stillao tries for a takedown but Talentti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stillao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stillao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stillao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talentti.
Talentti takes the fight into the clinch.
Talentti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stillao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Talentti pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stillao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Stillao circles away.
Stillao throws a body punch but Talentti moves out of range.
Talentti tries to clinch up.
Talentti tries to clinch up but Stillao circles away and keeps his distance.
Stillao circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Talentti.
It looks like Mike Stillao has been cut.
Talentti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talentti blocks an elbow strike.
Talentti breaks from the clinch.
Talentti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stillao gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Talentti struggling a bit here.
Talentti is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stillao connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillao tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Talentti can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stillao prevents Talentti from escaping the position.
Stillao looks up at the clock and then as Talentti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stillao smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Talentti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stillao.
Stillao working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stillao lands some shots froms side control.
Talentti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Talentti trying to control from the bottom.
Talentti pushes Stillao off looking to stand but Stillao dives back in and keeps control.
Talentti trying to hold on to Stillao's head to control him but Stillao postures up.
Stillao stops Talentti from getting back to his feet.
Talentti looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is trying to control but can't.
Tommi Talentti has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stillao moves into the clinch.
Talentti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stillao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talentti lands a damaging elbow.
Stillao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Talentti to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Talentti.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stillao wants to get back to striking at distance but Talentti won't allow it.
Stillao is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stillao avoiding damage as Talentti throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talentti slaps away a takedown attempt from Stillao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stillao keeps the fight on the outside.
Talentti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talentti closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stillao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talentti is keeping busy.
Talentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Talentti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stillao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Talentti tries to clinch but Stillao is having none of it.
Talentti moves in looking to clinch but Stillao pushes him off.
Stillao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Stillao keeps it at a distance.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Talentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stillao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stillao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talentti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stillao counters with a shoot takedown. Talentti fights it but they end up in guard.
Talentti working a defensive guard here.
Stillao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talentti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stillao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stillao throws an elbow that misses. Talentti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stillao's guard. Nice move by Talentti!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti throws an elbow that misses. Stillao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talentti's guard. Nice move by Stillao!
Stillao throwing strikes from guard but Talentti blocks nicely.
Stillao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stillao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mike Stillao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talentti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stillao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Talentti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stillao is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stillao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talentti pushes Stillao up against the cage in a clinch.
Stillao dodges an elbow strike from Talentti.
Talentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stillao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stillao pushes Talentti up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talentti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stillao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Talentti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stillao's brow.
Talentti lands a good knee to the midsection. Stillao won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillao takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talentti.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talentti tries to clinch but Stillao moves out of range.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Stillao keeps it at a distance.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Tommi Talentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stillao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mike Stillao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stillao moves into the clinch successfully.
Talentti looking to slow down the pace here.
Talentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stillao circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillao moves into range and clinches up with Talentti.
Talentti keeps control of Stillao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tommi Talentti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Talentti is pressed up against the cage. Stillao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Talentti down to the mat. Talentti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stillao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talentti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Talentti but Talentti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Talentti rushes Stillao and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Talentti.
Stillao tries to pull guard but Talentti won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommi Talentti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Stillao'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. This is the final round!
Stillao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stillao has managed to clinch.
Talentti prevents Stillao from breaking the clinch.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stillao tries to keep at a distance but Talentti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stillao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Talentti smiles and moves away.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Stillao keeps it at a distance.
Stillao misses with a low kick.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stillao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti lands with an uppercut that bounces Stillao off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao scores with a takedown into Talentti's guard.
Talentti trying to control the position.
Talentti has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stillao is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Talentti.
Talentti bucks up and tries to throw Stillao off but instead Stillao has got his back!
Talentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talentti breaks Stillao's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stillao controls Talentti momentarily but Talentti frees himself.
Talentti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is looking to work some ground and pound but Stillao has wrist control.
Talentti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stillao is keeping the position for now.
Stillao has Talentti pulled in close to control his posture.
Stillao looking for a sweep. Not yet Stillao, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stillao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Stillao.
Talentti wants to clinch.
Talentti throws a leg kick but Stillao moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stillao. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Talentti.
Talentti closes the distance and pushes Stillao back into the cage.
Talentti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stillao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stillao wants to break free but Talentti has control.
Stillao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talentti has him pressed against the cage.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Stillao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stillao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti tries to clinch but Stillao is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stillao keeps the fight on the outside.
Talentti forces Stillao back against the cage and clinches.
Talentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Stillao circles away.
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!
Talentti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talentti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stillao has time to react.
Talentti tries to clinch there but Stillao circles away.
Stillao gets tackled into the cage by Talentti. Talentti maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti trying to stall but Stillao improves his position.
Stillao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mike Stillao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommi Talentti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Talentti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Talentti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talentti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Talentti!
A victorious Tommi Talentti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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