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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joonatan Lehkosuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vdsdsvcsvc vcvcvcx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehkosuo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Metallica - Fuel. This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonatan Lehkosuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, vdsdsvcsvc vcvcvcx!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vcvcvcx scores a takedown into full mount!
Lehkosuo avoids a series of strikes thrown by vcvcvcx.
vcvcvcx misses with a head shot.
vcvcvcx thowing shots but they're missing.
Lehkosuo can't escape the position.
Lehkosuo blocking the ground and pound.
vcvcvcx looking to control but Lehkosuo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
vcvcvcx has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lehkosuo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by vcvcvcx.
Lehkosuo is in all sorts of trouble here.
vcvcvcx stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehkosuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but vcvcvcx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
vcvcvcx looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lehkosuo takes a swing at vcvcvcx's ribcage but misses.
Lehkosuo moves into range and clinches up with vcvcvcx.
Lehkosuo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
vcvcvcx slips nicely into half guard.
vcvcvcx escapes and gets back to his feet.
vcvcvcx doesn't manage to clinch there - Lehkosuo circles away.
Lehkosuo has taken the fight to the clinch.
vcvcvcx misses with the head strike.
Lehkosuo manages to pull guard.
vcvcvcx stands and throws Lehkosuo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lehkosuo is breathing heavily.
Lehkosuo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lehkosuo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. vcvcvcx defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vcvcvcx is looking to control Lehkosuo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can vcvcvcx avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehkosuo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lehkosuo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
vcvcvcx actively working from the bottom here.
vcvcvcx is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lehkosuo pulls his head out easily.
vcvcvcx has a hand on Lehkosuo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lehkosuo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
vcvcvcx avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lehkosuo.
vcvcvcx defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lehkosuo.
vcvcvcx is desperately trying to improve his position but Lehkosuo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vcvcvcx tries to hold on but Lehkosuo pushes him away.
vcvcvcx is wriggling around trying to escape.
vcvcvcx tries to buck Lehkosuo off but he can't manage it.
vcvcvcx wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lehkosuo.
vcvcvcx wants to control but Lehkosuo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
vcvcvcx trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lehkosuo dominating with strikes here.
vcvcvcx is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
vcvcvcx tries to hold on but Lehkosuo pushes him away.
vcvcvcx manages to regain half guard. Good work.
vcvcvcx slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lehkosuo gets to his feet - vcvcvcx follows without any prompting.
vcvcvcx is looking to clinch but Lehkosuo is avoiding it.
Lehkosuo throws a sloppy head kick and vcvcvcx moves out of range easily.
Lehkosuo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lehkosuo landing a few strikes.
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 Joonatan Lehkosuo 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.
Lehkosuo takes a swing at vcvcvcx's ribcage but misses.
vcvcvcx lands a two punch combo.
vcvcvcx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
vcvcvcx slips a jab and a cross from Lehkosuo.
vcvcvcx throws a nice looking combination but Lehkosuo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
vcvcvcx drives through with a takedown into guard.
vcvcvcx won't allow Lehkosuo to sweep him here.
vcvcvcx works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lehkosuo is in trouble now - vcvcvcx has advanced to mount!
vcvcvcx sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehkosuo is looking to get to half guard.
Lehkosuo tries to hold on but vcvcvcx postures up.
vcvcvcx is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehkosuo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
vcvcvcx is stalling here but it's allowed Lehkosuo to get half guard.
vcvcvcx prevents Lehkosuo from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lehkosuo moves into the clinch successfully.
Lehkosuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by vcvcvcx or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehkosuo which made him look bad.
Lehkosuo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vcvcvcx jumps guard but Lehkosuo stands there with vcvcvcx around his waist. vcvcvcx gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lehkosuo decides to pull guard.
vcvcvcx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lehkosuo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lehkosuo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lehkosuo trying to strike off his back.
Lehkosuo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but vcvcvcx puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
vcvcvcx blocks the strikes from Lehkosuo.
vcvcvcx stops Lehkosuo from getting back to his feet.
Lehkosuo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lehkosuo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but vcvcvcx pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
vcvcvcx fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joonatan Lehkosuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vdsdsvcsvc vcvcvcx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehkosuo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for vcvcvcx!
Lehkosuo unloading with bombs!
Lehkosuo punching from mount but vcvcvcx doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lehkosuo prevents vcvcvcx from getting the reversal.
vcvcvcx sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lehkosuo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
vcvcvcx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lehkosuo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lehkosuo misses with some ground and pound and vcvcvcx recovers position to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vcvcvcx is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lehkosuo wants to lay and pray for a moment but vcvcvcx keeps working.
vcvcvcx actively working from the bottom here.
Lehkosuo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehkosuo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but vcvcvcx does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lehkosuo thows a huge punch but vcvcvcx dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehkosuo prevents vcvcvcx from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but vdsdsvcsvc vcvcvcx will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
vcvcvcx misses with a takedown
and Lehkosuo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lehkosuo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
vcvcvcx moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
vcvcvcx closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehkosuo keeps control of vcvcvcx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lehkosuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joonatan Lehkosuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
vcvcvcx darts in trying to clinch
and Lehkosuo counters with a two punch combo.
Lehkosuo tries to clinch but vcvcvcx is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Lehkosuo.
vcvcvcx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
vcvcvcx shoots in and bounces Lehkosuo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lehkosuo has vcvcvcx pulled in close to control his posture.
vdsdsvcsvc vcvcvcx has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vcvcvcx stopping the sweep attempt from Lehkosuo.
Lehkosuo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lehkosuo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
vcvcvcx preventing the sweep.
vcvcvcx trying to control but Lehkosuo is working from the bottom.
Lehkosuo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lehkosuo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehkosuo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lehkosuo showed some decent athleticism there.
vcvcvcx is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lehkosuo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lehkosuo's back!
Lehkosuo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
vcvcvcx is riding his opponent, not letting Lehkosuo buck him off.
vcvcvcx doesn't have the hooks in and Lehkosuo manages to turn into his guard.
Lehkosuo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but vcvcvcx manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lehkosuo has vcvcvcx in his guard.
vcvcvcx tries to free his leg and advance position but Lehkosuo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehkosuo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lehkosuo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lehkosuo can't keep his opponent in guard - vcvcvcx advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
vcvcvcx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lehkosuo actively working from the bottom here.
vcvcvcx is trying to work for a kimura but Lehkosuo is defending well.
Lehkosuo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lehkosuo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for vcvcvcx!
Lehkosuo with shots to the head and body - vcvcvcx looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Lehkosuo.
Lehkosuo misses with a head shot.
Lehkosuo prevents vcvcvcx from getting the reversal.
Lehkosuo with a couple of short strikes.
vcvcvcx is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehkosuo working vcvcvcx over with strikes here.
vcvcvcx is still in real trouble! Can Lehkosuo finish him?
Lehkosuo avoids the attempt from vcvcvcx to control.
Lehkosuo scoring with strikes but vcvcvcx is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joonatan Lehkosuo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lehkosuo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joonatan Lehkosuo!
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hype
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