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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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183 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Itto scores with a push kick.
Itto throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara moves out of range as Itto throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alavaara.
Itto throws a head kick that misses.
Alavaara 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.
That kick from Alavaara tenderised Itto's leg. Itto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy body kick from Alavaara
and Itto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alavaara thinking.
Alavaara takes a swing at Itto's ribcage but misses.
Itto shoots in but Alavaara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alavaara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Itto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Itto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alavaara.
It looks like Ogami Itto has been cut.
Alavaara misses with a few strikes there.
Alavaara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Itto is predictable there
and Alavaara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Itto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alavaara's guard.
Alavaara wants to stand up but Itto is controlling him.
Itto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Itto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Itto drops back looking for a leg! Alavaara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alavaara manages to kick Itto off! Itto jumps back into Alavaara's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alavaara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Itto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Itto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Itto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alavaara is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara gets to his feet - Itto follows without any prompting.
Itto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alavaara moves away.
Itto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Itto takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Itto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alavaara blocks a low kick nicely.
Alavaara checks a leg kick.
Alavaara 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.
Itto throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Alavaara as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alavaara.
Itto scores with a three punch combo!
Itto stuns Alavaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alavaara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alavaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alavaara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Itto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Itto swings for the body but Alavaara moves out of range.
Itto throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara blocks a head kick by Itto.
Nice uppercut lands for Itto. That snapped Alavaara's head back.
Itto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A leg kick checked by Itto.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Itto.
Alavaara misses with a body kick.
Itto walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Alavaara. That snapped Itto's head back.
Alavaara feints and then cracks Itto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itto down.
Itto is looking to wear down Alavaara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alavaara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Itto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Itto misses with a body kick.
Itto lands a nice hook to Alavaara's body. Alavaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Itto tries to score with a low kick but Alavaara moves his leg out of the way.
Itto misses with a low kick.
Itto misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some wild striking there from Itto.
Alavaara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Itto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Itto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauri Alavaara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alavaara lands a really nice looking cross but Itto seems unphased.
Alavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Itto.
Alavaara slips a straight right by Itto.
Alavaara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Itto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alavaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alavaara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Itto misses with a lunging right hand
and Alavaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Itto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Itto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Itto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alavaara connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara jabs Itto right on the nose. Itto blinks but takes it well.
Itto misses with a body shot.
Itto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ogami Itto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara connects with a body shot.
A combination from Alavaara does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara throws out a loose jab but Itto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alavaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alavaara misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Alavaara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itto throws a head kick but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Alavaara is predictable there
and Itto counters with a thumping low kick.
Itto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Itto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alavaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Itto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alavaara lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itto.
Alavaara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alavaara - that will leave a mark!
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itto.
Alavaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Itto throws a hook but Alavaara avoids it easily.
Alavaara throws a one two combo.
Itto checks a leg kick.
Alavaara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Itto 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.
Itto slips under a jab.
Itto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alavaara counters with a left to the body.
Alavaara scores with a hook to the body. Itto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Itto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto scoring well with a low kick there.
Itto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alavaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Itto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alavaara. That one must have hurt.
Itto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Alavaara. That snapped Itto's head back.
Itto misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Alavaara.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Alavaara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Itto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alavaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Itto throws a head kick but Alavaara moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Itto.
Itto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alavaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Itto's head backwards.
Itto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alavaara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ogami Itto's cut is getting worse.
Alavaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alavaara scores with a body shot.
Alavaara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Itto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara is looking to slow Itto down with leg kicks.
Alavaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Itto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Itto throws out a leg kick but Alavaara moves out of range and Itto only half commits.
Alavaara needs to keep his hands up - Itto had a free shot at his head there.
Alavaara staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Alavaara misses its intended target.
Nice body kick there by Itto.
Nice shot lands for Alavaara.
Itto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Itto tries a head kick but it misses.
Alavaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Alavaara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Itto's hands.
Alavaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Itto.
Itto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itto moves out of range of the body kick.
Alavaara throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alavaara looks for the body kick but Itto saw that one coming.
Alavaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Itto.
Alavaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Itto doesn't seem bothered though.
Mauri Alavaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alavaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Itto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alavaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Itto. Itto obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Itto.
Itto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alavaara quickly recovers to half guard.
Alavaara makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Itto throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
Itto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alavaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Itto scores with a shot to the body.
Mauri Alavaara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Itto.
Itto shoots in and drives through. Alavaara sprawls well.
Alavaara scores with a nice body kick.
Alavaara tries to work over Itto's front leg with a kick but Itto checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alavaara.
A clash of legs there as Itto blocks the low kick.
Itto misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ogami Itto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alavaara throws a low kick, looking for Itto's leg but Itto calmly moves out of range.
Itto dodges the punch combination from Alavaara.
Alavaara misses with a kick to the body.
Itto shoots for a takedown but Alavaara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alavaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Itto is just out of range.
Alavaara clinches.
Itto misses with a punch to the body.
Itto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Itto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ogami Itto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alavaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto throws a punch but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Itto misses with a punch to the body.
Itto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alavaara is defending well.
Itto wants to get back to striking at distance but Alavaara won't allow it.
Itto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alavaara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Itto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ogami Itto.
I think Alavaara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
Mauri Alavaara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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