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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki has chosen Ratatat - Loud Pipes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Tikki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto gets a takedown into half guard.
Keto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tikki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tikki wants to control but Keto is keeping busy.
Tikki is trying to get back to full guard.
Keto thows a huge punch but Tikki dodges it nicely.
Tikki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keto.
Tikki wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tikki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tikki steps into range and cracks Keto with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Keto flops backwards and Tikki dives into his guard looking to finish!
Keto is rocked!
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keto has a closed guard, preventing Tikki from standing up.
Keto looking to control.
Tikki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tikki wants to get up but he can't break Keto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tikki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tikki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keto is breathing heavily.
Tikki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Keto looking for a guillotine here but Tikki defends easily.
Tikki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki controlling from the top position.
Tikki wants to pass the guard but Keto is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tikki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tikki working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tikki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keto has an active guard here but Tikki has managed to pass into half guard.
Tikki content to control rather than advance.
Keto is looking for a sweep. Tikki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keto actively working from the bottom here.
Keto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tikki wants to control but Keto is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Tikki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keto is looking to clinch but Tikki is avoiding it.
Tikki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tikki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keto.
No joy there for Tikki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tikki swivels and escapes.
Tikki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keto gets the takedown into side control.
Keto swings around for an armbar but Tikki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Keto's guard.
Keto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tikki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keto is keeping the position for now.
Keto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tikki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Keto, up you get!
Tikki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikki throws a nice looking combination but Keto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tikki misses with a wild combination.
Tikki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keto.
Keto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tikki keeping moving, preventing Keto from controlling successfully.
Tikki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Keto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tikki won't allow Keto to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keto is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tikki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tikki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Keto is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto is keen to just control but Tikki is a slippery customer.
Keto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tikki defends it well.
Keto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tikki!
Keto blocks Tikki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Keto has control of Tikki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tikki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Keto seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tikki is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki is trying to escape the mount.
Keto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tikki is surviving well by controlling Keto's body position as best he can.
Tikki regains half guard.
Keto is looking for a kimura here.
Tikki wants to improve his position but Keto is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Tikki trying to control but Keto postures up.
Keto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keto is trying to work for a kimura but Tikki is defending well.
Tikki tries to roll over but Keto keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto'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!
Nice takedown defense from Tikki. No joy for Keto on that attempt.
Keto shoots for a takedown but Tikki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keto shoots for a takedown but Tikki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Keto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keto slips under a jab.
Tikki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keto shoots in for a double leg but Tikki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Tikki.
A punch combination from Tikki misses.
Tatu Tikki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keto throws a big shot that misses.
Keto shoots for a takedown but Tikki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikki swings for the body but Keto moves out of range.
Keto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keto shoots in for a takedown but Tikki shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki drops Keto with a left and a right! Oh, Keto is hurt - Tikki dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Keto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as Tikki stalls from top position.
Keto is trying to improve his position.
Keto seems to have got his legs back now.
Keto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tikki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tikki controlling the action here.
Tikki tries to pass to full mount but Keto defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tikki pulls his head out easily.
Tikki wants to pass to mount but Keto is defending the position.
Tikki slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto wants to improve his position but Tikki is controlling well.
Tikki trying to control the pace.
Keto wants to control but Tikki is keeping busy.
Tikki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Keto gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tikki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tikki content to stall in guard here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tatu Tikki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tikki misses with a wild combination.
Tikki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keto.
A combination from Tikki does no damage.
Keto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tikki circles away.
Tikki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatu Tikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tikki's waist but Tikki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keto off to one side.
Tikki throws a right and a left that Keto avoids nicely.
Keto shoots in and bounces Tikki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Tikki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tikki 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Tikki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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