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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Torvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tero Torvela has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Torvela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvela gets caught napping as Brennan dives in and scores a takedown. Torvela manages to retain guard.
Torvela throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brennan throws a big right hand that misses.
Torvela wants to stand but Brennan is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brennan trying to control but Torvela is working from the bottom.
Torvela tries to strike from the bottom.
Brennan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torvela pulls Brennan in close to prevent any damage.
Brennan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torvela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brennan has managed to get both his arms back between Torvela's legs - danger averted.
Torvela is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torvela looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan tries to free his leg and advance position but Torvela is retaining full guard.
Brennan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torvela on the ground.
Brennan stands and steps away. Torvela gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brennan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brennan dives in and grabs Torvela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torvela pushes down on Brennan's head and hops out.
Torvela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torvela clinches up against the cage.
Brennan gets underhooks to prevent Torvela's takedown attempt.
Torvela jumps guard and drags Brennan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvela wants to stand and escape but Brennan is having none of it.
Torvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brennan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torvela wants to stand but Brennan is controlling the position.
Torvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brennan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brennan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torvela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brennan has managed to get both his arms back between Torvela's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvela trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brennan is stalling in the full guard.
Torvela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torvela controlling Brennan's posture.
Brennan throws a strike but Torvela rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brennan is trying to control the position but Torvela postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvela pushes down on Brennan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Torvela seems to be looking for submissions.
Torvela throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brennan taking some punishment here, with Torvela in his half guard.
Torvela stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Torvela stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torvela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brennan.
Brennan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Torvela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brennan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torvela rushes Brennan and presses him up against the cage.
Torvela manages to break the clinch.
Brennan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Torvela.
No luck for Torvela with that takedown attempt.
Torvela shoots in for a double leg but Brennan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torvela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torvela stuffs the takedown attempt from Brennan. Brennan gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torvela tries to close the distance and clinch but Brennan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torvela lands a knee to the body.
Torvela misses with a body punch.
Torvela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torvela is looking to clinch but Brennan is avoiding it.
Torvela wants to clinch.
Torvela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brennan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brennan.
Torvela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brennan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torvela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brennan scrambles back to his feet.
Brennan gets tackled into the cage by Torvela. Torvela maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torvela misses with an elbow over the top.
Brennan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Torvela is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tero Torvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvela tries to clinch but Brennan moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torvela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brennan is working for takedown but Torvela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brennan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torvela prevents it.
Torvela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torvela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brennan swats away the attempt to clinch by Torvela.
Brennan tries for a takedown but Torvela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Torvela fakes the leg kick and cracks Brennan in the body.
Torvela clinches up against the cage.
Torvela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torvela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torvela tries to clinch but Brennan is having none of it.
Torvela rushes Brennan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Torvela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torvela tries to close the distance and clinch but Brennan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torvela leaves Brennan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torvela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torvela shoots in but no luck this time.
Torvela gets a clinch.
Brennan is looking for a takedown.
Torvela lands a good knee to the midsection. Brennan won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvela.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torvela pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brennan wants to control from the top but Torvela keeps moving.
Torvela wants to get back to his feet but Brennan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brennan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brennan throws a strike but Torvela rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brennan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torvela controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torvela trying to control but Brennan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torvela throws a strike but Brennan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brennan wants to pass the guard but Torvela is keeping the position.
Torvela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brennan looking to sit in guard and control but Torvela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torvela drops back looking for a leg! Brennan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brennan manages to kick Torvela off! Torvela jumps back into Brennan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torvela decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brennan, up you get!
Brennan shoots for a takedown but Torvela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvela rushes Brennan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torvela has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brennan uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvela trying to strike off his back.
Torvela working for a triangle but Brennan defends it easily.
Torvela trying to control the position.
Torvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brennan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torvela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Torvela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torvela has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Torvela!
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