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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianpiero Tassotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Laakkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tassotti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alphazone - Stay. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gianpiero Tassotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Laakkonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tassotti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tassotti has managed to clinch.
Laakkonen is trying to push Tassotti away but Tassotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tassotti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tassotti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Laakkonen looking to sit in guard and control but Tassotti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tassotti is looking to work some ground and pound but Laakkonen has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tassotti is looking to work some ground and pound but Laakkonen has wrist control.
Tassotti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tassotti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laakkonen dodges the ground and pound from Tassotti.
Tassotti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Tassotti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laakkonen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tassotti.
Laakkonen wants to get back to his feet.
Laakkonen is trying to escape the position but Tassotti is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassotti stands up and beckons Laakkonen to his feet.
Laakkonen throws a leg kick which misses Tassotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Tassotti tries to avoid it.
Laakkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tassotti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laakkonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laakkonen is trying to push Tassotti away but Tassotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laakkonen has Tassotti pressed against the cage, preventing Tassotti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laakkonen wants to break free but Tassotti has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tassotti tries to break the clinch but Laakkonen is controlling the position.
Tassotti has had enough of the clinch but Laakkonen keeps him there for the moment.
Laakkonen has had enough of the clinch but Tassotti keeps him there for the moment.
Tassotti is trying to force a seperation but Laakkonen has the dominant position.
Laakkonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laakkonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laakkonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tassotti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tassotti wants to break free but Laakkonen has control.
Laakkonen keeps control of Tassotti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laakkonen tries to break free but Tassotti pushes him back against the cage.
Tassotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tassotti blocking some punches.
Laakkonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laakkonen trying to control the position but instead, Tassotti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laakkonen into the cage.
Tassotti has Laakkonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laakkonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tassotti keeps control of Laakkonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laakkonen tries to stall but Tassotti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laakkonen is trying to break free.
Laakkonen has had enough of the clinch but Tassotti keeps him there for the moment.
Laakkonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti has Laakkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Laakkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tassotti has Laakkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Laakkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tassotti keeps control of Laakkonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tassotti manages to break the clinch.
Tassotti checks a low kick from Laakkonen.
No luck for Tassotti with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianpiero Tassotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laakkonen.
Laakkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tassotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck for Tassotti with that takedown attempt.
Laakkonen throws a low kick but Tassotti avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laakkonen.
Tassotti checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laakkonen.
Tassotti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tassotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laakkonen wants to land a leg kick but Tassotti is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laakkonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tassotti shoots in for a double leg but Laakkonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tassotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laakkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Laakkonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Laakkonen is looking to chop away at Tassotti's legs.
Tassotti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laakkonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laakkonen throws a low kick but Tassotti moves out of range easily.
Laakkonen stuffs the takedown.
Tassotti is breathing heavily.
Laakkonen tries a low kick but Tassotti avoids it.
Pekka Laakkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Laakkonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tassotti misses with a takedown attempt - Laakkonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pekka Laakkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laakkonen misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laakkonen misses with a low kick.
Laakkonen is looking to slow Tassotti down with leg kicks.
Laakkonen wants to land a leg kick but Tassotti is out of range.
Laakkonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laakkonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pekka Laakkonen 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.
Tassotti blocks a leg kick.
Tassotti throws a body punch but Laakkonen moves out of range.
Laakkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tassotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laakkonen misses with a leg kick.
Laakkonen scores with a leg kick.
Tassotti lands a nice shot to the body.
Tassotti checks a leg kick.
Laakkonen misses with a leg kick.
Tassotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laakkonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Laakkonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laakkonen throws a leg kick which misses Tassotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Tassotti tries to avoid it.
Laakkonen wants to slow Tassotti down by chopping away at his legs.
Tassotti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laakkonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Laakkonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laakkonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laakkonen wants to break free but Tassotti has control.
Laakkonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassotti has Laakkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Laakkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laakkonen can't break the clinch.
Tassotti jumps into guard, dragging Laakkonen to the mat.
Laakkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laakkonen wants to stand and escape but instead Tassotti has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tassotti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laakkonen working a defensive guard here.
Tassotti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tassotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laakkonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti wants to pass the guard but Laakkonen is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pekka Laakkonen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tassotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tassotti checks a low kick from Laakkonen.
Tassotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laakkonen.
Some wild striking there from Tassotti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laakkonen.
Laakkonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Laakkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laakkonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tassotti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laakkonen wants to land a leg kick but Tassotti is out of range.
Laakkonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laakkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gianpiero Tassotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tassotti. Laakkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laakkonen lands a leg kick that knocks Tassotti off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laakkonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laakkonen.
Laakkonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tassotti's sensitive parts.
Tassotti throws a low kick, looking for Laakkonen's leg but Laakkonen calmly moves out of range.
Laakkonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Laakkonen tenderised Tassotti's leg. Tassotti is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laakkonen.
Pekka Laakkonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laakkonen throws a leg kick but Tassotti checks it.
A clash of legs there as Tassotti blocks the low kick.
Laakkonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laakkonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tassotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laakkonen throws a chopping leg kick but Tassotti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tassotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Laakkonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laakkonen wants to slow Tassotti down by chopping away at his legs.
Tassotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laakkonen wants to slow Tassotti down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laakkonen swivels and escapes.
Tassotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laakkonen throws a low kick but Tassotti moves out of range easily.
Laakkonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tassotti's sensitive parts.
Laakkonen wants to land a leg kick but Tassotti is out of range.
Laakkonen throws a leg kick but Tassotti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tassotti fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianpiero Tassotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tassotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laakkonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laakkonen scores with a leg kick.
Laakkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tassotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Laakkonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laakkonen wants to land a leg kick but Tassotti is out of range.
Laakkonen misses with a low kick.
Tassotti checks a low kick from Laakkonen.
Tassotti misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Laakkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laakkonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laakkonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laakkonen misses with a low kick as Tassotti jumps back.
Tassotti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laakkonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tassotti.
Tassotti checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck for Tassotti with that takedown attempt.
Laakkonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Tassotti. Tassotti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianpiero Tassotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laakkonen misses with a low kick.
Laakkonen is looking to chop away at Tassotti's legs.
Tassotti misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Laakkonen.
Laakkonen throws a solid leg kick but Tassotti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laakkonen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tassotti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laakkonen sprawls well. Laakkonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tassotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Tassotti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laakkonen.
Laakkonen misses with a low kick.
Tassotti checks a leg kick.
Laakkonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tassotti misses with a wild body shot.
Tassotti blocks a leg kick.
Laakkonen misses with a low kick.
Laakkonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tassotti is looking to wear down Laakkonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laakkonen throws a front kick aimed at Tassotti's knee but Tassotti avoids it well.
Tassotti moves into the clinch.
Laakkonen tries to circle away but Tassotti has him pinned against the cage.
Tassotti keeps control of Laakkonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laakkonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tassotti is keeping busy.
Tassotti controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti keeps control of Laakkonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laakkonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Tassotti gets an underhook and turns Laakkonen into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laakkonen wants to break free but Tassotti has control.
Laakkonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Tassotti won't allow it.
Laakkonen wants to break free but Tassotti has control.
Laakkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tassotti has double underhooks.
Laakkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Tassotti has double underhooks.
Tassotti misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laakkonen's efforts to push away.
Laakkonen working hard to break the clinch.
Laakkonen trying to control the position but instead, Tassotti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laakkonen into the cage.
Tassotti presses Laakkonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laakkonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Laakkonen is trying to force a seperation but Tassotti has the dominant position.
Laakkonen wants to stall.
Laakkonen can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti manages to break the clinch.
Laakkonen slaps away a takedown attempt from Tassotti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tassotti checks a low kick from Laakkonen.
Laakkonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tassotti is able to avoid easily.
Laakkonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tassotti checks it well.
Gianpiero Tassotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laakkonen dodges the punch combination from Tassotti.
Tassotti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laakkonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tassotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laakkonen.
Laakkonen tried to score with a low kick but Tassotti checks it.
Laakkonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tassotti is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laakkonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tassotti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tassotti. Laakkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laakkonen.
Laakkonen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Laakkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laakkonen 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Laakkonen!
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hype
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