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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. On his way into the cage it seems that Atte Peltola has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Atte Peltola seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peltola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torrez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torrez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torrez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Peltola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Peltola.
Torrez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peltola throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Eddie Torrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrez throws a right hand that Peltola ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltola also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Torrez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrez tries to move into range but Peltola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torrez connects with a right hand. Peltola shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Torrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peltola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torrez.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Torrez avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Peltola takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torrez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peltola.
Peltola takes one on the button.
Torrez scores with a hook.
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!
Torrez misses with a combination
and Peltola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peltola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Torrez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Torrez moved out of range.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Peltola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peltola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torrez misses with a looping right.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Torrez misses its intended target.
Eddie Torrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torrez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torrez moves out of range of the strikes.
Peltola connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Peltola. That snapped Torrez's head back.
Torrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltola was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Torrez throws an overhand right that lands on Peltola's shoulder, as Peltola tries to avoid the shot.
Peltola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peltola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez cracks Peltola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.
Torrez throws a jab but it's blocked by Peltola.
Nice defenses there by Torrez.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Torrez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peltola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Peltola misses with a hook. Torrez ducked under it nicely.
Torrez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torrez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peltola looks to land a left hand but Torrez moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Torrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peltola moves out of range of the strikes.
Torrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
Peltola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torrez misses with a looping left.
Torrez throws a combination. Peltola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torrez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torrez tries to bum rush Peltola with a series of wild strikes but Peltola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Peltola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltola defending well as Torrez loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peltolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrez misses with a wild combination.
Peltola misses with a straight left.
Torrez thuds a left hand into Peltola's body.
Peltola lands with a straight right. Torrez didn't see that one coming.
Torrez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torrez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torrez misses with a hook to the body
and Peltola counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The strikes coming from Peltola are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Torrez is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola trying to control the action but Torrez is working from the bottom.
Torrez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peltola asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Peltola is looking to take a break and control but Torrez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torrez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Peltola misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Peltola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Peltola remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Peltola creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torrez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peltola throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peltola looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Torrez is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peltola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torrez down.
Peltola tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez is looking for a sweep.
Peltola throws an elbow but Torrez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Torrez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peltola is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Peltola.
Peltola misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Peltola working the ground and pound but Torrez is defending the strikes.
Peltola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peltola cracks Torrez with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrez taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Torrez is trying to control Peltola's posture but Peltola avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola'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!
Torrez swinging wildly here.
Peltola punishes Torrez's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Peltola.
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Eddie Torrez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peltola to score with a decent uppercut.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltola moves away.
Peltola shoots in and drives through. Torrez sprawls well.
Torrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torrez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torrez loads up on a big right hand but Peltola slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Torrez. Beautiful body shot.
Peltola tries to move into range but Torrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltola moves away.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Torrez moved out of range.
A lazy left from Torrez finds it's target.
Torrez throws a series of punches but Peltola moves out of range.
Torrez missing with a left hand there. Peltola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez loads up on a big right hand but Peltola slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Peltola takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Torrez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Torrez keeps moving.
Peltola postures up in Torrez's guard and throws a big left but Torrez blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltola throws a big right hand that misses.
Peltola advances to half guard.
Atte Peltola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torrez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peltola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peltola is keen to just control but Torrez is a slippery customer.
Peltola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torrez has hold of Peltola's hands but Peltola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peltola trying to control the action but Torrez is working from the bottom.
Torrez tries to get to full guard but Peltola has control of the leg.
Well, if Peltola is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola prevents Torrez from improving his position.
Peltola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torrez taking some punishment here, with Peltola in his half guard.
Peltola is taking a breather. Torrez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola winds up and cracks Torrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atte Peltola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peltola 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Peltola!
After the fight, Atte Peltola was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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