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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Latka Gravas enters the cage!
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Pentti blocks the low kick.
Gravas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pentti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Pentti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pentti working aggressively here.
Pentti blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentti stalling in the clinch but Gravas improves position.
Gravas tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Gravas back against the cage.
We've been informed that Gravas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gravas avoiding damage.
Gravas breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Gravas.
Pentti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pentti.
Pentti moves away from the strike by Gravas.
Gravas connects with a single shot there.
Gravas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas throws a good cross that connects.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentti.
Gravas scores with a push kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gravas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gravas.
Pentti feints and then cracks Gravas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gravas down.
Pentti slips under a jab.
Pentti 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.
Pentti is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pentti.
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!
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pentti.
Pentti connects with a solid leg kick.
Pentti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravas on the side of the head.
Gravas moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
Pentti throws a front kick aimed at Gravas's knee but Gravas avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries to work over Gravas's front leg with a kick but Gravas checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gravas.
Gravas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pentti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gravas connects with the punch.
A big right from Gravas misses.
Pentti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pentti misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Pentti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pentti.
Pentti thows a body kick. Gravas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pentti moves out of range of the body kick.
Pentti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Pentti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gravas looks to throw the jab but Pentti is out of range.
Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentti is just out of range.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands a jab.
Gravas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pentti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas checks the leg kick.
Pentti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gravas. Gravas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravas circles away.
Pentti wants to clinch up but Gravas keeps it at a distance.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Gravas finds it's target.
Pentti throws a hook to the side of Gravas's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas swings for the body but Pentti moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pentti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gravas connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas thumps Pentti with a low kick.
Gravas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gravas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gravas throws a jab when Pentti was well out of range.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas scores with a nice strike.
Pentti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pentti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Pentti's head but Pentti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pentti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti looks to land a right hand but Gravas moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Gravas.
Pentti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gravas blocks a head kick by Pentti.
Pentti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pentti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pentti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pentti throws a looping overhand right but Gravas ducks down to avoid it.
Pentti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gravas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Pentti misses with a looping left.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Pentti moved away.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentti manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gravas. Pentti shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pentti's sensitive parts.
Pentti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas.
Gravas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pentti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Pentti slips the punch.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Pentti saw that one coming.
Pentti avoids a kick to the body.
Pentti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravas connects with a nice looking jab.
Pentti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gravas is out of range.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Gravas is avoiding it.
Pentti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands with a nice body kick.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Pentti does no damage.
Gravas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pentti misses the target.
Gravas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gravas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gravas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pentti lands with a straight right. Gravas didn't see that one coming.
Pentti misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a poor cross that misses
and Gravas counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pentti's sensitive parts.
Gravas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Gravas finds it's target.
Pentti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
Pentti thumps Gravas with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gravas blocks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
Gravas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pentti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Pentti. Those never looked like landing.
Gravas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pentti checks a leg kick.
Gravas throws a right hand that misses
and Pentti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pentti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pentti avoids a kick to the body.
Pentti throws a right hand that Gravas ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravas also avoids with ease.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Pentti moves away from the strike by Gravas.
Pentti throws a nice looking combination but Gravas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gravas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pentti throws a low kick, looking for Gravas's leg but Gravas calmly moves out of range.
Pentti takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas lands with a nice body kick.
Pentti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pentti is rocked!
Gravas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Pentti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penttis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pentti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nice shot lands for Gravas.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gravas! Pentti is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas!
An out of breath Latka Gravas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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