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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Wannanen. That snapped Riddle's head back.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks Riddle off balance momentarily.
Wannanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
Riddle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Riddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wannanen is looking to counter punch.
Riddle connects with a crisp jab.
Riddle looks for the body kick but Wannanen saw that one coming.
Wannanen has managed to clinch.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wannanen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wannanen throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Wannanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Riddle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wannanen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wannanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wannanen.
Riddle is trying to force a seperation but Wannanen has the dominant position.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Riddle prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
Riddle dodges an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wannanen is keeping busy.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Riddle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannanen has him pressed against the ropes.
Wannanen breaks from the clinch.
Riddle tries to land a front kick but Wannanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wannanen misses with a head kick.
Riddle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riddle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
Riddle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
Wannanen misses with a leg kick.
Riddle wants to counter with a clinch but Wannanen pushes him away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wannanen, right into the meat.
Riddle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wannanen throws a lazy head kick
and Riddle counters with a nice body kick.
Wannanen checks a low kick from Riddle.
Wannanen moves into the clinch.
Wannanen lands an uppercut.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddle or not.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wannanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannanen has him pressed against the ropes.
Wannanen presses Riddle against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wannanen managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wannanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riddle.
Riddle avoids the head kick by Wannanen.
Riddle wants to counter with a clinch but Wannanen pushes him away.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Wannanen misses.
Wannanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Wannanen misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wannanen.
Riddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wannanen.
Wannanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Wannanen avoids a kick to the body.
Wannanen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wannanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddle was well out of range. Poor timing from Wannanen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen stalling.
Riddle tries to stall but Wannanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wannanen tries to throw a body punch but Riddle avoids it by throwing Wannanen back against the ropes.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Riddle controls the action.
Pekko Wannanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wannanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Riddle takes an elbow to the temple.
Riddle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riddles head.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside that Riddle shrugs off.
Wannanen gets through Riddle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wannanen.
Riddle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wannanen lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
Riddle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Riddle trying to control the position but instead, Wannanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riddle into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen pushes Riddle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannanen working aggressively here.
Wannanen lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wannanen pushes Riddle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside.
Wannanen keeps control of Riddle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddle.
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wannanen scores with a push kick.
Wannanen scores with a head kick.
Wannanen tries to work over Riddle's front leg with a kick but Riddle checks it.
Riddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses.
Riddle walks into a straight right hand from Wannanen.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Wannanen is out of range.
Riddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wannanen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Riddle.
Wannanen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wannanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle walks into a straight right hand from Wannanen.
Riddle misses with a body shot.
Wannanen darts in and clinches Riddle up against the ropes.
Riddle is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wannanen.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wannanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riddle dodges an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wannanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen tries to work over Riddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riddles head.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Wannanen prevents Riddle from breaking the clinch.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wannanen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wannanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Wannanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddle or not.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Riddle controls the action.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wannanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Wannanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justin Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wannanen lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Wannanen as the two fighters clinch.
Wannanen lands an elbow that stopped Riddle in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Wannanen.
Come on Wannanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riddle's defenses.
Riddle tries to land knees in the clinch but Wannanen avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekko Wannanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wannanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Wannanen!
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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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