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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esa Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahka comes to the cage accompanied by Shit on you. Atleetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beyonce - Halo. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Nahka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Atleetti!
Nahka is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nahka looks for a takedown but Atleetti sprawls well.
Nahka is looking to clinch.
Atleetti is looking to clinch but Nahka is avoiding it.
Atleetti lands a jab to the nose.
Atleetti stuffs the takedown attempt from Nahka. Nahka gets slowly back to his feet.
Atleetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atleetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nahka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Atleetti pushes Nahka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nahka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Atleetti tries to bench press Nahka off him but Nahka keeps the position.
Nahka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Atleetti struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka trying to control the position but Atleetti is working away.
Nahka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Atleetti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nahka's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nahka is looking to take a break and control but Atleetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nahka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nahka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nahka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nahka is breathing heavily.
Nahka is thwarting Atleetti's attempts to control the position.
Nahka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Atleetti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Atleetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nahka.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nahka dodges the punch combination from Atleetti.
Atleetti swinging wilding here.
Atleetti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Atleetti prevents Nahka from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nahka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nahka controls Atleetti momentarily but Atleetti frees himself.
Nahka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nahka looking for a sweep. Not yet Nahka, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahka is looking for a triangle here but Atleetti uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Atleetti advances to mount.
Atleetti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nahka tries to lock up and control but Atleetti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Atleetti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Atleetti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atleetti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nahka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Atleetti prevents Nahka from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Nahka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Nahka avoids them all with ease.
Atleetti stuffs the takedown.
Atleetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atleetti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nahka misses with a takedown attempt
and Atleetti counters with a three punch combo that has Nahka backing up. Nahka nods at Atleetti to acknowledge the strikes.
Atleetti connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Atleetti.
Atleetti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atleetti looks to land a combination but Nahka avoids it well.
Atleetti shoots in but no luck this time.
Nahka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nahka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atleetti.
Nahka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atleetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nahka circles away quickly and effectively.
Atleetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esa Nahka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahka fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Nahka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atleetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nahka.
Atleetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atleetti misses with a two punch combination.
Atleetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nahka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atleetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nahka needs to keep his hands up - Atleetti had a free shot at his head there.
Nahka has his takedown stuffed
and Atleetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nahka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atleetti.
Atleetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nahka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Nahka misses.
Atleetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atleetti misses with the combination.
Atleetti misses with a two punch combination.
Atleetti lands a right hook to the body.
Atleetti shoots in but Nahka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atleetti with a poor takedown
and Nahka counters with a shoot takedown. Atleetti fights it but they end up in guard.
Nahka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Atleetti is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Atleetti has escaped and now he's on top!
Atleetti wants to stand but Nahka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nahka is looking for a triangle but Atleetti pushes his legs off easily.
Atleetti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nahka's guard.
Nahka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti stands and throws Nahka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nahka tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
You can see the frustration on Nahka's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Atleetti struggling to keep hold of the position.
Atleetti is hanging on to Nahka's back as he tries to escape.
Nahka is working hard here to advance position.
Will Atleetti go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atleetti has the hooks in. Nahka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nahka is trying to stand back up.
Nahka is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Atleetti gets his way!
Atleetti is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nahka knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nahka for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Atleetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nahka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atleetti's waist but Atleetti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nahka off to one side.
Atleetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nahka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Atleetti as he avoids it easily.
Nahka misses with a takedown
and Atleetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Nahka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nahka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atleetti.
Nahka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Atleetti lands a jab-cross combination.
Atleetti rushes Nahka and presses him up against the cage.
Atleetti manages to pull guard.
Nahka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nahka won't allow Atleetti to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nahka wants to control from the top but Atleetti keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti wants to stand up but Nahka is controlling him.
Esa Nahka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nahka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Atleetti's guard.
Atleetti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Atleetti wants to get back to his feet but Nahka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nahka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Atleetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nahka stopping the sweep attempt from Atleetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atleetti is looking for a triangle but Nahka pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nahka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Atleetti dives on top into guard.
Atleetti pushes down on Nahka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Atleetti prevents Nahka from improving his position.
Atleetti tries to stand and escape but Nahka is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Atleetti manages to mount him!
Nahka tries to hold on but Atleetti postures up.
Atleetti stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nahka takes one to the chin there.
Atleetti misses with a two punch combination.
Atleetti connects with a body shot.
Atleetti shoots in and drives through. Nahka sprawls well.
Nahka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nahka swings around for an armbar but Atleetti sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nahka's guard.
Nahka is looking for a triangle but Atleetti pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti stands and steps away. Nahka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck for Nahka with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to de liver by Atleetti. Beautiful body shot.
Nahka dodges the punch combination from Atleetti.
Nahka shoots for a double leg takedown but Atleetti sprawls well. He's pushed Nahka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nahka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atleetti circles away.
Atleetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atleetti moves in looking to clinch but Nahka pushes him off.
Atleetti misses with a few strikes there.
Atleetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nahka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atleetti looks to land a combination but Nahka avoids it well.
Nahka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atleetti misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Atleetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atleetti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Atleetti!
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