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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Tarkkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarkkonen has chosen Konvehdinmussutajat - Älä lyö naamaan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Viktor Aalto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Tarkkonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto fails with the takedown.
Tarkkonen tries to clinch up.
Aalto stalks Tarkkonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tarkkonen's face. Tarkkonen staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Timo Tarkkonen has been cut.
Aalto cracks Tarkkonen with an open hand slap.
Aalto misses with a double jab.
Aalto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tarkkonen backs up against the cage.
Tarkkonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aalto counters with a takedown into side control.
Tarkkonen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aalto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aalto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tarkkonen, who protects the arm well.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
Aalto trying to control the action but Tarkkonen is working from the bottom.
Aalto advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto wants to control the pace but Tarkkonen is squirming around nicely.
Tarkkonen is working to get back to half guard.
Tarkkonen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tarkkonen is trying to stand.
Aalto is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Tarkkonen to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Tarkkonen pulls Aalto in to control the position.
Aalto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aalto wants to stand but Tarkkonen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aalto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tarkkonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tarkkonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tarkkonen!
Tarkkonen stands up.
Tarkkonen throws a series of punches but Aalto avoids them all with ease.
Tarkkonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Aalto misses the target.
Aalto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarkkonen pinned against the cage. Tarkkonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Aalto misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarkkonen tries to bum rush Aalto with a series of wild strikes but Aalto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarkkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarkkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Aalto misses with a two punch combination.
Aalto defending well as Tarkkonen loads up on a big left hand.
Aalto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarkkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Aalto.
Tarkkonen lands with a shot to the body.
Tarkkonen misses with a wild combination.
Tarkkonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aalto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tarkkonen!
Tarkkonen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tarkkonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto controlling the position easily from mount.
Tarkkonen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tarkkonen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Aalto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aalto is going olschool here, as he tries to force Tarkkonen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tarkkonen shrugs it off.
Aalto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tarkkonen has worked his arm free - good work by Tarkkonen!
Tarkkonen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aalto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarkkonen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Aalto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Tarkkonen's cut.
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.
Tarkkonen moves away from the strike by Aalto.
Tarkkonen works Aalto's body with a nice hook.
Tarkkonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aalto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aalto shoots in and bounces Tarkkonen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tarkkonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aalto wants to control but Tarkkonen is keeping busy.
Aalto keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Aalto wants to control but Tarkkonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarkkonen is keen to just control but Aalto is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarkkonen is looking for a kimura here.
Aalto moves into full guard.
Aalto wants to sweep here but Tarkkonen controlling him for the moment.
Tarkkonen wanted to stand there but Aalto had control of the position.
Tarkkonen wants to pass the guard but Aalto is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aalto content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Aalto.
Viktor Aalto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarkkonen has given up his back here.
Tarkkonen prevents Aalto from getting a body triangle.
Tarkkonen trying to get back to his feet but Aalto is in full control for now.
Aalto is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tarkkonen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tarkkonen for a finish.
Aalto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarkkonen fending off the submission attempt from Aalto.
Aalto misses with punches from the back.
Aalto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Tarkkonen trying to get back to his feet but Aalto is in full control for now.
Aalto has the hooks in. Tarkkonen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Aalto lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aalto throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tarkkonen tries to escape the position.
Tarkkonen holding both Aalto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Aalto is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tarkkonen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tarkkonen for a finish.
Aalto struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarkkonen has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Aalto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timo Tarkkonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aalto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tarkkonen as he avoids it easily.
Tarkkonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Tarkkonen.
Aalto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tarkkonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aalto on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Aalto both land. Nice combination.
Tarkkonen throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Tarkkonen throws a series of punches but Aalto avoids them all with ease.
Aalto misses with a few strikes there.
Tarkkonen lands with a nice body punch.
Tarkkonen misses with a two punch combination.
Tarkkonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aalto connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aalto!
Tarkkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarkkonen takes one to the side of the head.
Tarkkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aalto throwing shots but Tarkkonen is blocking nicely.
Aalto trying to control the action but Tarkkonen is working from the bottom.
Aalto decides to return to a standing position.
Tarkkonen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aalto!
Viktor Aalto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarkkonen misses with a combination
and Aalto counters with a series of strikes. Tarkkonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aalto fails with the takedown.
Tarkkonen misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarkkonen misses with a combination
and Aalto counters with a left and a right that stings Tarkkonen.
Tarkkonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarkkonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarkkonen needs to keep his hands up - Aalto had a free shot at his head there.
Tarkkonen throws a combination that misses
and Aalto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aalto scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Aalto.
Aalto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarkkonen circles away.
Tarkkonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarkkonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarkkonen misses with an uppercut.
Aalto misses with a wild combination.
Timo Tarkkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarkkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarkkonen lands a nice hook to Aalto's body. Aalto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarkkonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aalto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aalto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aalto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tarkkonen is surviving well by controlling Aalto's body position as best he can.
Aalto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tarkkonen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aalto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tarkkonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Aalto.
Timo Tarkkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tarkkonen sneaks out the side door and pushes Aalto away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tarkkonen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aalto cracks Tarkkonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tarkkonen tries to bum rush Aalto with a series of wild strikes but Aalto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aalto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tarkkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarkkonen misses with a hook.
Tarkkonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarkkonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aalto counters with a straight right hand.
Viktor Aalto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarkkonen misses with a combination
and Aalto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Aalto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aalto 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Aalto!
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