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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 41 p4p, 7 weight class) and Tank Ispa (ranked 80 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen is looking to chop away at Ispa's legs.
Toivonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ispa. That did some damage!
Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ispa throws a low kick, looking for Toivonen's leg but Toivonen calmly moves out of range.
Toivonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ispa doesn't seem bothered though.
Some bone on bone action there as Ispa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Ispa loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Ispa punishes Toivonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Toivonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toivonen throws a good cross that connects.
Toivonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ispa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toivonen. That one must have hurt.
Toivonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ispa.
Toivonen needs to keep his hands up - Ispa had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ispa 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.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Ispa.
Ispa misses with a kick to the body
and Toivonen counters with a low kick, right behind Ispa 's knee.
Ispa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a hook. Ispa ducked under it nicely.
Toivonen catches Ispa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toivonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
Toivonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ispa moves forwards but Toivonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ispa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ispa.
Ispa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toivonen.
Ispa is looking to land body kicks.
Ispa throws a chopping leg kick but Toivonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good exchange - Ispa coming out on top.
Ispa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ispa throws the kick towards the body but Toivonen avoids it.
Toivonen digs a good hook to Ispa's body.
Ispa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Ispa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ispa looks to land a body kick but Toivonen moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ispa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ispa tries to close the distance and clinch but Toivonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ispa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toivonen pushes Ispa away with a front kick.
Ispa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Ispa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Toivonen blocks it well.
Ispa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ispa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen blocks the body kick.
Ispa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pekka Toivonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toivonen jabs Ispa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ispa misses with a looping left.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Ispa blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ispa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ispa rushes Toivonen and presses him up against the cage.
Ispa is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with some punches.
Ispa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ispa blocks an uppercut.
Ispa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ispa misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ispa fails to land.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ispa jumps guard but Toivonen stands there with Ispa around his waist. Ispa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pekka Toivonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Ispa.
Ispa prevents a body shot from Toivonen.
Ispa throws a head punch that misses.
Toivonen gets through Ispa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ispa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toivonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ispa tries to stall but Toivonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ispa trying to control the position but instead, Toivonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ispa into the cage.
Ispa is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa jumps guard but Toivonen stands there with Ispa around his waist. Ispa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ispa throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Ispa.
Toivonen tries to throw a body punch but Ispa avoids it by throwing Toivonen back against the cage.
Ispa working aggressively here.
A short right from Ispa on the inside.
Toivonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ispa or not.
Ispa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ispa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ispa trying to control the position from guard on top but Toivonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ispa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toivonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ispa throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toivonen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
Ispa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toivonen digs a good hook to Ispa's body.
Ispa throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Ispa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ispa.
Toivonen misses with a body kick.
A jab from Ispa misses.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ispa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ispa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ispa misses with a body kick.
Toivonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Toivonen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Both fighters circling a little - Ispa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ispa throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ispa misses with a hook to the body
and Toivonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa thumps Toivonen with a low kick.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ispa lunges at Toivonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toivonen's hand.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Ispa scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Ispa misses
and Toivonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ispa throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ispa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ispa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Ispa.
Ispa checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Ispa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toivonen throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Toivonen. That snapped Ispa's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa wants to counter the offense by Toivonen and move into the clinch position.
Ispa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toivonen on the side of the head.
Toivonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Ispa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ispa down.
Ispa staying out of range there.
Toivonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ispa.
Ispa looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Toivonen throwing a counter right hand but Ispa manages to avoid it.
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by Toivonen.
Ispa fails with a takedown attempt.
Toivonen throws a hook but Ispa avoids it easily.
Ispa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ispa.
A leg kick checked by Toivonen.
Toivonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toivonen lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen connects with a high kick.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ispa was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
Ispa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toivonen.
Toivonen checks the leg kick.
Toivonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Toivonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ispa tried to score with a low kick but Toivonen checks it.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ispa counters with a leg kick.
Toivonen tries to work over Ispa's front leg with a kick but Ispa checks it.
Toivonen throws out a powerful jab.
Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ispa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ispa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen defending well as Ispa loads up on a big left hand.
Toivonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ispa's sensitive parts.
Toivonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ispa.
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Ispa drives through and clinches with Toivonen against the cage.
Ispa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ispa.
Ispa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toivonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pekka Toivonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Ispa.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Toivonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
Ispa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Toivonen lunges at Ispa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ispa's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Toivonen misses the target.
Toivonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toivonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ispa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen'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.
Ispa lands an overhand right.
Toivonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Toivonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ispa takes one on the button.
Toivonen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pekka Toivonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ispa swinging wildly here.
Toivonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ispa was well out of range. Poor timing from Toivonen.
We've been told by Toivonen's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Toivonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Ispa avoids it.
Ispa gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toivonen keeps working.
Ispa wants to pass the guard but Toivonen is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa is trying to work for a kimura but Toivonen is defending well.
Toivonen is not content to let Ispa control the position.
Ispa moves nicely into side control.
Ispa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee asks Ispa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ispa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ispa is looking to take a break and control but Toivonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ispa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Toivonen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ispa's guard! Nice work there by Toivonen!
Ispa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toivonen is aware though and is defending well.
Ispa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Toivonen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ispa.
Ispa is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Toivonen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ispa is trying to escape the mount.
Ispa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Toivonen keeping moving, preventing Ispa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ispa wants to pass the guard but Toivonen is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa trying to control but Toivonen is working from the bottom.
Ispa trying to move into half guard but instead Toivonen has managed to sweep!
Ispa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ispa looking to control but Toivonen passes into half guard.
Toivonen prevents Ispa from improving his position.
Toivonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ispa can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ispa is trying to maintain the position but Toivonen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pekka Toivonen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Ispa.
Ispa throws a wild body kick that Toivonen sees coming a mile off.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Ispa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ispa down.
Ispa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toivonen connects with a looping right hand.
Toivonen takes a swing at Ispa's ribcage but misses.
Ispa throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen tried to counter with a leg kick but Ispa avoided it.
Toivonen drops his hands momentarily and Ispa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toivonen with a nice cross.
Ispa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ispa moves forwards but Toivonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ispa slips a straight right by Toivonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Toivonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ispa.
Ispa throws a body kick that misses
letting Toivonen counter with a right hand.
Ispa throws a sloppy body shot
and Toivonen counters with a nice body kick.
Ispa misses with a body shot.
Toivonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ispa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toivonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ispa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ispa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ispa looking to sit in guard and control but Toivonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ispa looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa has his foot on Toivonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toivonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ispa has his feet on Toivonen's thighs here. He's pushed Toivonen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Toivonen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tank Ispa!
Tank Ispa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tank Ispa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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