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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Ankerias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tami Flu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankerias comes to the cage accompanied by Teräsbetoni - Teräksen varjo. Flu has chosen Disturbed- down with the sickness as his entrance music. Iiro Ankerias could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tami Flu's chin.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Ankerias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tami Flu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flu is looking to clinch but Ankerias is avoiding it.
Ankerias avoids the head kick by Flu.
Flu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tami Flu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankerias dodges the punch combination from Flu.
Flu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flu wants to clinch up but Ankerias keeps it at a distance.
Ankerias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flu instigates a clinch.
Ankerias could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ankerias tries to pull guard but Flu won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flu lands an elbow that stopped Ankerias in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Iiro Ankerias has been cut.
Flu landing knees to the body.
Ankerias pulls Flu into guard.
Flu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Flu wants to control from the top but Ankerias keeps moving.
Ankerias is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Flu wants to control from the top but Ankerias keeps moving.
Ankerias controlling the position.
Flu wants to stand but Ankerias is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ankerias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flu tries to clinch but Ankerias is having none of it.
Flu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ankerias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ankerias is breathing heavily.
Flu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flu tries a knee to the head but Ankerias blocks it.
Flu lands an elbow inside.
Flu connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flu scores a nice knee to the body.
Flu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ankerias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iiro Ankerias's cut is getting worse.
Flu lands a knee to the head.
Flu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flu lands a nice knee to the body.
Flu scores with a knee to the head.
Flu lands an elbow just above Ankerias 's eye.
Flu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ankerias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flu lands a knee to the head.
Flu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flu crunches a lovely knee into Ankerias's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flu.
Flu scores with a knee to the head.
Flu tries a knee to the head but Ankerias blocks it.
Flu lands a knee to the body.
Flu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flu stops a takedown attempt from Ankerias.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Ankerias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankerias takes an elbow to the temple.
Ankerias takes an elbow to the temple.
Flu lands a nice elbow.
Flu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flu lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Flu.
Flu connects with a knee to the head.
Ankerias successfully pulls guard.
Flu with a nice head shot there.
Flu wants to control from the top but Ankerias keeps moving.
Flu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flu postures up.
Flu trying to control but Ankerias is working from the bottom.
Flu throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flu tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flu clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tami Flu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iiro Ankerias's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flu lands with a slapping head kick.
Flu tries to clinch there but Ankerias circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flu is looking to clinch.
Ankerias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flu pinned against the cage. Flu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flu tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flu throws a sloppy head kick and Ankerias moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flu tries to close the distance and clinch but Ankerias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big head kick from Flu and Ankerias is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Ankerias is rocked!
Flu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flu passes Ankerias's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Flu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flu thows a huge punch but Ankerias dodges it nicely.
Flu thows a huge punch but Ankerias dodges it nicely.
Flu is thwarting Ankerias's attempts to control the position.
Flu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flu lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ankerias wants to control but Flu is keeping busy.
Flu working Ankerias over with strikes.
Flu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ankerias's head.
Flu wants to stand up but Ankerias is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Flu.
Ankerias trying to hold on to Flu's head to control him but Flu postures up.
Ground and pound from Flu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flu wants to clinch.
Ankerias swats away the attempt to clinch by Flu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flu closes the distance and clinches.
Flu landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Flu.
Iiro Ankerias's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Flu scores a nice knee to the body.
Flu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flu lands a nice knee to the body.
Flu with a knee to the head.
Ankerias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flu connects with a knee to the head.
Flu misses with a knee strike.
Flu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ankerias decides to pull guard.
Ankerias working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flu trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankerias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flu is working Ankerias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ankerias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ankerias is really struggling to control Flu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flu connects with a solid leg kick.
Flu is looking to slow Ankerias down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tami Flu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iiro Ankerias's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ankerias avoids the head kick by Flu.
Ankerias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flu moves into range and clinches up with Ankerias.
Flu looking to throw knees to the head but Ankerias is blocking nicely.
Flu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flu scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankerias drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ankerias takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Flu.
Flu scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flu looking to throw knees to the head but Ankerias is blocking nicely.
Ankerias tries to pull guard but Flu won't allow it.
Flu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ankerias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ankerias fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Ankerias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flu landing knees to the head.
Ankerias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flu lands a knee to the body.
Flu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ankerias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flu with a knee to the head.
Flu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ankerias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flu stops a takedown attempt from Ankerias.
Flu is pressed up against the cage. Ankerias has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flu down to the mat. Flu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flu tries to clinch but Ankerias moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flu wants to clinch up but Ankerias keeps it at a distance.
Flu throws a sloppy head kick and Ankerias moves out of range easily.
Flu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flu is looking to clinch.
Ankerias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flu tries to clinch up.
Flu tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flu is looking to clinch but Ankerias is avoiding it.
Flu pushes Ankerias away with a front kick.
Flu tries to clinch but Ankerias moves out of range.
Tami Flu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ankerias.
Ankerias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flu is looking to clinch.
Flu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flu is looking to clinch but Ankerias is avoiding it.
Ankerias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flu.
Ankerias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flu.
Iiro Ankerias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ankerias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tami Flu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tami Flu!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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