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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Lehto (ranked 1278 p4p, 1353 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 178 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehto.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick.
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lehto throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
Lehto 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.
Lehto defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John lands a left and a right that send Lehto crashing to the mat, dazed. John thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lehto is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oh Lehto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Lehto seems to have got his legs back now.
Lehto is looking to clinch.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John misses with an uppercut
and Lehto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. John really felt that one!
John has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Lehto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
Lehto throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from John.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a solid body kick.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
John takes a head kick and keeps coming.
John is rocked!
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John! But no joy.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
John misses the jab.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
John misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends John tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves John back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
John throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from John.
John blocks the body kick.
John throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Lehto slams his shin into John's torso.
Lehto throws a leg kick that is checked
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto throws a nice inside leg kick.
John on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Lehto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
John walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lehto.
John might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehto.
Lehto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lehto's head backwards.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
John drops Lehto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lehto looks back up at him and smiles so John waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lehto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto lands a nice looking kick to the body. John takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on John if he has to take too many more of those.
Lehto clinches with his opponent.
John lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by John.
John stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a nice body kick.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lehto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John throws a looping overhand right but Lehto ducks down to avoid it.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John avoids the head kick by Lehto.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto misses with a body kick.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick lands for Lehto.
Lehto looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
Tatu Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehto moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a head kick by Lehto.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lehto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John unleashes a big counter combination but Lehto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Lehto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lehto throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lehto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lehto.
Nice body kick from Lehto.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lehto!
John misses with a left hand
and Lehto moves into the clinch.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
John is breathing heavily.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John working aggressively here.
John lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
John misses with a body punch.
Lehto lands a knee to the body.
John looking to stall.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John trying to control the position but instead, Lehto has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lehto lands with a slapping head kick.
Lehto instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a body punch.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatu Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John pressing his opponent against the cage.
John stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lehto as John tries to tie him up.
Lehto takes a shot to the head.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
John misses with a body punch.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
John scores with a hook to the body.
Lehto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto takes a shot to the head.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with some punches.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John lands a left hand.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Lehto controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Lehto controls the action.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
John lands a shot to the body.
John pushes Lehto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from John.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John is working Lehto over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John works on Lehto's body with a couple of short punches.
John holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehto gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
Lehto takes a shot to the head.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John lands with a left to the head.
John is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John looking to stall.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
A knee to the head by Lehto.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John digs a right hand into Lehto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lehto's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Lehto.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lehto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Lehto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tatu Lehto waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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