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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 426 p4p, 363 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 40 p4p, 36 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme checks a low kick from Aalto.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aalto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Femme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aalto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Aalto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aalto is pressing down on Femme's thigh, looking to free his foot. Femme is holding on for now.
Femme is positioning himself well to prevent Aalto advancing to mount.
Femme wants to get back to full guard.
Femme trying to control from the bottom.
Aalto is working for a submission of some sort.
Aalto wants to advance to full mount but Femme doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Femme has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Femme is keeping the position.
Aalto postures up.
Femme wants to sweep here but Aalto controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femme keeping full guard, as Aalto tries to pass.
Femme pulls Aalto in close to prevent any damage.
Femme trying to control the position.
Femme pulls Aalto in close to his closed guard and prevents Aalto from doing any damage or advancing 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.
Aalto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Femme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Femme is trying to keep Aalto in close.
Aalto throws a big right hand that misses.
Aalto tries to free his leg and advance position but Femme is retaining full guard.
Aalto won't allow Femme to sweep him here.
Aalto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aalto postures up in Femme's guard and throws a big left but Femme blocks it.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Femme looking for a sweep. Not yet Femme, not yet.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Aalto won't allow Femme to sweep him here.
Aalto tries to free his leg and advance position but Femme is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Femme is trying to control Aalto's posture but Aalto avoids it.
Aalto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Femme!
Femme is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aalto working Femme over with strikes here.
Aalto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Femme is bucking up trying to escape but Aalto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aalto lands a couple of good shots and Femme has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Femme tries to roll but Aalto sticks to his back.
Well, with Aalto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Femme is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Femme defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Aalto's arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme tries to break free.
Aalto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Femme is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is punishing Femme with some ground and pound.
Femme wants to escape the position.
Femme showing good submission defense here.
Femme wants to escape the position.
Aalto scores with strikes from the back.
Aalto lands a shot to the head.
Aalto looking to break Femme's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Femme remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Aalto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Aalto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Aalto is hanging on to Femme's back as he tries to escape.
Femme wants to control his opponent's hands but Aalto gets his hands free.
Aalto lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Aalto is not going to allow Femme to sit and survive in this position.
Femme is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Femme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aalto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Femme finds it's way through Aalto's defenses.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Femme throws the left hand but Aalto avoids the punch easily.
Aalto is looking to score with low kicks.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aalto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Femme does it's job there.
Aalto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aalto throws a big shot that misses.
Femme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Femme blocks the low kick.
Femme digs a good hook to Aalto's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Aalto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Aalto tries to land a leg kick but Femme saw it coming and moves away.
Aalto tries to clinch but Femme moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aalto.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aalto. That's going to slow Femme down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme misses with a straight left.
Aalto's corner calls for a 1-2. Aalto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Femme throws out a loose jab but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto gets the takedown into side control.
Femme has one of Aalto's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Femme wants to control but Aalto postures up.
Aalto in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Aalto.
Aalto working away.
Aalto working the ground and pound from side control.
Aalto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Femme's legs.
Aalto is trying to ground and pound but Femme uses the momentary lack of control by Aalto to regain half guard.
Femme is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme is not content to let Aalto control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Femme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto advances to half guard.
Femme works his way to full guard. Good work.
Femme can't keep his opponent in guard - Aalto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Femme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aalto is trying for a kimura here. Femme looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aalto wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Aalto!
A relieved looking Michael Aalto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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