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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 33 p4p, 218 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 6 p4p, 32 weight class). Matti has chosen Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matti scores with the left hand. Lehto knows he should have avoided that one.
Lehto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matti circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Matti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lehto looks to land a combination but Matti avoids it well.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Matti avoids it.
Lehto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti throws a leg kick but Lehto checks it.
Lehto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matti cracks Lehto with a good jab.
Matti tries to clinch there but Lehto circles away.
Lehto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto misses with a straight right.
Matti throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matti moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Matti.
Matti tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Matti back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Matti fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Matti as the two fighters clinch.
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
Matti throws a head punch that misses.
Matti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matti is working Lehto over against the cage.
Matti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Matti cracks Lehto with a good jab.
Matti misses with a kick to the body.
Matti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lehto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matti.
Matti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lehto.
Matti connects with a high kick.
It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto looks to land a combination but Matti avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti connects with a right hand. Lehto shakes it off.
Lehto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matti.
That kick from Matti tenderised Lehto's leg. Lehto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Matti moves out of range easily.
Matti tries to clinch but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto wants to clinch
and Matti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matti misses with a body kick.
Lehto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lehto connects with a body shot.
Lehto throws a hook to the side of Matti's head but Matti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lehto slips a jab from Matti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti slips under a jab from Lehto.
Lehto tries to land a body kick
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto lands a front kick.
Matti is looking to clinch but Lehto is avoiding it.
Matti closes the distance and pushes Lehto back into the cage.
Matti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matti throws a body shot but no joy.
Matti looks to land a combination but Lehto avoids it well.
Matti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matti slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Matti misses.
Lehto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lehto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.
Matti looks to land a right hand but Lehto moved out of range.
Matti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matti throws a push kick but Lehto slaps the foot to one side.
Lehto looks to land a combination but Matti avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Matti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lehto doesn't seem phased though.
Lehto misses with a wild body shot.
Matti tries to land a front kick but Lehto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body.
Matti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lehto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Matti throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Parta Matti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Matti moved out of range.
Matti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto tries a low kick but Matti avoids it.
Matti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lehto takes a step back to recover.
Matti lands a nice looking body shot.
Matti misses the shot to the body.
Lehto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lehto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lehto needs to keep his hands up - Matti had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick from Matti.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti punishes Lehto's body with a nice straight punch.
Matti lands a leg kick that knocks Lehto off balance momentarily.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Lehto.
Matti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matti.
A little feinted left hand from Lehto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matti throws out a leg kick but Lehto moves out of range and Matti only half commits.
Lehto tries to clinch but Matti is having none of it.
Matti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lehto will feel that in the morning.
Matti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Matti darts in and clinches Lehto up against the cage.
Lehto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto connects with a high kick.
Matti throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Matti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lehto's sensitive parts.
Lehto misses with an uppercut. Matti saw that one coming.
Lehto moves into range and clinches up with Matti.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matti avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Matti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matti lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matti struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Matti.
Matti tries to work over Lehto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matti has a couple of punches blocked by Lehto.
Matti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matti lands with a short shot to the head.
Matti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehtos head.
Matti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matti presses Lehto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matti stalling in the clinch.
Matti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Matti.
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lehto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matti throws a sloppy head kick and Lehto moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matti. That's going to slow Lehto down.
Matti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lehto tries to keep at a distance but Matti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matti breaks the clinch.
Matti tries to clinch but Lehto moves out of range.
Matti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parta Matti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lehto swings for the body but Matti moves out of range.
Lehto gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti digs a right hand into Lehto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lehto's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Matti.
Matti lands a left hand.
Matti lands a shoulder strike.
Matti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matti can't find room to land a body shot as Lehto controls the action.
Matti prevents a body shot from Lehto.
A head punch on the inside from Matti fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Matti.
A short body shot lands from Matti as the two fighters clinch.
Lehto misses with some punches.
Matti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matti can't find room to land a body shot as Lehto controls the action.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Matti avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Matti lands a hook that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehtos head.
Lehto is rocked!
Matti lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Lehto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Parta Matti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Matti.
Lehto seems to have got his legs back now.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Matti is just out of range.
Matti staying out of range there.
Lehto swinging wildly here.
Oooooh!!! Matti has knocked Lehto down with a huge combo! Matti steps away and waves a wobbly Lehto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lehto thuds his shin into the meat of Matti's side.
Lehto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehto moves into range and clinches up with Matti.
Matti is leaning against Lehto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matti breaks the clinch.
Lehto defending well as Matti loads up on a big left hand.
Matti checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Matti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lehto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matti cracks Lehto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Matti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
Matti avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Matti moved away.
Matti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Matti moved away.
Matti throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Matti.
Lehto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matti just manages to avoid it.
Matti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Matti moved out of range.
Matti swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but Matti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lehto misses with a looping left.
Matti misses with a leg kick.
Lehto lands a head kick!
Lehto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matti tries to bum rush Lehto with a series of wild strikes but Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matti scores with a hook.
Matti jabs Lehto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matti cracks a nice hook into Lehto's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Lehto.
Lehto walks into a stiff left hand from Matti.
Matti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matti.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matti.
Matti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lehto on the side of the head.
Matti lands with a right hand.
Lehto throws a poor cross that misses
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
Matti walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lehto drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Matti swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lehto's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parta Matti!
Parta Matti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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