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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jao Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jao Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lai closes the distance and pushes Tikkari back into the cage.
Tikkari working hard to break the clinch.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai lands a knee to the body.
Tikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
A frustrated look appears on Tikkari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lai working Tikkari over with knees to the body.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tikkari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raimo Tikkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lai looks to land a combination but Tikkari avoids it well.
Lai moves into the clinch.
Tikkari is trying to force a seperation but Lai has the dominant position.
Lai scores a nice knee to the body.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Tikkari wants to get back to striking at distance but Lai won't allow it.
Lai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Raimo Tikkari has been cut.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkari misses with a knee strike.
Tikkari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkari breaks the clinch.
Tikkari looks gassed!
Lai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari thuds his right hand into Lai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tikkari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lai lands a head shot.
Tikkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Lai is just out of range.
Lai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tikkari has time to react.
Nice body punch from Lai.
Tikkari throws a head kick but Lai moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tikkari.
Tikkari throws a right hand that Lai ducks under and follows up with a left that Lai also avoids with ease.
Lai moves into the clinch.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tikkari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai missing with knees to the body.
Tikkari breaks from the clinch.
Lai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lai digs a good hook to Tikkari's body.
Lai has Tikkari up against the cage in a clinch.
Tikkari tries to circle away but Lai has him pinned against the cage.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tikkari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lai landing knees to the body.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks with his arms.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Tikkari misses with a knee strike.
Lai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lai moves into the clinch successfully.
Lai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tikkari's efforts to push away.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tikkari tries to circle away but Lai has him pinned against the cage.
Lai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tikkari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tikkari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Tikkari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lai wants to clinch up but Tikkari keeps it at a distance.
Lai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Lai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks it.
Lai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lai missing with knees to the body.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tikkari manages to break the clinch.
Tikkari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lai drives through and clinches with Tikkari against the cage.
Tikkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks it.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tikkari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tikkari tries to circle away but Lai has him pinned against the cage.
Lai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks it.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks with his arms.
Tikkari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lai scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari misses with a two punch combination.
Lai tests Tikkari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari throws a right and a left that Lai avoids nicely.
Lai lands with a right hand.
Tikkari takes one to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Lai.
Lai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tikkari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lai lands with an uppercut that bounces Tikkari off the cage and back into rage.
Lai lands an overhand right.
Lai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tikkari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lai lands a really nice looking cross but Tikkari seems unphased.
Lai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lai connects with a right hand. Tikkari shakes it off.
Lai lands with an overhand left.
Lai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tikkari. That did some damage!
Tikkari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jao Lai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Tikkari'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.
Lai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tikkari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tikkari's face.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tikkari blocks it with crossed arms.
Lai has Tikkari pressed against the cage, preventing Tikkari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Tikkari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tikkari misses with a knee strike.
Lai connects with a knee to the head.
Lai scores with a knee to the head.
Lai tries to land knees in the clinch but Tikkari avoids the damage to the body.
Tikkari connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tikkari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lai moves into the clinch successfully.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks with his arms.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tikkari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tikkari's efforts to push away.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tikkari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikkari moves away.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lai blocks a head kick by Tikkari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Tikkari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jao Lai is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikkari misses with a head kick.
Lai scores with a hook.
Tikkari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lai tried to score with a low kick but Tikkari checks it.
Tikkari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tikkari.
Lai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tikkari tries to clinch up but Lai circles away and keeps his distance.
Lai moves into the clinch.
Tikkari wants to break free but Lai has control.
Tikkari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jao Lai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tikkari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lai stalls.
Tikkari is trying to break the clinch but Lai has him pressed against the cage.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tikkari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tikkari up against the cage.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tikkari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Tikkari is blocking nicely.
Lai missing with knees to the body.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai is pushing Tikkari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Lai.
Tikkari is trying to break free.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tikkari avoids it.
Tikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkari is trying to force a seperation but Lai has the dominant position.
Lai trying to control the position but instead, Tikkari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lai into the cage.
Tikkari is trying to break the clinch but Lai has him pressed against the cage.
Lai prevents Tikkari from breaking the clinch.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Tikkari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Tikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tikkari is defending well for now.
Tikkari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tikkari is defending well for now.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Tikkari manages to break the clinch.
Tikkari tries a low kick but Lai avoids it.
Lai connects with a looping right hand.
Raimo Tikkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab by Lai.
Tikkari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lai.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Lai.
Tikkari moves forwards but Lai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lai blocks a head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari swings for the body but Lai moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tikkari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lai.
Lai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lai tests Tikkari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lai pushes Tikkari up against the cage in a clinch.
Lai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tikkari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tikkari can do to turn this around?
Lai checks a leg kick nicely.
Lai avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari misses with a head kick.
Donk. Lai catches Tikkari right on the button with a cross.
Tikkari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lai rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lai. That's going to slow Tikkari down.
Tikkari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tikkari, pushing him back against the cage.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks it.
Lai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Tikkari managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jao Lai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Tikkari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lai wants to clinch up but Tikkari keeps it at a distance.
Tikkari misses with a head kick.
Tikkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lai forces Tikkari back against the cage and clinches.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Tikkari breaks the clinch.
Lai lands with an uppercut that bounces Tikkari off the cage and back into rage.
Lai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tikkari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tikkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lai jabs at Tikkari's body.
Tikkari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tikkari's sensitive parts.
Lai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tikkari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lai blocks it with crossed arms.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lai.
Lai has managed to clinch.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tikkari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
Tikkari is trying to break the clinch but Lai has him pressed against the cage.
Lai landing knees to the head.
Lai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tikkari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tikkari blocks it with crossed arms.
Tikkari tries to break the clinch but Lai is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Lai.
Tikkari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tikkari tries a low kick but Lai avoids it.
Nice jab there from Lai.
Lai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tikkari on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Lai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lai tries a low kick but Tikkari avoids it.
Lai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lai tries a low kick but Tikkari avoids it.
Good leg kick by Lai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai clinches with his opponent.
Tikkari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks with his arms.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tikkari breaks from the clinch.
Tikkari misses with a hook to the body
and Lai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tikkari with a jab.
Tikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Lai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tikkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Lai.
A jab from Lai does it's job there.
Lai jabs Tikkari right on the nose. Tikkari blinks but takes it well.
Lai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Tikkari walks into a left hand.
Lai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tikkari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lai can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tikkari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tikkari backs up against the cage.
Lai has closed the distance and engaged Tikkari in a clinch.
Lai scores with a knee to the head.
Lai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tikkari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tikkari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tikkari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Tikkari misses with a knee to the head.
Tikkari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkari is trying to break the clinch but Lai is controlling him.
Tikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Tikkari is blocking nicely.
Tikkari manages to break the clinch.
Lai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tikkari tries to land a leg kick but Lai saw it coming and moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Lai.
Lai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tikkari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tikkari tries to keep at a distance but Lai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tikkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tikkari looking to throw knees to the head but Lai is blocking nicely.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks with his arms.
Lai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tikkari is keeping busy.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Jao Lai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Tikkari blocks it.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Tikkari is blocking nicely.
Raimo Tikkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tikkari tries to circle away but Lai has him pinned against the cage.
Lai taking a breather.
Tikkari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lai stalling in the clinch.
Tikkari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lai scores with a sloppy right hand. Tikkari should have avoided that one.
Lai tries to move into range but Tikkari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lai moves out of range as Tikkari strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jao Lai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jao Lai!
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