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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaka throws a nice head kick!
Lacey misses with a wild body shot.
Tamaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lacey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamaka cracks Lacey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Lacey does it's job there.
It looks like Hitsomiru Tamaka has been cut.
Lacey looks to land a right hand but Tamaka moved out of range.
Lacey moves forwards but Tamaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lacey misses with a hook
and Tamaka counters with a low kick, right behind Lacey 's knee.
Lacey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lacey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lacey throws an overhand right that lands on Tamaka's shoulder, as Tamaka tries to avoid the shot.
Lacey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tamaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
Tamaka ducks under a wild hook from Lacey.
A left lands for Tamaka.
Lacey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamaka manages to avoid it.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tamaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacey fails with the takedown.
Mathew Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacey checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
and Tamaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lacey throws an off balance right hand
and Tamaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacey misses with the combination.
Lacey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tamakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tamaka scores with the left hand. Lacey knows he should have avoided that one.
Tamaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Tamaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tamaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lacey misses with a left hand
and Tamaka counters with a head kick.
Tamaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tamaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tamaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamaka lands with a right hand.
Tamaka thumps Lacey with a low kick.
Lacey 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey lands a jab to the head.
Tamaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Lacey tries for a takedown but Tamaka circles away easily
and Tamaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lacey looks gassed!
Tamaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacey swings widly with a right hand
and Tamaka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lacey throws a right hand that misses
and Tamaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tamaka lands a nice shot that snaps Lacey's head back.
Tamaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamaka thumps Lacey with a low kick.
Tamaka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tamaka tests Lacey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacey takes a swing at Tamaka's ribcage but misses.
Lacey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tamaka.
Lacey misses with a lunging right hand
and Tamaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tamaka throws a leg kick but Lacey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good shot there by Lacey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tamaka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Tamaka.
Lacey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lacey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tamaka lands a leg kick that knocks Lacey off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.
Hitsomiru Tamaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
Lacey misses with a right hand
and Tamaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamaka cracks Lacey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tamaka is looking to slow Lacey down with leg kicks.
Tamaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacey has time to react.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Tamaka.
Tamaka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good exchange - Lacey coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacey takes one to the side of the head.
Lacey misses with a combination
and Tamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tamaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tamaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tamaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tamaka misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tamaka lands an overhand right.
Lacey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tamaka with a jab.
Tamaka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lacey slips a straight right by Tamaka.
Tamaka misses with a head kick.
Tamaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lacey throws a lazy uppercut
and Tamaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Tamaka. No joy for Lacey on that attempt.
Lacey blocks a head kick by Tamaka.
Lacey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tamaka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lacey.
Tamaka is looking to slow Lacey down with leg kicks.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
and Tamaka counters with a body kick that stops Lacey in his tracks momentarily.
Lacey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamaka.
Tamaka connects with a leg kick. Lacey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tamaka looks to throw the jab but Lacey is out of range.
Lacey misses with a hook
and Tamaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Lacey with a poor takedown
and Tamaka counters with a low kick, right behind Lacey 's knee.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Tamaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tamaka lands a nice shot that snaps Lacey's head back.
Lacey throws a lazy uppercut
and Tamaka counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Tamaka.
Tamaka scores with a jab to the head.
Tamaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lacey misses with a hook
and Tamaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Lacey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tamaka counters with a good low kick that Lacey was not able to check.
Lacey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tamaka's head.
Tamaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lacey's calf.
Tamaka lands with a kick to the temple. Lacey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tamaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lacey is able to avoid easily.
Tamaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamaka lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey misses with a looping right.
Tamaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamaka swings widly with a right hand
and Lacey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamaka.
Tamaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lacey checks it well.
Tamaka misses with a straight right.
Tamaka throws a shot from downtown. Lacey moves away and avoids it.
Lacey misses with a hook to the body
and Tamaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lacey misses with a wild body shot.
Tamaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacey looks to throw the jab but Tamaka is out of range.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
and Tamaka counters with a low kick, right behind Lacey 's knee.
Lacey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Lacey.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tamaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamaka misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey throws a hook but Tamaka blocks it.
Lacey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tamaka misses with a body kick.
Lacey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacey misses with a right hand
and Tamaka counters with a good, hard body kick but Lacey shrugs it off.
Tamaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lacey slips a nice elbow through Tamaka's hands, connecting with Tamaka's forehead.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamaka is pressing down on Lacey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lacey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamaka defending well though.
Tamaka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
Lacey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tamaka's head.
Lacey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lacey winds up and cracks Tamaka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Lacey there.
Lacey wants to free his trapped foot but Tamaka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamaka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lacey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tamaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lacey misses with a left hand
and Tamaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lacey's knee momentarily.
Lacey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tamaka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lacey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lacey duly obliges.
Lacey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tamaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacey throws the left hand but Tamaka avoids the punch easily.
Lacey shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Lacey misses.
Nice defenses there by Tamaka.
Lacey misses with a looping right.
Tamaka blocks a jab.
Lacey looks to land a combination but Tamaka avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
and Tamaka counters with a good low kick that Lacey was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tamaka. Lacey shrugs it off though.
Tamaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lacey scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamaka.
Tamaka throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Tamaka does it's job there.
Tamaka lands a nice looking body kick.
Tamaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lacey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tamaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lacey. That did some damage!
Tamaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tamaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tamaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Lacey.
Lacey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tamaka.
A good leg kick by Tamaka.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamaka stuffs the takedown.
Hitsomiru Tamaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
Lacey misses with a right hand
and Tamaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mathew Lacey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Tamaka.
Tamaka scores with a nice strike.
Tamaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lacey misses with a left hand
and Tamaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lacey throws a lazy uppercut
and Tamaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lacey's knee momentarily.
Lacey swings for the body but Tamaka moves out of range.
Tamaka cracks the inside of Lacey's front leg.
Lacey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamaka momentarily.
Lacey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamaka 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lacey misses with a hook
and Tamaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tamaka lands a head kick!
Lacey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamaka manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka scores with a push kick.
Tamaka scores with a leg kick.
Tamaka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tamaka.
Lacey throws a poor cross that misses
and Tamaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tamaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lacey. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Tamaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Tamaka. That snapped Lacey's head back.
Tamaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Tamaka with a nice cross.
Lacey blocks a head kick by Tamaka.
Lacey swings widly with a right hand
and Tamaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lacey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tamaka.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacey can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lacey.
Tamaka scores with a hook.
Tamaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Lacey.
A cross from Tamaka lands.
Tamaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lacey misses with a jab to the body
and Tamaka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lacey throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tamaka to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacey, as that shot connected.
Lacey misses with a combination
and Tamaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tamaka moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitsomiru Tamaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tamaka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitsomiru Tamaka!
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