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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lontrame might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knife Party by Deftones. Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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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
16 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina slips a jab and a cross from Lontrame.
Taikina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taikina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lontrame moves out of range of the strikes.
Lontrame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taikina takes a swing at Lontrame's ribcage but misses.
Taikina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lontrame moves away.
Taikina tries to clinch there but Lontrame circles away.
Lontrame connects with a leg kick. Taikina looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taikina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taikina cracks Lontrame with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taikina gets a clinch.
Lontrame is trying to force a seperation but Taikina has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taikina throws an elbow but misses.
Lontrame misses with a punch on the inside.
Lontrame lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taikina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lontrame's brow.
Taikina working aggressively here.
Lontrame dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Lontrame makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina lands with a short shot to the head.
Taikina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lontrame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taikina has Lontrame pressed against the cage, preventing Lontrame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taikina works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taikina looking to sit in guard and control but Lontrame gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taikina wants to sweep but no luck.
Lontrame wants to stand but Taikina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lontrame looking to pass the guard.
Lontrame trying to control the position from guard on top but Taikina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taikina trying to control the position.
Lontrame trying to control the position from guard on top but Taikina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vincent Lontrame has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lontrame's corner calls for a 1-2. Lontrame obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lontrame.
Lontrame looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses.
Taikina closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taikina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lontrame's waist but Lontrame gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taikina off to one side.
Lontrame stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lontrame wants it to stay on the feet.
Taikina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lontrame moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taikina.
Vincent Lontrame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Taikina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Taikina as he checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lontrame misses with the combination.
Lontrame turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taikina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lontrame thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina moves into the clinch successfully.
Taikina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lontrame backwards.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lontrame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taikina's elbow.
Lontrame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taikina is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taikina pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taikina is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lontrame struggles to land a body shot inside as Taikina controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina blocks a body shot from Lontrame.
Lontrame prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taikina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lontrame.
A head punch on the inside from Taikina fails to land.
Lontrame fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina keeps control of Lontrame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lontrame misses with a punch on the inside.
Taikina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lontrame tries to throw a body punch but Taikina avoids it by throwing Lontrame back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lontrame's brow.
Lontrame tries to work over Taikina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame digs a right hand underneath Taikina's ribcage. Taikina let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lontrame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lontrame pushes Taikina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lontrame scores with a shoulder strike.
Taikina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lontrame in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Lontrame will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lontrame throws a body punch but Taikina moves out of range.
Lontrame uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taikina has time to react.
Lontrame has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taikina finds it's way round the side to connect with Lontrame's head.
Taikina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taikina avoids the head kick by Lontrame.
A bone on bone clash there as Taikina blocks the leg kick.
Taikina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taikina there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taikina needs to keep his hands up - Lontrame had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Taikina.
Lontrame throws a shot from downtown. Taikina moves away and avoids it.
Lontrame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taikina was well out of range. Poor timing from Lontrame.
Lontrame avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lontrame cracks a nice hook into Taikina's ribs.
Lontrame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taikina scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lontrame is not content to let Taikina control the position.
Taikina misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame can't do much from the bottom here.
Taikina fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Taikina is trying to ground and pound but Lontrame uses the momentary lack of control by Taikina to regain half guard.
Taikina is stalling here. Lontrame is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Taikina seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lontrame has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Taikina's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taikina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taikina is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lontrame off and has taken his back!
Lontrame wants to control his opponent's hands but Taikina gets his hands free.
Lontrame is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Taikina missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina is controlling the position but Lontrame somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Taikina stalling away here and it's allowed Lontrame to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Taikina wants to control from the top but Lontrame keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina slips nicely into half guard.
Taikina throws a strike but Lontrame avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taikina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lontrame wants to sweep here but Taikina controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taikina wants to pass the guard but Lontrame is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Lontrame will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lontrame throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taikina on the side of the head.
Taikina swings for the body but Lontrame moves out of range.
Lontrame takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lontrame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lontrame swings for the body but Taikina moves out of range.
Taikina punishes Lontrame's body with a nice straight punch.
Lontrame lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taikina. Lontrame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taikina misses with a hook.
Taikina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lontrame rather than just go for the knockout.
Taikina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lontrame throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Lontrame misses.
Taikina forces Lontrame back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taikina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lontrame throws an elbow that misses.
Taikina has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lontrame regains guard immediately.
Tero Taikina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taikina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina throwing strikes from guard but Lontrame blocks nicely.
Taikina throwing strikes from guard but Lontrame blocks nicely.
Taikina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taikina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taikina throwing strikes but missing.
Lontrame can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taikina controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina won't allow Lontrame to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tero Taikina.
Lontrame moves out of range as Taikina strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lontrame darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taikina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taikina digs a good hook to Lontrame's body.
Vincent Lontrame is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lontrame.
Lontrame misses with a left hand
and Taikina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Taikina misses.
Taikina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lontrame doesn't seem bothered though.
Taikina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lontrame.
Taikina looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lontrame!
Lontrame tries to hold on but Taikina postures up.
Tero Taikina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taikina can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lontrame is looking to escape.
Taikina unloads with some shots from mount but Lontrame bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taikina lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lontrame is squirming around, avoiding Taikina's attempts to control the action.
Taikina fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lontrame tries to lock up and control but Taikina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taikina sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lontrame 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vincent Lontrame!
Vincent Lontrame decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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