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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Tiikanmaailma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jallu Tiikanmaailma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiikanmaailma darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Tiikanmaailma into the cage.
Tiikanmaailma is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiikanmaailma goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee throws a jab when Tiikanmaailma was well out of range.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tiikanmaailma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
We've been told by Tiikanmaailma's head coaches at Qube Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Tiikanmaailma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Tiikanmaailma slips the punch.
Tiikanmaailma rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Tiikanmaailma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Tiikanmaailma has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee is fighting to break Tiikanmaailma's control of his arms but Tiikanmaailma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lee wants to control from the top but Tiikanmaailma keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Tiikanmaailma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tiikanmaailma throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Tiikanmaailma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiikanmaailma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tiikanmaailma stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lee's coach down at LOD Gym Now with StandUP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiikanmaailma cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Tiikanmaailma fails with the takedown.
Lee leaves Tiikanmaailma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiikanmaailma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Tiikanmaailma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiikanmaailma blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tiikanmaailma manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tiikanmaailma's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiikanmaailma has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lee has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Tiikanmaailma tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiikanmaailma drops back down to his feet.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee tries a body shot but Tiikanmaailma blocks it.
Tiikanmaailma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tiikanmaailma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiikanmaailma breaks the clinch.
Tiikanmaailma moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiikanmaailma blocks an uppercut.
Tiikanmaailma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiikanmaailma tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Tiikanmaailma ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Tiikanmaailma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tiikanmaailma has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiikanmaailma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiikanmaailma tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiikanmaailma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Tiikanmaailma shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Tiikanmaailma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiikanmaailma shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Tiikanmaailma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiikanmaailma dodges the punch combination from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiikanmaailma closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiikanmaailma.
Tiikanmaailma blocks an uppercut.
Tiikanmaailma is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee digs a right hand into Tiikanmaailma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiikanmaailma's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiikanmaailmas head.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiikanmaailma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Tiikanmaailma blocks an uppercut.
Tiikanmaailma is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Tiikanmaailma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiikanmaailma uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiikanmaailma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiikanmaailma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiikanmaailma is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiikanmaailma is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiikanmaailma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiikanmaailma throws an elbow that misses.
Tiikanmaailma blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiikanmaailma jumps guard but Lee stands there with Tiikanmaailma around his waist. Tiikanmaailma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiikanmaailma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Jallu Tiikanmaailma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiikanmaailma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tiikanmaailma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Tiikanmaailma or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Lee cracks Tiikanmaailma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee lands with a cross.
Tiikanmaailma tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Tiikanmaailma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiikanmaailma tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiikanmaailma fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiikanmaailma slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee with a jab.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee 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.
Jallu Tiikanmaailma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiikanmaailma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiikanmaailma misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiikanmaailma circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiikanmaailma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiikanmaailma.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiikanmaailma's head.
Lee leaves Tiikanmaailma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiikanmaailma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tiikanmaailma.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiikanmaailma is defended easily by Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiikanmaailma.
Lee throws a right and a left that Tiikanmaailma avoids nicely.
Tiikanmaailma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiikanmaailma off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiikanmaailma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Lee!
Our winner, Christopher Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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