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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi thuds his shin into the meat of Dekkers's side.
Teitsi throws the left hand but Dekkers avoids the punch easily.
Teitsi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dekkers trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teitsi connects with a nice short shot to Dekkers's temple.
Dekkers is trying is best to control the position here.
Teitsi trying to control the action but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Dekkers is looking for a sweep. Teitsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teitsi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dekkers trying to control from the bottom.
Teitsi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers controlling the position well.
Dekkers is refusing to be controlled, as Teitsi sits in half guard.
Teitsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dekkers's head.
Dekkers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Teitsi.
Teitsi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teitsi is looking for a kimura here.
Teitsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Teitsi lands a nice short elbow.
Teitsi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dekkers trying to hold on to Teitsi's head to control him but Teitsi postures up.
Teitsi tries to pass to full mount but Dekkers defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dekkers moves out of range of the body kick from Teitsi.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Teitsi is having none of it.
Teitsi misses the shot to the body.
Teitsi darts in looking for a takedown but Dekkers gets double underhooks and turns Teitsi into the cage.
Dekkers throws a big counter combination but Teitsi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Matti Teitsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teitsi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Teitsi is predictable there
and Dekkers counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekkers.
Teitsi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Teitsi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teitsi looking to score a takedown here. Dekkers is defending well but Teitsi drives through and ends up in Dekkers's guard.
Dekkers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Teitsi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Teitsi tries to clinch up but Dekkers circles away and keeps his distance.
Dekkers rushes Teitsi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teitsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
A bit of stalling here from Teitsi.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teitsi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Teitsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi tries to score with a low kick but Dekkers moves his leg out of the way.
Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Teitsi to work.
Teitsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teitsi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dekkers.
Teitsi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dekkers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Teitsi can turn it around.
Teitsi wants to break free but Dekkers has control.
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi taking a breather.
Teitsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teitsi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Dekkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Teitsi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Teitsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers slips under a jab.
Teitsi misses with an uppercut.
Dekkers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dekkers has closed the distance and engaged Teitsi in a clinch.
Teitsi breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teitsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dekkers as he jumps to the side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dekkers misses the target.
Teitsi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teitsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teitsi looking to pass the guard.
Teitsi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dekkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teitsi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dekkers working a defensive guard but Teitsi passes into half guard.
Teitsi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Teitsi wants to pass the guard but Dekkers is defending well.
Teitsi wants to control but Dekkers is keeping him busy.
Dekkers wants to control but Teitsi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dekkers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teitsi feints and then cracks Dekkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekkers down.
Teitsi misses with a kick to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teitsi lands a nice looking body shot.
Teitsi fails to land the takedown.
Dekkers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Teitsi.
Teitsi connects with a body shot that sends Dekkers's belly button to the back.
Teitsi swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dekkers.
Nice body punch from Teitsi.
A jab lands there for Teitsi.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Dekkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teitsi forces Dekkers back against the cage and clinches.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
It looks like Matti Teitsi has been cut.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Teitsi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teitsi avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers is pushing Teitsi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Teitsi can't get the takedown.
Teitsi dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matti Teitsi.
I think Teitsi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matti Teitsi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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