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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harri Leinonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leinonen comes to the cage accompanied by Finland National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harri Leinonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Horton!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Leinonen.
Leinonen tries to clinch up.
Horton lunges at Leinonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leinonen's hand.
Leinonen drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Leinonen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason Horton has been cut.
Leinonen landing knees to the head.
Horton throws a head punch that misses.
Horton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Horton trying to control the position but instead, Leinonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horton into the cage.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Leinonen with a knee to the head.
Horton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Leinonen.
Knees to the body from Leinonen.
Leinonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leinonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Horton won't want to take too many of those.
Leinonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leinonen crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage.
Leinonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leinonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leinonen lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leinonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Leinonen.
Leinonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leinonen working Horton over with knees to the body.
Leinonen digs a right hand underneath Horton's ribcage. Horton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leinonen obliges.
Leinonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leinonen landing knees to the body.
Leinonen working Horton over with knees to the body.
Leinonen connects with a knee to the head.
Leinonen lands a body punch.
Leinonen blocks a body shot from Horton.
Leinonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leinonen presses Horton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leinonen scores with a knee to the head.
Leinonen scores with a knee to the head.
Horton wants to stall.
Horton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leinonen.
Leinonen with a knee to the head.
Leinonen avoids the elbow strike from Horton, against the cage.
Leinonen misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leinonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leinonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leinonen prevents a body shot from Horton.
Horton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leinonen blocks an uppercut.
Leinonen looking to throw knees to the head but Horton is blocking nicely.
Horton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leinonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton is trying to maintain a safe position but Leinonen gets an underhook and turns Horton into the cage.
Leinonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Horton up against the cage.
Leinonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Horton won't want to take too many of those.
Horton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leinonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Leinonen controls the action.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Horton tries a body shot but Leinonen blocks it.
Leinonen trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton working aggressively here.
Leinonen blocks an uppercut.
Leinonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horton's elbow.
Leinonen stalling.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leinonen tries to land a knee to the head but Horton blocks with his arms.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leinonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leinonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leinonen.
Horton wants to stall.
Horton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Leinonen.
Horton is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leinonen landing knees to the head.
Leinonen lands a knee to the head.
Leinonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leinonen prevents Horton from breaking the clinch.
Leinonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton is trying to stall.
Horton managing to block the knees to the body from Leinonen.
Horton tries to land knees in the clinch but Leinonen avoids the damage to the body.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leinonen misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Horton wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Leinonen.
Leinonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leinonen lands a knee to the body.
Leinonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horton avoids it.
Leinonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Leinonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Horton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leinonen walks into a left hand.
Harri Leinonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Leinonen moved out of range.
Donk. Horton catches Leinonen right on the button with a cross.
Leinonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leinonen tries to clinch up but Horton circles away and keeps his distance.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leinonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leinonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horton swats away the attempt to clinch by Leinonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leinonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horton.
Leinonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Horton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horton lands with a cross.
Leinonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horton throws out the jab.
Leinonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Horton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leinonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leinonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horton throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Horton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leinonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leinonen landing knees to the head.
Leinonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leinonen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Leinonen connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leinonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leinonen crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage.
Leinonen landing knees to the head.
Leinonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leinonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harri Leinonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leinonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leinonen scores with a knee to the head.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leinonen's elbow.
Horton tries to stall but Leinonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leinonen lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leinonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leinonen lands a knee to the body.
Horton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leinonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leinonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horton managing to block the knees to the body from Leinonen.
Leinonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horton avoids it.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leinonen.
Leinonen trying to land knees to the body.
Horton swings wildly with an uppercut but Leinonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Leinonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horton is defending well for now.
Horton swings wildly with an uppercut but Leinonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leinonen lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Leinonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Leinonen avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Leinonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
Leinonen trying to land knees to the body.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Stalling in the clinch from Horton.
Leinonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leinonen is keeping busy.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Leinonen avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Leinonen controls the action.
Leinonen crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage.
Leinonen avoids the elbow strike from Horton, against the cage.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Leinonen avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton wants to break free but Leinonen has control.
Leinonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leinonen trying to land knees to the body.
Horton misses with some punches.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leinonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Leinonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Leinonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Horton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Leinonen closes the distance and clinches.
Leinonen blocks an uppercut.
Leinonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Horton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leinonen scores with a knee to the head.
Horton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leinonen is keeping busy.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Leinonen avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Leinonen trying to land knees to the body.
Leinonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leinonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
Horton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leinonen has him pressed against the cage.
Leinonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Leinonen.
Horton trying to control the position but instead, Leinonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horton into the cage.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leinonen's elbow.
Leinonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horton is defending well for now.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leinonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
Leinonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leinonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horton is defending well for now.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leinonen's elbow.
Leinonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Horton avoids the damage to the body.
Horton throws a head punch that misses.
Horton misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Horton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Leinonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leinonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Horton won't want to take too many of those.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Horton is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leinonen obliges.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Leinonen.
Leinonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leinonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leinonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
A right hook to the body lands for Horton.
Leinonen looking to throw knees to the head but Horton is blocking nicely.
Leinonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton looking to stall.
Leinonen connects with a knee to the head.
Horton tries to break free but Leinonen pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leinonen obliges.
Leinonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leinonen landing knees to the head.
Horton has had enough of the clinch but Leinonen keeps him there for the moment.
Horton is trying to break free.
Horton is looking to control Leinonen's arms but Leinonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Horton has his back to the cage.
Leinonen landing knees to the head.
Horton tries to break the clinch but Leinonen is controlling the position.
Horton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leinonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Horton prevents a body shot from Leinonen.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leinonen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leinonen.
Leinonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leinonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Horton won't want to take too many of those.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leinonen's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leinonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horton is defending well for now.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leinonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Leinonen.
Leinonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leinonen working Horton over with knees to the body.
Leinonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leinonen scores with a knee to the head.
Horton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horton tries to work over Leinonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leinonen.
Leinonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leinonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horton's face.
Horton misses with an elbow strike.
Leinonen landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton trying to control the position but instead, Leinonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horton into the cage.
Leinonen connects with a knee to the head.
Leinonen lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Horton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harri Leinonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leinonen is struggling to control the position.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Leinonen controls his hands.
Leinonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton trying to control the position but instead, Leinonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horton into the cage.
Leinonen cracks Horton with a nice body shot.
Leinonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leinonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leinonen working Horton over with knees to the body.
Leinonen connects with a knee to the head.
Leinonen prevents a body shot from Horton.
Leinonen looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Leinonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leinonen, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Leinonen!
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