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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Good 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taikina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taikina slips a straight right by Keijo.
Taikina digs a good body shot into Keijo's ribs.
Keijo just misses with a punch to the body.
Keijo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keijo scores with a sloppy right hand. Taikina should have avoided that one.
Taikina avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Keijo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taikina is out of range and Keijo settles back down.
Keijo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taikina is out of range.
Taikina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taikina misses with a body punch
and Keijo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keijo cracks Taikina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Keijo misses the target.
Taikina wants to clinch.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Taikina moves out of range of the body kick from Keijo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo cracks Taikina with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taikina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo slips under a jab from Taikina.
Keijo swats away the attempt to clinch by Taikina.
Taikina swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Taikina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo throws a jab but it's blocked by Taikina.
Taikina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keijo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taikina throws a big shot that misses.
Keijo wants to slow Taikina down by chopping away at his legs.
Taikina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keijo cracks a nice hook into Taikina's ribs.
Keijo misses the jab.
Keijo misses with a looping left.
Taikina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keijo rather than just go for the knockout.
Keijo avoids the body shot from Taikina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina scores with a nice strike.
Taikina takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina prevents a body shot from Keijo.
Taikina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taikina tries a body shot but Keijo blocks it.
A short right from Taikina.
Keijo misses with a punch on the inside.
Keijo looking to throw knees to the head but Taikina is blocking nicely.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keijo blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Taikina.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taikina lands with a light punch inside.
Taikina lands a nice uppercut.
Taikina presses Keijo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taikina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keijo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keijo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
Keijo blocks an elbow strike.
Keijo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keijo lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taikina.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Keijo takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
Taikina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Keijo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taikina lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taikina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taikina misses with some punches.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keijo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Keijo fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Keijo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keijo managing to block the knees to the body from Taikina.
Keijo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keijo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Taikina fails to land.
Nice body punch from Keijo - that landed with a thud.
Keijo misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Taikina misses with some punches.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taikina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keijo backwards.
Taikina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taikina lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taikina throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taikina blocks an uppercut.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Taikina uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tero Taikina will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Keijo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keijo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taikina wants to clinch.
Taikina throws a jab when Keijo was well out of range.
Keijo misses with a hook. Taikina ducked under it nicely.
Keijo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keijo misses with a takedown
and Taikina holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keijo's brow.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taikina.
Taikina misses with the head strike.
Taikina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keijo blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Taikina.
A nice left hand lands by Taikina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo takes an elbow to the temple.
Taikina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keijo.
Taikina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taikina throws an elbow but misses.
Keijo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taikina.
Taikina lands a nice elbow.
Keijo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taikina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keijo backwards.
Keijo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keijo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Taikina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keijo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keijo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutaali Keijo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keijo's brow.
Taikina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keijo backwards.
Keijo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
Taikina lands with a right to the head.
Keijo lands a nice uppercut.
Keijo breaks from the clinch.
Keijo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taikina misses with a body punch
and Keijo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taikina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taikina misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taikina.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Keijo in his tracks for a moment.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina avoids the elbow strike from Keijo, against the cage.
Keijo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keijo blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Taikina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina lands an uppercut.
Keijo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taikina.
Keijo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keijo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taikina throws a punch but it's blocked by Keijo.
Keijo scores with a shot to the side of Taikina's head.
Keijo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keijo blocks the elbow strike.
Keijo tries to throw a body punch but Taikina avoids it by throwing Keijo back against the cage.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keijo's defenses.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keijo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Taikina.
Taikina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taikina effectively controlling the action here.
Taikina throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo tries to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keijo.
Keijo blocks an elbow strike from Taikina.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina tries to land knees in the clinch but Keijo avoids the damage to the body.
Taikina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keijo blocks the elbow strike.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tero Taikina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Keijo.
Taikina misses with a punch on the inside.
Keijo blocks an uppercut.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Taikina.
Taikina misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo tries a body shot but Taikina blocks it.
Keijo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Taikina clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keijo connects with a big shot to the side of Taikina's head.
Keijo struggling to land strikes to the head as Taikina covers up.
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 Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Keijo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taikina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keijo.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keijo throws a lazy right hand but Taikina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Taikina as he checks the leg kick.
Keijo cracks Taikina with an open hand slap.
Taikina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keijo circles away quickly and effectively.
Keijo walks into a straight right hand from Taikina.
Taikina connects with a body shot.
Taikina cracks Keijo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Taikina moves to clinch but Keijo breaks away
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Keijo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keijo.
Taikina moves out of range as Keijo strikes.
A combination from Taikina does no damage.
Taikina doesn't manage to clinch there - Keijo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taikina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo throws an overhand right that lands on Taikina's shoulder, as Taikina tries to avoid the shot.
Keijo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taikina was well out of range. Poor timing from Keijo.
Taikina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keijo looks to land a right hand but Taikina moved out of range.
Keijo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keijo looks to throw the jab but Taikina is out of range.
Keijo scores with the left hand. Taikina knows he should have avoided that one.
Keijo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taikina tries to clinch but Keijo is having none of it.
Keijo lands with a straight right. Taikina didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Keijo. Those never looked like landing.
Taikina clinches.
Taikina tries to stall but Keijo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Keijo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keijo misses with a body shot
and Taikina counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taikina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina misses with the head strike.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keijo trying to control the position but instead, Taikina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Keijo into the cage.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keijo avoids it.
Keijo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keijo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keijo misses the shot to the body.
Keijo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taikina but Taikina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keijo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taikina's head.
Brutaali Keijo is winning the standup battle so far.
Keijo misses with a head kick.
Taikina tries to bum rush Keijo with a series of wild strikes but Keijo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taikina uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keijo has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina walks into a jab.
Taikina uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keijo has time to react.
Keijo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taikina blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Keijo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keijo is trying to push Taikina away but Taikina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keijo lands with a left to the head.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Taikina on the inside.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Keijo can't get the takedown.
Keijo blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keijo is trying to break free.
Taikina lands a left hand.
Taikina lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina trying to land knees to the body.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Keijo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keijo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Keijo.
Taikina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taikina misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keijo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taikina's brow.
Keijo can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
Keijo misses with the head strike.
Keijo presses Taikina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Keijo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina throws a head punch that misses.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Taikina.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keijo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taikina is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brutaali Keijo.
I think Keijo 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tero Taikina!
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energy
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hype
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