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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Nelson (ranked 22001 p4p, 3372 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 659 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viitta tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viitta moves away.
Nelson throws a low kick but Viitta avoids it.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Viitta checks it
and Viitta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Viitta circles away.
Viitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viitta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Viitta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Viitta checks it
and Viitta counters with a stiff right hand.
Viitta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viitta swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Viitta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Viitta.
Viitta misses with a looping right.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Viitta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Viitta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viitta jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Viitta connects with a jab.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viitta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Viitta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viitta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Viitta blocks a head kick by Nelson.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Viitta throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nelson misses the target.
Viitta scores with a leg kick.
Viitta takes one to the chin there.
Viitta scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viitta throws out the jab.
Nelson wants to land a leg kick but Viitta is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Viitta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Viitta throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson throwing a counter right hand but Viitta manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Viitta both land. Nice combination.
Viitta lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Viitta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viitta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.
Viitta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Nelson tries to move into range but Viitta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Viitta sees coming a mile off.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson slips a straight right by Viitta.
Nelson throws a big counter combination but Viitta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Viitta lands with a right hand.
Viitta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Viitta misses with a body shot.
Viitta slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Viitta is out of range.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Viitta is out of range.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nelson throws a body punch but Viitta moves out of range.
Viitta blocks a head kick by Nelson.
A swing and a miss from Viitta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Viitta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Viitta throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Viitta throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viitta.
Earle Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viitta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Viitta defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Viitta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viitta finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
Heikki Viitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viitta misses with a lunging right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson defending well as Viitta loads up on a big left hand.
Viitta misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to work over Viitta's front leg with a kick but Viitta checks it.
Viitta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body. Viitta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Viitta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Viitta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nelson's hands.
Viitta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viitta counters with a head kick. That will keep Nelson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nelson slips under a jab.
Viitta lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.
Viitta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson slips a jab from Viitta.
Viitta throws a nice head kick!
A left lands for Nelson.
Nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Viitta.
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!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Viitta does no damage.
Viitta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Viitta blocks a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nelson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viitta.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viitta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
A head kick misses from Viitta.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson tries to work over Viitta's front leg with a kick but Viitta checks it.
Viitta misses with an uppercut.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Viitta to counter with a crisp jab.
Viitta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Viitta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson throws a counter high kick but Viitta was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Viitta lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viitta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Viitta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viitta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nelson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Viitta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viitta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Viitta's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson wants to clinch up but Viitta keeps it at a distance.
Viitta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Viitta in his tracks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Viitta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Viitta misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Viitta's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitta avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Viitta misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Viitta.
Viitta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viitta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Viitta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Viitta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson throws a head kick but Viitta moves out of range.
Viitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heikki Viitta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viitta.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Viitta moved out of range.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Viitta ducks down to avoid it.
Viitta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viitta throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Nelson misses its target.
Viitta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viitta.
Viitta throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Viitta is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Viitta misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viitta throws out the jab.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viitta moves away.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viitta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viitta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Viitta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Viitta.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Viitta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikki Viitta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Viitta if he has to take too many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viitta.
Viitta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Viitta throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Heikki Viitta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nelson lands a really nice looking cross but Viitta seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viitta manages to avoid it.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Viitta cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Viitta checks it well.
Viitta lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
Viitta scores with a nice strike.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viitta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Viitta lands with a good body shot.
Viitta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson throws a hook but Viitta blocks it.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice shot by Viitta.
Viitta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Viitta stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
Viitta cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses
and Viitta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viitta misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viitta throws out the jab.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Viitta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Viitta's head.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viitta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Viitta finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Viitta connects with the punch.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Viitta.
Viitta throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Viitta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Viitta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Viitta!
Heikki Viitta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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