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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tulirinta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Badding - Mä jäi kii. Teppo Tulirinta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulirinta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulirinta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tulirinta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tulirinta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva is working Tulirinta over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tulirinta as the two fighters clinch.
De Silva is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tulirinta controls the action.
De Silva tries to break the clinch but Tulirinta is controlling the position.
Tulirinta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tulirinta smiles and moves away.
Tulirinta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tulirinta moves into range and clinches up with De Silva.
Tulirinta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands a body punch.
Tulirinta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tulirinta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Tulirinta on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the body.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tulirinta lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta pushes De Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tulirinta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tulirinta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tulirinta pushes De Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tulirinta stalling the fight.
Tulirinta gets through De Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tulirinta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tulirinta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta manages to break the clinch.
Tulirinta forces De Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tulirinta obliges.
Good body shot from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands a nice knee to the body.
Tulirinta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulirinta lands a left hand.
Tulirinta landing knees to the head.
Tulirinta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tulirinta - that landed with a thud.
Tulirinta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Silva's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands an elbow just above De Silva 's eye.
Tulirinta lands an elbow just above De Silva 's eye.
Nice body punch from Tulirinta.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is working De Silva over against the cage.
De Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Tulirinta.
A knee to the head by Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands a shot to the body.
Tulirinta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tulirinta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tulirinta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tulirinta scores a nice knee to the body.
Tulirinta with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tulirinta closes the distance and pushes De Silva back into the cage.
Tulirinta lands an elbow just above De Silva 's eye.
De Silva tries to circle away but Tulirinta has him pinned against the cage.
De Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro De Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulirinta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tulirinta lands an elbow that stopped De Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Silva.
Tulirinta landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
Tulirinta lands with a light punch inside.
De Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulirinta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tulirinta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tulirinta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tulirinta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Silva somewhat.
Tulirinta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Silva up against the cage.
Tulirinta lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Silva tries to pull guard but Tulirinta won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta lands an uppercut.
De Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the body.
Tulirinta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tulirinta has De Silva pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulirinta lands a nice hook to De Silva's body. De Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tulirinta moves into the clinch successfully.
De Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tulirinta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tulirinta gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tulirinta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tulirinta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tulirinta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulirinta lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tulirinta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tulirinta lands with a nice combination. De Silva backs away looking to recover.
De Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tulirinta moves out of range easily.
Tulirinta leaves De Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tulirinta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tulirinta clinches with his opponent.
Tulirinta is pressed up against the cage. De Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulirinta down to the mat. Tulirinta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tulirinta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro De Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulirinta lands a right hook to the body.
Tulirinta rushes De Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta digs a right hand underneath De Silva's ribcage. De Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tulirinta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tulirinta lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulirinta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tulirinta decides to pull guard.
Tulirinta is pulling down on De Silva's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Silvais looking to pass into half guard but Tulirinta pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tulirinta is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta stands up from De Silva's guard - Tulirinta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tulirinta clinches up with De Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Tulirinta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tulirinta pushes De Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta scores with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta lands an elbow inside that De Silva shrugs off.
Tulirinta cracks De Silva with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Tulirinta.
Nice elbow from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the body.
Tulirinta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tulirinta.
De Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tulirinta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tulirinta scores with a shot to the side of De Silva's head.
De Silva tries to pull guard but Tulirinta won't allow it.
Tulirinta working De Silva over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is looking to control De Silva's arms but De Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tulirinta has his back to the cage.
De Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tulirinta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tulirinta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tulirinta scores with a shoulder strike.
Tulirinta prevents the takedown attempt.
De Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tulirinta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta tries to clinch up.
Teppo Tulirinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta has De Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulirinta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tulirinta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tulirinta landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tulirinta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tulirinta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
Tulirinta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tulirinta displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Silva up against the cage.
Tulirinta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tulirinta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Silva or not.
De Silva looking for a takedown.
Tulirinta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulirinta has managed to clinch.
De Silva tries to pull guard but Tulirinta won't allow it.
Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries to clinch up but Tulirinta circles away and keeps his distance.
Tulirinta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Silva jumps guard but Tulirinta stands there with De Silva around his waist. De Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tulirinta lands with a right to the head.
Tulirinta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Teppo Tulirinta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulirinta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tulirinta scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva is trying to drag Tulirinta to the mat but Tulirinta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tulirinta scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Tulirinta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tulirinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta pushes De Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tulirinta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Silva gets control of Tulirinta's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Silva is trying to keep Tulirinta in close.
Tulirinta works over De Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulirinta trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Silva's guard.
Tulirinta stands and steps away. De Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tulirinta moves in looking to clinch but De Silva pushes him off.
De Silva dives in and grabs Tulirinta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tulirinta pushes down on De Silva's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tulirinta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tulirinta clinches with his opponent.
De Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro De Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulirinta connects with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta digs a right hand into De Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Silva's gas tank.
Tulirinta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tulirinta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tulirinta is pressed up against the cage. De Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tulirinta down to the mat. Tulirinta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulirinta pinned against the cage. Tulirinta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tulirinta darts in and clinches De Silva up against the cage.
De Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tulirinta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tulirinta crunches a lovely knee into De Silva's ribcage.
Tulirinta scores with a hook to the body.
Tulirinta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tulirinta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulirinta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
Tulirinta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
Tulirinta slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva jumps guard but Tulirinta stands there with De Silva around his waist. De Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Silva tries to pull guard but Tulirinta holds him up against the cage and eventually De Silva drops back down to his feet.
Tulirinta works on De Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tulirinta takes the fight into the clinch.
Tulirinta lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulirinta.
Tulirinta has De Silva pressed against the cage, preventing De Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tulirinta cracks De Silva with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta lands a body shot.
Tulirinta scores with a shoulder strike.
Tulirinta lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Tulirinta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tulirinta shows good takedown defense.
Tulirinta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tulirinta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tulirinta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a body punch.
Tulirinta slows down the pace here.
De Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tulirinta smiles and moves away.
Good exchange - Tulirinta coming out on top.
Tulirinta tries to clinch but De Silva moves away
and De Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Tulirinta closes the distance and clinches.
De Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Tulirinta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tulirinta pushes De Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tulirinta with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta lands an elbow inside that De Silva shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulirinta lands a shot to the body.
Tulirinta landing knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
De Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Tulirinta landing knees to the head.
Tulirinta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Silva up against the cage.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the body.
Teppo Tulirinta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tulirinta uses from the top position.
De Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tulirinta is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. De Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tulirinta's back instead.
Tulirinta is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Alvaro De Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tulirinta blocks a head kick by De Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Tulirinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tulirinta 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tulirinta!
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