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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Soomaaliyeey toosoo. Jeff Sobchak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abdullah Virtanen's chin.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen tries a low kick but Sobchak avoids it.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses.
Virtanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Virtanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sobchak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Virtanen to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Jeff Sobchak has been cut.
Sobchak moves in looking to clinch but Virtanen pushes him off.
Sobchak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobchak moves into the clinch.
Sobchak trying to stall but Virtanen improves his position.
Sobchak is struggling to control the position.
Sobchak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak prevents Virtanen from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Virtanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdullah Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak walks into a stiff left hand from Virtanen.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Virtanen throws a leg kick which misses Sobchak 's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobchak tries to avoid it.
Sobchak looks gassed!
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobchak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt.
Sobchak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Virtanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a leg kick which misses Sobchak 's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobchak tries to avoid it.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sobchak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sobchak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sobchak walks into a left hand.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Virtanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sobchak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Jeff Sobchak 's cut even more.
Sobchak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobchak 's calf.
Virtanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Virtanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Virtanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sobchak checks a leg kick.
Sobchak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sobchak takes a step back to recover.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Sobchak 's front leg.
Virtanen throws a head kick but Sobchak moves out of range.
Sobchak tries to bum rush Virtanen with a series of wild strikes but Virtanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Virtanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchak blocks a low kick nicely.
Sobchak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Virtanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobchak 's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen throws a leg kick which misses Sobchak 's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobchak tries to avoid it.
Sobchak drops his hands momentarily and Virtanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Virtanen. That's going to slow Sobchak down.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobchak will feel that in the morning.
Abdullah Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Virtanen!
Virtanen works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobchak .
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobchak .
Sobchak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Sobchak tries to clinch there but Virtanen circles away.
Nice body kick from Virtanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobchak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Virtanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobchak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Virtanen misses with a two punch combination.
Virtanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobchak .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sobchak 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobchak . That did some damage!
Virtanen lands the left hand.
Virtanen throws a front kick aimed at Sobchak 's knee but Sobchak avoids it well.
Virtanen is looking to slow Sobchak down with leg kicks.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtanen connects with a high kick.
Sobchak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sobchak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Virtanen - the referee stops the clock and Sobchak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Virtanen. Sobchak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Virtanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobchak can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Sobchak takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Virtanen.
Sobchak is breathing heavily.
Virtanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobchak has time to react.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Sobchak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a looping right hand.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobchak 's calf.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Sobchak takes it in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Sobchak blocks the leg kick.
Sobchak tries to clinch up but Virtanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobchak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Virtanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sobchak 's head.
The cut above Jeff Sobchak 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses
enabling Virtanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Virtanen is looking to slow Sobchak down with leg kicks.
Virtanen scores with a push kick.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick.
Abdullah Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Virtanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobchak tries to move into range but Virtanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Virtanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobchak dodges the punch combination from Virtanen.
Sobchak moves out of range of the body kick from Virtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen moves into the clinch.
Sobchak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sobchak is trying to force a seperation but Virtanen has the dominant position.
Virtanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Virtanen trying to control the position but instead, Sobchak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Virtanen into the cage.
Sobchak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike.
Sobchak manages to break the clinch.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Sobchak moves out of range easily.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobchak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Virtanen's sensitive parts.
Virtanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Virtanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Abdullah Virtanen has been cut.
Virtanen scores with the left hand. Sobchak knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobchak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobchak tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Virtanen counter with a right hand.
Virtanen throws a leg kick
and Sobchak moves into the clinch.
Sobchak takes a shot to the head.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sobchak .
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.
Sobchak scores a nice knee to the body.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Virtanen avoids it.
Virtanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sobchak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobchak is leaning against Virtanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sobchak scores with a knee to the head.
Sobchak connects with a knee to the head.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen is trying to break the clinch but Sobchak has him pressed against the cage.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Sobchak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Virtanen is trying to keep an underhook but Sobchak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Virtanen has his hands clasped together around Sobchak 's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobchak 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobchak 's back!
Virtanen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Sobchak rolls, trying to escape but Virtanen keeps control of the position.
Sobchak manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Virtanen is now in side control.
Sobchak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen decides to stand back up. Virtanen steps back and let's Sobchak get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Virtanen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobchak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Virtanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sobchak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Virtanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobchak .
Sobchak checks a low kick from Virtanen.
Sobchak tries to move into range but Virtanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virtanen manages to avoid it.
Virtanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sobchak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobchak 's calf.
Sobchak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobchak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobchak misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Sobchak takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobchak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Virtanen checks it well.
Virtanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jeff Sobchak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virtanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Virtanen lands a jab to the head.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Sobchak 's front leg.
Sobchak moves in looking to clinch but Virtanen pushes him off.
Sobchak avoids the head kick by Virtanen.
Sobchak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jeff Sobchak 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Virtanen there.
Virtanen clinches.
Sobchak blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Virtanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Sobchak 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abdullah Virtanen!
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