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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hernanes silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Ruutikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hernanes silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruutikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with silva's head.
Ruutikainen misses with a wild combination.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Ruutikainen pushes him off.
Ruutikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruutikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ruutikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
silva tries to clinch up but Ruutikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruutikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Ruutikainen pushes him off.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruutikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruutikainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruutikainen.
silva moves into range and clinches up with Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen avoids a wild elbow strike from silva.
silva lands an elbow inside.
silva trying to land knees to the body.
silva lands an elbow that stopped Ruutikainen in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen takes an elbow to the temple.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruutikainen dodges an elbow strike from silva.
Ruutikainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but silva is keeping busy.
silva lands an elbow inside that Ruutikainen shrugs off.
It looks like Niko Ruutikainen has been cut.
silva misses with an elbow over the top.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
Ruutikainen managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutikainen is defending well for now.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutikainen avoids the damage to the body.
Ruutikainen managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutikainen.
silva misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutikainen.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Ruutikainen avoids the elbow strike from silva, against the cage.
silva lands a damaging elbow.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruutikainen dodges an elbow strike from silva.
silva throws an elbow that misses.
silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruutikainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruutikainen's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruutikainen breaks the clinch.
Ruutikainen looks for the body kick but silva saw that one coming.
Ruutikainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
silva dodges the punch combination from Ruutikainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruutikainen is looking to slow silva down with leg kicks.
silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruutikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
silva tries to clinch but Ruutikainen is having none of it.
silva moves into range and clinches up with Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva throws an elbow that misses.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutikainen avoids the damage to the body.
silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by silva.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruutikainen wants to break free but silva has control.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruutikainen has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
Ruutikainen tries to stall but silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Ruutikainen managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutikainen avoids the damage to the body.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Ruutikainen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
Ruutikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruutikainen's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hernanes silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niko Ruutikainen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruutikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by silva.
Ruutikainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niko Ruutikainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruutikainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruutikainen circles away.
Ruutikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruutikainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruutikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but silva checks it well.
Ruutikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruutikainen wants to slow silva down by chopping away at his legs.
silva is looking to clinch.
Ruutikainen with a jab.
It looks like hernanes silva has been cut.
Good exchange - Ruutikainen coming out on top.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ruutikainen feints and then cracks silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow silva down.
silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
silva is breathing heavily.
silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Ruutikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruutikainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruutikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruutikainen throws a good cross that connects.
Ruutikainen lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Ruutikainen finds it's target.
Ruutikainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ruutikainen throws a leg kick which misses silva's front leg but catches the back leg as silva tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruutikainen cracks silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruutikainen lands a left and a right that send silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Ruutikainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
silva is rocked!
Ruutikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
silva ducks right into an uppercut from Ruutikainen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruutikainen, right into the meat.
Ruutikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruutikainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by silva.
Ruutikainen cracks the inside of silva's front leg.
silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruutikainen tries to land a front kick but silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ruutikainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped silva in his tracks.
Ruutikainen lands a body shot.
Ruutikainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruutikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruutikainen is looking to land body kicks.
Ruutikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruutikainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruutikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruutikainen throws the kick towards the body but silva avoids it.
Ruutikainen scores with a nice strike.
silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
silva walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruutikainen.
silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruutikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutikainen is defending well for now.
Ruutikainen blocks an elbow strike from silva.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutikainen avoids the damage to the body.
silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruutikainen can't break the clinch.
Ruutikainen is trying to force a seperation but silva has the dominant position.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruutikainen has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
silva misses with an elbow strike.
That's four 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.
Ruutikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruutikainen is trying to force a seperation but silva has the dominant position.
silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruutikainen avoids a wild elbow strike from silva.
silva trying to land knees to the body.
silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutikainen is defending well for now.
Ruutikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruutikainen avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Ruutikainen avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Ruutikainen managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruutikainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
silva keeps control of Ruutikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
silva misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Ruutikainen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Ruutikainen scores with a four punch combination!
Ruutikainen throws a series of punches but silva moves out of range.
Ruutikainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruutikainen lands with a good body shot.
silva tries to clinch there but Ruutikainen circles away.
silva is looking to clinch.
Ruutikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruutikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruutikainen feints and then cracks silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow silva down.
silva tries to clinch but Ruutikainen moves out of range.
Ruutikainen lands with a right hand.
That has opened up hernanes silva's cut even more.
silva tries to clinch up.
Ruutikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruutikainen throws a body kick that misses.
Ruutikainen throws a series of punches but silva avoids them all with ease.
silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
silva tries to clinch up.
Ruutikainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruutikainen scores with a four punch combination!
Ruutikainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good leg kick by Ruutikainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruutikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niko Ruutikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruutikainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruutikainen, right into the meat.
silva blocks the body kick.
silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by silva.
A right-left combo lands from Ruutikainen.
silva has managed to clinch.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutikainen avoids the damage to the body.
silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruutikainen blocks the elbow strike.
silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva throws an elbow that misses.
Ruutikainen looking to stall.
Ruutikainen avoids a wild elbow strike from silva.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silva can do to turn this around?
silva lands an elbow inside that Ruutikainen shrugs off.
Ruutikainen managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
With the fighters up against the cage, silva throws an elbow but misses.
silva keeps control of Ruutikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruutikainen has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by silva.
silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruutikainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
silva throws an elbow that misses.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruutikainen avoids the damage to the body.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruutikainen.
Nice elbow from silva.
Ruutikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Ruutikainen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruutikainen's brow.
Ruutikainen looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruutikainen is trying to maintain a safe position but silva gets an underhook and turns Ruutikainen into the cage.
silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruutikainen is trying to break the clinch but silva has him pressed against the cage.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutikainen avoids it.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutikainen avoids it.
Ruutikainen effectively controlling the action here.
silva lands an elbow inside that Ruutikainen shrugs off.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruutikainen avoids it.
Ruutikainen managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
Ruutikainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but silva is keeping busy.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutikainen is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by silva.
silva missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Ruutikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruutikainen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Ruutikainen!
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energy
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hype
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