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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gy Demel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tallaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gy Demel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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237 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gy Demel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tallaaja!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Demel circles away.
Demel wants to clinch
and Tallaaja moves into the clinch.
Tallaaja scores a nice knee to the body.
Tallaaja lands an elbow inside that Demel shrugs off.
Demel is breathing heavily.
Tallaaja is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tallaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demel wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Tallaaja misses its intended target.
Demel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tallaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tallaaja lands with a hook. Demel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Gy Demel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallaaja clinches up against the cage.
Tallaaja scores a nice knee to the body.
Tallaaja breaks from the clinch.
Tallaaja shoots in and bounces Demel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tallaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Demel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallaaja gets to his feet. Demel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tallaaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tallaaja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Demel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tallaaja creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Demel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tallaaja decides to stand up, so the ref orders Demel to his feet.
Demel shoots and misses
and Tallaaja counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Demel wants to control the position but Tallaaja says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallaaja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tallaaja working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallaaja is working for a kimura but Demel is defending it quite comfortably.
Demel is looking for a sweep. Tallaaja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Demel trying to control from the bottom.
Demel strikes from the bottom but Tallaaja uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Demel struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Who's going to make the next move?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tallaaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gy Demel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Demel slips under a jab.
Gy Demel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demel fails with the takedown
and Tallaaja counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demel won't be happy with that.
Tallaaja working away.
Demel is trying to get back to his feet.
Demel struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tallaaja stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallaaja looks to clinch
and Demel counters by clinching up.
Tallaaja is trying to maintain a safe position but Demel gets an underhook and turns Tallaaja into the cage.
Tallaaja with a knee to the head.
Demel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tallaaja connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demel's face.
Demel breaks from the clinch.
Demel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Demel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tallaaja is bucking up trying to escape but Demel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Demel with a couple of short strikes.
Demel wants to control the pace but Tallaaja is squirming around nicely.
Demel is landing with some decent strikes but Tallaaja is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tallaaja takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Demel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Demel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tallaaja's face.
Demel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demel lands a heavy elbow.
Demel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tallaaja's face.
Demel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tallaaja looks a forlorn figure.
Demel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tallaaja wants to control but Demel is having none of it.
Teppo Tallaaja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tallaaja tries to hold on but Demel postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Demel avoids the attempt from Tallaaja to control.
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 Gy Demel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gy Demel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tallaaja avoids it really well and circles away.
Tallaaja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Demel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Demel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tallaaja as he avoids it easily.
Demel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gy Demel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tallaaja tries to clinch
and Demel counters with a nice uppercut.
Tallaaja rushes Demel and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tallaaja landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tallaaja lands a nice elbow.
Demel is trying to break the clinch but Tallaaja has him pressed against the cage.
Tallaaja lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tallaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Demel is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tallaaja.
Demel tries to break free but Tallaaja pushes him back against the cage.
Demel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Demel grinds an elbow into Tallaaja's temple.
Demel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tallaaja feints and as Demel raises his hands in defense, Tallaaja changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tallaaja postures up and lands a big shot to Demel's brow.
Demel pushes Tallaaja off and scrambles back to his feet.
Demel fails with the takedown.
Demel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Demel showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tallaaja has hold of Demel's hands but Demel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Demel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tallaaja.
Demel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tallaaja kicks Demel off and gets back to his feet.
Tallaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tallaaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demel instigates a clinch.
Demel is trying to force a seperation but Tallaaja has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gy Demel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Gy Demel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tallaaja wants to clinch
and Demel counters with a three punch combo that has Tallaaja backing up. Tallaaja nods at Demel to acknowledge the strikes.
Tallaaja clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tallaaja obliges.
Demel tries to break the clinch but Tallaaja is controlling the position.
Demel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tallaaja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallaaja lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Demel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallaaja prevents Demel from breaking the clinch.
Tallaaja lands an elbow that stopped Demel in his tracks for a moment.
Tallaaja drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tallaaja has him pressed against the cage.
Demel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tallaaja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tallaaja manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tallaaja keeping moving, preventing Demel from controlling successfully.
Demel wants to stand and escape but instead Tallaaja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Demel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tallaaja is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Demel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tallaaja gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Demel misses with a takedown attempt
so Tallaaja counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tallaaja wants to get up but he can't break Demel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tallaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Demel looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallaaja stops Demel from standing up.
Tallaaja preventing the sweep.
Demel is controlling Tallaaja's posture.
Demel wants to stand up but Tallaaja is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tallaaja misses with a takedown
and Demel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tallaaja won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tallaaja is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Demel decides to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tallaaja moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gy Demel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Demel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demel moves in looking to clinch but Tallaaja pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tallaaja dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gy Demel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tallaaja wants to clinch
and Demel counters with a solid body kick.
Tallaaja tries to clinch
and Demel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tallaaja won't be happy with that.
Demel avoids the strikes from the bottom by Tallaaja.
Demel throwing strikes but Tallaaja manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tallaaja decides to stand back up. Tallaaja steps back and let's Demel get back to his feet.
Demel throws a sloppy head kick and Tallaaja moves out of range easily.
Demel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Demel misses with a low kick.
Demel throws a right and a left that Tallaaja avoids nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tallaaja clinches but Demel breaks the clinch
and Demel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Tallaaja misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tallaaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Tallaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tallaaja gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Demel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tallaaja has momentary wrist control but Demel slips an elbow through the middle.
Demel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tallaaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Demel counters with a takedown into side control.
Demel lands an elbow.
Tallaaja parries the strikes from Demel easily there. Demel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tallaaja to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tallaaja can do anything to dispel that myth.
Demel stands up and beckons Tallaaja to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallaaja looks to clinch
and Demel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tallaaja's guard now.
Demel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Demel preventing the sweep.
Demel tries to stand but Tallaaja is controlling from the bottom.
Demel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Demel prevents Tallaaja from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Demel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tallaaja tries to clinch
and Demel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tallaaja!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gy Demel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Teppo Tallaaja!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Teppo Tallaaja!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Teppo Tallaaja!
Teppo Tallaaja wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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