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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Desper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Desper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desper misses with a straight left.
Sarsola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sarsola looks gassed!
Desper throws a wild body kick that Sarsola sees coming a mile off.
Sarsola avoids the head kick by Desper.
Desper connects with a high kick.
It looks like Leo Sarsola has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desper fails with a takedown attempt.
Desper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sarsola avoids it really well and circles away.
Desper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Desper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sarsola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Desper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sarsola tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sarsola cracks Desper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola unloads with some shots from mount but Desper bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desper wants to control but Sarsola is having none of it.
Desper is bucking up trying to escape but Sarsola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sarsola throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Desper because Sarsola loaded up on that one.
Desper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sarsola on the ground.
Sarsola throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Desper tries to lock up and control but Sarsola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola controlling the pace for now.
Sarsola tries to control but Desper wriggling away.
Sarsola controlling from mount.
Desper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sarsola tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola thowing shots but they're missing.
Sarsola in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Desper tries to hold on but Sarsola postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sarsola lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Desper is squirming around, avoiding Sarsola's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Sarsola there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Sarsola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Sarsola's cut.
That's time! Desper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Desper tries to bum rush Sarsola with a series of wild strikes but Sarsola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Desper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarsola sizes up Desper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Desper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adrian Desper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sarsola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Desper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Sarsola does it's job there.
Desper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarsola lands an overhand right.
Sarsola cracks Desper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarsola lands a nice shot that snaps Desper's head back.
Sarsola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sarsola connects with a right hand. Desper shakes it off.
Desper misses with a double jab
and Sarsola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desper throws a combination that misses
and Sarsola counters with a series of strikes. Desper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sarsola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sarsola is on top in guard.
Sarsola throwing strikes from guard but Desper blocks nicely.
Sarsola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sarsola stands up over Desper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sarsola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Desper working a defensive guard here.
Sarsola thows a big elbow that misses.
Desper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarsola is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leo Sarsola has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Desper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sarsola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Desper!
Sarsola punching from mount but Desper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sarsola throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Desper because Sarsola loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola controlling from mount.
Sarsola lands a big shot there that rocks Desper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sarsola landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desper wants to control but Sarsola is having none of it.
Sarsola with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Sarsola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Desper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarsola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarsola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Desper thinking.
Sarsola connects with a crisp jab.
Sarsola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sarsola shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sarsola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Desper's head.
Sarsola scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sarsola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sarsola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola is looking to take a break and control but Desper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sarsola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarsola tries to pass to full mount but Desper defends it.
Sarsola is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Desper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leo Sarsola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sarsola not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leo Sarsola.
Desper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sarsola counters with a three punch combo that has Desper backing up. Desper nods at Sarsola to acknowledge the strikes.
Desper misses with a double jab
enabling Sarsola to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Desper.
Sarsola shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Desper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Desper trying to keep a closed guard but Sarsola is proving a slippery customer.
Sarsola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sarsola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sarsola postures up in Desper's guard and throws a big left but Desper blocks it.
Adrian Desper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leo Sarsola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leo Sarsola was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Desper swings for the body but Sarsola moves out of range.
Sarsola digs a good hook to Desper's body.
Sarsola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Desper to the mat! Desper manages to get full guard.
Sarsola passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Sarsola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarsola 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Sarsola!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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