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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zydrunas Zavickas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihervaara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Volbeat - A Warriors Call. Zavickas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mötley Crüe: Girl's Girl's Girl's. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zydrunas Zavickas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervaara throws out a powerful jab.
Zavickas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vihervaara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zavickas counters with a straight right hand.
Zavickas misses with a takedown
and Vihervaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zavickas's knee momentarily.
Zavickas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vihervaara throws out the jab.
Zavickas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vihervaara.
Zavickas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vihervaara.
Zavickas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zavickas misses with a jab to the body
and Zavickas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vihervaara lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara throws out a powerful jab.
Vihervaara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zavickas misses with a hook
and Vihervaara counters with an outside leg kick.
Zavickas looks to land a left hand but Vihervaara moved out of range nicely.
Zavickas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vihervaara counters with a one-two to the body.
Vihervaara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vihervaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vihervaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara works over Zavickas's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vihervaara connects with a nice looking jab.
Vihervaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zavickas tries to move into range but Vihervaara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vihervaara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vihervaara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vihervaara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zavickas misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavickas throws an off balance right hand
and Vihervaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Zydrunas Zavickas has been cut.
Vihervaara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vihervaara lands a really nice looking cross but Zavickas seems unphased.
Zavickas checks a leg kick nicely.
Zavickas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zavickas looks gassed!
Zavickas fails with the takedown
and Vihervaara counters with a nice leg kick.
Ernesti Vihervaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zavickas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vihervaara tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Vihervaara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zavickas doesn't seem phased though.
Vihervaara throws the left hand but Zavickas avoids the punch easily.
Zavickas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihervaara misses with a hook
and Zavickas counters with a takedown into side control.
Zavickas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vihervaara rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zavickas's guard! Nice work there by Vihervaara!
Vihervaara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zydrunas Zavickas'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.
Zavickas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vihervaara counters with a good low kick that Zavickas was not able to check.
Vihervaara scores with a nice strike.
Zavickas throws an overhand right that lands on Vihervaara's shoulder, as Vihervaara tries to avoid the shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vihervaara here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vihervaara thumps Zavickas with a low kick.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihervaara throws a leg kick but Zavickas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zavickas is breathing heavily.
Vihervaara lands the left hand.
Vihervaara throws a jab when Zavickas was well out of range.
Ernesti Vihervaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihervaara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zavickas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vihervaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zavickas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara lands an elbow just above Zavickas 's eye.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Zavickas won't want to take too many of those.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vihervaara pushes Zavickas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara.
A body shot lands from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside.
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Vihervaara pushes Zavickas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vihervaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zavickas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zavickas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Zavickas's ribcage.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Vihervaara on the inside.
A hook to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara is leaning against Zavickas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vihervaara lands a right hand.
Vihervaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zavickas can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ernesti Vihervaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vihervaara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vihervaara scores with a shot to the side of Zavickas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vihervaara.
Zavickas takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Zydrunas Zavickas's cut even more.
Vihervaara lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara landing knees to the head.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zavickas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihervaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vihervaara is working Zavickas over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vihervaara.
A short left from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vihervaara lands an elbow that stopped Zavickas in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara 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!
Vihervaara scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vihervaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zavickas's defenses.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Zydrunas Zavickas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vihervaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zavickas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vihervaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihervaara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vihervaara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vihervaara lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervaara lands an elbow just above Zavickas 's eye.
Vihervaara lands a shoulder strike.
Vihervaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zydrunas Zavickas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vihervaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vihervaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zavickas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vihervaara's guard.
Zavickas trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihervaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vihervaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zavickas regains half guard.
Vihervaara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zavickas keeps working.
Zavickas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavickas trying to control from the bottom.
Vihervaara controlling the action here.
Zavickas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zavickas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ernesti Vihervaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavickas thows a huge punch but Vihervaara dodges it nicely.
Vihervaara is looking to improve his position.
Zavickas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zavickas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zavickas seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Vihervaara has recovered full guard.
Zavickas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vihervaara is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zavickas, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara postures up.
Vihervaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zavickas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vihervaara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vihervaara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vihervaara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zavickas is trying to get back to half guard.
Vihervaara throws an elbow but Zavickas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zydrunas Zavickas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vihervaara takes a little break here. Zavickas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zavickas is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Vihervaara stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zydrunas Zavickas.
I think Vihervaara 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesti Vihervaara!
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