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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, If I cant. Vihervaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Volbeat - A Warriors Call. Craig Thomson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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238 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vihervaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomson scores with a nice head shot.
Thomson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vihervaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomson scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara moves out of range as Thomson strikes.
Vihervaara throws a big shot that misses.
Vihervaara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Thomson.
Vihervaara wants to clinch.
Thomson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vihervaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomson is trying to defend but Vihervaara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomson trying to control here.
Vihervaara is pressing down on Thomson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomson is holding on for now.
Vihervaara working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Thomson's thigh. Thomson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara trying to control but Thomson is working from the bottom.
Vihervaara looking to pass the guard.
Vihervaara is looking to advance position but Thomson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Thomson controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vihervaara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vihervaara has control of Thomson's left arm, preventing Thomson from doing any damage.
Vihervaara trying to keep a closed guard but Thomson is proving a slippery customer.
Thomson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A lazy body kick from Vihervaara
and Thomson counters with a straight right hand.
Thomson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vihervaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara prevents Thomson from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vihervaara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomson working aggressively here.
Vihervaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomson tries to work over Vihervaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihervaara pushes Thomson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vihervaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomson is breathing heavily.
Vihervaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
Vihervaara lands a right hand.
Vihervaara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomson backwards.
Vihervaara presses Thomson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
Vihervaara lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Craig Thomson's cut is getting worse.
Vihervaara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vihervaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomson takes an elbow to the temple.
Craig Thomson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vihervaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Thomson's ribcage.
Vihervaara lands an elbow that stopped Thomson in his tracks for a moment.
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 Craig Thomson'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.
Vihervaara closes the distance and clinches.
Vihervaara pushes Thomson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body.
Thomson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Thomson's ribcage.
Vihervaara digs a right hand into Thomson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomson's gas tank.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihervaara obliges.
Vihervaara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomson won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara - that landed with a thud.
Vihervaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vihervaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeez, Craig Thomson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vihervaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara - that landed with a thud.
Vihervaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomson avoids the damage to the body.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow.
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Thomson's ribcage.
Vihervaara with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Thomson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ernesti Vihervaara!
Ernesti Vihervaara is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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