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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Wandrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torspo Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murikka has chosen Porilaisten marssi as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Wandrei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torspo Murikka!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murikka scores with a jab.
Wandrei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murikka throws a looping overhand right but Wandrei ducks down to avoid it.
Torspo Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murikka misses with the combination.
Wandrei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murikka throws a jab but it's blocked by Wandrei.
Wandrei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wandrei wants to clinch.
Murikka throws a shot from downtown. Wandrei moves away and avoids it.
Wandrei throws a head kick that half lands.
Wandrei moves in looking to clinch but Murikka pushes him off.
Murikka swinging wilding here.
Wandrei doesn't manage to clinch there - Murikka circles away.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch but Murikka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wandrei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wandrei wants to clinch.
Wandrei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei moves in looking to clinch but Murikka pushes him off.
Wandrei has a takedown stuffed.
Murikka swinging wilding here.
Murikka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Murikka throws a big shot that misses.
Murikka swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandrei.
Wandrei misses with a head kick.
Wandrei rushes Murikka and presses him up against the cage.
Murikka tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
Murikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandrei has double underhooks.
Murikka tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
Wandrei lands an elbow that stopped Murikka in his tracks for a moment.
Wandrei throws an elbow but it misses.
Murikka wants to break free but Wandrei has control.
Murikka blocks an elbow strike.
Wandrei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wandrei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murikka.
Wandrei tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wandrei crunches a lovely knee into Murikka's ribcage.
Murikka can't break the clinch.
Wandrei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murikka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murikka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is trying to break the clinch but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
Murikka wants to get back to striking at distance but Wandrei won't allow it.
Wandrei throws an elbow but it misses.
Murikka tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
Wandrei keeps control of Murikka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murikka has had enough of the clinch but Wandrei keeps him there for the moment.
Wandrei misses with an elbow over the top.
Wandrei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murikka looks gassed!
Wandrei misses with an elbow strike.
Murikka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wandrei.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Wandrei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wandrei throws an elbow but misses.
Murikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandrei has double underhooks.
Wandrei prevents Murikka from breaking the clinch.
Wandrei manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Wandrei lands but Murikka takes it in his stride.
Murikka tries to keep at a distance but Wandrei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murikka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wandrei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murikka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wandrei changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murikka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murikka misses with a looping left.
Wandrei tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei has managed to clinch.
Wandrei connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Wandrei.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside.
Murikka tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
Wandrei blocks an uppercut.
Murikka takes an elbow to the temple.
Wandrei keeps control of Murikka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wandrei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murikka's face.
A shot in the inside from Murikka.
Wandrei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wandrei.
Wandrei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wandrei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wandrei lands a nice knee to the body.
Murikka is pressed up against the cage. Wandrei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murikka down to the mat. Murikka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Murikka misses.
Wandrei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wandrei lands with a slapping head kick.
Wandrei lands a head kick!
Wandrei darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wandrei decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murikka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wandrei instigates a clinch.
Murikka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Murikka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Wandrei dominated that round.
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.
Wandrei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murikka swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandrei.
Murikka tries to bum rush Wandrei with a series of wild strikes but Wandrei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wandrei wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandrei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wandrei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murikka.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside.
Murikka is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wandrei misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wandrei throws an elbow but misses.
Wandrei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wandrei throws an elbow but misses.
Wandrei has Murikka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murikka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wandrei.
Murikka is trying to break the clinch but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei lands with a short shot to the head.
Wandrei throws an elbow that misses.
Wandrei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wandrei.
Wandrei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murikka has had enough of the clinch but Wandrei keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wandrei throws an elbow but misses.
Wandrei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murikka blocks an elbow strike from Wandrei.
Wandrei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wandrei.
Wandrei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wandrei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside that Murikka shrugs off.
Wandrei throws an elbow but it misses.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside that Murikka shrugs off.
Murikka has a couple of punches blocked by Wandrei.
Murikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murikka can't break the clinch.
Wandrei scores with a shoulder strike.
Wandrei lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wandrei throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Murikka fails to land.
Murikka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murikka wants to get back to striking at distance but Wandrei won't allow it.
Murikka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wandrei with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wandrei.
Wandrei connects with a knee to the head.
Wandrei misses with an elbow over the top.
Murikka tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wandrei.
Wandrei changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murikka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wandrei has closed the distance and engaged Murikka in a clinch.
Wandrei throws an elbow but it misses.
Wandrei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murikka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murikka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murikka gets underhooks to prevent Wandrei's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Wandrei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murikka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murikka breaks from the clinch.
Murikka swinging wilding here.
Wandrei closes the distance and clinches.
Wandrei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside.
Wandrei throws an elbow but it misses.
Wandrei misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murikka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wandrei misses with an elbow over the top.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside that Murikka shrugs off.
Wandrei lands a knee to the body.
Wandrei lands a nice elbow.
Murikka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murikka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
Murikka blocks an elbow strike.
Murikka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandrei has double underhooks.
Murikka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
Murikka takes an elbow to the temple.
Murikka is trying to break free.
Wandrei is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Murikka can't fight it off and eventually Wandrei manages to take the fight to the floor. Murikka looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Murikka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei is looking to stand up but Murikka won't let him.
Murikka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Wandrei dominated that second round.
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!
Wandrei tries to clinch but Murikka moves out of range.
Murikka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wandrei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
August Wandrei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wandrei prevents Murikka from breaking the clinch.
Murikka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wandrei is working for takedown but Murikka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murikka blocks an elbow strike.
Murikka avoids the elbow strike from Wandrei, against the cage.
Murikka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murikka is trying to break the clinch but Wandrei has him pressed against the cage.
Wandrei misses with a punch on the inside.
Wandrei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murikka backwards.
Murikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandrei has double underhooks.
Wandrei goes for a takedown attempt but Murikka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murikka throws a right hand that Wandrei ducks under and follows up with a left that Wandrei also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wandrei shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wandrei showed some decent athleticism there.
Murikka is looking for a sweep. Wandrei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murikka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei wants to stand up but Murikka is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murikka wants to control but Wandrei is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wandrei tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Murikka.
Wandrei not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka keeping hold of Wandrei's head, controlling as best he can.
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.
Wandrei is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Torspo Murikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
Wandrei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murikka.
Wandrei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Wandrei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wandrei tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Wandrei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wandrei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Wandrei!
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hype
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