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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Teravainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth has chosen Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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181 lbs
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172 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Teravainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teravainen loads up on a big right hand but Fayth slips the punch.
Fayth fails to land the takedown.
Teravainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Teravainen.
Teravainen gets caught flat footed, as Fayth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
Fayth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Teravainen keeps moving.
Teravainen wants to stand and escape but Fayth is having none of it.
Teravainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teravainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fayth on the ground.
Fayth throws a big right hand that misses.
Fayth forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth trying to advance position but Teravainen counters by regaining guard.
Fayth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Teravainen keeps moving.
Teravainen wants to stand but Fayth is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teravainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fayth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fayth looking to sit in guard and control but Teravainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fayth working for a triangle but Teravainen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teravainen's guard.
Fayth tries to free his leg and advance position but Teravainen is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teravainen is trying to maintain the position but Fayth is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is trying to control the action in half guard but Teravainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teravainen is trying to control but can't.
Teravainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fayth.
Fayth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fayth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teravainen blocking the ground and pound.
Fayth thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fayth thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fayth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fayth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teravainen looks a forlorn figure.
Teravainen is squirming around, avoiding Fayth's attempts to control the action.
Fayth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Teravainen because Fayth loaded up on that one.
Teravainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fayth working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teravainen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fayth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fayth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teravainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Fayth slips a straight right by Teravainen.
Teravainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Teravainen.
Teravainen looks to throw the jab but Fayth is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fayth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teravainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teravainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fayth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fayth tries a head kick but it misses.
Fayth shoots for a double leg takedown but Teravainen sprawls well. He's pushed Fayth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Teuvo Teravainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Teravainen throws a hook to the side of Fayth's head but Fayth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teravainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Teravainen misses.
Teravainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teravainen throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Fayth slips a jab from Teravainen.
Fayth gets the takedown into side control.
Teravainen is not content to let Fayth control the position.
Fayth is trying to get an arm triangle but Teravainen is defending well.
Teravainen is letting Fayth control him for a moment.
Ray Fayth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fayth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is trying to ground and pound but Teravainen uses the momentary lack of control by Fayth to regain half guard.
Fayth is looking to take a break and control but Teravainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fayth wants to advance to full mount but Teravainen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Teravainen is keeping the position.
Fayth passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fayth in particular looking to stall.
Fayth trying to mount his opponent but Teravainen defends it.
Fayth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Teravainen controlling the position for now.
Teravainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fayth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teravainen is looking to improve his position.
Fayth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fayth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fayth has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fayth throws some wild stikes that Teravainen manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Teravainen.
Teravainen throws an overhand right that lands on Fayth's shoulder, as Fayth tries to avoid the shot.
Teravainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fayth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teravainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayth somewhat.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Fayth looks to land a right hand but Teravainen moved out of range.
Teravainen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fayth's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fayth dives in and scores a takedown into Teravainen's guard.
Fayth trying to control but Teravainen is working from the bottom.
Teravainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Teravainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teravainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teravainen 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray Fayth hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fayth misses with a takedown attempt - Teravainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Teravainen misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Teravainen.
Teravainen loads up on a big right hand but Fayth slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth gets the takedown into side control.
Fayth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teravainen, who protects the arm well.
Fayth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fayth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teravainen, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fayth throws an elbow but Teravainen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Teuvo Teravainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teravainen stops Fayth from passing to mount.
Fayth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Teravainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Teravainen stops Fayth from passing to mount.
Teravainen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fayth tries to advance to mount but Teravainen denies him.
Teravainen is trying to control Fayth's posture but Fayth avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth tries to move to full mount but Teravainen actually manages to regain half guard.
Fayth is nestled in close to Teravainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fayth seems to be working for a kimura but Teravainen defends the submission attempt.
Teravainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fayth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Fayth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fayth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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