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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sahko Zelenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Talvilahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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, Sahko Zelenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Talvilahti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvilahti shoots in for a double leg but Zelenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Talvilahti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talvilahti doesn't manage to clinch there - Zelenko circles away.
Talvilahti takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Juhani Talvilahti has been cut.
Zelenko misses with a head kick.
Zelenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zelenko throws a head kick that misses.
Talvilahti tries to land a front kick but Zelenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talvilahti throws a series of punches but Zelenko moves out of range.
Zelenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Zelenko.
Zelenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvilahti tries to clinch but Zelenko moves out of range.
Zelenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zelenko throws a sloppy head kick and Talvilahti moves out of range easily.
Zelenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talvilahti tries to clinch there but Zelenko circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvilahti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zelenko defends well and Talvilahti ends up having to push Zelenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Talvilahti tries to land a knee to the head but Zelenko blocks with his arms.
Zelenko breaks the clinch.
Zelenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zelenko throws a head kick that misses.
Zelenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zelenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvilahti dives in for a single leg takedown but Zelenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sahko Zelenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Talvilahti.
Talvilahti misses with a knee to the head.
Talvilahti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zelenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zelenko.
Zelenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Talvilahti avoids the damage to the body.
Talvilahti is trying to stall.
Talvilahti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talvilahti misses with a knee to the head.
Talvilahti working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvilahti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zelenko.
Zelenko manages to break the clinch.
Talvilahti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Talvilahti wants to pass the guard but Zelenko is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelenko is trying to control but can't.
Talvilahti trying to pass the guard but Zelenko defending well.
Zelenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zelenko tries to get out of the position.
Talvilahti throwing shots but Zelenko is blocking nicely.
Talvilahti is keen to just control but Zelenko is a slippery customer.
Talvilahti passes to full mount!
Zelenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talvilahti on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvilahti prevents Zelenko from getting the reversal.
Talvilahti trying to control but Zelenko is having none of it.
Zelenko working to try and regain half guard.
Talvilahti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Talvilahti wants to control the pace but Zelenko is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talvilahti looking to finish Zelenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zelenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvilahti looking for a guillotine from mount but Zelenko is having none of it.
Talvilahti with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zelenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zelenko tries to hold on but Talvilahti pushes him away.
Talvilahti tries to control but Zelenko wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juhani Talvilahti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juhani Talvilahti's cut.
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.
Talvilahti tries to clinch but Zelenko is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Zelenko.
Talvilahti throws a right and a left that Zelenko avoids nicely.
Zelenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zelenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talvilahti swinging wildly here.
Talvilahti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talvilahti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zelenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Zelenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talvilahti moves into the clinch.
Zelenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zelenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvilahti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talvilahti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Talvilahti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zelenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zelenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talvilahti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talvilahti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zelenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Talvilahti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Talvilahti looking to pass the guard.
Talvilahti advances position into side control!
Talvilahti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvilahti happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvilahti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zelenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Talvilahti tries to advance to mount but Zelenko denies him.
Zelenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Zelenko is not content to let Talvilahti control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Talvilahti.
Talvilahti has an Americana. Zelenko didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Talvilahti is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Talvilahti hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Juhani Talvilahti!
Juhani Talvilahti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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