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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Saraste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verama has chosen Swing It Away as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konstantin Saraste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama throws a sloppy head kick and Saraste moves out of range easily.
Verama misses the shot to the body.
Saraste drives through with a takedown into Verama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Verama trying to keep a closed guard but Saraste is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saraste controls the pace.
Saraste got a little sloppy there for a moment and Verama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saraste has managed to get both his arms back between Verama's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraste seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Saraste postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saraste defends well.
Saraste makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saraste throws an elbow that misses. Verama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saraste's guard. Nice move by Verama!
Saraste looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Verama is fighting to break Saraste's control of his arms but Saraste is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Verama looking to pass the guard.
Saraste wants to sweep here but Verama controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saraste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Verama stopping the sweep attempt from Saraste.
Verama looking to pass the guard.
Saraste wants to sweep here but Verama controlling him for the moment.
Saraste has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Saraste lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama trying to keep a closed guard but Saraste is proving a slippery customer.
Verama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saraste defends it easily.
Saraste trying to control but Verama is working from the bottom.
Saraste scoring with punches to the head and body.
Verama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Verama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saraste defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saraste landing with the ground and pound.
Verama looking to control.
Saraste not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Verama looking for a guillotine here but Saraste defends easily.
Saraste has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verama is looking for a triangle but Saraste pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Saraste dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saraste shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Saraste was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Verama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Verama trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Saraste manages to pass to mount!
Konstantin Saraste overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Verama gets back to half guard.
Verama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saraste throws a strike but Verama avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saraste in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saraste working some strikes from top position.
Saraste looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraste is in close to Verama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saraste works over Verama with some ground and pound from guard.
Saraste pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Verama is keeping the position for now.
Saraste wants to control from the top but Verama keeps moving.
Verama has his foot on Saraste's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saraste works his way back into a safe position though.
Saraste not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Verama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Verama is trying to control the position but Saraste postures up.
Saraste is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saraste wants to control from the top but Verama keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verama gets caught napping as Saraste dives in and scores a takedown. Verama manages to retain guard.
Saraste engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Verama is trying to keep Saraste in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saraste can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saraste chips away with some ground and pound.
Saraste trying to control but Verama is working from the bottom.
Verama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saraste is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Saraste working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Verama's head.
Saraste slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verama is looking for a triangle but Saraste pushes his legs off easily.
Saraste passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Saraste dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Verama takes a swing at Saraste's ribcage but misses.
Saraste bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Verama is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saraste takes a little break here. Verama wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Verama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saraste's best efforts.
Saraste looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Verama looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraste content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saraste scores with a couple of nice shots.
Verama taking some punishment here, with Saraste in his half guard.
Verama is looking for a sweep. Saraste is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saraste lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saraste is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verama can do to turn this around?
Verama tries to roll over but Saraste keeps him under control.
Saraste looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Verama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saraste working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Verama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama is trying to maintain the position but Saraste is very close to passing his half guard.
Hector Verama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saraste.
Saraste is trying to control the action in half guard but Verama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Verama is trying to control but can't.
Saraste landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Verama looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraste slips a nice elbow through Verama's hands, connecting with Verama's forehead.
Saraste trying to control the action but Verama is working from the bottom.
Verama is positioning himself well to prevent Saraste advancing to mount.
Saraste takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Verama is looking to control Saraste's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Verama avoid being mounted?
Saraste is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Verama is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saraste in particular looking to stall.
Verama wants to control but Saraste is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Verama just misses with a punch to the body.
Verama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saraste staying out of range there.
Saraste decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verama wants to improve his position but Saraste is controlling well.
Saraste trying to control from half guard but Verama is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Saraste showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saraste, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Saraste!
A victorious Konstantin Saraste thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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