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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. Paavo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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137 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara avoids the body shot from Paavo.
Sayonara lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Sayonara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paavo moves into the clinch successfully.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Sayonara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
I was talking to Sayonara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Paavo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayonara.
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayonara's elbow.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sayonara.
Paavo cracks Sayonara with a nice body shot.
Sayonara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayonara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara lands a nice uppercut.
Paavo lands a right hand.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara misses with a knee strike.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara throws a punch but it's blocked by Paavo.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paavo lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paavo.
Paavo digs a right hand into Sayonara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sayonara's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Sayonara stalling the fight.
Paavo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Sayonara tries to work over Paavo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayonara prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Sayonara stalling the fight.
Paavo tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tries to stall but Paavo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sayonara is leaning against Paavo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paavo lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Sayonara.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Paavo prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara blocks an uppercut.
Paavo lands with a left to the head.
Paavo gets through Sayonara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayonara tries to stall but Paavo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sayonara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
Sayonara throws a low kick, looking for Paavo's leg but Paavo calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Paavo as he checks the leg kick.
Paavo misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayonara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sayonara.
Paavo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sayonara slips a jab from Paavo.
Paavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a shot to the body
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Paavo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paavo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Sayonara.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Sayonara misses
and Paavo counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara scores with a nice body kick.
Sayonara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paavo will feel that in the morning.
Paavo throws a body kick that misses.
Sayonara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paavo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayonara throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sayonara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paavo throws out a leg kick but Sayonara moves out of range and Paavo only half commits.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sayonara's calf.
Sayonara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
Paavo works Sayonara's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paavo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Paavo is predictable there
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Sayonara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paavo tries to clinch there but Sayonara circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Paavo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paavo misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo throws an overhand right that lands on Sayonara's shoulder, as Sayonara tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayonara misses the target.
Sayonara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paavo misses with a body kick.
Paavo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara thumps Paavo with a low kick.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sayonara's sensitive parts.
Sayonara digs a good hook to Paavo's body.
Paavo moves into the clinch.
Sayonara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sayonara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
Paavo presses Sayonara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paavo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayonara lands a leg kick that knocks Paavo off balance momentarily.
Sayonara throws the kick towards the body but Paavo avoids it.
Sayonara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Sayonara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sayonara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paavo feints and then cracks Sayonara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sayonara down.
Decent striking displayed by Paavo there.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paavo forces Sayonara back against the cage and clinches.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayonara controls his hands.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara breaks the clinch.
Paavo throws a lazy head kick
and Sayonara counters with a solid body kick.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Paavo misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Paavo throws a solid leg kick but Sayonara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paavo.
A good leg kick by Paavo.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Paavo is looking to clinch.
Sayonara scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Paavo coming out on top.
Sayonara throws a leg kick that misses.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Paavo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sayonara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Paavo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sayonara scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Paavo moved away.
A shot to the body from Paavo misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Sayonara throws a series of punches but Paavo avoids them all with ease.
Sayonara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paavo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sayonara scrambles back to his feet.
Paavo tries to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paavo throws a lazy right hand but Sayonara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sayonara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paavo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paavo stalks Sayonara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sayonara's face. Sayonara staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Paavo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sayonara is rocked!
Sayonara misses with a straight left.
Oh Sayonara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paavo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sayonara's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sayonara drops to his knees and Paavo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliitti Paavo!
A very excited looking Eliitti Paavo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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