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BIF3: Smackdown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari comes to the cage accompanied by Finlandia - Hymn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
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194 cm
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246 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Sankari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari closes the distance and clinches.
Sankari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sankari tries a knee to the head but Villa blocks it.
Sankari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villa is defending well for now.
Sankari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sankari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sankari scores with a knee to the head.
Sankari tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Sankari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sankari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villa is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sankari obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sankari looking to throw knees to the head but Villa is blocking nicely.
Sankari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Sankari missing with knees to the body.
Sankari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sankari with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Sankari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villa is defending well for now.
Villa goes for a takedown attempt but Sankari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sankari connects with a leg kick. Villa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankari wants to clinch.
Villa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sankari on his heels. He'll look to pass Sankari's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sankari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Villa trying to control but Sankari is working from the bottom.
Villa wants to pass the guard but Sankari is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari tries to strike from the bottom.
Villa preventing the sweep.
Villa tries to free his leg and advance position but Sankari is retaining full guard.
Villa stands and throws Sankari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Villa trying to control the position but Sankari is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villa tries to advance to mount but Sankari denies him.
Sankari is looking to regain half guard here but Villa keeps moving and retains side control.
Villa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sankari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Villa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sankari is trying to get back to full guard.
Villa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sankari is just riding it out for now. Villa eventually gives up the hold.
Villa controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari tries to roll over but Villa keeps him under control.
Sankari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Villa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Villa's back!
Sankari missing with punches from the back.
Villa trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sankari punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sankari is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Villa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sankari missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Sankari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Sankari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Villa connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villa is defended easily by Sankari.
Villa avoids the head kick by Sankari.
Villa throws a leg kick but Sankari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Villa blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari misses with a kick to the body.
Sankari lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sankari.
Sankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Villa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Sankari misses
and Villa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Villa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Villa.
Sankari lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sankari checks a leg kick.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sankari.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sankari is just out of range.
Sankari avoids the body shot from Villa.
Sankari lands a leg kick that knocks Villa off balance momentarily.
Sankari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sankari throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Villa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sankari swivels and escapes.
Sankari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villa.
A solid body kick from Sankari.
Villa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankari, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankari throws a leg kick that misses.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Villa throws a body punch but Sankari moves out of range.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari lands with a kick to the temple. Villa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Villa blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari throws a head kick that Villa semi-blocks.
Villa blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari tries to land a leg kick but Villa saw it coming and moves away.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Sankari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sankari 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 Villa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Villa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Sankari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sankari takes the fight into the clinch.
Villa looking for a takedown.
Tero Sankari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
Sankari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tero Sankari has been cut.
Sankari cracks the inside of Villa's front leg.
Sankari wants to clinch up but Villa keeps it at a distance.
Sankari pushes Villa away with a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sankari. No joy for Villa on that attempt.
Tero Sankari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa is breathing heavily.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Villa blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sankari quickly recovers to half guard.
Sankari is trying to get back to full guard.
Sankari trying to control here.
Sankari is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sankari is not content to let Villa control the position.
Villa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sankari is staying active underneath Villa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa trying to pass the guard but Sankari defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tero Sankari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tero Sankari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Villa wants to slow Sankari down by chopping away at his legs.
Sankari misses with a leg kick
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sankari, as that shot connected.
Sankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villa tries to land a leg kick but Sankari saw it coming and moves away.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sankari was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Sankari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Sankari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sankari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Sankari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sankari in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sankari.
Tero Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa throws out a leg kick but Sankari moves out of range and Villa only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa blocks a leg kick.
Villa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sankari.
Sankari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankari.
Villa throws a shot to the body.
Villa scores with a push kick.
Villa looking to score a takedown here. Sankari is defending well but Villa drives through and ends up in Sankari's guard.
Sankari is looking to sweep but instead, Villa has passed into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa is looking to take a break and control but Sankari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sankari wants to improve his position but Villa is controlling well.
Villa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sankari is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Villa!
Rafael Villa is the new heavyweight champion!
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