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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niilo Nyrkkirauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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240 lbs
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192 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niilo Nyrkkirauta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tray Roberts! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roberts drives through and clinches with Nyrkkirauta against the cage.
Nyrkkirauta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyrkkirauta is just out of range. Nice shot by Roberts.
It looks like Niilo Nyrkkirauta has been cut. Nyrkkirauta fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Roberts has managed to clinch.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nyrkkirauta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberts pressing his opponent against the cage. Roberts gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Roberts is pressing down on Nyrkkirauta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nyrkkirauta is holding on for now. Roberts stops Nyrkkirauta from getting back to his feet.
Roberts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roberts stands up out of the half guard. Nyrkkirauta misses with a wild combination.
Nyrkkirauta takes the fight into the clinch. Roberts can't get the takedown.
Nyrkkirauta scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts looks gassed! Nyrkkirauta tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position. Roberts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nyrkkirauta wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Nyrkkirauta tries for a takedown but Roberts manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niilo Nyrkkirauta. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Nyrkkirauta won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
Roberts lands with a right to the head. Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Nyrkkirauta won't allow it.
Nyrkkirauta can't get the takedown.
Roberts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nyrkkirauta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage. Roberts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nyrkkirauta backwards. Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Roberts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nyrkkirauta can't fight it off and eventually Roberts manages to take the fight to the floor. Nyrkkirauta looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Roberts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nyrkkirauta, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nyrkkirauta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts. Roberts throws a combination that misses and Nyrkkirauta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Roberts misses with a double jab.
Roberts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nyrkkirauta counters with a big head kick but Roberts shrugs it off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nyrkkirauta has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment. Roberts blocks an elbow strike from Nyrkkirauta.
Roberts lands an elbow inside that Nyrkkirauta shrugs off. Nyrkkirauta stalling in the clinch but Roberts improves position. Roberts manages to pull guard.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Roberts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nyrkkirauta is controlling him. Nyrkkirauta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Nyrkkirauta won't allow Roberts to sweep him here. Nyrkkirauta works over Roberts with some ground and pound from guard. Nyrkkirauta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nyrkkirauta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard. Nyrkkirauta postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Roberts darts in trying to clinch and Nyrkkirauta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nyrkkirauta. Nyrkkirauta gets to his feet - Roberts follows without any prompting. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Roberts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nyrkkirauta - the referee stops the clock and Roberts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nyrkkirauta. Roberts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch and Nyrkkirauta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Roberts avoids the head kick by Nyrkkirauta.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range. Nyrkkirauta darts in trying to clinch and Roberts counters with a two punch combo. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nyrkkirauta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance. Nyrkkirauta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage. Nyrkkirauta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Nyrkkirauta keeps him there for the moment. Nyrkkirauta jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Nyrkkirauta around his waist. Nyrkkirauta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Nyrkkirauta wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Roberts scores with a shoulder strike. Nyrkkirauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nyrkkirauta stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nyrkkirauta pulls him back up using the underhooks. Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts thuds his right hand into Nyrkkirauta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Nyrkkirauta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nyrkkirauta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Roberts lands with a light punch inside. Nyrkkirauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nyrkkirauta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts clinches up against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyrkkirauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts. Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
so Nyrkkirauta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Nyrkkirauta is looking to stand up but Roberts won't let him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tray Roberts will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Niilo Nyrkkirauta's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Roberts looks to clinch and Nyrkkirauta counters with an outside leg kick.
Nyrkkirauta looks to clinch and Roberts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roberts. Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nyrkkirauta tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position. Nyrkkirauta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nyrkkirauta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy. Nyrkkirauta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyrkkirauta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nyrkkirauta. Niilo Nyrkkirauta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Roberts drives through and clinches with Nyrkkirauta against the cage.
Nyrkkirauta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage. Roberts tries to break the clinch but Nyrkkirauta is controlling the position. Nyrkkirauta trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Nyrkkirauta.
Nyrkkirauta has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment. Roberts has Nyrkkirauta pushed against the cage. Nyrkkirauta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nyrkkirauta connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Nyrkkirauta counters with a solid body kick. Tray Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Roberts tries to clinch but Nyrkkirauta is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nyrkkirauta swinging wilding here.
Nyrkkirauta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Roberts wants to clinch but Nyrkkirauta slips to the side and Nyrkkirauta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Roberts misses with a double jab
and Nyrkkirauta counters with a head kick. Nice takedown defense from Roberts. No joy for Nyrkkirauta on that attempt. Roberts closes the distance and clinches. Nyrkkirauta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nyrkkirauta wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roberts prevents Nyrkkirauta from breaking the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Roberts is pressed up against the cage. Nyrkkirauta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roberts down to the mat. Roberts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Roberts throws a combination that misses and Nyrkkirauta counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts. Roberts darts in trying to clinch and Nyrkkirauta counters with a two punch combo. Nyrkkirauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roberts drives through and clinches with Nyrkkirauta against the cage.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts keeps control of Nyrkkirauta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Roberts letting Nyrkkirauta take a breather here. Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Nyrkkirauta, against the cage.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nyrkkirauta fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niilo Nyrkkirauta. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Roberts stuffs the takedown. Nyrkkirauta circles away from the clinch attempt and Nyrkkirauta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberts is lucky that one didn't land flush. Roberts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roberts throws and low kick but Nyrkkirauta moves out of range easily. Roberts is looking to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Roberts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nyrkkirauta backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roberts clinches. Nyrkkirauta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight moves into the clinch position. Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Nyrkkirauta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roberts finds it's way round the side to connect with Nyrkkirauta's head. Roberts punishes Nyrkkirauta's body with a nice straight punch. Nice body punch from Roberts. Nyrkkirauta forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches. Nyrkkirauta has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment. Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time. Tray Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range. Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Nyrkkirauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch but Roberts moves away and Roberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Roberts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Niilo Nyrkkirauta's cut is getting worse. The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch and Roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Nyrkkirauta is avoiding it.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Nyrkkirauta counters with a low kick, right behind Roberts 's knee. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nyrkkirauta fails in his attempt to clinch. Nyrkkirauta darts in trying to clinch and Roberts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nyrkkirauta's guard now. Nyrkkirauta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roberts! Nyrkkirauta avoids the attempt from Roberts to control. Nyrkkirauta won't let Roberts get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Roberts tries to reverse the position but Nyrkkirauta maintains control. Nyrkkirauta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Roberts flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tray Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Niilo Nyrkkirauta'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. And we move into the final round!
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nyrkkirauta counters with a big head kick but Roberts shrugs it off. Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roberts showed some decent athleticism there. Nyrkkirauta is looking to improve his position.
Roberts postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nyrkkirauta to stand up. Nyrkkirauta throws a head kick that Roberts semi-blocks.
Nyrkkirauta digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
Roberts looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Nyrkkirauta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Roberts drops Nyrkkirauta with a left and a right! Oh, Nyrkkirauta is hurt - Roberts dives into side control looking to finish!
Nyrkkirauta is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roberts landing a few strikes. Oh Nyrkkirauta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Roberts working the head and body with strikes. Nyrkkirauta tries to buck Roberts off but Roberts is having none of it. Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Roberts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Nyrkkirauta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nyrkkirauta sneaks out the side door and pushes Roberts away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Nyrkkirauta seems to have got his legs back now. Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nyrkkirauta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roberts counters with a two punch combo.
Niilo Nyrkkirauta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Roberts wants to clinch and Nyrkkirauta counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Roberts both land. Nice combination. Roberts swinging wilding here.
Nyrkkirauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts wants to stall.
Nyrkkirauta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Roberts goes for a takedown attempt but Nyrkkirauta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Niilo Nyrkkirauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Roberts. Nyrkkirauta lands a body shot.
Roberts stalks Nyrkkirauta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nyrkkirauta's face. Nyrkkirauta staggers backwards, shaken.
Jeez, Niilo Nyrkkirauta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. This has been an exciting period of action! Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nyrkkirauta counters with a straight right hand. Roberts gets a clinch. Nyrkkirauta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyrkkirauta has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment. Nyrkkirauta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts. Nyrkkirauta misses with some punches.
Roberts prevents Nyrkkirauta from breaking the clinch. Nyrkkirauta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy. A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts. Nyrkkirauta lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nyrkkirauta throws a head punch that misses. Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyrkkirauta. Nyrkkirauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nyrkkirautas head. Nyrkkirauta tries to score a body lock takedown but Roberts shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Roberts breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nyrkkirauta slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Nyrkkirauta darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A good leg kick by Roberts. Roberts looks to land a combination but Nyrkkirauta avoids it well. Roberts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nyrkkirauta! Roberts unloading with bombs!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Niilo Nyrkkirauta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tray Roberts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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