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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Sakala (ranked 1482 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Vern Vurris (ranked 171 p4p, 197 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sakala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pole Pole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yannick Sakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurris clinches up against the cage.
Sakala misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakala avoiding damage.
Vurris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vurris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vurris throws a body punch but Sakala moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Vurris.
Sakala throws a head kick but Vurris moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Sakala misses
and Vurris counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakala.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakala misses the target.
Sakala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vurris.
Sakala went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sakala tries to kick Vurris off in order to stand up. Vurris Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sakala seems a little lost for a moment, as Vurris dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Vurris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vurris works to advance to full mount. Sakala defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sakala is trying to stand up.
Sakala is looking to improve his position but Vurris isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakala is squirming around, avoiding Vurris's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vurris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakala just holding on.
Vurris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakala hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakala manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Vurris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sakala manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vurris keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sakala.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakala.
Sakala stalling in the clinch.
Sakala dodges an elbow strike from Vurris.
Sakala throws a head punch that misses.
Sakala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Sakala has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sakala manages to break the clinch.
Sakala needs to keep his hands up - Vurris had a free shot at his head there.
Sakala throws a hook to the side of Vurris's head but Vurris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakala tries a low kick but Vurris avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris misses with a looping left.
Sakala tests Vurris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yannick Sakala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vurris slips under a jab from Sakala.
Sakala lands with a shot to the body.
Sakala misses with a jab to the body
and Sakala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakala misses with a leg kick.
Sakala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vurris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakala misses with a looping left.
Sakala avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sakala lands a nice looking body kick.
Sakala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vurris moves away from the strike by Sakala.
Sakala checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vurris misses the target.
Sakala appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakala throws a body punch but Vurris moves out of range.
Sakala misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakala tests Vurris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakala fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Sakala. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris cracks Sakala with an open hand slap.
Vurris moves into the clinch.
Vurris wants a takedown.
Vurris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vurris blocks an uppercut.
Sakala gets through Vurris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakala misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakala.
Vurris has had enough of the clinch but Sakala keeps him there for the moment.
Sakala has a couple of punches blocked by Vurris.
Sakala throws a head punch that misses.
Sakala lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sakala.
Sakala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sakala avoids a wild elbow strike from Vurris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakala throws a head punch that misses.
Vurris wants a takedown but no success here.
Yannick Sakala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Vurris.
Sakala throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurris.
Sakala leaning his opponent against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sakala here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vurris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vurris backwards.
Sakala swings wildly with an uppercut but Vurris uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurris.
Sakala misses with a punch on the inside.
Vurris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vurris can't get the takedown.
Vurris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sakala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sakala throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurris.
Vurris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vurris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakala cracks Vurris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sakala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vurris will feel that in the morning.
Sakala gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vurris misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakala counters with a crisp one two that drops Vurris! Sakala thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vurris to his feet! Vurris is in big trouble!
Vurris is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Vurris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sakala misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Vurris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vurris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakala.
Vurris wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Sakala dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Sakala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vurris finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakala's head.
Sakala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vurris manages to avoid it.
Vurris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vurris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vurris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurris moves out of range as Sakala strikes.
Sakala looks to land a left hand but Vurris moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Sakala.
Sakala throws a leg kick but Vurris sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakala.
Vurris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vurris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakala throws out the jab.
Vurris flicks out a counter leg kick but Sakala steps away.
Sakala throws a looping overhand right but Vurris ducks down to avoid it.
Vurris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vurris moves out of range of the body kick.
Vurris connects with a right hand. Sakala shakes it off.
Sakala misses with a looping right.
Sakala lands a jab to the nose.
Sakala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakala slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala looks to land a body kick but Vurris moved away.
Sakala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakala cracks Vurris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurris moves away.
Sakala throws an overhand right that lands on Vurris's shoulder, as Vurris tries to avoid the shot.
Sakala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vurris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakala.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sakala. Vurris shrugs it off though.
Vurris scores with a punch to the head.
Vurris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakala throws a sloppy head kick and Vurris moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vurris.
Vurris moves out of range of the body kick.
Vurris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakala.
Vurris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vurris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sakala backs up against the cage.
Nice shot by Vurris.
Sakala looks to throw a body kick
and Vurris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakala throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vurris counters with a low kick, right behind Sakala 's knee.
Vurris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakala moves away.
Vurris cracks Sakala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakala throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vurris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vurris darts in and clinches Sakala up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakala throws a jab when Vurris was well out of range.
Vurris throws a chopping leg kick but Sakala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakala scores with a nice body kick.
Sakala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vurris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakala.
Vurris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakala. Sakala obviously looking to wear him down.
Vurris looks to land a combination. Sakala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vern Vurris.
I think Vurris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vern Vurris!
During a confident post fight interview, Vern Vurris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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