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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tallaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Shyriu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shyriu has chosen Tema Shiryu - No piano as his entrance music. Tiago Shyriu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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242 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tallaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Shyriu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallaaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Tallaaja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shyriu is looking to break free of the clinch but Tallaaja has double underhooks.
Shyriu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tallaaja walks away with a smile on his face. Shyriu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tallaaja stuffs the takedown.
Tallaaja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shyriu sprawls well. Shyriu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tallaaja gets slowly back to his feet.
Shyriu avoids the body shot from Tallaaja.
A punch combination from Tallaaja misses.
Tallaaja keeps the fight on the outside.
Tallaaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shyriu but Shyriu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shyriu lands an overhand right.
Shyriu tries to clinch up but Tallaaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shyriu forces Tallaaja back against the cage and clinches.
Tallaaja lands a damaging elbow.
Shyriu tries to circle away but Tallaaja has him pinned against the cage.
Shyriu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Teppo Tallaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Shyriu.
Shyriu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shyriu wants to break free but Tallaaja has control.
Tallaaja crunches a lovely knee into Shyriu's ribcage.
Shyriu can't break the clinch.
Shyriu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Shyriu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shyriu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tallaaja has Shyriu pressed against the cage, preventing Shyriu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shyriu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallaaja lands a nice elbow.
Tallaaja is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shyriu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shyriu is looking to break free of the clinch but Tallaaja has double underhooks.
Shyriu tries to break the clinch but Tallaaja is controlling the position.
Tallaaja lands an elbow just above Shyriu 's eye.
Shyriu is trying to break the clinch but Tallaaja has him pressed against the cage.
Tallaaja pulls guard effortlessly.
Shyriu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tallaaja, up you get!
Shyriu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shyriu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shyriu fails with the takedown
and Tallaaja counters by moving into the clinch.
Tallaaja is breathing heavily.
Shyriu takes an elbow to the temple.
Tallaaja is stalling here.
Tallaaja lands a good knee to the midsection. Shyriu won't want to take too many of those.
Shyriu can't break the clinch.
Shyriu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tallaaja smiles and moves away.
Tallaaja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shyriu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tallaaja throws a strike but Shyriu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shyriu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tallaaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tallaaja has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shyriu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shyriu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tallaaja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tallaaja gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallaaja wants to pass to mount but Shyriu is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shyriu is not content to let Tallaaja control the position.
Shyriu is trying to maintain the position but Tallaaja is very close to passing his half guard.
Tallaaja seems to be working for a kimura but Shyriu defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tallaaja thows a huge punch but Shyriu dodges it nicely.
Shyriu is trying to stand.
Tallaaja decides to stand up.
Tallaaja needs to keep his hands up - Shyriu had a free shot at his head there.
Tallaaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shyriu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tallaaja dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shyriu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tallaaja instigates a clinch.
Shyriu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tallaaja prevents it.
Shyriu tries to pull guard but Tallaaja holds him up against the cage and eventually Shyriu drops back down to his feet.
Shyriu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tallaaja scores a nice knee to the body.
Tallaaja lands an elbow just above Shyriu 's eye.
Tallaaja working Shyriu over with knees to the body.
Shyriu is trying to break the clinch but Tallaaja is controlling him.
Shyriu can't break the clinch.
Shyriu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tallaaja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shyriu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shyriu is trying to break free.
Tallaaja pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tallaaja gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shyriu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tallaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shyriu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shyriu tries to clinch up.
Tallaaja gets a takedown into half guard.
Tallaaja trying to control the action but Shyriu is working from the bottom.
Tallaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tallaaja thows a huge punch but Shyriu dodges it nicely.
Shyriu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tallaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallaaja passes to side control.
Tallaaja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shyriu, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tallaaja throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tallaaja decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shyriu misses with a body kick.
Tallaaja drives through and clinches with Shyriu against the cage.
Tallaaja unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shyriu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shyriu wants to stall.
Tallaaja lands an elbow that stopped Shyriu in his tracks for a moment.
Shyriu is trying to break free.
Shyriu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shyriu is trying to break the clinch but Tallaaja has him pressed against the cage.
Shyriu tries to circle away but Tallaaja has him pinned against the cage.
Shyriu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tallaaja smiles and moves away.
Teppo Tallaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Shyriu.
Tallaaja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tallaaja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shyriu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tallaaja lands an elbow that stopped Shyriu in his tracks for a moment.
Tallaaja gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tallaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Shyriu is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shyriu looking for a sweep. Not yet Shyriu, not yet.
Tallaaja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tallaaja stopping the sweep attempt from Shyriu.
Tallaaja stops Shyriu from standing up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tallaaja 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!
Nice uppercut lands for Shyriu. That snapped Tallaaja's head back.
Tallaaja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shyriu swivels and escapes.
Shyriu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tallaaja walks into a straight right hand from Shyriu.
Shyriu cracks Tallaaja with a good jab.
Shyriu scores with a jab.
Tallaaja takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shyriu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shyriu tries to clinch but Tallaaja moves away
and Tallaaja counters with a single leg into guard. Shyriu didn't expect that.
Tallaaja throws a strike but Shyriu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shyriu wants to control from the top but Tallaaja keeps moving.
Shyriu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tallaaja controls Shyriu momentarily but Shyriu frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallaaja keeping moving, preventing Shyriu from controlling successfully.
Shyriu wants to get up but he can't break Tallaaja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tallaaja pushes Shyriu off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tallaaja fails with the takedown.
Shyriu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shyriu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tallaaja avoids it really well and circles away.
Tallaaja instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shyriu is trying to break the clinch but Tallaaja is controlling him.
Tallaaja lands an elbow just above Shyriu 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tallaaja.
Tallaaja landing knees to the body.
Tallaaja drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shyriu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Tallaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shyriu takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shyriu has had enough of the clinch but Tallaaja keeps him there for the moment.
Tallaaja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tallaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tallaaja has managed to clinch.
Tallaaja lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tallaaja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tallaaja landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tallaaja lands an elbow just above Shyriu 's eye.
Shyriu is trying to break free.
Shyriu has had enough of the clinch but Tallaaja keeps him there for the moment.
Tallaaja lands an elbow that stopped Shyriu in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Shyriu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shyriu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallaaja gets control of Shyriu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tallaaja will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shyriu wants to stand and escape but instead Tallaaja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shyriu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Teppo Tallaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tallaaja stands up and waves to Shyriu to follow him.
Tallaaja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shyriu lands a nice looking body shot.
Tallaaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Shyriu.
Shyriu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shyriu misses with a looping left.
Tallaaja scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shyriu wants to get back to his feet.
Shyriu is letting Tallaaja control him for a moment.
A control attempt from Shyriu but he's now mounted!
Tiago Shyriu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tallaaja looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Tallaaja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tallaaja, 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Tallaaja!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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