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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihervaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am The Devil. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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230 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Totoy Bato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vihervaara throws a head kick that misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Vihervaara. Vihervaara lands with a nice body kick. Bato loads up on a big right hand but Vihervaara slips the punch. Vihervaara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bato cracks a nice hook into Vihervaara's ribs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vihervaara gets a clinch. Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those. Bato is breathing heavily. Vihervaara lands an elbow just above Bato 's eye.
It looks like Totoy Bato has been cut. Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Bato blocks it.
Bato tries to break the clinch but Vihervaara is controlling the position. Vihervaara landing knees to the body.
Vihervaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A head kick misses from Vihervaara. Vihervaara moves into the clinch. Vihervaara lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple. Bato takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vihervaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bato's face.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara. A short left from Vihervaara. Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Bato takes an elbow to the temple. Nice elbow from Vihervaara. Bato takes an elbow to the temple. Bato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vihervaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. A right hook to the body lands for Vihervaara.
This has been an exciting period of action! Vihervaara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bato's defenses. Bato takes a shot to the head. A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those. Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Bato blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vihervaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bato's defenses. Vihervaara lands a nice elbow. Vihervaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vihervaara tries to land a knee to the head but Bato blocks with his arms.
A short right from Vihervaara. Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Bato managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Bato. Bato blocks an elbow strike from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bato is defending well for now. Vihervaara misses with a hook from the clinch. Bato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vihervaara wants to slow Bato down by chopping away at his legs. Vihervaara thumps Bato with a low kick. Vihervaara blocks a jab. Vihervaara looks for the body kick but Bato saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vihervaara slips a straight right by Bato. Bato takes a swing at Vihervaara's ribcage but misses. Vihervaara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Vihervaara takes a body punch but keeps moving. Vihervaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bato misses the jab. Bato misses with a wild body shot. Vihervaara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bato checks it well. Bato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihervaara can pounce on him.
Vihervaara misses with a low kick. Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it. Bato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Vihervaara tries to clinch there but Bato circles away.
Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bato digs a good hook to Vihervaara's body.
Bato blocks a head kick by Vihervaara.
Bato throws a hook but Vihervaara blocks it. Bato scores with a body shot.
Vihervaara is looking to chop away at Bato's legs. Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
Nice body kick from Vihervaara. Bato swings for the body but Vihervaara moves out of range.
Vihervaara misses with a low kick.
Bato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A telegraphed right hand from Bato misses the target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Vihervaara throws a front kick that sends Bato stumbling back into the cage. 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! Vihervaara throws the kick towards the body but Bato avoids it. Bato blocks a head kick by Vihervaara.
Bato throws a lazy right hand but Vihervaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round. The cut man is working on Totoy Bato's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Bato digs a good hook to Vihervaara's body.
Bato throws a jab when Vihervaara was well out of range. Bato misses the shot to the body. Bato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervaara moves away. Vihervaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bato. Vihervaara tries to clinch up. Bato lands a nice shot to the body.
Bato throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vihervaara. Bato misses with a hook. Bato misses with a wild body shot. Vihervaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bato takes a swing at Vihervaara's ribcage but misses. Bato is looking to wear down Vihervaara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. An inside leg kick lands from Vihervaara. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A decent looking body kick lands there for Vihervaara. Vihervaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those. A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Bato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow. Vihervaara is working Bato over against the cage. Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Bato's ribcage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vihervaara landing knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bato won't want to take too many of those. Nice elbow from Vihervaara. Vihervaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vihervaara connects with a knee to the head.
Bato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Vihervaara throws an elbow but misses. Bato is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihervaara has double underhooks. Vihervaara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bato backwards. Vihervaara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vihervaara misses with a knee to the head. Bato is trying to force a seperation but Vihervaara has the dominant position. Vihervaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Bato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bato is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihervaara has double underhooks. A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vihervaara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Bato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vihervaara is keeping busy. Vihervaara lands an elbow inside. Bato lands with a left to the head. Vihervaara manages to break the clinch.
Bato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihervaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Vihervaara wants to clinch. Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bato avoids the head kick by Vihervaara.
Bato lands a nice hook to Vihervaara's body. Vihervaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Vihervaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bato moves out of range of the strikes. Vihervaara throws out a leg kick but Bato moves out of range and Vihervaara only half commits. Vihervaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vihervaara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bato thuds a left hand into Vihervaara's body. Bato moves out of range as Vihervaara throws a body kick.
Bato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vihervaara's hands. Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vihervaara's hands. Bato scores with a shot to the body.
Vihervaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A jab from Bato misses. Vihervaara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihervaara. Bato throws a body punch but Vihervaara moves out of range. Bato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bato lands a nice looking body shot.
Bato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nice straight punches there by Bato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bato. Bato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bato. Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it. Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bato moves out of range of the strikes. Vihervaara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A head kick misses from Vihervaara. 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 Totoy Bato will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Totoy Bato's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bato works the jab nicely. Bato misses with a hook. Vihervaara ducked under it nicely. Vihervaara avoids the body shot from Bato.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up but Bato circles away and keeps his distance. Bato blocks a leg kick. Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it. Bato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihervaara delivers a nice body kick. Bato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara moves in looking to clinch but Bato pushes him off. Bato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vihervaara throws a nice head kick!
Vihervaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bato throws the left hand but Vihervaara avoids the punch easily. Vihervaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bato just misses with a punch to the body.
Bato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bato misses with a looping right. Vihervaara slips a straight right by Bato. Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Vihervaara lands with a kick to the temple. Bato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Vihervaara slips a jab from Bato. Bato will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Bato looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihervaara is just out of range. Bato moves out of range of the body kick. Vihervaara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Vihervaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Vihervaara slips under a jab. Bato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Bato walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bato misses with a straight left. Vihervaara lands a head kick. Bato smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Vihervaara throws a sloppy head kick and Bato moves out of range easily. Bato loads up on a big right hand but Vihervaara slips the punch. Vihervaara misses with a body kick. Vihervaara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bato will feel that in the morning. Vihervaara tries to clinch but Bato is having none of it. Vihervaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vihervaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bato. Bato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervaara moves away. Vihervaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vihervaara misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bato keeps the fight on the outside. Bato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihervaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bato. Vihervaara blocks a jab. Bato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Vihervaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bato lands a nice hook to Vihervaara's body. Vihervaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Vihervaara gets a clinch. Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
Bato managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
Vihervaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bato's elbow. Bato tries to circle away but Vihervaara has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bato misses with a straight right. Bato checks a leg kick. Vihervaara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Vihervaara gets a clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bato. Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow. Vihervaara lands an elbow inside that Bato shrugs off. Bato takes an elbow to the temple. A head punch on the inside from Bato fails to land. Vihervaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bato tries to break the clinch but Vihervaara is controlling the position. Vihervaara misses with a knee to the head. Vihervaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vihervaara has him pressed against the cage. Bato working hard to break the clinch. Vihervaara misses with a knee to the head. Vihervaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Ernesti Vihervaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Vihervaara 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesti Vihervaara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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