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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Sobchak !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka throws a series of punches but Sobchak avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Sobchak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka misses with a hook. Sobchak ducked under it nicely.
Silakka misses with a looping left.
Silakka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sobchak to score with a decent uppercut.
Sobchak wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Silakka misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Sobchak .
Silakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Sobchak wants to clinch.
Sobchak slips under a jab.
Silakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobchak slips a jab and a cross from Silakka.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Sobchak avoids them all with ease.
Sobchak is looking to clinch but Silakka is avoiding it.
Silakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobchak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka looks to land a combination but Sobchak avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Sobchak .
Nice straight punches there by Silakka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silakka.
Sobchak tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobchak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobchak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobchak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Silakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobchak moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Silakka avoids the head kick by Sobchak .
Sobchak tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
Silakka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silakka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobchak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silakka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but Sobchak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silakka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobchak .
No joy there for Silakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silakka looks to land a combination but Sobchak avoids it well.
A cross from Silakka lands.
Sobchak rushes Silakka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silakka tries to pull guard but Sobchak won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Sobchak .
Silakka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sobchak just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sobchak .
Silakka looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silakka's face.
Silakka is trying to force a seperation but Sobchak has the dominant position.
Silakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobchak has him pressed against the cage.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sobchak scores a nice knee to the body.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but Silakka blocks it.
Silakka takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Timo Silakka has been cut.
Sobchak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sobchak lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
Sobchak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sobchak lands a body punch.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silakka blocks it with crossed arms.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobchak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak lands an elbow inside.
Sobchak lands an elbow inside.
Silakka letting Sobchak take a breather here.
Sobchak scores with a shot to the side of Silakka's head.
Silakka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchak smiles and moves away.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobchak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but Silakka blocks with his arms.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobchak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silakka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobchak lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak lands a good knee to the midsection. Silakka won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Sobchak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Silakka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sobchak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silakka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sobchak backs up against the cage.
Silakka misses the jab.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobchak moves into range and clinches up with Silakka.
Silakka tries to pull guard but Sobchak holds him up against the cage and eventually Silakka drops back down to his feet.
Sobchak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.
Silakka is trying to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling him.
Silakka working hard to break the clinch.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but Silakka blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobchak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak lands a nice knee to the body.
Sobchak scores with a shot to the side of Silakka's head.
Jeff Sobchak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Sobchak lands a good knee to the midsection. Silakka won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobchak taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak lands a nice knee to the body.
Sobchak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sobchak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobchak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sobchak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sobchak lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak has Silakka pushed against the cage.
Sobchak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silakka jumps guard but Sobchak stands there with Silakka around his waist. Silakka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sobchak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silakka up against the cage.
Sobchak with a knee to the head.
Sobchak tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobchak obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silakka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sobchak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silakka can do to turn this around?
Sobchak scores a nice knee to the body.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Sobchak .
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silakka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Sobchak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sobchak stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeff Sobchak .
Good leg kick by Sobchak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Timo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silakka.
Silakka's corner calls for a 1-2. Silakka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak digs a good hook to Silakka's body.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobchak slips under a jab.
Sobchak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobchak tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Silakka throws a right hand that Sobchak ducks under and follows up with a left that Sobchak also avoids with ease.
Sobchak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silakka thows a body shot but no joy.
Silakka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silakka keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Sobchak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timo Silakka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobchak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silakka doesn't seem bothered though.
Silakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sobchak clinches up against the cage.
Silakka blocks the elbow strike.
Silakka has had enough of the clinch but Sobchak keeps him there for the moment.
Silakka blocks the elbow strike.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but Silakka blocks it.
Silakka letting Sobchak take a breather here.
Silakka fails to pull guard.
Sobchak landing knees to the body.
Sobchak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobchak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Sobchak .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchak smiles and moves away.
Sobchak closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Sobchak connects with a knee to the head.
Sobchak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobchak with a knee to the head.
Sobchak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sobchak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silakkas head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobchak obliges.
Sobchak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sobchak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silakka can't break the clinch.
Silakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Sobchak has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Timo Silakka's cut even more.
Sobchak lands a knee to the body.
Sobchak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sobchak .
Sobchak lands an elbow inside that Silakka shrugs off.
Sobchak lands an elbow inside.
Silakka tries to pull guard but Sobchak won't allow it.
Jeff Sobchak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobchak slows down the pace here.
Silakka breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Silakka misses
and Sobchak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silakka tries to pull guard but Sobchak holds him up against the cage and eventually Silakka drops back down to his feet.
Silakka jumps guard but Sobchak stands there with Silakka around his waist. Silakka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sobchak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silakka's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak crunches a lovely knee into Silakka's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Sobchak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobchak , 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 Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Sobchak !
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