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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sahti Waari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waari comes into the arena with SMC Hoodrats - Lähiörotat Skujaa blaring out of the sound system. Sahti Waari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny DeVito's chin.
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145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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143 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sahti Waari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waari.
Waari thows a body shot but no joy.
Waari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Waari.
Waari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waari closes the distance and clinches up with DeVito, looking for a takedown. Waari pushes DeVito against the cage but DeVito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
DeVito looks for a takedown but Waari sprawls well.
Waari throws the left hand but DeVito avoids the punch easily.
DeVito just misses with a punch to the body.
DeVito misses the jab.
DeVito thows a body shot but no joy.
Waari misses with an uppercut.
Waari throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
Waari lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for DeVito. That snapped Waari's head back.
DeVito scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A control attempt from Waari but he's now mounted!
Waari is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waari tries to hold on but DeVito postures up.
Waari is looking to get to half guard.
DeVito moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Waari has worked his arm free - good work by Waari!
Waari tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Waari is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but DeVito is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Waari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Waari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waari is desperately trying to improve his position but DeVito has a good base and remains in mount.
Waari regains half guard.
Waari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waari wants to control but DeVito passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Waari looking for a sweep but DeVito has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Waari working to try and regain half guard.
DeVito avoids the attempt from Waari to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeVito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sahti Waari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
DeVito defending well as Waari loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Waari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeVito throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeVito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waari's head.
Waari blocks a jab.
DeVito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waari.
Waari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting DeVito counter with a right hand.
Waari thows a body shot but no joy.
DeVito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeVito missing with a left hand there. Waari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVito's corner calls for a 1-2. DeVito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DeVito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Waari as he jumps to the side.
DeVito ducks under a wild hook from Waari.
DeVito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Waari to counter with a crisp jab.
DeVito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waari misses with a takedown attempt - DeVito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Waari takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waari misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by DeVito or perhaps it was just good defense by Waari which made him look bad.
Sahti Waari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny DeVito.
Waari jabs at DeVito's body.
DeVito drives through with a takedown into guard.
DeVito tries to free his leg and advance position but Waari is retaining full guard.
DeVito trying to control but Waari is working from the bottom.
DeVito looking to sit in guard and control but Waari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Waari from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito is trying to control the position but Waari postures up.
Waari trying to control the position from guard on top but DeVito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeVito is trying to control the position but Waari postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DeVito cracks a nice hook into Waari's ribs.
DeVito misses with an uppercut.
Waari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Waari misses the target.
DeVito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from DeVito finds it's way through Waari's defenses.
DeVito fails to land the takedown.
Waari clobbers DeVito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeVito closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Waari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of DeVito's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take DeVito's back!
Waari is not going to allow DeVito to sit and survive in this position.
Waari struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waari is landing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waari lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
DeVito is trapped and Waari is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waari is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. DeVito is defending well though. Waari let's go of the attempt for now.
DeVito grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Waari throwing strikes and DeVito squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Waari throws some wild stikes that DeVito manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny DeVito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
DeVito cracks Waari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Waari digs a good hook to DeVito's body.
DeVito throws a series of punches but Waari moves out of range.
Waari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waari falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeVito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waari thinking.
Waari swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting DeVito counter with a right hand.
Donk. DeVito catches Waari right on the button with a cross.
Waari ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
DeVito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waari's head.
DeVito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeVito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
DeVito misses with a body shot
and Waari counters with a nice uppercut.
DeVito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Waari misses.
Waari misses with a wild body shot.
DeVito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sahti Waari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Waari's head backwards.
DeVito lands a head shot.
DeVito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Waari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waari throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
Waari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
DeVito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeVito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from DeVito misses.
A combination from DeVito does no damage.
DeVito cracks Waari with an open hand slap.
Waari scores with a decent looking hook.
Waari misses with a combination
and DeVito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waari. DeVito does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeVito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waari throws a jab when DeVito was well out of range.
Waari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVito manages to avoid it.
Sahti Waari is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waari.
DeVito loads up on a big right hand but Waari slips the punch.
Waari misses with an uppercut.
DeVito shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Waari's guard.
Waari controls DeVito momentarily but DeVito frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito trying to control but Waari is working from the bottom.
DeVito works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Waari is trying to control but DeVito passes into side control!
DeVito wants to control but Waari is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito gets to mount! Waari was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Waari is wriggling around trying to escape.
Waari wants to control but DeVito is having none of it.
DeVito looking to control but Waari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Waari is looking to improve his position but DeVito isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Waari wants to control but DeVito is having none of it.
DeVito controlling the position easily from mount.
Waari is looking to improve his position but DeVito isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny DeVito.
I think DeVito 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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RATING
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