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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roope Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartikainen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smash Mouth - Why can't we be friends. Dos Santos De Souza Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roope Hartikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids nicely.
Hartikainen misses with a double jab.
Hartikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hartikainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is pressed up against the cage. Hartikainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos De Souza Silva down to the mat. Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Dos Santos De Souza Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Hartikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hartikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva jumps guard but Hartikainen stands there with Dos Santos De Souza Silva around his waist. Dos Santos De Souza Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets control of Hartikainen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dos Santos De Souza Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hartikainen trying to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hartikainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hartikainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva trying to control the position.
Hartikainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hartikainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartikainen trying to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartikainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos De Souza Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hartikainen has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos De Souza Silva's legs - danger averted.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hartikainen is aware though and is defending well.
Hartikainen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hartikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hartikainen prevents Dos Santos De Souza Silva from getting back to his feet.
Hartikainen trying to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for a guillotine here but Hartikainen defends easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hartikainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hartikainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hartikainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hartikainen looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hartikainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Hartikainen lands a jab to Dos Santos De Souza Silva's midsection.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks gassed!
Hartikainen throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos De Souza Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids the body shot from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartikainen scores with a jab. Dos Santos De Souza Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva dodges the punch combination from Hartikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen looks to land a combination but Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids it well.
Hartikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos De Souza Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Hartikainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hartikainen manages to break the clinch.
Hartikainen misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Hartikainen keeps control of Dos Santos De Souza Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartikainen is working Dos Santos De Souza Silva over against the cage.
Hartikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Hartikainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos De Souza Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hartikainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Hartikainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick by Hartikainen misses
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva slips under a jab from Hartikainen.
Roope Hartikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch but Hartikainen moves out of range.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hartikainen pushes him off.
Hartikainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to control but Hartikainen is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hartikainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hartikainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hartikainen is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is thwarting Hartikainen's attempts to control the position.
Hartikainen controlling the position well.
Hartikainen pushes Dos Santos De Souza Silva off looking to stand but Dos Santos De Souza Silva dives back in and keeps control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is keen to just control but Hartikainen is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a head kick but Hartikainen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hartikainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a series of strikes. Hartikainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Hartikainen. No joy for Dos Santos De Souza Silva on that attempt.
Hartikainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva jumps guard but Hartikainen stands there with Dos Santos De Souza Silva around his waist. Dos Santos De Souza Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hartikainen smiles and moves away.
Roope Hartikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Hartikainen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dos Santos De Souza Silva's head.
Roope Hartikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Hartikainen misses
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Hartikainen trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hartikainen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hartikainen is proving hard to escape from.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to control from the top but Hartikainen keeps moving.
Hartikainen is working an open guard so Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
Hartikainen swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Hartikainen can't get the takedown.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to stand but Hartikainen is controlling the position.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for a guillotine here but Hartikainen defends easily.
Hartikainen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartikainen misses with a left hand
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartikainen just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen is looking to control Dos Santos De Souza Silva's arms but Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartikainen has his back to the cage.
Hartikainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hartikainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartikainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hartikainen's guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to control from the top but Hartikainen keeps moving.
Hartikainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartikainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hartikainen trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Hartikainen keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos De Souza Silva from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has gone for a leg lock! Hartikainen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos De Souza Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hartikainen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dos Santos De Souza Silva's body to avoid the submission. Dos Santos De Souza Silva has instead reached around Hartikainen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dos Santos De Souza Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
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