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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Richard Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo moves out of range of the body kick from Ollila.
Bravo works over Ollila's head and body with a nice combination.
Bravo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ollila throws a nice head kick!
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ollila was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Ollila scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Bravo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ollila. Ollila obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
Ollila throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ollila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Bravo misses
and Ollila counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ollila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ollila is fending him off so far but Bravo persists. Nope, Ollila circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up with Ollila, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes Ollila against the cage but Ollila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ollila throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo misses with a body punch
and Ollila counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bravo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ollila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ollila as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ollila throws a leg kick which misses Bravo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bravo tries to avoid it.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo jabs Ollila right on the nose. Ollila blinks but takes it well.
Ollila thows a body kick. Bravo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ollila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ollila counters with a leg kick.
Richard Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ollila takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ollila counters with a big head kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Bravo misses the target.
A shot to the body from Bravo misses
and Ollila counters with a solid body kick.
Donk. Bravo catches Ollila right on the button with a cross.
Ollila throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Ollila tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bravo misses the target.
Bravo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ollila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ollila!
Bravo shoots in and drives through. Ollila sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Ollila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Ollila.
Ollila tries to work over Bravo's front leg with a kick but Bravo checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bravo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ollila connects with a leg kick. Bravo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ollila, right into the meat.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses
and Ollila counters with a good, hard body kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
Ollila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ollila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollila misses with a head kick.
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Ollila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bravo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ollila shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ville Ollila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ollila.
Bravo has a takedown stuffed.
Bravo misses with a right hand
and Ollila counters by moving into the clinch.
Ollila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ollila.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bravo avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ollila dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bravo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ollila counters with an inside leg kick.
Ollila plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bravo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ollila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
Nice jab there from Bravo.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ollila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ollila tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Ollila is avoiding it.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ollila counters with a good, hard body kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
Ollila throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bravo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bravo throws a looping overhand right but Ollila ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bravo throws out a powerful jab.
Ollila tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bravo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ollila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ollila wants it to stay on the feet.
Ollila tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
Bravo closes the distance and pushes Ollila back into the cage.
Ollila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Richard Bravo has been cut.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila lands a knee to the head.
Bravo working hard to break the clinch.
Ollila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo.
Bravo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravo swings widly with a right hand
and Ollila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo throws a lazy head kick
and Ollila counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bravo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bravo looks to throw the jab but Ollila is out of range.
Bravo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ollila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ollila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravo circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Bravo misses
and Ollila counters with an outside leg kick.
Bravo misses with a jab to the body
and Ollila counters with a thumping low kick.
Bravo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ollila counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ollila counters with an inside leg kick.
Ollila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bravo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bravo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ollila counters with a low kick, right behind Bravo 's knee.
Bravo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ollila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo moves forwards but Ollila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ollila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Ollila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bravo throws a hook but Ollila blocks it.
Ollila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bravo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ollila is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Ollila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ollila is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo cracks Ollila with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bravo working the ground and pound.
Ollila avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bravo.
Bravo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ollila parries the strikes from Bravo easily there. Bravo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ollila to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo landing a few strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bravo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ollila tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bravo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bravo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ollila some visible discomfort.
Bravo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bravo working the ground and pound.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo scoring with punches from side control.
Bravo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bravo cracks Ollila with a big right hand but Ollila just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ollila is trying to control Bravo's posture but Bravo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bravo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Bravo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick
and Ollila counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Ollila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ollila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
Bravo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ollila.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bravo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ollila. Ollila obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ollila looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bravo throws a looping overhand right but Ollila ducks down to avoid it.
Bravo misses with a hook. Ollila ducked under it nicely.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ollila counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bravo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and Ollila counters with a good low kick that Bravo was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bravo jabs at Ollila's body.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ollila moves away.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ollila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bravo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Ollila counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bravo is defending well for now.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ollila stalls.
Bravo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Bravo won't want to take too many of those.
Ollila is trying to maintain a safe position but Bravo gets an underhook and turns Ollila into the cage.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo can't get the takedown.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Ollila gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bravo.
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ollila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ollila prevents it.
Ollila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ollila prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollila crunches a lovely knee into Bravo's ribcage.
Ollila crunches a lovely knee into Bravo's ribcage.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bravo avoids it.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bravo avoids it.
Bravo is trying to drag Ollila to the mat but Ollila just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bravo pulls guard successfully.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ollila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ollila preventing the sweep.
Bravo looking for a guillotine here but Ollila defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bravo is trying to keep Ollila in close.
Bravo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ollila's guard.
Bravo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ollila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ollila working a defensive guard here.
Ollila keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Bravo.
I think Bravo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richard Bravo!
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hype
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RATING
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