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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen's entrance music is Soomaaliyeey toosoo. A fine choice. Abdullah Virtanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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ADCC Champion
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Burns!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen pushes Burns away with a front kick.
Virtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Virtanen pinned against the cage. Virtanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Virtanen looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Virtanen moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns won't allow Virtanen to sweep him here.
Virtanen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Burns is now in half guard.
Virtanen tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns is taking a breather. Virtanen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Virtanen wants to get back to his feet.
Virtanen gets full guard.
Burns pushing down on Virtanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is controlling Burns's trapped leg to prevent Burns from advancing to side control.
Virtanen is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Virtanen avoid being mounted?
Virtanen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Virtanen wants to get back to full guard.
Virtanen is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Virtanen avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abdullah Virtanen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burns misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdullah Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virtanen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abdullah Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Burns.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns dives in and grabs Virtanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Virtanen pushes down on Burns's head and hops out.
Burns closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Virtanen quickly recovers to half guard.
Burns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Virtanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burns.
Virtanen trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is looking to improve his position.
Burns throwing shots but Virtanen is blocking nicely.
Virtanen wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen is doing well to control the position and prevent Burns from advancing to side control.
Virtanen is trying to control but can't.
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 Abdullah Virtanen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Virtanen defends it nicely.
Virtanen misses with a head kick.
Virtanen avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Virtanen defends it nicely.
Virtanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Virtanen scores with a head kick. Burns tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Virtanen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Virtanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdullah Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns tries a low kick but Virtanen avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Virtanen leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdullah Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Burns.
Burns bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burns trying to control the action but Virtanen is working from the bottom.
Burns tries to advance to mount but can't.
Carl Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns taking a breather here.
Burns trying to control the action but Virtanen is working from the bottom.
Burns working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtanen is looking for a sweep.
Burns working away.
Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen gets back to half guard.
Virtanen is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Virtanen is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burns lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Virtanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burns.
Virtanen controlling the position for now.
Virtanen trying to control but Burns postures up.
Burns works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Burns.
It looks like Abdullah Virtanen has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Virtanen
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns throws a right and a left that Virtanen avoids nicely.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Virtanen tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns throws a low kick but Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Virtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Virtanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Virtanen sprawls well. Virtanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Virtanen cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Virtanen checks a low kick from Burns.
Virtanen slips a jab from Burns.
Virtanen misses with a kick to the body.
Virtanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Virtanen as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carl Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Virtanen.
Burns fails with the takedown.
Abdullah Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Burns.
Virtanen tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Virtanen throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Burns fails with the takedown.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Virtanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Virtanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Virtanen's waist but Virtanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Virtanen slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Virtanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Virtanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Virtanen tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Virtanen's head but Virtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Virtanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virtanen leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Virtanen. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Burns is looking to advance position but Virtanen won't allow it.
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 Abdullah Virtanen.
I think Virtanen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Virtanen!
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energy
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hype
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