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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Saari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saari misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saari defends it nicely.
Saari pushes Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Saari works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Heimo Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saari tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saari to the ground. Saari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saari lands a nice looking body shot.
Saari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robinson pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saari trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Robinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Saari keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari pushes Robinson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Saari tries to clinch up.
Saari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saari scores with a one two! Robinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saari moves into the clinch.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Saari.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Saari manages to get underhooks.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Saari is controlling the position.
Saari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Robinson tries to score a body lock takedown but Saari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Saari has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson tries to break free but Saari pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Saari is controlling him.
Saari can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
Saari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson avoiding damage as Saari throws knees to the body.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Saari's takedown attempt.
Saari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saari missing with knees to the body.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Saari's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saari tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Saari tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saari's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saari duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Saari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari wants to clinch.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saari gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saari struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saari wants to take the fight to the mat but Robinson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saari lands a left hand.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Saari takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Heimo Saari has been cut.
Saari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saari gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Robinson regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Heimo Saari.
Robinson throws a head kick but Saari moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Saari. Saari maintains the clinch.
Saari has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Saari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saari has Robinson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Saari pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Robinson tumbling to the mat - Saari dives into Robinson's guard.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Saari postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saari tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Saari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heimo Saari's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Saari misses with a wild combination.
Saari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Saari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saari tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson cracks Saari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Heimo Saari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saari fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Robinson finds it's target.
Saari tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Heimo Saari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saari closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a good low kick that Saari was not able to check.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saari moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heimo Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a low kick, right behind Saari 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Heimo Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saari darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
Saari keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saari goes for a takedown attempt but Robinson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saari wants to clinch.
Saari is looking to clinch.
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 Heimo Saari.
Well Saari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimo Saari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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