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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Popeda - Raakaa voimaa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reinhardt circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels throws a head kick that half lands.
Reinhardt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michaels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a nice leg kick.
Reinhardt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt drives through with a takedown into Michaels's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Reinhardt tries to pass.
Michaels wants to stand up but Reinhardt is controlling him.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reinhardt stands and throws Michaels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reinhardt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reinhardt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Michaels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reinhardt connects with a decent elbow.
Reinhardt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michaels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reinhardt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Michaels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Michaels pushes Reinhardt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reinhardt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reinhardt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Michaels will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Reinhardt working the ground and pound but Michaels is defending the strikes.
Michaels is not content to let Reinhardt control the position.
Reinhardt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reinhardt is putting a hurting on Michaels here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reinhardt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reinhardt advances to full mount.
Reinhardt landing strikes from the mount.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reinhardt breaks from Michaels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Michaels because Reinhardt loaded up on that one.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound.
Reinhardt trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Reinhardt throwing strikes here but Michaels is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Reinhardt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt scoring with strikes but Michaels is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reinhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinhardt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sean Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Jab from Michaels.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reinhardt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reinhardt counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reinhardt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michaels doesn't seem bothered though.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sean Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinhardt throws out a leg kick but Michaels moves out of range and Reinhardt only half commits.
Reinhardt slips a straight right by Michaels.
Reinhardt lands with a slapping head kick.
Reinhardt scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Reinhardt does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reinhardt, right into the meat.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinhardt with a nice cross.
Sean Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michaels bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Victor Reinhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Reinhardt moves out of range easily.
Reinhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reinhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Michaels throws a front kick aimed at Reinhardt's knee but Reinhardt avoids it well.
Reinhardt blocks a jab.
Michaels misses with a hook
and Reinhardt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head but Reinhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinhardt slips under a jab from Michaels.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Reinhardt scores with a head kick. Michaels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reinhardt connects with a solid leg kick.
Reinhardt closes the distance and clinches.
Reinhardt prevents Michaels from breaking the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Reinhardt moves out of range easily.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinhardt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Reinhardt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michaels doesn't seem phased though.
Michaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reinhardt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Reinhardt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Michaels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reinhardt avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Reinhardt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Michaels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michaels gets caught napping as Reinhardt dives in and scores a takedown. Michaels manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reinhardt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to free his leg and advance position but Michaels is retaining full guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet but Reinhardt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reinhardt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reinhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reinhardt passes Michaels's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reinhardt is looking to stall here but Michaels recovers full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Michaels misses with a hook.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
Reinhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Reinhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reinhardt takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Reinhardt defending well as Michaels loads up on a big left hand.
Reinhardt scores with a jab.
Michaels throws a front kick that sends Reinhardt stumbling back into the cage.
Reinhardt defending well as Michaels loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reinhardt backs up against the cage.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reinhardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reinhardt scores with a punch to the head.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reinhardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Reinhardt lands but Michaels takes it in his stride.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reinhardt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Reinhardt moves out of range easily.
Reinhardt takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Reinhardt finds it's target.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Michaels misses.
Michaels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sean Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reinhardt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reinhardt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reinhardt raining down shots from the mount!
Reinhardt thowing shots but they're missing.
Michaels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reinhardt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt breaks from Michaels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reinhardt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reinhardt unloads with some shots from mount but Michaels bucks and avoids them well.
Michaels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reinhardt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels suckers Reinhardt into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Michaels is now in Reinhardt's guard!
Reinhardt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michaels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michaels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michaels throws a strike but Reinhardt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinhardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Reinhardt won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt pushes down on Michaels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reinhardt 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
Victor Reinhardt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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