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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Wikstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wikstrom has chosen Grafh - Knock'em Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Wikstrom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wikstrom fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Izturis to the ground. Wikstrom is now in Izturis's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Izturis controlling the position.
Wikstrom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Izturis is proving hard to escape from.
Wikstrom looks winded!
Izturis pulls Wikstrom in close to prevent any damage.
Izturis tries to strike from the bottom.
Wikstrom stopping the sweep attempt from Izturis.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wikstrom throws a head kick but Izturis moves out of range.
Izturis scores with a takedown into Wikstrom's guard.
Izturis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Izturis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wikstrom for as long as he can get away with.
Wikstrom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Izturis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Emilio Izturis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Izturis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wikstrom to the ground. Izturis is now in Wikstrom's guard.
Izturis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis stands up and waves to Wikstrom to follow him.
Izturis feints and as Wikstrom raises his hands in defense, Izturis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis throws a body punch but Wikstrom moves out of range.
Izturis throws a leg kick that misses.
Izturis throws a hook to the side of Wikstrom's head but Wikstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Izturis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wikstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wikstrom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Izturis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wikstrom blocks a jab.
Izturis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wikstrom to the ground. Izturis is now in Wikstrom's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis passes Wikstrom's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Izturis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Izturis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wikstrom on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
That's time! Izturis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Izturis.
Wikstrom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Izturis is trying to defend but Wikstrom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Izturis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emilio Izturis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izturis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wikstrom!
Izturis lands with some strikes.
Izturis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wikstrom is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis lands a heavy elbow.
Izturis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Emilio Izturis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Izturis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izturis trying to mount his opponent but Wikstrom defends it.
Izturis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Emilio Izturis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Izturis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Izturis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Izturis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wikstrom can do to turn this around?
Izturis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Izturis wants to pass the guard but Wikstrom is defending well.
Izturis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Izturis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wikstrom is in trouble now - Izturis has advanced to mount!
Izturis controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that second round.
That's time! Izturis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Izturis thows a body shot but no joy.
Izturis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wikstrom manages to avoid it.
Tony Wikstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wikstrom checks a low kick from Izturis.
Izturis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wikstrom is rocked!
Izturis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wikstrom to see if he's OK.
Wikstrom is still in real trouble! Can Izturis finish him?
Izturis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Izturis advances to full mount.
Wikstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izturis postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Wikstrom bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Izturis and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Izturis!
Emilio Izturis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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