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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by Notkea rotta - Itä meidän. Billy Bob has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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278 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob jabs Pylkkanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bob darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pylkkanen tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pylkkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pylkkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bob is aware though and is defending well.
Bob wants to get up but he can't break Pylkkanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bob throwing strikes but missing.
Bob throwing strikes from guard but Pylkkanen blocks nicely.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bob.
Bob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bob sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pylkkanen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pylkkanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bob working the head and body with strikes.
Pylkkanen is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pylkkanen avoid being mounted?
Bob is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bob blocks the strikes from Pylkkanen.
Pylkkanen trying to control but Bob postures up.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pylkkanen wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob wants to control but Pylkkanen is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pylkkanen to regain full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pylkkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bob is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob wants to control from the top but Pylkkanen keeps moving.
Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pylkkanen's head.
Bob has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bob throwing strikes from guard but Pylkkanen blocks nicely.
Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pylkkanen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pylkkanen looking for a guillotine here but Bob defends easily.
Bob trying to control but Pylkkanen is working from the bottom.
Pylkkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bob postures up.
Bob is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bob pushing down on Pylkkanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Pylkkanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pylkkanen.
Bob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pylkkanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bob.
Bob has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pylkkanen is proving hard to escape from.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bob gets a double leg takedown into Pylkkanen's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bob there.
Bob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob is nestled in close to Pylkkanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pylkkanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bob pulls his head out easily.
Bob wants to pass to mount but Pylkkanen is defending the position.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bob gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bob throws a series of punches but Pylkkanen avoids them all with ease.
Bob throws a series of punches but Pylkkanen moves out of range.
Bob throws a right and a left that Pylkkanen avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob throws a right and a left that Pylkkanen avoids nicely.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Pylkkanen is out of range.
Pylkkanen throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pylkkanen.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pylkkanen slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pylkkanen wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Pylkkanen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bob kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bob is trying to control the action in half guard but Pylkkanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pylkkanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob postures up in Pylkkanen's guard and throws a big left but Pylkkanen blocks it.
Bob trying to control but Pylkkanen is working from the bottom.
Pylkkanen controls Bob momentarily but Bob frees himself.
Pylkkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pylkkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bob defends it easily.
Pylkkanen keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pylkkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bob has managed to get both his arms back between Pylkkanen's legs - danger averted.
Bob stands and throws Pylkkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bob cracks Pylkkanen with a big right hand but Pylkkanen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bob tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bob has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pylkkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bob on the side of the head.
Pylkkanen throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pylkkanen did well to prevent Bob getting side control.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pylkkanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pylkkanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pylkkanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to control from the top but Pylkkanen keeps moving.
Pylkkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bob is aware though and is defending well.
Bob working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pylkkanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bob defends well.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bob postures up and lands a big shot to Pylkkanen's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob is in close to Pylkkanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen has his foot on Bob's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bob works his way back into a safe position though.
Pylkkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob is looking to stand up but Pylkkanen won't let him.
Pylkkanen keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
Bob chips away with some ground and pound.
Pylkkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pylkkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob throws a strike but Pylkkanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pylkkanen being controlled here momentarily.
Billy Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pylkkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pylkkanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob drives through with a takedown into Pylkkanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Konsta Pylkkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pylkkanen is trying to keep Bob in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob gets to his feet - Pylkkanen follows without any prompting.
Pylkkanen throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!
An out of breath Billy Bob thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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