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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo's entrance music is Yö - Likaiset Legendat. A fine choice. Sven Dufva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
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177 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva walks into a stiff left hand from Yo.
Dufva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yo blocks a leg kick.
Dufva lands with a good body shot.
Dufva scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Dufva. That snapped Yo's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yo misses with a hook. Dufva ducked under it nicely.
Dufva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yo.
A big right from Yo misses.
Yo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dufva manages to avoid it.
Yo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo lands a jab to Dufva's midsection.
Yo scores with a hook.
Dufva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dufva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yo.
Yo misses with a double jab.
Donk. Yo catches Dufva right on the button with a cross.
Dufva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dufva cracks Yo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dufva.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dufva trying to control the position but Yo is working away.
Dufva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dufva tries to score with some ground and pound. Yo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dufva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dufva lands an elbow.
Dufva is putting a hurting on Yo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dufva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dufva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yo some visible discomfort.
Yo tries to buck Dufva off but Dufva is having none of it.
Yo is working hard here to advance position.
Dufva throws an elbow but Yo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo is trying to get back to half guard.
Dufva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dufva trying to control the position but Yo is working away.
Yo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dufva.
Dufva looks up at the clock and then as Yo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dufva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dufva cracks Yo with a big right hand but Yo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yo is looking to reverse the position.
Yo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dufva's best efforts.
Dufva throwing shots but Yo is blocking nicely.
Yo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dufva.
Dufva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dufva scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yo keeps working.
Dufva is nestled in close to Yo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dufva.
Yo is looking for a sweep. Dufva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dufva wants to control but Yo is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dufva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that round.
That's time! Yo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Yo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dufva.
Dufva has a takedown stuffed.
Yo misses with a hook.
Yo misses with an uppercut.
Dufva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yo as he avoids it easily.
Yo checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Yo is just out of range.
Yo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Timo Yo is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Yo - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yo. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yo misses with an uppercut.
Yo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dufvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufva is just out of range.
Dufva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dufva takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yo fails to land.
Yo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yo wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dufva.
Yo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dufva prevents it.
Dufva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yo has Dufva pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yo pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Dufva tumbling to the mat - Yo dives into Dufva's guard.
Sven Dufva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dufva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yo manages to get himself to full guard.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Yo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dufva off and has taken his back!
Yo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Dufva turns into Yo and is now in his guard.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dufva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yo is controlling Dufva's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dufva landing some decent shots from guard.
Dufva throws a big elbow that misses.
Dufva stopping the sweep attempt from Yo.
Dufva distracts Yo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven Dufva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dufva moves away from the strike by Yo.
Dufva misses with a head kick.
Dufva tries to clinch up.
Dufva scores with a jab to the head.
Dufva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yo scores with a jab to the body.
Yo cracks Dufva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dufva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yo.
Yo digs a good body shot into Dufva's ribs.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dufva thows a body shot but no joy.
Dufva cracks Yo with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yo tests Dufva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dufva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dufva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timo Yo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Yo moved away.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Yo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dufva backs up against the ropes.
Yo misses with a body shot.
Yo throws an overhand right that lands on Dufva's shoulder, as Dufva tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva moves away from the strike by Yo.
Dufva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yo checks a leg kick.
Dufva slips a straight right by Yo.
Dufva scores with a shot to the body.
Dufva doesn't manage to clinch there - Yo circles away.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Yo jumps back.
Dufva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dufva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yo taking a bit of punishment here - Dufva scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dufva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yo keeps working.
Yo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Timo Yo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Dufva.
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yo is not content to let Dufva control the position.
Dufva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dufva trying to control from half guard but Yo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yo!
Yo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dufva controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Dufva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Dufva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dufva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
After winning the bout, Sven Dufva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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