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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen comes into the arena with Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa blaring out of the sound system. O Grady is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by (no) Self Esteem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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253 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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290 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yrjo Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie O Grady!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen jabs at O Grady's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to land a front kick but O Grady steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Grady takes one to the side of the head.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Grady tries to clinch there but Jarvinen circles away.
Jarvinen throws a body punch but O Grady moves out of range.
O Grady lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen throws a series of punches but O Grady moves out of range.
Jarvinen missing with a left hand there. O Grady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Grady closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
O Grady misses with a knee to the head.
Jarvinen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocks an elbow strike.
O Grady lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarvinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jarvinen backwards.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Jarvinen blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Grady as Jarvinen tries to tie him up.
Jarvinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Grady dodges an elbow strike from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Jarvinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from O Grady on the inside.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarvinen blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen lands a nice shot to the body.
O Grady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen takes an elbow to the temple.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen avoids a wild elbow strike from O Grady.
O Grady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady misses with an elbow over the top.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady throws a head punch that misses.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarvinen blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady misses with a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Grady throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Grady.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarvinen lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvinen tries to stall but O Grady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, O Grady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jarvinen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jarvinen dodges an elbow strike from O Grady.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen breaks from the clinch.
Jarvinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Grady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Jarvinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jarvinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Grady closes the distance but Jarvinen moves to the side
and Jarvinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jarvinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarvinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarvinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Grady manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the body
and O Grady counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Grady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by O Grady.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Grady moves away.
O Grady on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jarvinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jarvinen lands a glancing blow to the side of O Grady's head.
O Grady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jarvinen, pushing him back against the ropes.
O Grady misses with a punch to the body.
O Grady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Grady missing with knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jarvinen's defenses.
O Grady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarvinen is trying to maintain a safe position but O Grady gets an underhook and turns Jarvinen into the ropes.
O Grady tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarvinen avoids the damage to the body.
O Grady has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Jarvinen blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, O Grady throws an elbow but misses.
O Grady throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
O Grady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarvinen is defending well for now.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarvinen blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarvinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Grady lands with a right to the head.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Jarvinen is blocking nicely.
O Grady gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jarvinen.
O Grady misses with an elbow over the top.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
O Grady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Grady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut.
Jarvinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Grady at a distance.
O Grady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jarvinen scores with a punch to the head.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown but Jarvinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Grady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvinen thumps O Grady with a low kick.
O Grady looks winded!
Jarvinen lands with an uppercut that bounces O Grady off the ropes and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Grady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richie O Grady will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Jarvinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of O Grady 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Grady is defended easily by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws out a leg kick but O Grady moves out of range and Jarvinen only half commits.
Jarvinen looks to land a left hand but O Grady moved out of range nicely.
O Grady tries to clinch but Jarvinen is having none of it.
Jarvinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jarvinen lands a jab to O Grady's midsection.
O Grady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jarvinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Jarvinen scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with the combination.
O Grady takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Grady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Grady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jarvinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Grady.
Jarvinen cracks a nice hook into O Grady's ribs.
Jarvinen tries to bum rush O Grady with a series of wild strikes but O Grady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarvinen swinging wildly here.
O Grady shoots for a takedown but Jarvinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Grady is breathing heavily.
Jarvinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with a right hand
and O Grady counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Grady pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jarvinen back to the ropes. O Grady follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvinen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling O Grady to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarvinen scores with the left hand. O Grady knows he should have avoided that one.
Jarvinen loads up on a big right hand but O Grady slips the punch.
O Grady moves in looking to clinch but Jarvinen pushes him off.
Yrjo Jarvinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarvinen lands a left and a right that send O Grady crashing to the mat, dazed. Jarvinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
O Grady is rocked!
Jarvinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Grady is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarvinen finish him?
Jarvinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jarvinen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, O Grady is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jarvinen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save O Grady from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jarvinen! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjo Jarvinen!
A victorious Yrjo Jarvinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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