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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die by the drop. Rastila is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Hit. This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns with a hook.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Rastila moves his leg out of the way.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rastila. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Rastila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rastila catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Rastila moves his leg out of the way.
Burns throws a low kick but Rastila moves out of range easily.
Rastila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rastila avoids the body shot from Burns.
Rastila throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Rastila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rastila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rastila.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns misses with a body shot
enabling Rastila to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Rastila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns throws a leg kick but Rastila moved away.
Rastila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rastila wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Rastila.
Rastila throws a head kick that Burns semi-blocks.
Rastila tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rastila connects with a crisp jab.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rastila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rastila throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Burns throws a head kick but Rastila moves out of range.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns is looking to wear down Rastila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Rastila lands but Burns takes it in his stride.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Rastila ducks down to avoid it.
Rastila scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Rastila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rastila can pounce on him.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rastila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns avoids the head kick by Rastila.
Rastila throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good work by Rastila as he checks the leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick but Rastila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rastila.
Rastila fails to land with a series of punches.
Rastila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Rastila slams his shin into Burns's torso.
Rastila swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
Rastila throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rastila loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Rastila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rastila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns misses the jab.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Rastila catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Burns swings for the body but Rastila moves out of range.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rastila.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastila throws a series of strikes that have Burns backpedaling.
Rastila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rastila can pounce on him.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rastila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns's head.
Rastila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Rastila tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rastila was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rastila. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rastila takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burns throws a leg kick but Rastila checks it.
Rastila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burns.
Rastila blocks the body kick.
Rastila throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Burns misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila drops Burns with a left right combo! Rastila follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns defending against the ground and pound.
Burns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rastila trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Rastila landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rastila throws a strike aimed at the side of Burns's head but Burns avoids it well.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rastila on the ground.
Rastila working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rastila misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns taking a bit of punishment here - Rastila scoring with strikes.
Rastila landing strikes.
An elbow from Rastila crashes against the mat.
Rastila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns is not content to let Rastila control the position.
Rastila lands an elbow.
Burns taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rastila trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
Rastila creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burns sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rastila throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Rastila crashes against the mat.
Burns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burns tries to get out of the position.
Burns is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rastila happy to just control the position for now.
Burns prevents Rastila from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face as Rastila controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rastila trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns dodges the ground and pound from Rastila.
Burns being controlled for a moment.
Rastila wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastila working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila'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.
Nice jab there from Rastila.
Rastila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Rastila counters with a nice uppercut.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
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!
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Rastila ducks down to avoid it.
Burns sizes up Rastila with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Rastila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Rastila as he connects with a hook.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rastila tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns tries to work over Rastila's front leg with a kick but Rastila checks it.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Rastila's leg but Rastila calmly moves out of range.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Rastila moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rastila walks into a jab.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Rastila throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Rastila.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Burns.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Rastila misses.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Rastila moves away and avoids it.
Rastila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rastila is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Rastila. Rastila maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rastila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns misses with a hook. Rastila ducked under it nicely.
Rastila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rastila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rastila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
A lazy left from Rastila finds it's target.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rastila drops his shoulder and cracks Burns with a huge uppercut! Burns goes down! Can Rastila finish him?
Burns is rocked!
Rastila trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Burns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rastila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Rastila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rastila distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rastila trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rastila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rastila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rastila is in close to Burns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rastila wants to stand and escape but instead Burns has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns stays in close to Rastila's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Rastila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rastila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Burns gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rastila counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rastila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Rastila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rastila fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Rastila thuds a left hand into Burns's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Rastila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rastila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rastila, as that shot connected.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rastila in his tracks.
Burns stuns Rastila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rastila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rastila connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back.
Burns tries to bum rush Rastila with a series of wild strikes but Rastila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rastila steps into range and cracks Burns with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Burns flops backwards and Rastila dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rastila arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Burns's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Veikko Rastila!
Veikko Rastila is the new heavyweight champion!
Veikko Rastila really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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