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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusma Siltanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virne comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. On his way into the cage it seems that Jarppi Virne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jarppi Virne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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262 lbs
14 - 18 - 1 |
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283 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusma Siltanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virne tries to clinch there but Siltanen circles away.
Virne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Siltanen has a couple of punches blocked by Virne.
Siltanen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Siltanen as the two fighters clinch.
Virne manages to break the clinch.
Virne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siltanen.
Siltanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Virne momentarily.
It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siltanen throws the left hand but Virne avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Siltanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siltanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Virne dives in and grabs Siltanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siltanen pushes down on Virne's head and hops out.
A jab from Virne misses.
Virne has Siltanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Virne keeps control of Siltanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siltanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siltanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Siltanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siltanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siltanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Virne.
Virne misses with a looping left.
Virne doesn't manage to clinch there - Siltanen circles away.
Jusma Siltanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virne walks into a stiff left hand from Siltanen.
A combination from Siltanen does no damage.
Siltanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Siltanen as he jumps to the side.
Virne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Siltanen.
Siltanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Virne feints and as Siltanen raises his hands in defense, Virne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virne trying to control the position from guard on top but Siltanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Siltanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Virne trying to control but Siltanen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siltanen seems keen to control Virne's posture.
Siltanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Virne is one step ahead there.
Virne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Virne stands and throws Siltanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Virne misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Siltanen is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siltanen keeps working.
Siltanen dodges the ground and pound from Virne.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virne misses with the ground and pound.
Virne working the strikes but Siltanen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Siltanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Virne.
Siltanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Virne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Siltanen tries to roll over but Virne keeps him under control.
Virne misses with a head shot. Siltanen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Virne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Virne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siltanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Virne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Siltanen wants to stand and escape but Virne is having none of it.
Virne postures up and lands a big shot to Siltanen's brow.
Siltanen keeping moving, preventing Virne from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jusma Siltanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Virne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siltanen throws a hook but Virne avoids it easily.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siltanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Virne missing with a left hand there. Siltanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarppi Virne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siltanen looks to land a combination. Virne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Virne clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Siltanen.
Virne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siltanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Virne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Siltanen to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virne.
Siltanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virne looking to throw knees to the head but Siltanen is blocking nicely.
Siltanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Virne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siltanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virne.
A frustrated look appears on Siltanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Virne blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siltanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Virne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siltanen leaves Virne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Virne slips a straight right by Siltanen.
Siltanen ducks under a wild hook from Virne.
Siltanen slips under a jab.
Virne connects with a body shot.
Virne wants to clinch up but Siltanen keeps it at a distance.
Virne moves out of range of the body kick.
Siltanen avoids the body shot from Virne.
Siltanen thuds his right hand into Virne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virne shoots in looking for a takedown. Siltanen tries to sprawl out of it but Virne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siltanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarppi Virne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siltanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Virne moves to clinch but Siltanen breaks away
enabling Siltanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Siltanen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne darts in and clinches Siltanen up against the cage.
Siltanen tries to throw a body punch but Virne avoids it by throwing Siltanen back against the cage.
Siltanen lands a nice uppercut.
Siltanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virne's elbow.
Virne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virne tries to close the distance and clinch but Siltanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siltanen throws a right and a left that Virne avoids nicely.
Virne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Siltanen but Siltanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Siltanen with a nice cross.
Siltanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Virne is looking to clinch.
No luck for Virne with that takedown attempt.
Virne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siltanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Virne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Siltanen misses with a few strikes there.
Siltanen lands the left hand.
Virne misses with an uppercut. Siltanen saw that one coming.
Virne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Siltanen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Siltanen moves away from the strike by Virne.
Virne lands with an uppercut that bounces Siltanen off the cage and back into range.
Siltanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Virne misses the shot to the body.
Siltanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Siltanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virne tries to clinch but Siltanen is having none of it.
Virne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Siltanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Siltanen missing with a left hand there. Virne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virne tries to clinch up but Siltanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Virne has a takedown stuffed.
Jusma Siltanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siltanen throws a wild body kick that Virne sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virne looks to clinch
and Siltanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siltanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Siltanen throws a shot from downtown. Virne moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Siltanen lands.
Siltanen misses with a two punch combination.
Siltanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Siltanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siltanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virne forces Siltanen back against the cage and clinches.
Siltanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Virne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siltanen throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jusma Siltanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Virne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Siltanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Siltanen misses with some punches.
Siltanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Virne throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Virne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siltanen works over Virne's head and body with a nice combination.
Virne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Virne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Siltanen defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siltanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jusma Siltanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siltanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Virne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Virne tries to clinch but Siltanen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarppi Virne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Siltanen.
Virne wants to clinch.
Virne tries to clinch up.
Siltanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Virne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Virne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virne throws a big elbow that misses.
Siltanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Virne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne looks up at the clock and then as Siltanen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Virne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Virne landing a few strikes.
Siltanen is not content to let Virne control the position.
Siltanen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Virne in side control, throwing shots but Siltanen defends.
An elbow from Virne crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Siltanen to see if he's OK.
Siltanen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Siltanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Virne.
Virne lands a strong strike to the head of Siltanen. That's dazed him! Virne looking to finish here. Siltanen is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Virne lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarppi Virne!
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