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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kein Shaariv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Douglas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kein Shaariv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaariv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaariv shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaariv showed some decent athleticism there.
Douglas holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shaariv is tying to control. Douglas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shaariv wants to pass the guard but Douglas is defending well.
Shaariv is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaariv wants to control but Douglas is keeping him busy.
Shaariv misses with a head shot. Douglas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shaariv looking to sit in guard and control but Douglas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shaariv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas stands and steps away. Shaariv gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Douglas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Douglas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Shaariv is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shaariv defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shaariv manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shaariv looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douglas is one step ahead there.
Shaariv is trying to keep Douglas in close.
Douglas stands and throws Shaariv's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaariv is trying to control Douglas's posture but Douglas avoids it.
Shaariv tries to buck Douglas off but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas trying to control the action but Shaariv is working from the bottom.
Douglas decides to stand back up.
Shaariv drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shaariv is breathing heavily.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaariv's guard.
Shaariv has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Douglas has passed into side control.
Douglas trying to control the position but Shaariv is working away.
Douglas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shaariv to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaariv waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas with a poor takedown
and Shaariv counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Shaariv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Douglas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaariv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaariv.
Kein Shaariv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Douglas.
Shaariv trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Douglas is on top in guard.
Shaariv 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.
Shaariv is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaariv bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Douglas's guard.
Shaariv working some strikes from top position.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaariv's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaariv controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself.
Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaariv has wrist control.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaariv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaariv 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.
Shaariv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Douglas manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaariv makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but Shaariv pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kein Shaariv dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaariv.
Kein Shaariv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaariv misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaariv paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaariv stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaariv wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters with a takedown into side control.
Douglas is staying tight to Shaariv's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Douglas cracks Shaariv with a big right hand but Shaariv just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Douglas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shaariv wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas moves into the clinch.
Douglas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Shaariv changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Douglas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaariv.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas looks to clinch
and Shaariv counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaariv holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kein Shaariv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Douglas.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Shaariv's takedown attempt.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Shaariv's takedown attempt.
Douglas connects with a knee to the head.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Douglas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shaariv wants a takedown but no success here.
Shaariv can't get the takedown.
Shaariv could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shaariv goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Shaariv has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Douglas is trying to keep an underhook but Shaariv manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shaariv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaariv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kein Shaariv overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to get back to full guard.
Douglas taking some punishment here, with Shaariv in his half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shaariv here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shaariv stands up from half guard.
Shaariv lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaariv closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Douglas to the mat! Douglas manages to get full guard.
Douglas is rocked!
Shaariv is working Douglas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Douglas is still in real trouble! Can Shaariv finish him?
Shaariv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaariv slips nicely into half guard.
Shaariv controlling the action here.
Shaariv is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaariv working Douglas over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Shaariv there.
Shaariv lands strikes from half guard.
Douglas seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas manages to get to full guard.
Douglas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Douglas avoids the strikes from the bottom by Shaariv.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shaariv's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shaariv sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaariv is looking for a sweep. Douglas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaariv regains full guard. Nicely done.
Douglas stands up and waves to Shaariv to follow him.
Shaariv tries to clinch up.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaariv.
Shaariv throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaariv slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Shaariv misses with a double jab.
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglas decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kein Shaariv will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Douglas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Douglas stands up.
Shaariv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Shaariv misses with a looping left.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaariv. Shaariv gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Shaariv circles away easily
and Shaariv counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaariv.
Shaariv is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Douglas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Shaariv's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kein Shaariv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas lands a knee to the head.
Shaariv gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Douglas kicks off Shaariv and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaariv moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas is pressed up against the cage. Shaariv has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Douglas down to the mat. Douglas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shaariv throws a combination that misses
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch.
Shaariv has hold of one of Douglas's legs. Douglas is fighting the takedown attempt but Shaariv gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shaariv is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Douglas wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaariv forces his way into half guard.
Shaariv passes to full mount!
Shaariv scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shaariv working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shaariv controlling from the full mount.
Shaariv landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaariv scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Douglas?
Douglas is in a horrible position here. Shaariv smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Douglas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Douglas is looking to get to half guard.
Douglas tries to hold on but Shaariv postures up.
Shaariv cracks Douglas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is in a horrible position here. Shaariv smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shaariv scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shaariv controlling from mount.
Douglas wants to hold on but Shaariv pushes him away.
Shaariv working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Douglas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Shaariv.
Douglas can't escape the position.
Shaariv wants to control the pace but Douglas is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Shaariv there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shaariv loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Douglas scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Shaariv land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Shaariv stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kein Shaariv!
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