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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mika Tervala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian The Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Natural is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shhhhh!!!!. Mika Tervala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Tervala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian The Natural!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tervala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Natural wants to clinch but Tervala slips to the side
and Tervala counters with a nice leg kick.
Tervala misses with a body kick.
The Natural shoots in for a takedown but Tervala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Natural fails with a takedown attempt.
Tervala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tervala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Natural.
Tervala throws a front kick that sends The Natural stumbling back into the cage.
Tervala misses with a double jab.
The Natural fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tervala, pushing him back against the cage.
The Natural breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tervala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Natural's head.
Some wild striking there from Tervala.
The Natural tries to clinch up but Tervala circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Natural, as that shot connected.
The Natural fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Natural doesn't manage to clinch there - Tervala circles away.
No luck for The Natural with that takedown attempt.
Mika Tervala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian The Natural.
Horrible takedown by The Natural or perhaps it was just good defense by Tervala which made him look bad.
The Natural takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tervala misses the body punch
and The Natural counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tervala has The Natural pushed against the cage.
Tervala breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Natural looks to score with a jab to the body but Tervala is just out of range.
The Natural lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Natural wants to clinch up but Tervala keeps it at a distance.
The Natural tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tervala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tervala misses with a combination
and The Natural counters with a straight right hand.
Tervala is breathing heavily.
Tervala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Natural fails with the takedown.
Tervala misses with a low kick as The Natural jumps back.
Tervala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Natural.
Tervala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Natural is looking to clinch but Tervala is avoiding it.
The Natural shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tervala avoids the body shot from The Natural.
The Natural shoots and misses
and Tervala counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Natural's knee momentarily.
Tervala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tervala lands with a cross.
Tervala misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from The Natural.
Tervala bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Natural manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tervala is trying to work for a kimura but The Natural is defending well.
Tervala trying to pass the guard but The Natural defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Natural manages to get to full guard.
The Natural has his hands on Tervala's head, controlling the position.
Tervala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Let's hope that The Natural 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian The Natural 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.
The Natural rushes Tervala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tervala is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tervala has had enough of the clinch but The Natural keeps him there for the moment.
The Natural is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tervala to keep the fight standing.
The Natural pulls Tervala into guard.
The Natural wants to sweep but no luck.
The Natural bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tervala's guard.
The Natural throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tervala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tervala keeping moving, preventing The Natural from controlling successfully.
Tervala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tervala keeping moving, preventing The Natural from controlling successfully.
Tervala trying to control the position.
Tervala keeping moving, preventing The Natural from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adrian The Natural.
The Natural rushes Tervala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tervala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Natural tries to clinch but Tervala moves out of range.
Tervala throws a right and a left that The Natural avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Natural misses with a takedown attempt - Tervala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mika Tervala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian The Natural.
Tervala checks a leg kick nicely.
The Natural lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tervala swings for the body but The Natural moves out of range.
Tervala scores with a jab to the head.
Tervala tries to bum rush The Natural with a series of wild strikes but The Natural uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tervala swats away the attempt to clinch by The Natural.
Tervala scores with a jab to the head.
The Natural lands a lovely overhand right.
Adrian The Natural seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Natural moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Natural pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Natural throws a right and a left that Tervala avoids nicely.
Tervala blocks a head kick by The Natural.
Tervala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Natural counters with a nice uppercut.
The Natural throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tervala's waist but Tervala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Natural off to one side.
Tervala throws a series of punches but The Natural avoids them all with ease.
Tervala tries to clinch there but The Natural circles away.
The Natural shoots in and drives through. Tervala sprawls well.
The Natural misses with a two punch combination.
The Natural takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Natural shoots in looking for a takedown. Tervala tries to sprawl out of it but The Natural keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tervala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Tervala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tervala scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tervala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tervala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mika Tervala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Natural shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tervala sprawls well. Tervala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Natural gets slowly back to his feet.
The Natural clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tervala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Natural takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Natural takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian The Natural showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tervala leaves The Natural with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Natural tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tervala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Natural closes the distance but Tervala moves to the side
and Tervala counters with a two punch combo.
The Natural wants to clinch.
The Natural keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Natural fails with a takedown attempt.
The Natural tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tervala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Natural dives in and grabs Tervala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tervala pushes down on The Natural's head and hops out.
Mika Tervala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian The Natural.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tervala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Natural misses with a body kick.
Tervala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Natural doesn't seem bothered though.
Tervala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tervala throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Natural fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tervala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Natural circles away quickly and effectively.
Tervala lands with a nice body kick.
The Natural showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tervala.
Tervala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tervala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Natural has closed the distance and engaged Tervala in a clinch.
The Natural goes for a takedown attempt but Tervala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Natural lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tervala circles away quickly and effectively.
Tervala tries to land a front kick but The Natural steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tervala is looking to wear down The Natural with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Natural.
An inside leg kick lands from Tervala.
The Natural steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tervala. That one must have hurt.
Tervala works over The Natural's head and body with a nice combination.
The Natural misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tervala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Natural scores with a nice right hand.
The Natural goes for a double leg but Tervala avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tervala continues to drive forward.
The Natural is trying to trip Tervala. He has hold of a leg but Tervala is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Natural persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Tervala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Natural trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tervala is trying to keep The Natural in close.
The Natural throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tervala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Natural postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Tervala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Natural is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mika Tervala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian The Natural has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Natural tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tervala swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Natural chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tervala can pounce on him.
Tervala thuds his shin into the meat of The Natural's side.
Adrian The Natural is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tervala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian The Natural.
I've got The Natural 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adrian The Natural!
An intense looking Adrian The Natural took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I NEED MORE MONEY!!!!!'.
Mika Tervala was interviewed post fight and said 'No comments.'.
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energy
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hype
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