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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastila is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Hit. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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277 lbs
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273 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rastila connects with a leg kick. Priest looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Priest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rastila throws out a leg kick but Priest moves out of range and Rastila only half commits.
Rastila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Priest throws a good cross that connects.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Priest lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rastila.
Rastila can't find room to land a body shot as Priest controls the action.
Priest pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've been informed that Rastila has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Priest leaning his opponent against the cage.
Priest lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rastila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Priest.
Rastila breaks the clinch.
Rastila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Priest checks it well.
Priest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rastila was well out of range. Poor timing from Priest.
Rastila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Priest as he avoids it easily.
Priest is looking to chop away at Rastila's legs.
Rastila throws a leg kick but Priest sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rastila misses the shot to the body.
Priest feints and then cracks Rastila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rastila down.
Rastila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Priest clinches up with Rastila and pushes him back against the cage.
Priest has a couple of punches blocked by Rastila.
Priest misses with a punch on the inside.
Rastila is trying to break free.
Rastila tries to break free but Priest pushes him back against the cage.
Rastila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Priest pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rastila wants to take the fight to the mat but Priest manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Priest.
Priest has Rastila pressed against the cage, preventing Rastila from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rastila throws a punch but it's blocked by Priest.
Rastila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila wants to break the clinch but can't.
Priest blocking some punches.
Priest lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rastila looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Priest lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rastila backwards.
Priest works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Priest keeps control of Rastila as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rastila has had enough of the clinch but Priest keeps him there for the moment.
Rastila has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Priest lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Rastila wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
Rastila is trying to push Priest away but Priest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rastila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rastila blocking some punches.
Rastila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priest tries to score with a low kick but Rastila moves his leg out of the way.
Rastila fakes the leg kick and cracks Priest in the body.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rastila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rastila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnny Priest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priest lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Priest throws a leg kick but Rastila checks it.
Priest instigates a clinch.
Priest lands a shoulder strike.
Priest lands a hook that snaps the head of Rastila backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rastila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rastila is trying to push Priest away but Priest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Priest lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rastila is trying to break the clinch but Priest is controlling him.
Priest lands with a short shot to the head.
Rastila is rocked!
A short left from Rastila.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rastila.
Priest leaning against his opponent.
Rastila lands a takedown into guard.
Rastila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priest wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila throws a strike but Priest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rastila controls Priest momentarily but Priest frees himself.
Priest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Priest 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.
Rastila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Priest bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rastila's head.
Rastila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rastila delivers a nice body kick.
Rastila lands with a cross.
Priest misses with an uppercut. Rastila saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Priest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priest connects with a leg kick. Rastila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rastila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priest lands a lovely overhand right.
Rastila throws a hook but Priest blocks it.
Priest throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Priest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rastila.
Rastila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila takes a swing at Priest's ribcage but misses.
Rastila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rastila closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Priest's guard.
Rastila looking to sit in guard and control but Priest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Priest trying to control but Rastila is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rastila looking for a sweep. Not yet Rastila, not yet.
Rastila keeping moving, preventing Priest from controlling successfully.
Priest is really struggling to control Rastila but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest throws a big elbow that misses.
Rastila wants to sweep but no luck.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Priest wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rastila throws a lazy right hand but Priest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Priest as he checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Rastila slams his shin into Priest's torso.
A good leg kick by Priest.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Rastila.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Priest, right into the meat.
Rastila is looking to slow Priest down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest moves in looking to clinch but Rastila pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Priest darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Priest jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rastila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Priest throws the left hand but Rastila avoids the punch easily.
Priest takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rastila throws the kick towards the body but Priest avoids it.
Rastila lands with a nice body kick.
Rastila takes one to the chin there.
Priest tries to work over Rastila's front leg with a kick but Rastila checks it.
Rastila blocks the body kick.
Priest throws a chopping leg kick but Rastila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rastila fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Priest on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila sizes up Priest with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila tries a low kick but Priest avoids it.
Priest has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnny Priest is winning the standup battle so far.
Rastila on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Priest attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Priest.
Rastila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Priest is out of range and Rastila settles back down.
A low kick from Priest is predictable there
and Rastila counters with an outside leg kick.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rastila.
Rastila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Priest moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest misses with an elbow over the top.
Priest is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rastila is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Priest is defending well.
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 Johnny Priest will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rastila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Priest staying out of range there.
Rastila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priest moves forwards but Rastila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rastila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Priest is out of range.
Veikko Rastila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Priest.
Priest tries a low kick but Rastila avoids it.
Priest does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rastila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Priest is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rastila.
Rastila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rastila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priest tries to clinch up but Rastila circles away and keeps his distance.
Priest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rastila's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rastila was well out of range. Poor timing from Priest.
Rastila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priest throws out the jab.
Priest is looking to chop away at Rastila's legs.
Rastila throws a leg kick but Priest sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rastila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Priest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rastila manages to avoid it.
Rastila throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Priest on the side of the head.
Rastila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rastila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rastila misses with a body kick.
Rastila digs a good hook to Priest's body.
Priest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Rastila blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Priest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priest lands a nice elbow.
Priest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priest tries a body shot but Rastila blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Priest.
Priest cracks Rastila with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priest.
Rastila working hard to break the clinch.
Rastila has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rastila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rastila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Priest lands a head kick!
Priest swings for the body but Rastila moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest avoids the body shot from Rastila.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rastila.
Rastila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Priest. That did some damage!
Rastila looks for the body kick but Priest saw that one coming.
Rastila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rastila throws a push kick but Priest slaps the foot to one side.
Rastila scores with the left hand. Priest knows he should have avoided that one.
Priest connects with a solid leg kick.
Priest will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rastila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Priest pushes Rastila up against the cage in a clinch.
Priest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rastila backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rastila throws a punch but it's blocked by Priest.
Rastila manages to break the clinch.
Rastila scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Priest! Rastila is out on his feet! Priest rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rastila is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rastila is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Priest!
Johnny Priest retains his heavyweight title!
Johnny Priest decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Veikko Rastila stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry fans! I go to rehab now.'.
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