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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Imer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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179 cm
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184 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Imer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juhani Vihervuori!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imer scores with a body shot.
Imer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Imer throws the kick towards the body but Vihervuori avoids it.
Imer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori throws an overhand right that lands on Imer's shoulder, as Imer tries to avoid the shot.
Vihervuori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Imer looks to throw the jab but Vihervuori is out of range.
Vihervuori tries to clinch but Imer moves out of range.
Imer takes a swing at Vihervuori's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Imer blocks the low kick.
Imer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vihervuori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Imer has time to react.
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!
Imer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervuori moves away.
Imer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Vihervuori misses.
A slow jab from Vihervuori misses its intended target.
Vihervuori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Imer has time to react.
Vihervuori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imer moves away.
Vihervuori throws a sloppy body shot
and Imer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Imer controlling the action here.
Imer is trying to control. Vihervuori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vihervuori trying to control here.
Vihervuori looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Imer trying to mount his opponent but Vihervuori defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vihervuori!
Imer has hold of Vihervuori's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vihervuori manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vihervuori is trying desperately to improve position.
Imer seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Vihervuori is holding on tight.
Vihervuori tries to control Imer's body but Imer pushes him off. Vihervuori squirms to his side and now Imer has his back!
Imer is looking for the choke from the back position but Vihervuori is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imer is not going to allow Vihervuori to sit and survive in this position.
Imer is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Imer trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vihervuori is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Imer wants to control but Vihervuori is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori is in bad spot here.
Imer patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Imer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Imer is really struggling to control Vihervuori but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imer is looking for a rear naked choke here but Vihervuori reverses the position brilliantly into Imer's guard!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori passes Imer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Imer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Imer throws a shot from downtown. Vihervuori moves away and avoids it.
Imer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihervuori works Imer's body with a nice hook.
Vihervuori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Imer on the side of the head.
Imer lands a jab.
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!
Vihervuori digs a good hook to Imer's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imer lands the left hand.
Imer moves out of range of the strikes.
Vihervuori looks to land a left hand but Imer moved out of range nicely.
Vihervuori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Imer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vihervuori won't be happy with that.
Imer tries to advance to mount but Vihervuori denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imer trying to control the action but Vihervuori is working from the bottom.
Imer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vihervuori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Imer is trying to get an arm triangle but Vihervuori is defending well.
Vihervuori is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imer trying to control the action but Vihervuori is working from the bottom.
Imer looking to control but instead Vihervuori has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Imer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vihervuori doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Imer.
Vihervuori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Imer pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori tries to get to full guard but Imer has control of the leg.
Vihervuori is trying to control but can't.
Vihervuori looking for submissions off his back.
Vihervuori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Imer pulls his head out easily.
Imer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imer is looking to take a break and control but Vihervuori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Imer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vihervuori doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Imer.
Vihervuori is not content to let Imer control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihervuori trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Imer manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Imer dominated that second round.
That's time! Imer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Imer looks to land a combination but Vihervuori avoids it well.
Vihervuori stuffs the takedown attempt from Imer. Imer gets slowly back to his feet.
Imer jabs at Vihervuori's body.
Imer just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori tries to work over Imer's front leg with a kick but Imer checks it.
Vihervuori checks a leg kick.
Imer looks to land a combination but Vihervuori avoids it well.
Imer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vihervuori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vihervuori lands a glancing blow to the side of Imer's head.
Imer throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihervuori.
Imer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihervuori.
Imer throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihervuori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori is looking to clinch but Imer is avoiding it.
Imer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Imer throws a leg kick but Vihervuori sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Imer scores with a kick to the body.
Richard Imer is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihervuori wants to clinch up but Imer keeps it at a distance.
Imer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Imer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Imer slips a straight right by Vihervuori.
Vihervuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihervuori. Imer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vihervuori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juhani Vihervuori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Imer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imer misses the shot to the body.
Imer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imer.
Imer connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Vihervuori. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Imer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vihervuori swings away with a body shot that misses
and Imer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Imer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vihervuori keeps working.
Vihervuori is looking to get back to full guard here but Imer has managed to pass to side control instead.
Imer advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori tries to lock up and control but Imer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Imer has control of Vihervuori's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vihervuori regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Imer controlling the position easily from mount.
Vihervuori working to try and regain half guard.
Vihervuori is squirming around, avoiding Imer's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori stops Imer from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Imer can't control as he wanted to and Vihervuori manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Vihervuori wants to get back to full guard.
Imer stalling away here and it's allowed Vihervuori to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vihervuori is looking for a triangle but Imer pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imer trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihervuori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Imer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Imer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Imer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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