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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerenzikov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is NO SHELTER\RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rastila's choice of entrance music: One Hit. Argivas Kerenzikov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov tries to land a body kick
and Rastila counters with a straight right hand.
Rastila keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rastila.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerenzikov is just out of range.
Kerenzikov looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Rastila counters with a body kick.
Rastila blocks a head kick by Kerenzikov.
Rastila tried to score with a low kick but Kerenzikov checks it.
Rastila lunges at Kerenzikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerenzikov's hand.
Kerenzikov misses with an uppercut.
Kerenzikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rastila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerenzikov.
Rastila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kerenzikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Kerenzikov misses its intended target.
Rastila looks to throw the jab but Kerenzikov is out of range.
Rastila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerenzikov will feel that in the morning.
Kerenzikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rastila avoids the body shot from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov misses the jab.
Rastila thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerenzikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Rastila.
Rastila lands with a cross.
Kerenzikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rastila just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerenzikov misses with a body shot.
Kerenzikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerenzikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kerenzikov shoots in for a takedown but Rastila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rastila misses with a head kick.
Rastila keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kerenzikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rastila scores with a leg kick.
Rastila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kerenzikov checks the leg kick.
Rastila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerenzikov throws a sloppy head kick and Rastila moves out of range easily.
Kerenzikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rastila.
Rastila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Rastila. That snapped Kerenzikov's head back.
Rastila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kerenzikov takes a step back to recover.
Kerenzikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kerenzikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rastila.
Kerenzikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rastila.
Kerenzikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kerenzikov shoots in but Rastila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kerenzikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerenzikov looks to land a body kick but Rastila moved away.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch but Rastila moves out of range.
Kerenzikov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rastila's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rastila throws a leg kick but Kerenzikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rastila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kerenzikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rastila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov loads up on a big right hand but Rastila slips the punch.
Rastila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Kerenzikov.
Rastila lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rastila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kerenzikov moves out of range of the body kick from Rastila.
Kerenzikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rastila tries a low kick but Kerenzikov avoids it.
Kerenzikov throws a wild body kick that Rastila sees coming a mile off.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Kerenzikov.
Rastila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick.
Rastila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kerenzikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rastila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Rastila as Kerenzikov shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Kerenzikov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerenzikov. Rastila does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov misses with a hook to the body
and Rastila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rastila cracks Kerenzikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerenzikov misses with a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a good low kick that Kerenzikov was not able to check.
Kerenzikov moves into range and clinches up with Rastila.
Rastila manages to break the clinch.
Rastila connects with a crisp jab.
Kerenzikov walks into a jab.
Kerenzikov is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Veikko Rastila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rastila throws a leg kick but Kerenzikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kerenzikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerenzikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kerenzikov looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kerenzikov is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Kerenzikov
and Rastila counters with a nice leg kick.
Rastila slips a jab and a cross from Kerenzikov.
Rastila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Rastila.
Rastila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerenzikov manages to avoid it.
Rastila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerenzikov's sensitive parts.
Kerenzikov misses with a two punch combination.
Rastila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rastila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Kerenzikov misses.
Kerenzikov lands a nice shot that snaps Rastila's head back.
No joy there for Kerenzikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
Kerenzikov misses with a body shot.
Rastila circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
Kerenzikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kerenzikov blocks a leg kick.
Kerenzikov pushes Rastila up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerenzikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerenzikov prevents Rastila from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rastila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerenzikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rastila checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rastila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kerenzikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Rastila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerenzikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Argivas Kerenzikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rastila scoring well with a low kick there.
Rastila tried to score with a low kick but Kerenzikov checks it.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a body kick.
Kerenzikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rastila is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kerenzikov with a body shot.
Kerenzikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Rastila.
Rastila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kerenzikov is able to avoid easily.
Rastila scores with a nice body kick.
Rastila cracks Kerenzikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerenzikov closes the distance but Rastila moves to the side
and Rastila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov wants to land a leg kick but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila lands with a nice body punch.
Kerenzikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rastila. Rastila obviously looking to wear him down.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerenzikov is just out of range.
Kerenzikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rastila was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov throws a combination. Rastila tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kerenzikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerenzikov drops his hands momentarily and Rastila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kerenzikov. Rastila shrugs it off though.
Rastila delivers a nice body kick.
Rastila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerenzikov misses with an uppercut
and Rastila counters with a three punch combo that has Kerenzikov backing up. Kerenzikov nods at Rastila to acknowledge the strikes.
Rastila cracks the inside of Kerenzikov's front leg.
Rastila lands with a nice body punch.
Kerenzikov blocks a head kick by Rastila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Rastila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rastila cracks a nice hook into Kerenzikov's ribs.
A shot to the body from Rastila misses
and Kerenzikov counters with a body kick that stops Rastila in his tracks momentarily.
Rastila throws a push kick but Kerenzikov slaps the foot to one side.
Kerenzikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rastila.
Rastila scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kerenzikov cracks the inside of Rastila's front leg.
Kerenzikov throws the kick towards the body but Rastila avoids it.
Kerenzikov looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rastila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Kerenzikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerenzikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rastila was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That kick from Rastila tenderised Kerenzikov's leg. Kerenzikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
Kerenzikov seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila cracks Kerenzikov with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rastila. Kerenzikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerenzikov is looking for a counter combo.
Kerenzikov throws a big shot that misses.
Rastila keeps Kerenzikov at a distance using the push kick.
Rastila swinging wildly here.
Kerenzikov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rastila just manages to avoid it.
Rastila throws a shot to the body.
Rastila connects with a right hand. Kerenzikov shakes it off.
Rastila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kerenzikov looks to clinch
and Rastila scores with a counter punch that sends Kerenzikov to the canvas! Rastila smells blood - he's punishing Kerenzikov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kerenzikov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikko Rastila!
Veikko Rastila is the new heavyweight champion!
Veikko Rastila really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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