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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindel comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best . Virne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
22 - 22 - 0 |
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187 cm
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262 lbs
21 - 30 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virne shoots in but Lindel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lindel connects with a looping right hand.
Lindel gets tackled into the cage by Virne. Virne maintains the clinch.
Lindel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Virne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lindel is struggling to control the position.
Lindel has Virne pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lindel for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lindel scores with a shot to the side of Virne's head.
Lindel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Virne trying to control the position but instead, Lindel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Virne into the cage.
Virne lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Mikael Lindel has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Virne trying to land knees to the body.
Lindel lands a left hand.
A short left from Lindel.
Virne has had enough of the clinch but Lindel keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Virne or not.
Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindel lands a nice shot that snaps Virne's head back.
It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
Lindel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lindel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindel lands with a right to the head.
Virne is trying to push Lindel away but Lindel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Virne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lindel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virne trying to stall but Lindel improves his position.
Virne just leaning against Lindel, taking a breather.
Lindel digs a right hand underneath Virne's ribcage. Virne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lindel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Virne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lindel throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Virne looks winded!
Lindel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virne moves away.
Virne gets caught flat footed, as Lindel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel is stalling in the full guard.
Lindel lands a couple of elbows.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Virne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Virne is keeping the position for now.
Virne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Virne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lindel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindel is trying to control. Virne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Virne defending well though.
Lindel seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Virne has recovered full guard.
Virne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel trying to control from the bottom.
Lindel actively working from the bottom here.
Virne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lindel actively working from the bottom here.
Lindel moves into full guard.
Lindel is looking for a triangle but Virne pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lindel misses with a shot to the body
and Virne counters with a body kick.
Lindel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Lindel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Virne.
Virne gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindel as Virne tries to tie him up.
Virne can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Virne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lindel's brow.
Virne breaks the clinch.
Virne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindel.
Lindel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Virne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindel scores with a hook to the body.
Lindel trying to control the position but instead, Virne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindel into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindel.
Lindel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lindel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Virne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lindel misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindel.
Virne tries to pull guard but Lindel holds him up against the cage and eventually Virne drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lindel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindel.
Lindel stalling in the clinch.
Lindel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virne throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindel.
Lindel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Virne is trying to break the clinch but Lindel is controlling him.
Lindel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindel lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne is trying to force a seperation but Lindel has the dominant position.
Virne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lindel walks away with a smile on his face. Virne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Virne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lindel's head.
Lindel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Virne pinned against the cage. Virne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!
Virne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindel is looking to clinch.
Virne swinging wildly here.
Lindel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Virne was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindel.
Virne looks for a takedown but Lindel sprawls well.
Mikael Lindel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarppi Virne.
Lindel slaps away a takedown attempt from Virne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Virne takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Virne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mikael Lindel is winning the standup battle so far.
Virne misses with a takedown attempt
and Virne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarppi Virne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindel lands a nice hook to Virne's body. Virne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Virne is breathing heavily.
Virne gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lindel.
Lindel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Virne can't fight it off and eventually Lindel manages to take the fight to the floor. Virne looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mikael Lindel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lindel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Virne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lindel passes into half guard.
Lindel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lindel controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel is trying to control the action in half guard but Virne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Virne is looking for a sweep. Lindel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Lindel is working for a submission of some sort.
Lindel lands with a punch from half guard.
Lindel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Virne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lindel lands a nice looking body shot.
Lindel tries to clinch but Virne is having none of it.
Lindel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lindel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Virne can do to turn this around?
Virne slips a jab from Lindel.
Lindel throws a poor cross that misses
and Virne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Virne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lindel.
Virne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lindel trying to control the position but Virne is working away.
Lindel wants to control for a moment but Virne uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne tries to get to full guard but Lindel has control of the leg.
Virne trying to control here.
Lindel trying to control the action but Virne is working from the bottom.
Virne has hold of Lindel's hands but Lindel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lindel trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lindel is keen to just control but Virne is a slippery customer.
Lindel is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Virne still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Virne has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Virne working away.
Lindel is looking for a sweep.
Lindel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Virne works his way into full mount!
Jarppi Virne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lindel looks a forlorn figure.
Lindel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Virne. What's that going to do exactly?
Virne controlling the pace for now.
Lindel is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindel tries to lock up and control but Virne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lindel regains half guard.
Lindel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Virne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Virne's back!
Mikael Lindel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Virne defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lindel's arms.
Virne can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindel doesn't have the hooks in and Virne manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Lindel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lindel 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindel!
Mikael Lindel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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