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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio has chosen Nightingale - The Glory Days as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervuori has closed the distance and engaged Victorio in a clinch.
Vihervuori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vihervuori struggles to land a body shot inside as Victorio controls his hands.
Victorio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vihervuori clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Victorio not allowing Vihervuori to control his hands.
Victorio tries to keep control of the position but Vihervuori is staying busy.
Vihervuori is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Victorio is trying to stick to Vihervuori's back but Vihervuori is turning into Victorio. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Victorio's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vihervuori.
Vihervuori's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori postures up in Victorio's guard and throws a big left but Victorio blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihervuori throwing strikes but missing.
Victorio pulls Vihervuori in close to prevent any damage.
Vihervuori stopping the sweep attempt from Victorio.
Victorio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vihervuori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vihervuori's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Victorio wants to sweep here but Vihervuori controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Victorio has his foot on Vihervuori's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vihervuori works his way back into a safe position though.
Vihervuori postures up.
Vihervuori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Victorio is keeping the position for now.
Victorio keeping moving, preventing Vihervuori from controlling successfully.
Vihervuori preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vihervuori tries to clinch up but Victorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Vihervuori checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Vihervuori's head coaches at MMA Sanok Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Victorio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vihervuori back to the cage. Victorio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vihervuori instigates a clinch.
A short left from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Victorio.
Vihervuori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio is looking to take a break and control but Vihervuori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Victorio decides to stand back up. Victorio steps back and let's Vihervuori get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori misses the shot to the body.
Juhani Vihervuori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victorio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vihervuori tries to avoid it but Victorio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vihervuori to the ground. Vihervuori escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vihervuori prevents a takedown attempt there.
Victorio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vihervuori just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juhani Vihervuori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
Vihervuori has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Victorio after a bit of a struggle.
Vihervuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victorio drags the fight down to the ground.
Victorio controls Vihervuori momentarily but Vihervuori frees himself.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.
Vihervuori might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victorio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vihervuori takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Victorio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tommy Victorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vihervuori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Victorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vihervuori tries to clinch there but Victorio circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victorio.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown but Vihervuori shows good takedown defense.
Vihervuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victorio shoots in and bounces Vihervuori off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Victorio postures up.
Victorio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vihervuori is proving hard to escape from.
Vihervuori trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori is really struggling to control Victorio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Victorio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vihervuori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vihervuori trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Victorio preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vihervuori misses with a low kick.
Vihervuori 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.
Vihervuori thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Victorio misses
and Vihervuori counters with a left and a right that stings Victorio.
Vihervuori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Juhani Vihervuori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihervuori looks to score with a jab to the body but Victorio is just out of range.
Vihervuori sets himself, and Victorio steps forward looking for the clinch! Vihervuori avoids it this time.
Victorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victorio walks into a left hand.
Vihervuori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victorio fails with the takedown
and Vihervuori counters with a nice uppercut.
Juhani Vihervuori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Victorio.
Vihervuori throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vihervuori as he avoids it easily.
Victorio shoots in looking for a takedown. Vihervuori tries to sprawl out of it but Victorio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vihervuori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihervuori misses with a wild body shot.
Vihervuori darts in and clinches Victorio up against the cage.
Vihervuori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as Victorio controls the action.
Vihervuori cracks Victorio with a nice body shot.
Vihervuori's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Victorio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vihervuori to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries to score a body lock takedown but Vihervuori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vihervuori misses with the head strike.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as Victorio controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vihervuori takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Victorio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vihervuori controls Victorio momentarily but Victorio frees himself.
Victorio works over Vihervuori with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihervuori is trying to hold Victorio in close to prevent damage but Victorio has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Victorio seems content to control.
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 Juhani Vihervuori will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Victorio shoots in for a double leg but Vihervuori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Victorio shoots in looking for a takedown but Vihervuori manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Victorio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Victorio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vihervuori tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Victorio is in Vihervuori's guard.
Victorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Vihervuori is retaining full guard.
Vihervuori has his foot on Victorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Victorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Vihervuori working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Victorio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Victorio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vihervuori is pulling down on Victorio's head. It's preventing any offense from Victorio, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio wants to pass the guard but Vihervuori is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Vihervuori keeps moving.
Victorio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vihervuori is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vihervuori is thwarting Victorio's attempts to control the position.
Vihervuori tries to pass the half guard into mount. Victorio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tommy Victorio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vihervuori working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Victorio trying to control from the bottom.
Vihervuori passes to side control.
Vihervuori scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vihervuori tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vihervuori has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vihervuori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
Vihervuori in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Victorio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vihervuori working the body and head with strikes.
Victorio misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Victorio is not content to let Vihervuori control the position.
Vihervuori tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Victorio wants to control but Vihervuori postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Victorio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Victorio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vihervuori trying to pass the guard but Victorio defending well.
Victorio is staying active underneath Vihervuori, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victorio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juhani Vihervuori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victorio fails with the takedown
enabling Vihervuori to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhani Vihervuori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vihervuori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhani Vihervuori!
A victorious Juhani Vihervuori thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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