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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyrki Kasvi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jyrki Kasvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasvi throws a lazy right hand but Bustamante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bustamante tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kasvi swings widly with a right hand
and Bustamante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bustamante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bustamante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasvi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jyrki Kasvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bustamante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bustamante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasvi to score with a decent uppercut.
Bustamante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bustamante.
Kasvi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasvi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bustamante.
A punch lands to the side of Bustamante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bustamante pushes Kasvi away with a front kick.
Kasvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bustamante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Bustamante does no damage.
Kasvi looks to throw the jab but Bustamante is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante moves out of range as Kasvi strikes.
Kasvi throws a low kick but Bustamante avoids it.
Kasvi jabs Bustamante right on the nose. Bustamante blinks but takes it well.
Bustamante looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasvi is just out of range.
Kasvi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bustamante to score with a decent uppercut.
Kasvi swings for the body but Bustamante moves out of range.
Bustamante cracks Kasvi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kasvi checks a low kick from Bustamante.
Kasvi moves out of range of the body kick from Bustamante.
Kasvi looks to land a left hand but Bustamante moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bustamante.
Kasvi avoids the body shot from Bustamante.
Bustamante throws a shot to the body.
Kasvi misses with a hook. Bustamante ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bustamante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasvi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bustamante napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasvi wants to control but Bustamante is keeping him busy.
Kasvi working away.
Bustamante manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bustamante pushes Kasvi off looking to stand but Kasvi dives back in and keeps control.
Bustamante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasvi pulls his head out easily.
Bustamante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasvi pulls his head out easily.
Bustamante is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kasvi connects with a nice short shot to Bustamante's temple.
Kasvi drops an elbow to the side of Bustamante's head.
Bustamante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasvi pulls his head out easily.
Kasvi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kasvi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bustamante actively working from the bottom here.
Bustamante wants to control but Kasvi is keeping busy.
Kasvi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bustamante scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kasvi manages to mount him!
Bustamante is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kasvi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Kasvi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kasvi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bustamante keeps working.
Bustamante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kasvi.
Bustamante is controlling Kasvi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kasvi slows the pace down in half guard.
Bustamante wants to get back to full guard but Kasvi has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrki Kasvi dominated that round.
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.
Bustamante misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasvi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bustamante thinking.
Kasvi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kasvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kasvi throws a leg kick
and Bustamante holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bustamante stalling in the clinch but Kasvi improves position.
Bustamante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasvi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasvi stalls.
Bustamante is trying to break free.
Bustamante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Kasvi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kasvi working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Bustamante as the two fighters clinch.
Bustamante lands a body punch.
Bustamante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasvi takes a swing at Bustamante's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a nice hook to Kasvi's body. Kasvi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bustamante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kasvi misses with a double jab.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Kasvi.
Bustamante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bustamante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bustamante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasvi moves away.
Kasvi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kasvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bustamante was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasvi.
Bustamante steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kasvi.
Kasvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bustamante manages to avoid it.
Bustamante doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kasvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bustamante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kasvi.
It looks like Jyrki Kasvi has been cut.
Kasvi takes a swing at Bustamante's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bustamante.
Bustamante lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Kasvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasvi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bustamante.
Bustamante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasvi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bustamante can pounce on him.
Kasvi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bustamante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bustamante swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kasvi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bustamante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bustamante staying out of range there.
Bustamante doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bustamante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kasvi - the referee stops the clock and Bustamante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kasvi. Bustamante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diego Bustamante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bustamante takes one on the button.
Bustamante is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi dips to his left and cracks Bustamante with an uppercut!
Bustamante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasvi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bustamante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasvi.
Kasvi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bustamante sprawls well. He's pushed Kasvi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bustamante thinks about the counter body kick.
Kasvi throws a chopping leg kick but Bustamante manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bustamante is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kasvi works Bustamante's body with a nice hook.
Kasvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bustamante.
Kasvi throws a leg kick but Bustamante checks it.
Bustamante looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kasvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasvi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Bustamante. Those never looked like landing.
Bustamante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bustamante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bustamante ducks under a wild hook from Kasvi.
A left and a right from Kasvi both land. Nice combination.
Kasvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bustamante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bustamante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bustamante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bustamante scores with a decent looking hook.
Bustamante scores with a push kick.
Kasvi misses the shot to the body.
Kasvi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bustamante! But no joy.
Kasvi misses with the body kick
and Bustamante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bustamante misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Bustamante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jyrki Kasvi's cut.
That's time! Kasvi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bustamante lands a leg kick that knocks Kasvi off balance momentarily.
Bustamante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bustamante throws the kick towards the body but Kasvi avoids it.
Kasvi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Kasvi.
Kasvi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bustamante is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kasvi misses with a straight right.
Kasvi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bustamante counters with a stiff right hand.
Bustamante takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasvi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bustamante. Kasvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bustamante throws a leg kick
and Kasvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasvi lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasvi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bustamante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvi moves out of range as Bustamante throws a body kick.
Kasvi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kasvi misses with a hook. Bustamante ducked under it nicely.
Kasvi misses with a double jab
and Bustamante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kasvi throws a body punch but Bustamante moves out of range.
Kasvi lands a jab.
Kasvi misses with a low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kasvi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kasvi misses with a wild body shot.
Bustamante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasvi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kasvi throws a leg kick
and Bustamante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasvi thinking.
Kasvi misses with a takedown attempt - Bustamante sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante defending well as Kasvi loads up on a big left hand.
Bustamante tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bustamante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bustamante cracks Kasvi with an open hand slap.
Bustamante lands a right hook to the body.
Bustamante throws a sloppy head kick and Kasvi moves out of range easily.
Bustamante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kasvi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bustamante.
Bustamante throws a front kick aimed at Kasvi's knee but Kasvi avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bustamante checks a leg kick nicely.
Kasvi misses with a two punch combination.
Bustamante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasvi.
Kasvi looks to throw the jab but Bustamante is out of range.
Bustamante wants to counter the offense by Kasvi and move into the clinch position.
Kasvi stuns Bustamante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bustamante is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kasvi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kasvi missing with a left hand there. Bustamante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasvi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kasvi 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.
Bustamante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasvi pulls his head out easily.
Bustamante trying to get back to full guard but Kasvi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bustamante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kasvi landing shots from mount.
Bustamante is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kasvi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bustamante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi with good strikes from the mount here!
Jyrki Kasvi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bustamante is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasvi avoids the attempt from Bustamante to control.
Kasvi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bustamante is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bustamante is squirming around, avoiding Kasvi's attempts to control the action.
Bustamante wants to get back to his feet.
Bustamante wants to hold on but Kasvi pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrki Kasvi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasvi 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyrki Kasvi!
Jyrki Kasvi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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