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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Finnila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Finnila!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rosario, pushing him back against the cage.
Rosario slowing the pace effectively.
Finnila is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Rosario wants to break free but Finnila has control.
Finnila tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rosario smiles and moves away.
Finnila darts in and clinches Rosario up against the cage.
Finnila blocks a body shot from Rosario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnila breaks the clinch.
Finnila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finnila moves into the clinch successfully.
Rosario avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosario misses with a head kick.
Finnila darts in looking for a takedown but Rosario gets double underhooks and turns Finnila into the cage.
Todd Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Finnila.
Finnila clinches up against the cage.
Rosario is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Finnila fails to pull guard.
Finnila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finnila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosario.
Rosario misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Finnila.
Finnila has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rosario uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnila has control of Rosario's left arm, preventing Rosario from doing any damage.
Rosario is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finnila pulls Rosario in close to prevent any damage.
Finnila keeping moving, preventing Rosario from controlling successfully.
Finnila is looking to sweep but instead, Rosario has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnila is doing well to control the position and prevent Rosario from advancing to side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rosario is trying to control. Finnila wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finnila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosario is out of range and Finnila settles back down.
As Finnila tries to get set, Rosario tries to push him back and clinch up but Finnila manages to avoid the attempt.
Rosario instigates a clinch.
Finnila breaks the clinch.
Finnila drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rosario trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnila trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosario is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosario is striking but Finnila is not phased and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finnila moves into full mount! Rosario won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Finnila dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finnila fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rosario to the ground. Finnila is now in Rosario's guard.
Rosario throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Finnila wants to stand but Rosario is controlling his posture from full guard.
Finnila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosario being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnila won't allow Rosario to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnila's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rosario controls Finnila momentarily but Finnila frees himself.
Finnila slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Finnila would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Finnila fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rosario clinches up with Finnila and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Finnila fails to pull guard.
Finnila tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Todd Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Finnila.
Rosario prevents Finnila from breaking the clinch.
Finnila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosario moves in looking to clinch but Finnila pushes him off.
Finnila is looking to clinch but Rosario is avoiding it.
Finnila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finnila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rosario misses with a body kick.
Rosario stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rosario wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnila clinches.
Finnila taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Finnila. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rosario misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosario works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finnila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finnila decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finnila is breathing heavily.
Finnila prevents Rosario from standing back up.
Rosario throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rosario pushes Finnila off looking to stand but Finnila dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnila tries to stand and escape but Rosario is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnila 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.
Rosario throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rosario looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rosario tries to kick Finnila off in order to stand up. Finnila Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finnila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rosario shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rosario was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Finnila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Finnila rushes Rosario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finnila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Finnila keeps control of Rosario as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finnila tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosario.
Finnila is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Todd Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eero Finnila.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Rosario.
Finnila is trying to pull guard but Rosario has him pressed against the cage.
Finnila taking a breather.
Rosario pulls Finnila into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnila with a nice head shot there.
Finnila controls from within his opponent's guard.
Finnila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosario is keeping the position for now.
Rosario wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosario is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rosario being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rosario pulls Finnila in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finnila shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rosario defends it nicely.
Finnila tries for a takedown but Rosario circles away easily
and Rosario counters by clinching up.
Finnila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosario leaning against his opponent.
Rosario tries to work over Finnila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finnila's efforts to push away.
Finnila is trying to pull guard but Rosario turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finnila is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosario is keeping busy.
Rosario is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Finnila can't find room to land a body shot as Rosario controls the action.
Rosario taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finnila as Rosario tries to tie him up.
Rosario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rosario struggles to land a body shot inside as Finnila controls his hands.
Rosario'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.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finnila.
Rosario is trying to break free.
Finnila drags the fight down to the ground.
Rosario trying to control but Finnila is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Rosario showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Finnila has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eero Finnila!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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