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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poron Doron (ranked 6056 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoenis Gaviria (ranked 6182 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 cm
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180 lbs
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188 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poron Doron! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoenis Gaviria! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaviria sprawls well. Gaviria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doron gets slowly back to his feet. Gaviria shapes to counter with a head kick. Gaviria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doron duly obliges. Gaviria fails with the takedown. Doron misses with a takedown attempt - Gaviria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Gaviria tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doron swivels and escapes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gaviria tries to close the distance and clinch but Doron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gaviria moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaviria fails to pull guard.
Poron Doron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria. Gaviria dodges an elbow strike from Doron.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gaviria stalling in the clinch but Doron improves position. Gaviria avoids a wild elbow strike from Doron. Doron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Gaviria looks for a takedown but Doron sprawls well. Doron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaviria. Doron with a poor takedown and Gaviria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Doron moves into the clinch. Doron pulls guard. Doron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Gaviria tries to free his leg and advance position but Doron is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doron wriggles free and stands up. Gaviria darts in looking for a takedown but Doron gets double underhooks and turns Gaviria into the cage. Doron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doron drives through and clinches with Gaviria against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gaviria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doron has him pressed against the cage. Doron jumps guard and drags Gaviria to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Gaviria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Doron tries to land a sweep but no joy. Doron is pulling down on Gaviria's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doron wants to stand and escape but Gaviria is having none of it. Doron controls Gaviria momentarily but Gaviria frees himself. Gaviria trying to control but Doron is working from the bottom. Gaviria looking to pass the guard. Doron throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Doron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaviria sprawls well. Gaviria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doron gets slowly back to his feet. Gaviria fails with a takedown attempt. Doron throws a quick counter head kick but Gaviria was just out of range. Doron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doron wants it to stay on the feet. Doron has managed to clinch.
Doron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Gaviria has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Gaviria wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poron Doron dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Doron slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaviria, before circling back to the center of the mat. Gaviria tries to clinch but Doron moves out of range. Gaviria is looking to clinch. Doron rushes Gaviria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gaviria is looking to take this one to the mat. Doron is trying to pull guard but Gaviria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Doron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Doron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaviria pulls him back up using the underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gaviria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doron is keeping busy. Gaviria tries to pull guard but Doron holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaviria drops back down to his feet.
Poron Doron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria. Doron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doron misses with a takedown attempt - Gaviria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Gaviria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Gaviria shoots in for a takedown but Doron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Gaviria tries for a takedown but Doron circles away easily and Doron counters with a good low kick that Gaviria was not able to check. Gaviria is breathing heavily. Doron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaviria pinned against the cage. Gaviria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Doron shoots in but no luck this time. Gaviria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Gaviria leaves Doron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gaviria tries to keep at a distance but Doron has taken the fight into the clinch. Doron jumps guard.
Gaviria has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doron is proving hard to escape from. Doron keeping moving, preventing Gaviria from controlling successfully. Doron keeping full guard, as Gaviria tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doron is trying to control the position but Gaviria postures up. Doron looking for a sweep. Not yet Doron, not yet. Doron trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Poron Doron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Doron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaviria avoids it really well and circles away. Doron stuffs the takedown. Doron takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Gaviria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Doron goes for a double leg but Gaviria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaviria continues to drive forward. Doron misses with the combination.
Gaviria tries to counter by closing the distance. Poron Doron is winning the standup battle so far. Gaviria doesn't succeed with the takedown and Doron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doron. Doron taking a breather. Doron is trying to pull guard but Gaviria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Doron has had enough of the clinch but Gaviria keeps him there for the moment. Doron breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poron Doron dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doron avoids the head kick by Gaviria.
Doron tries to clinch up but Gaviria circles away and keeps his distance. Gaviria throws a series of punches but Doron moves out of range. Gaviria with a body punch. A glancing blow. Doron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaviria throws out the jab. Doron has his takedown stuffed and Gaviria counters with a left and a right that stings Doron. Doron misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Gaviria tries to counter it with a takedown but Doron pushes his down on his head and steps out. Doron looks for the body kick but Gaviria saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gaviria fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doron avoids it really well and circles away. Gaviria looks for a takedown but Doron sprawls well. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaviria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Doron with a poor takedown and Gaviria counters with a big head kick but Doron shrugs it off. Gaviria shoots in looking for a takedown. Doron tries to sprawl out of it but Gaviria keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Poron Doron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria. Doron tries to clinch but Gaviria moves out of range. Doron shoots in and drives through. Gaviria sprawls well. Horrible takedown attempt by Gaviria or perhaps it was just good defense by Doron, which made it look bad. Gaviria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doron.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doron fails to land the takedown. Horrible takedown attempt by Gaviria or perhaps it was just good defense by Doron, which made it look bad. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doron checks a leg kick. It looked like Doron was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Doron shoots in and drives through. Gaviria sprawls well. Gaviria shoots in for a takedown but Doron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Gaviria wants to clinch up but Doron keeps it at a distance. Gaviria is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Doron closes the distance and pushes Gaviria back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doron successfully pulls guard.
Doron is looking for a triangle but Gaviria pushes his legs off easily.
Doron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaviria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Gaviria stands and steps away. Doron gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Doron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doron shoots in for a takedown but Gaviria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Gaviria shoots in looking for a takedown. Doron tries to sprawl out of it but Gaviria keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gaviria fails with a takedown attempt. Doron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaviria pinned against the cage. Gaviria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Gaviria tries to clinch up. Doron is looking to counter the offense by Gaviria and move into the clinch. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The fight stays on the outside here - Gaviria looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yoenis Gaviria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Poron Doron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Doron moves out of range of the body kick from Gaviria.
And that's the end of the fight! Yoenis Gaviria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Doron 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poron Doron!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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