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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Hirvikangas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Hirvikangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera looks for a takedown but Hirvikangas sprawls well.
Hirvikangas scores with a punch to the head.
Hirvikangas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hirvikangas.
A big right from Hirvikangas misses.
Vera staying out of range there.
Hirvikangas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
Hirvikangas tries to work over Vera's front leg with a kick but Vera checks it.
Donk. Hirvikangas catches Vera right on the button with a cross.
Hirvikangas tries to land a front kick but Vera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hirvikangas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hirvikangas misses with a kick to the body.
Vera tries for a takedown but Hirvikangas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera slips under a jab.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Timo Hirvikangas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
Hirvikangas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hirvikangas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vera. Vera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vera slips a straight right by Hirvikangas.
Hirvikangas loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Hirvikangas throws out a loose jab but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirvikangas throws a jab but it's blocked by Vera.
Vera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hirvikangas to score with a decent uppercut.
Hirvikangas takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Hirvikangas.
Timo Hirvikangas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hirvikangas scores with a hook to the body. Vera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vera looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hirvikangas.
Hirvikangas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hirvikangas loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Vera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hirvikangas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vera.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Hirvikangas tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hirvikangas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hirvikangas missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvikangas looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera slips under a jab from Hirvikangas.
Hirvikangas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hirvikangas lands an overhand right.
Hirvikangas scores with a sloppy right hand. Vera should have avoided that one.
Hirvikangas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vera on the side of the head.
Timo Hirvikangas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvikangas connects with a looping right hand.
Hirvikangas looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Hirvikangas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvikangas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvikangas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hirvikangas cracks Vera with an open hand slap.
Hirvikangas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
Hirvikangas misses with a body kick.
Hirvikangas lands with a shot to the body.
Vera is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hirvikangas thows a body kick. Vera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hirvikangas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vera on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvikangas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Hirvikangas.
Vera moves out of range of the body kick from Hirvikangas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Hirvikangas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hirvikangas.
Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hirvikangas's waist but Hirvikangas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side.
Hirvikangas clobbers Vera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice takedown defense from Hirvikangas. No joy for Vera on that attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hirvikangas has got the better of the exchanges.
Hirvikangas throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
Hirvikangas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hirvikangas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hirvikangas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vera doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick lands from Hirvikangas that sends Vera to the canvas. Vera tries to scramble back to his feet but Hirvikangas brings him back down into side control.
Vera is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvikangas decides to stand back up. Hirvikangas steps back and let's Vera get back to his feet.
Hirvikangas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hirvikangas scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirvikangas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvikangas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hirvikangas missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hirvikangas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hirvikangas. That snapped Vera's head back.
Hirvikangas connects with a nice looking jab.
Vera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hirvikangas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vera on the side of the head.
Hirvikangas connects with a body shot.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvikangas throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Hirvikangas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hirvikangas misses with a looping left.
Hirvikangas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera drops his hands momentarily and Hirvikangas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hirvikangas lands a front kick.
Vera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hirvikangas scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera throws a leg kick
and Hirvikangas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hirvikangas looks to throw the jab but Vera is out of range.
Vera slips under a jab from Hirvikangas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvikangas throws a push kick but Vera slaps the foot to one side.
Hirvikangas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vera.
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hirvikangas counters with a straight right hand.
Timo Hirvikangas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hirvikangas. Vera shrugs it off though.
Hirvikangas misses with a body kick.
Vera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hirvikangas counters with a head kick. That will keep Vera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hirvikangas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vera on the side of the head.
Hirvikangas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hirvikangas!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvikangas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vera avoids the head kick by Hirvikangas.
Hirvikangas misses with a double jab.
Hirvikangas throws a big shot that misses.
Hirvikangas tries to land a front kick but Vera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hirvikangas missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hirvikangas counters with a nice body kick.
Hirvikangas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Hirvikangas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hirvikangas throws the kick towards the body but Vera avoids it.
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hirvikangas counters with a straight right hand.
Vera fails with the takedown
enabling Hirvikangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirvikangas throws out the jab.
Vera with a poor takedown
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Timo Hirvikangas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
A swing and a miss from Hirvikangas.
Hirvikangas misses with the combination.
Vera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Timo Hirvikangas is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera moves out of range of the strikes.
Hirvikangas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hirvikangas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vera on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Hirvikangas.
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hirvikangas counter with a right hand.
Hirvikangas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hirvikangas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vera can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Hirvikangas lands but Vera takes it in his stride.
Hirvikangas with a nice cross.
Hirvikangas throws out a loose jab but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirvikangas throws out the jab.
Hirvikangas looks to throw the jab but Vera is out of range.
Hirvikangas misses with an uppercut.
Vera misses with a takedown
and Hirvikangas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hirvikangas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirvikangas.
Hirvikangas scores with a nice right hand.
Hirvikangas lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hirvikangas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvikangas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hirvikangas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hirvikangas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hirvikangas cracks Vera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hirvikangas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vera.
Vera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Hirvikangas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timo Hirvikangas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vera misses with a takedown
enabling Hirvikangas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vera walks into a jab.
A cross from Hirvikangas lands.
Hirvikangas tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hirvikangas lands a nice hook to Vera's body. Vera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hirvikangas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hirvikangas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Hirvikangas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hirvikangas 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 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Hirvikangas!
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