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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfe Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Get Out" by Circa Survive. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Larsen misses.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen drops Silakka with a right and a left! Larsen comes rushing in but Silakka regains his composure and manages to keep Larsen in guard.
It looks like Jussi Silakka has been cut.
Silakka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Larsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Larsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silakka on the ground.
Larsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silakka is keeping the position for now.
Larsen wants to stand but Silakka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Larsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silakka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silakka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silakka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silakka looks gassed!
Larsen landing some decent shots from guard.
Larsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Larsen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Larsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Larsen wants to control from the top but Silakka keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsen throws a chopping leg kick but Silakka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silakka slips a jab from Larsen.
Nice combo by Larsen! Oh, that's hurt him - Silakka falls to the canvas and Larsen follows him into side control.
Larsen decides to stand back up. Larsen steps back and let's Silakka get back to his feet.
Larsen connects with a single shot there.
Silakka is rocked!
Larsen drives through and clinches with Silakka against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Silakka won't allow it.
Larsen manages to break the clinch.
Silakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Larsen working hard to break the clinch.
Silakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silakka lands a knee to the body.
Silakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Silakka has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Larsen thuds a left hand into Silakka's body.
Nice shot lands for Larsen.
Silakka is still on wobbly legs! Can Larsen finish him?
Silakka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silakka seems to have recovered his senses.
Larsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Larsen.
Larsen scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen lands a with a good body shot.
Larsen throws a one two combo.
Larsen takes a swing at Silakka's ribcage but misses.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silakka ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Silakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsen, as that shot connected.
Silakka misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to clinch up
and Larsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silakka thinking.
Larsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silakka throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Larsen does it's job there.
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Silakka.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsen misses the target.
Silakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Larsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four 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.
Silakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silakka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larsen's face.
Silakka prevents Larsen from breaking the clinch.
Larsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larsen tries to break free but Silakka pushes him back against the cage.
Larsen dodges an elbow strike from Silakka.
Silakka lands a nice elbow.
Silakka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silakka is trying to break the clinch but Larsen is controlling him.
Larsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silakka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Larsen lands with a shot to the body.
Larsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but Larsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfe Larsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Silakka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larsen thuds a left hand into Silakka's body.
Wolfe Larsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsen moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Larsen on that attempt.
Silakka slips under a jab.
Larsen tries to keep at a distance but Silakka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silakka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Larsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Silakka breaks the clinch.
Silakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsen clinches up against the cage.
Larsen managing to block the knees to the body from Silakka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka misses with an elbow over the top.
Larsen has had enough of the clinch but Silakka keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Silakka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larsen tries to break the clinch but Silakka is controlling the position.
Silakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsen has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silakka has him pressed against the cage.
Silakka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsen.
Larsen tries to break free but Silakka pushes him back against the cage.
Larsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Larsen avoids the elbow strike from Silakka, against the cage.
Silakka looking to throw knees to the head but Larsen is blocking nicely.
Larsen can't break the clinch.
Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Larsen does it's job there.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Larsen misses with a low kick.
Silakka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larsen gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsen avoiding damage as Silakka throws knees to the body.
Larsen wants to break free but Silakka has control.
Silakka missing with knees to the body.
Silakka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsen.
A frustrated look appears on Larsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larsen is trying to force a seperation but Silakka has the dominant position.
Larsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silakka throws a head kick that half lands.
Jussi Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsen moves out of range of the body kick from Silakka.
Larsen scores with a hook.
Larsen clobbers Silakka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Silakka throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Larsen avoids them all with ease.
Larsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silakka doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Silakka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolfe Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka lunges at Larsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsen's hand.
Silakka throws a nice head kick!
Larsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silakka's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larsen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Larsen.
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.
Silakka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsen.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Larsen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silakka is looking to clinch but Larsen is avoiding it.
That's four 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.
Larsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larsen stuns Silakka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larsen avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Silakka throws a hook but Larsen blocks it.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Larsen moves out of range easily.
Larsen digs a good body shot into Silakka's ribs.
Silakka is looking to clinch but Larsen is avoiding it.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silakka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen shoots in and drives through. Silakka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolfe Larsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Silakka moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsen tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
Larsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfe Larsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Silakka's cut.
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!
Silakka ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Larsen moves out of range as Silakka throws a body kick.
Silakka ducks right into an uppercut from Larsen.
Larsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Silakka is trying to force a seperation but Larsen has the dominant position.
Larsen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silakka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Larsen connects with a big shot to the side of Silakka's head.
Silakka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silakka is staying active underneath Larsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silakka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larsen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larsen's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka has Larsen flattened out and is raining down punches.
Silakka lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Silakka.
Larsen wants to get back to his feet.
Silakka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silakka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silakka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silakka apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Larsen scores with a nice strike.
Silakka staying out of range there.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Larsen counter with a right hand.
Larsen blocks a head kick by Silakka.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silakka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silakka scores with a kick to the midsection.
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.
Larsen lands a slapping body shot.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Silakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsen misses with a takedown attempt - Silakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Larsen.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silakka.
Larsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen looks to throw the jab but Silakka is out of range.
Silakka connects with a high kick.
Larsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
Larsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silakka at a distance.
Silakka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silakka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silakka tries to clinch up but Larsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larsen.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silakka. That's going to slow Larsen down.
Jussi Silakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen throws the left hand but Silakka avoids the punch easily.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen lands with a straight right. Silakka didn't see that one coming.
Larsen motions for Silakka to come forward. Larsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silakka manages to avoid it.
A big right from Larsen misses.
Wolfe Larsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsen throws the left hand but Silakka avoids the punch easily.
Larsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silakka's head backwards.
Silakka lands with a kick to the temple. Larsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Larsen cracks Silakka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silakka misses with a wild combination.
Silakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silakka throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen connects with a looping right hand.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silakka throws a head kick but Larsen moves out of range.
Silakka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfe Larsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larsen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfe Larsen!
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