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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomson's entrance music is If I cant. A fine choice. Vihtala has chosen Pohjois-Karjala as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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289 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Vihtala misses its intended target.
Thomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vihtala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Thomson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomson misses with a straight left.
Vihtala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihtala moves out of range as Thomson strikes.
A slow jab from Thomson misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vihtala.
Thomson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihtala can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala misses the shot to the body.
Thomson ducks under a wild hook from Vihtala.
Vihtala delivers a nice body kick.
Thomson is breathing heavily.
Vihtala connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomson keeps the fight on the outside.
Vihtala scores with a nice head shot.
Vihtala connects with a solid leg kick.
Vihtala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomson slips a jab from Vihtala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihtala.
Vihtala is looking to clinch.
Thomson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihtala.
Thomson looks to land a right hand but Vihtala moved out of range.
Vihtala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomson misses with a hook.
Vihtala looks to land a combination but Thomson avoids it well.
Thomson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihtala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala throws and low kick but Thomson moves out of range easily.
Thomson digs a good body shot into Vihtala's ribs.
Thomson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vihtala to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaarlo Vihtala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtala staying out of range there.
Thomson misses with a straight left.
Thomson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomson checks a leg kick.
Vihtala misses with a two punch combination.
Thomson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with a push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vihtala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vihtala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vihtala misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Vihtala.
Thomson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala clinches.
Thomson tries to circle away but Vihtala has him pinned against the cage.
Thomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vihtala goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vihtala tries to clinch but Thomson moves out of range.
Thomson misses with an uppercut.
Thomson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vihtala.
Thomson lands a jab to Vihtala's midsection.
Thomson cracks Vihtala with a big right hand and Vihtala goes down!
Vihtala is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomson looking to pass the guard.
Thomson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vihtala is breathing heavily.
Thomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihtala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vihtala has Thomson pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vihtala controlling Thomson's posture.
Thomson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vihtala working a defensive guard here.
Thomson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Thomson misses.
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.
Vihtala slips a jab from Thomson.
Vihtala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vihtala slips under a jab.
Thomson blocks a head kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomson throws out the jab.
Thomson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Kaarlo Vihtala's cut even more.
Thomson throws an overhand right that lands on Vihtala's shoulder, as Vihtala tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson misses with a looping right.
Vihtala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vihtala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomson.
Vihtala defending well as Thomson loads up on a big left hand.
Vihtala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomson counters with a straight right hand.
Vihtala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vihtala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihtala checks a low kick from Thomson.
Thomson swings for the body but Vihtala moves out of range.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses
and Thomson counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomson moves out of range of the leg kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala slips a jab and a cross from Thomson.
Vihtala throws a head kick but Thomson moves out of range.
Vihtala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vihtala throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihtala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
A swing and a miss from Vihtala.
Vihtala misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Kaarlo Vihtala's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Vihtala misses.
Thomson throws a shot from downtown. Vihtala moves away and avoids it.
Vihtala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vihtala misses with a straight right.
Vihtala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomson.
Thomson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Thomson misses its intended target.
Vihtala cracks the inside of Thomson's front leg.
Vihtala throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaarlo Vihtala's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Craig Thomson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala walks into a left hand.
Thomson slips a straight right by Vihtala.
Vihtala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaarlo Vihtala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Craig Thomson!
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hype
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pop
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