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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Ryti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes into the arena with Young Folks blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Ryti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryti's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Ryti down.
Ryti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryti lands with an uppercut that bounces Bastarrachea off the cage and back into rage.
Ryti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Ryti misses the shot to the body.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Ryti moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Ryti shrugs it off though.
A punch lands to the side of Bastarrachea 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bastarrachea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea lands a head kick!
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses.
Ryti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Bastarrachea misses.
A combination from Bastarrachea does no damage.
Ryti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to score with a low kick but Ryti moves his leg out of the way.
Bastarrachea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryti. Ryti obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastarrachea thows a body kick. Ryti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryti misses with a low kick.
Ryti lands a two punch combo.
Ryti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea rushes Ryti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryti lands a knee to the body.
Ryti swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastarrachea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastarrachea stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryti blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryti misses with a body punch.
Bastarrachea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti works on Bastarrachea's body with a couple of short punches.
Bastarrachea is breathing heavily.
Ryti trying to land knees to the body.
Ryti gets through Bastarrachea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ryti.
Bastarrachea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bastarrachea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryti turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ryti manages to end up in side control.
Ryti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ryti in side control, throwing shots but Bastarrachea defends.
Bastarrachea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryti on the ground.
Ryti wants to control but Bastarrachea is keeping him busy.
Bastarrachea managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ryti.
Bastarrachea wants to get back to his feet but Ryti drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea defending against the ground and pound.
Ryti taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Ryti.
Ryti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bastarrachea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ryti is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bastarrachea will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ryti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ryti wants to control but Bastarrachea is keeping him busy.
Ryti happy to just control the position for now.
Ryti working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastarrachea wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Ryti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryti cracks a nice hook into Bastarrachea's ribs.
Bastarrachea defending well as Ryti loads up on a big left hand.
Ryti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bastarrachea's calf.
Ryti lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryti digs a good hook to Bastarrachea's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea slips a jab and a cross from Ryti.
Ryti feints a jab promting Bastarrachea to slip. Ryti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bastarrachea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ryti!
Bastarrachea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryti tests Bastarrachea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryti stuns Bastarrachea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bastarrachea slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Ryti.
Ryti looks to land a combination but Bastarrachea avoids it well.
Timo Ryti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryti.
A lazy body kick from Bastarrachea
and Ryti counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryti slips a straight right by Bastarrachea.
Ryti loads up on a big right hand but Bastarrachea slips the punch.
Bastarrachea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Ryti.
Bastarrachea slips a straight right by Ryti.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ryti checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea thumps Ryti with a low kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti cracks the inside of Bastarrachea's front leg.
Ryti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bastarrachea as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
Ryti looks to land a right hand but Bastarrachea moved out of range.
Ryti throws the left hand but Bastarrachea avoids the punch easily.
Ryti missing with a left hand there. Bastarrachea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastarrachea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Ryti misses its intended target.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryti. That did some damage!
Bastarrachea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryti. That did some damage!
Ryti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bastarrachea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bastarrachea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastarrachea.
Ryti moves in looking to clinch but Bastarrachea pushes him off.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Ryti moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
Ryti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bastarrachea finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryti's head.
Bastarrachea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryti moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
Bastarrachea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastarrachea wants to clinch up but Ryti keeps it at a distance.
Bastarrachea pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryti is out of range and Bastarrachea settles back down.
Ryti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastarrachea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ryti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryti.
Ryti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Bastarrachea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryti scores with a body shot.
Ryti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bastarrachea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Ryti misses.
Ryti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Ryti.
Bastarrachea cracks Ryti with an open hand slap.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea throws the kick towards the body but Ryti avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastarrachea throws out the jab.
Ryti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bastarrachea sprawls well. Bastarrachea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ryti gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastarrachea delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Ryti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bastarrachea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea thuds his shin into the meat of Ryti's side.
Bastarrachea motions for Ryti to come forward. Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea throws out a leg kick but Ryti moves out of range and Bastarrachea only half commits.
Bastarrachea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Ryti misses with a wild body shot.
Ryti connects with a crisp jab.
Bastarrachea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastarrachea.
Ryti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bastarrachea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryti throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Ryti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryti feints a jab promting Bastarrachea to slip. Ryti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bastarrachea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ryti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bastarrachea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Ryti as he checks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea slips under a jab.
Ryti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea avoids a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick!
Bastarrachea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastarrachea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick but Ryti moves out of range.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea misses the jab.
Ryti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastarrachea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryti.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a nice body kick.
Ryti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastarrachea is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Ryti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastarrachea looks to clinch
and Ryti counters by moving into the clinch.
Bastarrachea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timo Ryti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bastarrachea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rytis head.
It looks like Timo Ryti has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bastarrachea blocks a body shot from Ryti.
Bastarrachea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryti backwards.
Bastarrachea has had enough of the clinch but Ryti keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ryti being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastarrachea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea stalls.
Ryti throws a head punch that misses.
Xavier Bastarrachea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastarrachea pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bastarrachea lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryti prevents a body shot from Bastarrachea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea lands a shoulder strike.
Ryti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bastarrachea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bastarrachea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryti 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Ryti!
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