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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Yankowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eki Vieri has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eki Vieri seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Yankowsky!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Vieri feints a jab promting Yankowsky to slip. Vieri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yankowsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Vieri does no damage.
Yankowsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vieri looks to land a combination but Yankowsky avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Vieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankowsky.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Vieri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vieri scores with a one two! Yankowsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vieri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yankowsky.
Yankowsky throws a series of punches but Vieri avoids them all with ease.
Yankowsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yankowsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri is trying to force a seperation but Yankowsky has the dominant position.
Vieri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vieri keeps the fight on the outside.
Vieri throws a nice looking combination but Yankowsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yankowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yankowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Yankowsky misses with a straight left.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Vieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vieri throws a right hand that Yankowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowsky also avoids with ease.
Yankowsky clinches up with Vieri and pushes him back against the cage.
Vieri tries to break the clinch but Yankowsky is controlling the position.
Yankowsky prevents Vieri from breaking the clinch.
Vieri breaks from the clinch.
Vieri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yankowsky eats them both and turns towards Vieri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vieri throws a nice looking combination but Yankowsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yankowsky tries to bum rush Vieri with a series of wild strikes but Vieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vieri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vieri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vieri is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Vieri slips a jab from Yankowsky.
Yankowsky wants to clinch up but Vieri keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankowsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eki Vieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yankowsky.
Danga de danga de dang - Vieri scores with a four punch combination!
Yankowsky has Vieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Yankowsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieri controls his hands.
Yankowsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yankowsky misses with a punch to the body.
Vieri is trying to push Yankowsky away but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vieri tries to break free but Yankowsky pushes him back against the cage.
Yankowsky tries to pull guard but Vieri won't allow it.
Eki Vieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yankowsky.
Vieri tries to break the clinch but Yankowsky is controlling the position.
Yankowsky keeps control of Vieri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yankowsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yankowsky eats them both and turns towards Vieri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yankowsky throws a right hand that Vieri ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieri also avoids with ease.
Yankowsky throws a nice looking combination but Vieri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vieri is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vieri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vieri, as that shot connected.
Yankowsky clinches with his opponent.
Yankowsky tries to stall but Vieri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Yankowsky is controlling him.
Vieri is trying to break free.
Yankowsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieri breaks the clinch.
Vieri misses with the combination.
Vieri lands with a nice combination. Yankowsky backs away looking to recover.
Yankowsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Vieri misses.
Vieri throws a right hand that Yankowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowsky also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yankowsky misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Vieri lands.
Yankowsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yankowsky throws a right and a left that Vieri avoids nicely.
Eki Vieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yankowsky ducks right into an uppercut from Vieri.
Vieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yankowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yankowsky is looking to clinch.
Yankowsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Vieri sprawls well. He's pushed Yankowsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eki Vieri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yankowsky is looking to clinch but Vieri is avoiding it.
Vieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Vieri both land. Nice combination.
Vieri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yankowsky at a distance.
Vieri throws out a powerful jab.
Vieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yankowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yankowsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yankowsky rushes Vieri and presses him up against the cage.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vieri working hard to break the clinch.
Vieri is trying to push Yankowsky away but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yankowsky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yankowsky.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vieri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yankowsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowsky shoots in for a takedown but Vieri shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vieri.
Yankowsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eki Vieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Yankowsky throws a nice looking combination but Vieri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yankowsky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vieri.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Yankowsky moves out of range.
Vieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yankowsky misses with a few strikes there.
Vieri lands a jab.
Yankowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yankowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yankowsky moves in looking to clinch but Vieri pushes him off.
Yankowsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vieri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vieri dips to his left and cracks Yankowsky with an uppercut!
Yankowsky scores with a one two! Vieri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eki Vieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieri throws a series of strikes that have Yankowsky backpedaling.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Yankowsky avoids them all with ease.
Yankowsky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yankowsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vieri tries to avoid it but Yankowsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vieri to the ground. Vieri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Vieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vieri lands a glancing blow to the side of Yankowsky's head.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.
Yankowsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankowsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankowsky shoots for a takedown but Vieri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eki Vieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yankowsky.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yankowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Yankowsky avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yankowsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieri to score with a decent uppercut.
Vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yankowsky tries to clinch there but Vieri circles away.
Yankowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yankowsky throws a series of punches but Vieri avoids them all with ease.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Yankowsky avoids nicely.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch.
Yankowsky shoots in and drives through. Vieri sprawls well.
Yankowsky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankowsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
Yankowsky drops his hands momentarily and Vieri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch.
Yankowsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Yankowsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yankowsky wants to clinch up but Vieri keeps it at a distance.
Vieri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vieri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yankowsky is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vieri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yankowsky.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Jab by Vieri.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vieri manages to break the clinch.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vieri misses with a wild combination.
Yankowsky misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eki Vieri dominated that second round.
That's time! Vieri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yankowsky closes the distance and pushes Vieri back into the cage.
Yankowsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yankowsky back to the cage. Vieri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yankowsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yankowsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yankowsky scrambles back to his feet.
Yankowsky tries to clinch there but Vieri circles away.
Vieri's corner calls for a 1-2. Vieri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Vieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yankowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yankowsky's head.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankowsky wants to clinch up but Vieri keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yankowsky has Vieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Yankowsky manages to break the clinch.
Yankowsky closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yankowsky fails to land.
Yankowsky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vieri can't break the clinch.
Yankowsky breaks from the clinch.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but Vieri is having none of it.
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but Vieri is having none of it.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Yankowsky avoids nicely.
Vieri keeps the fight on the outside.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vieri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
Yankowsky clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Yankowsky fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yankowsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Yankowsky. Those never looked like landing.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankowsky.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankowsky throws a hook but Vieri blocks it.
Vieri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yankowskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yankowsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yankowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankowsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vieri circles away.
Vieri works over Yankowsky's head and body with a nice combination.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up.
Yankowsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but Vieri is having none of it.
Yankowsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yankowsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieri wants to break free but Yankowsky has control.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage.
Yankowsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankowsky.
Vieri blocks a head kick by Yankowsky.
Vieri throws a right hand that Yankowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowsky also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Vieri misses.
Decent striking displayed by Vieri there.
Vieri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieri moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Vieri both land. Nice combination.
Yankowsky moves in looking to clinch but Vieri pushes him off.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankowsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy Yankowsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch but Vieri is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieri cracks Yankowsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yankowsky tries to clinch there but Vieri circles away.
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch but Vieri is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Yankowsky.
I think Vieri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eki Vieri!
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