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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amin Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Smashing The Opponent. Victorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nightingale - The Glory Days. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
25 - 36 - 1 |
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204 lbs
14 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Victorio - that will leave a mark!
Victorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Sax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Victorio or perhaps it was just good defense by Sax, which made it look bad.
Sax throws a right and a left that Victorio avoids nicely.
Victorio gets the takedown into side control.
Victorio decides to stand back up.
Victorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victorio shoots and misses
and Sax counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Victorio!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio is trying to get back to half guard.
Sax is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Victorio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Victorio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax in side control, throwing shots but Victorio defends.
Victorio is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sax thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
Victorio is trying to improve his position.
Victorio gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sax wants to stand but Victorio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Victorio trying to control here.
Victorio is concentrating on defense, preventing Sax from advancing position.
Victorio trying to control but Sax postures up.
Victorio is refusing to be controlled, as Sax sits in half guard.
Sax is stalling here. Victorio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sax seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Victorio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax is looking to regain half guard here but Victorio keeps moving and retains side control.
Sax is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Victorio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Victorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sax trying to hold on to Victorio's head to control him but Victorio postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victorio prevents Sax from standing back up.
Sax is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nordic Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Victorio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sax sees it coming and defends easily.
Victorio wants to free his trapped foot but Sax is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sax is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victorio throwing shots but Sax is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Victorio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Victorio drives through with a takedown into Sax's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Victorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victorio lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sax trying to keep a closed guard but Victorio is proving a slippery customer.
Victorio stays in close to Sax's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio looking to sit in guard and control but Sax gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victorio has his hands on Sax's head, controlling the position.
Sax trying to control but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Sax has gone for a leg lock! Victorio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sax's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio trying to control but Sax is working from the bottom.
Sax is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Victorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Sax is retaining full guard.
Victorio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victorio gets to his feet. Sax looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Victorio moves into the clinch.
Sax prevents the takedown attempt.
Sax wants to break free but Victorio has control.
Victorio is pressed up against the cage. Sax has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Victorio down to the mat. Victorio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Victorio looks to move away, Sax throws a big counter combo bu Victorio just gets out of the way.
Victorio moves in looking to clinch but Sax pushes him off.
Sax attempts a counter takedown but Victorio avoids it well and moves away.
Victorio moves into the clinch.
Sax wants a takedown but no success here.
Victorio manages to break the clinch.
Victorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sax feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Victorio.
Sax attempts a counter takedown but Victorio avoids it well and moves away.
Victorio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sax's sensitive parts.
Nice takedown defense from Victorio. No joy for Sax on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax fails with the takedown.
Sax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Victorio connects with a right hand. Sax shakes it off.
Victorio moves out of range as Sax throws a body kick.
Sax throws a head kick that misses.
Victorio tries to counter with a clinch but Sax shakes him off and moves away.
Tommy Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sax misses with the body kick
and Victorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victorio is looking to clinch.
Sax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Victorio tries to bum rush Sax with a series of wild strikes but Sax uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sax swivels and escapes.
Victorio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sax to the mat! Sax manages to get full guard.
Sax has an active guard here but Victorio has managed to pass into half guard.
Sax on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sax slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Victorio passes Sax's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio prevents Sax from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Victorio seems content to control.
Sax taking some punishment here, with Victorio in his half guard.
Victorio passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sax!
Sax can't escape the position.
Amin Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio landing strikes from the mount and Sax is in trouble!
Sax tries to reverse the position but Victorio maintains control.
Victorio landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Victorio.
Victorio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sax can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Victorio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sax's face.
Sax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Victorio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sax looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Victorio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tommy Victorio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Victorio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Victorio decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sax sprawls well. Sax wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Victorio gets slowly back to his feet.
As Victorio looks to move away, Sax throws a big counter combo bu Victorio just gets out of the way.
Amin Sax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Victorio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Victorio stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Victorio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sax is looking for a counter combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Victorio.
Victorio gets to mount! Sax was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Victorio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio!
A victorious Tommy Victorio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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