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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastila has chosen One Hit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Veikko Rastila enters the cage!
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245 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
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270 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a solid body kick.
Rastila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rastila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rastila there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Rastila throws a body kick that misses.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
Rastila moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Rastila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barrett checks it well.
Barrett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rastila checks it well.
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rastila checks a leg kick.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rastila steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett 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.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrett.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Rastila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
Rastila flicks out a counter leg kick but Barrett steps away.
Barrett throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rastila counter with a right hand.
Barrett scores with a kick to the body.
Barrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rastila's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rastila throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrett.
Rastila throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses with a leg kick.
Rastila lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrett off the cage and back into range.
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
A little jabbing left from Rastila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrett closes the distance and pushes Rastila back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Rastila - that landed with a thud.
Barrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Rastila controls his hands.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Rastila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands with a left to the head.
Barrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Rastila breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrett walks into a left hand.
Barrett lands with a straight right. Rastila didn't see that one coming.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Barrett.
Rastila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rastila counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
Barrett throws a leg kick but Rastila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rastila misses with a looping right.
Barrett misses with a body kick.
Rastila throws a leg kick which misses Barrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrett tries to avoid it.
Rastila scores with a kick to the body.
Barrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rastila.
Barrett wants to clinch up but Rastila keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rastila! But no joy.
Barrett moves out of range as Rastila throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rastila.
Rastila checks a leg kick.
Rastila misses with a two punch combination.
Rastila walks into a left hand.
Barrett thows a leg kick but Rastila checks it
and Rastila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rastila checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rastila works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Rastila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rastila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rastila shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barrett misses with a hook. Rastila ducked under it nicely.
Rastila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett swings widly with a right hand
and Rastila counters with a good low kick that Barrett was not able to check.
Barrett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrett if he has to take too many more of those.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rastila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rastila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick from Barrett.
Barrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Barrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Rastila's head.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Rastila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett throws a leg kick which misses Rastila's front leg but catches the back leg as Rastila tries to avoid it.
Rastila checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rastila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rastila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barrett misses with a wild body shot.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veikko Rastila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's time! Barrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barrett misses with a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a thumping low kick.
Rastila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rastila misses with an uppercut.
Barrett throws a chopping leg kick but Rastila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barrett has closed the distance and engaged Rastila in a clinch.
Barrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rastila backwards.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rastila avoids it.
Rastila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rastila connects with a solid leg kick.
Rastila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrett wants to slow Rastila down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rastila misses with a hook. Barrett ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rastila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rastila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rastila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrett walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrett. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Barrett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barrett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rastila - the referee stops the clock and Barrett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rastila. Barrett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rastila to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Barrett misses
and Rastila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett wants to slow Rastila down by chopping away at his legs.
Barrett throws the left hand but Rastila avoids the punch easily.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rastila is able to avoid easily.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Rastila moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Rastila.
Rastila throws a low kick, looking for Barrett's leg but Barrett calmly moves out of range.
Rastila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rastila fails to land.
Rastila is trying to drag Barrett to the mat but Barrett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrett.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rastila.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses the jab.
That kick from Barrett tenderised Rastila's leg. Rastila is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barrett 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.
Rastila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rastila moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rastila looks to land a right hand but Barrett moved out of range.
Rastila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett throws a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a body kick that stops Barrett in his tracks momentarily.
Barrett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rastila.
A countering left hand to the body from Rastila misses.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Rastila staying out of range there.
Barrett misses with a body shot.
Barrett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila moves forwards but Barrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barrett looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rastila lands the left hand.
Barrett looks to clinch
and Rastila counters with an outside leg kick.
Rastila missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Rastila lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rastila throws an elbow but misses.
Rastila breaks the clinch.
Barrett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barrett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rastila's sensitive parts.
Rastila lands a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barrett!
Rastila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrett lands a left and a right that send Rastila crashing to the mat, dazed. Barrett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barrett cracks the inside of Rastila's front leg.
Barrett cracks Rastila with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barrett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rastila to stand back up!
Rastila is rocked!
That has opened up Veikko Rastila's cut even more.
Rastila 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.
Rastila is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrett. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Barrett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett tries a low kick but Rastila avoids it.
Barrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Rastila saw that one coming.
Rastila seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rastila throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Rastila thuds a left hand into Barrett's body.
Barrett circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rastila to the canvas! Rastila doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Barrett keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Barrett!
Our winner, Jeremy Barrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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