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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 2396 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 266 p4p, 232 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
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12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan Spentliche misses with a leg kick
and Halli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Halli.
Halli passes Yan Spentliche's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yan Spentliche is looking to escape.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yan Spentliche is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Halli seems content to control.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yan Spentliche is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli off looking to stand but Halli dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is looking to take a break and control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli off but Halli dives into side control.
Yan Spentliche is trying to buck Halli off.
We've been hearing that Halli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him busy.
Halli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yan Spentliche will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Halli scoring with punches and elbows.
Yan Spentliche really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yan Spentliche wants to get back to his feet but Halli drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yan Spentliche is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yan Spentliche is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Halli has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Halli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yan Spentliche, who protects the arm well.
Halli prevents Yan Spentliche from escaping the position.
Yan Spentliche is not content to let Halli control the position.
Halli is trying to get an arm triangle but Yan Spentliche is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli prevents Yan Spentliche from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yan Spentliche can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halli is trying to get an arm triangle but Yan Spentliche is defending well.
Yan Spentliche tries to escape but Halli is in control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yan Spentliche takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four 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.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Halli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him busy.
Halli landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Halli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yan Spentliche, who protects the arm well.
Halli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yan Spentliche is pushing Halli's head away, looking to escape. Halli manages to hold on to the position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Halli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yan Spentliche misses with a head kick.
Halli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yan Spentliche looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Simo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him busy.
Halli scoring with punches from side control.
Halli cracks Yan Spentliche with a big right hand but Yan Spentliche just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Halli trying to control the position but Yan Spentliche is working away.
Yan Spentliche tries to escape but Halli is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yan Spentliche will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yan Spentliche is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yan Spentliche trying to remain calm as Halli controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche wants to get back to his feet but Halli drags him back down.
Halli trying to control the position but Yan Spentliche is working away.
Yan Spentliche is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Halli is controlling him well.
Yan Spentliche is letting Halli control him for a moment.
Yan Spentliche is not content to let Halli control the position.
Yan Spentliche is pushing Halli's head away, looking to escape. Halli manages to hold on to the position though.
Halli taking a breather here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Yan Spentliche tenderised Halli's leg. Halli is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halli tries for a takedown but Yan Spentliche sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yan Spentliche swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halli shoots in and drives through. Yan Spentliche sprawls well.
Halli closes the distance and clinches.
Halli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan Spentliche can do to turn this around?
Yan Spentliche throws a head punch that misses.
Halli blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yan Spentliche gets underhooks to prevent Halli's takedown attempt.
Halli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yan Spentliche gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Halli.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Halli.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Halli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yan Spentliche after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Halli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Halli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yan Spentliche smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halli.
Halli dives in and scores a takedown into Yan Spentliche's guard.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan Spentliche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yan Spentliche uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Simo Halli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Yan Spentliche smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horghain Yan Spentliche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Halli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halli drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yan Spentliche keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
Yan Spentliche is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Halli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yan Spentliche wants to get back to his feet but Halli passes into half guard.
Yan Spentliche is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli uses his free foot to push down on Yan Spentliche's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Halli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Halli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yan Spentliche squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli off looking to stand but Halli dives back in and keeps control.
Yan Spentliche scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Halli manages to mount him!
Yan Spentliche wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli moves to take his opponent's back.
Halli is working for a rear naked choke. Yan Spentliche is not defending it well and Halli has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Yan Spentliche refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Yan Spentliche's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simo Halli!
An out of breath Simo Halli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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