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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Saavedra Vargas (ranked 4074 p4p, 4075 weight class) and Heikki Poyhia (ranked 274 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaiah Saavedra Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Poyhia!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poyhia lands a jab to the nose.
Poyhia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poyhia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poyhia scores with a nice right hand.
Poyhia misses the shot to the body.
Poyhia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saavedra Vargas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saavedra Vargas wants to slow Poyhia down by chopping away at his legs.
Poyhia lands a nice shot to the body.
Saavedra Vargas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saavedra Vargas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poyhia stuffs the takedown.
Poyhia works Saavedra Vargas's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saavedra Vargas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saavedra Vargas wants to clinch
and Poyhia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saavedra Vargas with a nice calf kick.
Saavedra Vargas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poyhia to score with a decent uppercut.
Saavedra Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikki Poyhia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saavedra Vargas has his takedown stuffed
and Poyhia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Saavedra Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saavedra Vargas looks for a takedown but Poyhia sprawls well.
Poyhia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saavedra Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Poyhia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poyhia scores with a shot to the body.
Poyhia lands with a shot to the body.
Saavedra Vargas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poyhia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saavedra Vargas. Saavedra Vargas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saavedra Vargas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saavedra Vargas needs to keep his hands up - Poyhia had a free shot at his head there.
Saavedra Vargas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saavedra Vargas takes a swing at Poyhia's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saavedra Vargas closes the distance and clinches up with Poyhia, looking for a takedown. Saavedra Vargas pushes Poyhia against the cage but Poyhia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saavedra Vargas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poyhia lands a nice looking body shot.
Poyhia lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikki Poyhia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poyhia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saavedra Vargass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poyhia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saavedra Vargas. Saavedra Vargas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saavedra Vargas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poyhia's waist but Poyhia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saavedra Vargas off to one side.
Good shot there by Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poyhia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saavedra Vargas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saavedra Vargas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saavedra Vargas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poyhia is fending him off so far but Saavedra Vargas persists. Nope, Poyhia circles away and we're back to standing.
Saavedra Vargas has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poyhia counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poyhia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saavedra Vargas doesn't seem bothered though.
Saavedra Vargas moves forwards but Poyhia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poyhia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saavedra Vargas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Saavedra Vargas looks to throw the jab but Poyhia is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poyhia! But no joy.
Saavedra Vargas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saavedra Vargas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poyhia wants to improve his position but Saavedra Vargas is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poyhia is trying to stand back up but Saavedra Vargas is controlling him
Poyhia is doing well to control the position and prevent Saavedra Vargas from advancing to side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Poyhia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saavedra Vargas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poyhia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poyhia.
Poyhia gets through Saavedra Vargas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Poyhia.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poyhia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poyhia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poyhia lands with a left to the head.
Poyhia digs a right hand into Saavedra Vargas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saavedra Vargas's gas tank.
Poyhia lands a hook that snaps the head of Saavedra Vargas backwards.
Saavedra Vargas tries to break the clinch but Poyhia is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poyhia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Poyhia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poyhia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poyhia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poyhia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyhia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saavedra Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poyhia tests Saavedra Vargas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poyhia cracks Saavedra Vargas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Poyhia. That snapped Saavedra Vargas's head back.
Saavedra Vargas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poyhia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heikki Poyhia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saavedra Vargas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saavedra Vargas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Poyhia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Poyhia wants to stand but Saavedra Vargas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Saavedra Vargas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poyhia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saavedra Vargas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saavedra Vargas continues to stall.
Saavedra Vargas working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poyhia scores with a nice head shot.
Heikki Poyhia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saavedra Vargas misses with a takedown attempt
and Poyhia counters with a stiff right hand.
Poyhia jabs Saavedra Vargas right on the nose. Saavedra Vargas blinks but takes it well.
Poyhia lands a right hook to the body.
Saavedra Vargas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saavedra Vargas tries to clinch there but Poyhia circles away.
Poyhia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saavedra Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Poyhia shows good takedown defense.
Saavedra Vargas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Saavedra Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poyhia drives through and clinches with Saavedra Vargas against the cage.
Poyhia avoiding damage as Saavedra Vargas throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Poyhia scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Poyhia.
Poyhia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poyhia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poyhia can't break the clinch.
Saavedra Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Poyhia stops a takedown attempt from Saavedra Vargas.
Poyhia lands a left hand.
Poyhia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saavedra Vargas backwards.
Saavedra Vargas is trying to maintain a safe position but Poyhia gets an underhook and turns Saavedra Vargas into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Poyhia.
Poyhia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saavedra Vargas wants to take the fight to the mat but Poyhia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Poyhia - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Poyhia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saavedra Vargas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poyhia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Poyhia 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!
Saavedra Vargas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Poyhia there.
Poyhia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poyhia as he avoids it easily.
Poyhia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saavedra Vargas shoots in but Poyhia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saavedra Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Isaiah Saavedra Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saavedra Vargas moves forwards but Poyhia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saavedra Vargas goes for a double leg but Poyhia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poyhia continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Saavedra Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poyhia pushes Saavedra Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poyhia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saavedra Vargas backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Poyhia as the two fighters clinch.
Saavedra Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Poyhia avoids it by throwing Saavedra Vargas back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyhia stops a takedown attempt from Saavedra Vargas.
Still in the clinch, Poyhia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poyhia is trying to push Saavedra Vargas away but Saavedra Vargas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poyhia lands a right hand.
Poyhia lands a nice shot to the body.
Poyhia lands a nice shot to the body.
Poyhia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saavedra Vargass head.
Saavedra Vargas has Poyhia pressed against the cage, preventing Poyhia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Poyhia.
Poyhia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saavedra Vargas is trying to break free.
Poyhia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poyhia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poyhia manages to break the clinch.
Poyhia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poyhia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saavedra Vargas has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poyhia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saavedra Vargas at a distance.
Poyhia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poyhia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saavedra Vargas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saavedra Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poyhia scores with a body shot.
Poyhia thuds his right hand into Saavedra Vargas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poyhia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poyhia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saavedra Vargas misses with a takedown attempt
letting Poyhia counter with a right hand.
Jab from Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poyhia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poyhia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saavedra Vargas doesn't seem bothered though.
Poyhia lands with an uppercut that bounces Saavedra Vargas off the cage and back into range.
Saavedra Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poyhia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poyhia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saavedra Vargas momentarily.
Saavedra Vargas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saavedra Vargas tries to land a front kick but Poyhia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poyhia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saavedra Vargas under the eye.
Saavedra Vargas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poyhia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saavedra Vargas has a takedown stuffed.
Poyhia darts in and clinches Saavedra Vargas up against the cage.
Poyhia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saavedra Vargas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Poyhia scores with a shot to the side of Saavedra Vargas's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saavedra Vargas jumps guard but Poyhia stands there with Saavedra Vargas around his waist. Saavedra Vargas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Poyhia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poyhia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poyhia.
Saavedra Vargas drags the fight down to the ground.
Poyhia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saavedra Vargas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poyhia stands up from Saavedra Vargas's guard - Poyhia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saavedra Vargas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saavedra Vargas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Isaiah Saavedra Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poyhia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Poyhia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poyhia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Poyhia!
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