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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wally Blocks (ranked 2078 p4p, 2538 weight class) and Heikki Poyhia (ranked 179 p4p, 211 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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8 - 6 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wally Blocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Poyhia!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blocks misses with a body shot
and Poyhia counters with a three punch combo that has Blocks backing up. Blocks nods at Poyhia to acknowledge the strikes.
Poyhia misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Blocks misses the target.
Poyhia lands a jab to Blocks's midsection.
Poyhia lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Blocks misses.
Poyhia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poyhia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blocks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poyhia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blocks on the side of the head.
Poyhia swings for the body but Blocks moves out of range.
Poyhia jabs Blocks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blocks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poyhia moves away.
Blocks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blocks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blocks looks to land a left hand but Poyhia moved out of range nicely.
Poyhia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blocks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyhia misses with an uppercut.
Poyhia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blocks.
Blocks throws a nice looking combination but Poyhia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poyhia staying out of range there.
Blocks digs a good body shot into Poyhia's ribs.
Poyhia scores with a hook to the body. Blocks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poyhia clinches up against the cage.
Blocks misses with some punches.
Poyhia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poyhia looks to land a combination but Blocks avoids it well.
Blocks misses with a right hand
and Poyhia counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poyhia. Blocks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poyhia cracks a nice hook into Blocks's ribs.
Poyhia just misses with a punch to the body.
Poyhia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blocks misses with an uppercut. Poyhia saw that one coming.
Blocks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poyhia on the side of the head.
Blocks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Poyhia.
A little jabbing left from Poyhia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poyhia misses with a looping left.
Blocks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poyhia.
Blocks throws an off balance right hand
and Poyhia counters with a left to the body.
Heikki Poyhia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poyhia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Poyhia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blocks rather than just go for the knockout.
Blocks throws a right hand that misses
enabling Poyhia to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Blocks misses
and Poyhia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blocks loads up on a big right hand but Poyhia slips the punch.
Poyhia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blocks with a body shot.
Nice shot by Poyhia.
Poyhia connects with a body shot that sends Blocks's belly button to the back.
Blocks walks into a straight right hand from Poyhia.
Blocks walks into a straight right hand from Poyhia.
Blocks drops his hands momentarily and Poyhia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blocks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poyhia. Poyhia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blocks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poyhia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poyhia moves away from the strike by Blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poyhia. Blocks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poyhia cracks a nice hook into Blocks's ribs.
Blocks misses with a looping left.
Blocks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poyhia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blocks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blocks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blocks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blocks loads up on a big right hand but Poyhia slips the punch.
Blocks looks to land a right hand but Poyhia moved out of range.
Blocks throws a looping overhand right but Poyhia ducks down to avoid it.
Blocks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wally Blocks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blocks walks into a stiff left hand from Poyhia.
Poyhia moves into the clinch.
Poyhia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poyhia.
A short right from Poyhia.
Poyhia scores with a shot to the side of Blocks's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poyhia gets underhooks to prevent Blocks's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poyhia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poyhia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poyhia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poyhia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poyhia cracks Blocks with a nice body shot.
Poyhia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poyhia tries to work over Blocks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blocks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poyhia swings for the body but Blocks moves out of range.
Poyhia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blocks momentarily.
Poyhia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blocks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Blocks misses with a hook
and Poyhia counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Poyhia. Beautiful body shot.
Poyhia lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poyhia walks into a jab.
Poyhia takes a swing at Blocks's ribcage but misses.
Blocks clobbers Poyhia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blocks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poyhia.
Poyhia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Poyhia dominated that round.
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.
Poyhia jabs Blocks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Blocks misses the target.
Blocks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poyhia misses with a straight right.
Poyhia misses with a wild body shot.
Blocks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poyhia counters with a stiff right hand.
Blocks misses with a left hand
and Poyhia counters with a nice body shot.
Blocks ducks under a wild hook from Poyhia.
Poyhia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poyhia lands with a good body shot.
Poyhia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Poyhia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blocks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poyhia.
Blocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poyhia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blocks misses with a wild body shot.
Blocks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyhia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poyhia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocks drops his hands momentarily and Poyhia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poyhia digs a good body shot into Blocks's ribs.
Poyhia misses with a body shot.
Poyhia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Poyhia.
Blocks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blocks slips a jab from Poyhia.
Blocks misses with a right hand
and Poyhia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poyhia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poyhia misses with a straight left.
Blocks takes one to the chin there.
Blocks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poyhia manages to avoid it.
Blocks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poyhia counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poyhia cracks a nice hook into Blocks's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Poyhia.
A big right from Blocks misses.
Poyhia throws a good cross that connects.
Poyhia takes one to the chin there.
Heikki Poyhia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blocks cracks Poyhia with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Blocks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blocks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blocks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poyhia.
Poyhia scores with a jab. Blocks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blocks throws a lazy uppercut
and Poyhia counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Blocks.
Poyhia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poyhia misses with a wild body shot.
Blocks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Poyhia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blocks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blocks works over Poyhia with some ground and pound from guard.
Blocks drops back looking for a leg! Poyhia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poyhia manages to kick Blocks off! Blocks jumps back into Poyhia's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poyhia wants to sweep here but Blocks controlling him for the moment.
Blocks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poyhia wants to sweep but no luck.
Poyhia trying to keep a closed guard but Blocks is proving a slippery customer.
Blocks trying to control but Poyhia is working from the bottom.
Blocks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blocks scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Blocks's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blocks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blocks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poyhia wants to stand and escape but Blocks is having none of it.
Blocks looking to pass the guard.
Blocks wants to stand but Poyhia is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poyhia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blocks slips nicely into half guard.
Blocks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blocks moves out of range of the strikes.
Poyhia just misses with a punch to the body.
Blocks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blocks misses with a hook.
Poyhia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poyhia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poyhia just misses with a punch to the body.
Poyhia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blocks.
Poyhia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blocks counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Poyhia there.
Poyhia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poyhia scores with a shot to the body.
Poyhia defending well as Blocks loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blocks throws a nice looking combination but Poyhia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blocks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poyhia.
Poyhia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Poyhia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blocks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyhia cracks Blocks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poyhia sizes up Blocks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Poyhia throws a good cross that connects.
Poyhia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poyhia ducks under a wild hook from Blocks.
Poyhia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poyhia defending well as Blocks loads up on a big left hand.
Poyhia misses with a looping left.
Blocks misses with a straight left.
Blocks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Poyhia wants to get back to his feet but Blocks passes into half guard.
Blocks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blocks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blocks punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blocks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poyhia taking shots to the head.
Poyhia is rocked!
Blocks prevents Poyhia from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blocks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poyhia's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blocks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poyhia is still in real trouble! Can Blocks finish him?
Blocks breaks from Poyhia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poyhia is squirming around, avoiding Blocks's attempts to control the action.
Blocks postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Poyhia badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Blocks around the waist but Blocks pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Blocks is the winner by TKO! Blocks jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally Blocks!
An out of breath Wally Blocks 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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