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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vihtala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pohjois-Karjala. Andy Baker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Baker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala feints and then cracks Baker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baker down.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihtala.
Baker is looking to clinch but Vihtala is avoiding it.
Crunch! Vihtala slams his shin into Baker's torso.
Baker looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick there by Vihtala.
Vihtala closes the distance and clinches.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Vihtala landing knees to the body.
Vihtala crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Vihtala lands an uppercut.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vihtala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vihtala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vihtala scores a nice knee to the body.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Vihtala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihtala obliges.
Vihtala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker fails to pull guard.
Baker wants a takedown.
Kaarlo Vihtala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Baker.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vihtala with a knee to the head.
Vihtala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baker can't get the takedown.
Baker working aggressively here.
Vihtala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baker up against the cage.
Baker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Baker tries to circle away but Vihtala has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Vihtala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Vihtala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baker up against the cage.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baker has Vihtala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vihtala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vihtala landing knees to the head.
Vihtala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vihtala smiles and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vihtala - the referee stops the clock and Baker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vihtala. Baker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the cage.
Vihtala landing knees to the body.
Vihtala stalling the fight.
Vihtala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baker is keeping busy.
Baker has Vihtala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vihtala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baker is trying to break free.
Vihtala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vihtala keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vihtala lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala with a knee to the head.
Baker fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
Come on Vihtala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Vihtala keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihtala obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihtala obliges.
Vihtala scores a nice knee to the body.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Vihtala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
Vihtala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vihtala stalling.
Baker looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Vihtala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Vihtala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vihtala pushes Baker up against the cage in a clinch.
Vihtala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Vihtala.
Vihtala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vihtala stalling the fight.
Vihtala gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Baker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vihtala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vihtala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihtala obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vihtala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vihtala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vihtala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker can't get the takedown.
Kaarlo Vihtala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Baker.
Vihtala has Baker pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vihtala is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Vihtala avoids the damage to the body.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihtala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baker tries to pull guard but Vihtala holds him up against the cage and eventually Baker drops back down to his feet.
Vihtala landing knees to the head.
Kaarlo Vihtala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vihtala has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vihtala landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vihtala.
Baker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vihtala gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vihtala prevents the takedown attempt.
Vihtala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
Vihtala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
Baker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vihtala fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vihtala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vihtala gets a clinch.
Vihtala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vihtala walks away with a smile on his face. Baker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vihtala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baker.
Vihtala clinches up against the cage.
Vihtala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vihtala walks away with a smile on his face. Baker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vihtala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baker's calf.
Baker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vihtala moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala working Baker over with knees to the body.
Baker looking for a takedown.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vihtala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baker wants to break free but Vihtala has control.
Vihtala stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Vihtala.
Vihtala stalling against the cage.
Vihtala working Baker over with knees to the body.
Vihtala scores with a hook to the body.
Baker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vihtala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vihtala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vihtala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Baker tries for a takedown but Vihtala manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala gets underhooks to prevent Baker's takedown attempt.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihtala obliges.
Baker is trying to drag Vihtala to the mat but Vihtala just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Baker wants to break free but Vihtala has control.
Vihtala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
Baker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vihtala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vihtala lands a nice shot that snaps Baker's head back.
Baker tries for a takedown but Vihtala circles away easily
and Vihtala counters with a low kick, right behind Baker 's knee.
Vihtala connects with a right hand. Baker shakes it off.
Vihtala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vihtala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
Baker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vihtala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vihtala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vihtala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baker fails to pull guard.
Kaarlo Vihtala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Baker.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vihtala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baker up against the cage.
Vihtala scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vihtala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Vihtala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baker.
Vihtala landing knees to the head.
Baker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vihtala is struggling to control the position.
Vihtala trying to land knees to the body.
Baker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vihtala smiles and moves away.
Baker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala stuffs the takedown.
Vihtala takes the fight into the clinch.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vihtala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
Kaarlo Vihtala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vihtala with a knee to the head.
Baker tries to pull guard but Vihtala holds him up against the cage and eventually Baker drops back down to his feet.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vihtala stalling the fight.
Baker wants to stall.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala avoiding damage.
Vihtala dodges an elbow strike from Baker.
Baker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vihtala has Baker pressed against the cage.
Baker wants a takedown.
Vihtala is struggling to control the position.
Baker tries to circle away but Vihtala has him pinned against the cage.
Andy Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vihtala working Baker over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vihtala slowing the pace effectively.
Vihtala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vihtala is struggling to control the position.
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
Vihtala working Baker over with knees to the body.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baker jumps guard but Vihtala stands there with Baker around his waist. Baker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vihtala slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihtala crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Vihtala cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Vihtala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vihtala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Vihtala!
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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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