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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oystein Aarseth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Hoppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aarseth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to norwegian folk songs. Oystein Aarseth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oystein Aarseth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aarseth swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aarseth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoppe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hoppe is looking for a kimura here.
Aarseth wants to get back to his feet.
Aarseth trying to hold on to Hoppe's head to control him but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe stalling away here and it's allowed Aarseth to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hoppe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aarseth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hoppe has Aarseth in his guard.
Hoppe looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarseth controlling from the top position.
Hoppe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoppe working a defensive guard here.
Aarseth has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hoppe is proving hard to escape from.
That's two 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.
Hoppe wants to sweep here but Aarseth controlling him for the moment.
Hoppe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aarseth content to stall in guard here.
Aarseth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoppe for as long as he can get away with.
Hoppe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Aarseth is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hoppe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Aarseth's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe not allowing Aarseth to control his hands.
Hoppe tries to get the hooks in deep but Aarseth pushed the leg off.
Hoppe avoiding Aarseth 's attempts to control his hands.
Aarseth manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hoppe's guard. Nice work there by Aarseth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoppe looking for a guillotine here but Aarseth defends easily.
Hoppe has a closed guard, preventing Aarseth from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aarseth moves into the clinch.
Hoppe has Aarseth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aarseth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aarseth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aarseth moves into the clinch.
Aarseth gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hoppe regains guard.
Hoppe working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oystein Aarseth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aarseth clinches.
Hoppe looking for a takedown.
Aarseth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoppe.
Hoppe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Aarseth.
Hoppe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oystein Aarseth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Hoppe.
Aarseth lands a takedown into guard.
Hoppe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aarseth decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aarseth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarseth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hoppe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aarseth's waist but Aarseth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoppe off to one side.
Aarseth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoppe working a defensive guard here.
Hoppe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aarseth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aarseth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aarseth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe looking to control.
Aarseth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hoppe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoppe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe looking to control.
Aarseth preventing the sweep.
Aarseth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoppe is looking for a triangle but Aarseth pushes his legs off easily.
Hoppe working for a triangle but Aarseth defends it easily.
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.
Hoppe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aarseth controls the pace.
Hoppe scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Aarseth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoppe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aarseth tries to clinch but Hoppe is having none of it.
Hoppe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aarseth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoppe's guard now.
Hoppe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oystein Aarseth dominated that second round.
That's time! Aarseth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aarseth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe closes the distance and clinches up with Aarseth, looking for a takedown. Hoppe pushes Aarseth against the cage but Aarseth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoppe keeps the fight on the outside.
Aarseth has closed the distance and engaged Hoppe in a clinch.
Hoppe dodges an elbow strike from Aarseth.
Aarseth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aarseth pushes Hoppe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aarseth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoppe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aarseth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoppe prevents it.
Hoppe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aarseth smiles and moves away.
Aarseth fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oystein Aarseth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoppe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aarseth as he avoids it easily.
Hoppe shoots in and drives through. Aarseth sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarseth misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoppe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aarseth!
Hoppe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aarseth can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Aarseth tries to hold on but Hoppe postures up.
Aarseth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe unloads with some shots from mount but Aarseth bucks and avoids them well.
Aarseth wants to hold on but Hoppe pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hoppe.
Hoppe punching from mount but Aarseth doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aarseth is trying desperately to improve position.
Hoppe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aarseth because Hoppe loaded up on that one.
Aarseth is in a horrible position here. Hoppe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hoppe is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Aarseth has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Aarseth!
Hoppe has his foot on Aarseth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aarseth works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aarseth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoppe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aarseth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoppe wriggles free and stands up.
No luck for Hoppe with that takedown attempt.
Oystein Aarseth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hoppe misses with a takedown
and Aarseth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aarseth prevents Hoppe from improving his position.
Hoppe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoppe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Viktor Hoppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoppe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Viktor Hoppe.
Well Aarseth 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oystein Aarseth!
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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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