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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertti Wirtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Soomers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wirtanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Korpiklaani - vodka. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kris Soomers enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bertti Wirtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kris Soomers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wirtanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soomers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soomers is controlling the pace.
Soomers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wirtanen sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wirtanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soomers pulls his head out easily.
Soomers lands with a punch from half guard.
Wirtanen is not content to let Soomers control the position.
Soomers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soomers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soomers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wirtanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Soomers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soomers blocks the strikes from Wirtanen.
Wirtanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wirtanen shoots and misses
and Soomers counters with a series of strikes. Wirtanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Soomers.
Wirtanen is breathing heavily.
Wirtanen is looking for a sweep.
Soomers is putting a hurting on Wirtanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Soomers avoids the strikes from the bottom by Wirtanen.
Soomers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Soomers lands an elbow.
Wirtanen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wirtanen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Soomers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soomers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wirtanen some visible discomfort.
Soomers is trying to get an arm triangle but Wirtanen is defending well.
Soomers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wirtanen tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Soomers easily slips into full mount!
Wirtanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soomers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soomers working for a guillotine from mount but Wirtanen is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soomers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wirtanen tries to lock up and control but Soomers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Soomers.
Soomers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Soomers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wirtanen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wirtanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Soomers unloading with bombs!
Soomers controlling from the full mount.
Soomers scoring with strikes but Wirtanen is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soomers with a couple of short strikes.
Soomers lands a big shot there that rocks Wirtanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wirtanen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Soomers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Soomers.
Soomers lands with some strikes.
Soomers with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Wirtanen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wirtanen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Soomers wants to finish this one by submission but Wirtanen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Soomers.
Wirtanen tries to hold on but Soomers pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soomers lands a big shot there that rocks Wirtanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wirtanen tries to hold on but Soomers pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Soomers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soomers scores with a takedown into Wirtanen's guard.
Wirtanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soomers controls the pace.
Wirtanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soomers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soomers trying to control but Wirtanen is working from the bottom.
Soomers passes Wirtanen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wirtanen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soomers slows the pace down in half guard.
Soomers working the head and body with strikes.
Kris Soomers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wirtanen has hold of Soomers's hands but Soomers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soomers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soomers passes to side control.
Wirtanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soomers on the ground.
Soomers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Soomers wants to control but Wirtanen is keeping him busy.
Wirtanen is trying to escape the position but Soomers is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soomers lands a few punches from side control.
Wirtanen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Soomers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soomers prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wirtanen tries to bench press Soomers off him but Soomers keeps the position.
Soomers trying to control the action but Wirtanen is working from the bottom.
Soomers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wirtanen is trying to control Soomers's posture but Soomers avoids it.
Soomers is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wirtanen is trying to escape and Soomers transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wirtanen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Soomers! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kris Soomers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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