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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Nator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 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 Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Nator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that Nator ducks under and follows up with a left that Nator also avoids with ease.
Nator slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Nator's knee but Nator avoids it well.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Nator avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Nator.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Nator lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nator looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nator fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nator shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson tries to clinch but Nator is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nator.
Nator shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ispa Nator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson moves out of range as Nator throws a body kick.
Nator fails with a takedown attempt.
Nator throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Nator jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nator looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Nator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nator looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nator is breathing heavily.
Nator shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Nator's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Nator's front leg but catches the back leg as Nator tries to avoid it.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Nator circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Nator misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nator takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson keeps control of Nator as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nator tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Nator drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Nator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nator tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Nator can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Nator is trying to break free.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nator's defenses.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Nator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nator tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nator avoids it.
Nator lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Nator 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.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Nator counters with a nice uppercut.
Nator lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Nator shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nator backs up against the cage.
Ispa Nator is winning the standup battle so far.
Nator looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Nator controlling from mount.
Nator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nator controlling from the full mount.
Nator lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Johnson has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
What can Johnson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Johnson prevents Nator from getting a body triangle.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nator has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Johnson's body.
Nator has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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.
Nator is looking to control Johnson but Johnson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nator has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four 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.
Nator slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nator trying to control momentarily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ispa Nator just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nator shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Nator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Nator dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nator is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Nator with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nator is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Nator is working for a submission of some sort.
Nator stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nator. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nator with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Nator is controlling him well.
Nator trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nator throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Nator shrugs it off.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nator!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nator misses the shot to the body.
Nator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nator throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Nator circles away.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Nator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nator 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator checks the leg kick.
Nator fails to land the takedown.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Nator, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nator slips under a jab from Johnson.
Nator misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nator.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Nator.
Chris Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nator checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nator!
Nator tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ispa Nator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to clinch but Nator is having none of it.
Ispa Nator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nator throws a sloppy head kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Nator.
Nator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Nator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nator, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Nator!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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