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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville rantanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from rantanen does no damage.
Ahlberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but rantanen manages to avoid it.
rantanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahlberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Ahlberg stalks rantanen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into rantanen's face. rantanen staggers backwards, shaken.
Ville rantanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
rantanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahlberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahlberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
rantanen is looking to clinch.
rantanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ahlberg tries to avoid it but rantanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ahlberg to the ground. Ahlberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville rantanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
rantanen fails to land the takedown.
Ahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but rantanen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rantanen wants to clinch up but Ahlberg keeps it at a distance.
rantanen fails to land the takedown.
Ahlberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ahlberg lands a left and a right that send rantanen crashing to the mat, dazed. Ahlberg thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahlberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
rantanen has a takedown stuffed.
rantanen is breathing heavily.
Ahlberg punishes rantanen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rantanen avoids the body shot from Ahlberg.
rantanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahlberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
rantanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahlberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahlberg digs a good body shot into rantanen's ribs.
Ahlberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches rantanen on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlberg scores with a nice strike.
rantanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahlberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahlberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ahlberg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
rantanen dodges the punch combination from Ahlberg.
rantanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahlberg as he avoids it easily.
Ahlberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahlberg misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahlberg scores with a punch to the head.
rantanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahlberg lands a left and a right that send rantanen crashing to the mat, dazed. Ahlberg thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ahlberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and rantanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ahlberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but rantanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahlberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
rantanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahlberg looking for a guillotine here but rantanen defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ahlberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
rantanen tries to clinch but Ahlberg moves out of range.
rantanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. rantanen showed some decent athleticism there.
rantanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ahlberg on the ground.
Ahlberg actively working from the bottom here.
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahlberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahlberg is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahlberg actively working from the bottom here.
rantanen is trying to work for a kimura but Ahlberg is defending well.
Ahlberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahlberg is refusing to be controlled, as rantanen sits in half guard.
rantanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ahlberg wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by rantanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahlberg tries to bench press rantanen off him but rantanen keeps the position.
rantanen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ahlberg working to try and regain half guard.
rantanen working the ground and pound effectively.
rantanen controlling his opponent.
Ahlberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
rantanen lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlberg is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Ahlberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
rantanen is working for a guillotine from mount but Ahlberg frees his head quite easily.
Ahlberg is squirming around, avoiding rantanen's attempts to control the action.
Ahlberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahlberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but rantanen pulls his head out easily.
rantanen is taking a breather. Ahlberg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ahlberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but rantanen pulls his head out 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.
Ahlberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahlberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahlberg actively working from the bottom here.
rantanen is working for a submission of some sort.
Ahlberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
rantanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahlberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville rantanen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
rantanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Ahlberg actively working from the bottom here.
Ahlberg actively working from the bottom here.
rantanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
rantanen controlling the pace.
Ahlberg looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rantanen working over Ahlberg with some ground and pound. Ahlberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
rantanen working Ahlberg over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rantanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ahlberg keeps working.
rantanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
rantanen thows a huge punch but Ahlberg dodges it nicely.
rantanen is trying to control. Ahlberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ahlberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ahlberg.
Ahlberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. rantanen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. rantanen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
rantanen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ahlberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, rantanen has managed to get both his arms back between Ahlberg's legs - danger averted.
rantanen cracks Ahlberg with a solid left hand.
rantanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and rantanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
rantanen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
rantanen trying to control but Ahlberg is working from the bottom.
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Ahlberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ahlberg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rantanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ahlberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down rantanen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ahlberg scores with a sloppy right hand. rantanen should have avoided that one.
Ville rantanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot lands for Ahlberg.
rantanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ahlberg wants to control but rantanen is having none of it.
rantanen tries to control but Ahlberg wriggling away.
rantanen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ahlberg tries to hold on but rantanen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahlberg is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but rantanen is staying active.
rantanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
rantanen avoids the attempt from Ahlberg to control.
rantanen landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
rantanen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ahlberg wants to control but rantanen is having none of it.
Ville rantanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rantanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Ahlberg is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville rantanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think rantanen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg!
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg wins by unanimous decision!
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