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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Brod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Ekbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brod's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seeing Double at the Triple Rock. Ekbom has chosen Varrella virran as his entrance music. Tomi Ekbom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robby Brod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Ekbom!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ekbom.
Brod rushes Ekbom and presses him up against the cage.
Brod misses with the head strike.
Ekbom is trying to break the clinch but Brod has him pressed against the cage.
Ekbom has had enough of the clinch but Brod keeps him there for the moment.
Ekbom misses with a knee strike.
Brod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brod throws a lazy head kick
and Ekbom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brod's guard.
Brod trying to strike off his back.
Ekbom landing with the ground and pound.
Ekbom with a nice head shot there.
Ekbom stops Brod from standing up.
Ekbom looking to sit in guard and control but Brod gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ekbom looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekbom, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brod stands and steps away. Ekbom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brod throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ekbom's waist but Ekbom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brod off to one side.
Ekbom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brod misses with a two punch combination.
Brod has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ekbom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brod avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brod trying to stall but Ekbom improves his position.
Ekbom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brod with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ekbom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brod is looking to break free of the clinch but Ekbom has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Brod.
Ekbom looking to throw knees to the head but Brod is blocking nicely.
Brod wants a takedown but no success here.
Brod is breathing heavily.
Ekbom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ekbom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robby Brod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Ekbom.
Ekbom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brod fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ekbom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brod blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ekbom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brod gets back to full guard.
Brod kicks Ekbom off and gets to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Brod scores with a four punch combination!
Ekbom throws a head kick that misses.
Brod thuds a left hand into Ekbom's body.
Ekbom darts in and clinches Brod up against the cage.
Ekbom lands an elbow inside that Brod shrugs off.
Ekbom breaks the clinch.
Ekbom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekbom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brod blocks it with crossed arms.
Ekbom goes for a takedown attempt but Brod pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brod misses with a takedown attempt
and Ekbom counters with a single leg into guard. Brod didn't expect that.
Ekbom throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekbom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ekbom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brod is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ekbom is controlling him.
Ekbom postures up in Brod's guard and throws a big left but Brod blocks it.
Ekbom tries to free his leg and advance position but Brod is retaining full guard.
Brod will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brod is looking to stand up but Ekbom isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekbom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brod's guard.
Brod is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ekbom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brod pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brod connects with a single shot there.
Brod wants to clinch but Ekbom slips to the side
and Ekbom counters by clinching up.
Ekbom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brod manages to break the clinch.
Brod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekbom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brod tries to clinch up
and Ekbom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brod!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekbom prevents Brod from getting the reversal.
Ekbom working Brod over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brod manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ekbom is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Ekbom dominated that round.
That's time! Brod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekbom counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brod's guard now.
Ekbom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ekbom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tomi Ekbom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ekbom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ekbom preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekbom looking to sit in guard and control but Brod gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ekbom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brod is controlling him.
Ekbom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brod manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekbom wants to control from the top but Brod keeps moving.
Brod is looking to stand up but Ekbom isn't so interested in that idea.
Ekbom trying to control but Brod is working from the bottom.
Ekbom throwing strikes but missing.
Brod will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ekbom wants to control from the top but Brod keeps moving.
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.
Ekbom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ekbom stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Brod has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ekbom manages to get his head free but now Brod has transitioned to an armbar! Ekbom grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Brod! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robby Brod!
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hype
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pop
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