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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana has chosen Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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156 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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174 cm
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156 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ruutana there.
Ruutana misses with a left hand
and Hirvi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruutana's guard.
Ruutana trying to keep a closed guard but Hirvi is proving a slippery customer.
Ruutana is pulling down on Hirvi's head to control his posture.
Hirvi wants to control from the top but Ruutana keeps moving.
Hirvi looking to pass the guard.
Hirvi postures up in Ruutana's guard and throws a big left but Ruutana blocks it.
Ruutana keeping full guard, as Hirvi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Armas Ruutana.
Hirvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hirvi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruutana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruutana misses the target.
Antti Hirvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutana drives through with a takedown into Hirvi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ruutana wants to pass the guard but Hirvi is keeping the position.
Ruutana preventing the sweep.
Ruutana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hirvi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruutana working some strikes from top position.
Hirvi working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana won't allow Hirvi to sweep him here.
Hirvi looking to control.
Ruutana wants to pass the guard but Hirvi is keeping the position.
Ruutana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ruutana throws a sloppy head kick and Hirvi moves out of range easily.
Ruutana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hirvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hirvi is working hard here to advance position.
Ruutana trying to control but Hirvi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hirvi looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruutana wants to control from the top but Hirvi keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Armas Ruutana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ruutana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hirvi!
Ruutana moves out of range of the body kick.
Hirvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruutana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hirvi.
Hirvi pushes Ruutana up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hirvi lands an elbow that stopped Ruutana in his tracks for a moment.
Ruutana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruutana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruutana lands with a right to the head.
Ruutana avoids a wild elbow strike from Hirvi.
Ruutana looking to stall.
Ruutana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hirvi lands a damaging elbow.
Ruutana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirvi's elbow.
Hirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruutana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hirvi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruutana's defenses.
A short uppercut from Ruutana.
Ruutana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruutana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hirvi is keeping busy.
Ruutana swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruutana is working Hirvi over against the ropes.
Ruutana avoids a wild elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruutana misses with the head strike.
Ruutana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hirvi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruutana misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutana looks gassed!
Hirvi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruutana is defending well for now.
Ruutana avoids a wild elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hirvi misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruutana misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirvi pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruutana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Ruutana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruutana throws a jab when Hirvi was well out of range.
Hirvi clinches up with Ruutana and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hirvi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruutana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirvi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ruutana looking to throw knees to the head but Hirvi is blocking nicely.
Hirvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hirvi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hirvi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruutana manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruutana controlling Hirvi's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ruutana trying to control the position.
Ruutana is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hirvi looking to pass the guard.
Hirvi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hirvi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ruutana defends it well.
Ruutana is trying to maintain the position but Hirvi is very close to passing his half guard.
Ruutana is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hirvi is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruutana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Armas Ruutana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hirvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hirvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hirvi wants to slow Ruutana down by chopping away at his legs.
Hirvi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruutana avoids it really well and circles away.
Crunch! Hirvi slams his shin into Ruutana's torso.
Hirvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Ruutana misses.
A head kick from Hirvi lands but Ruutana takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hirvi has Ruutana up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruutana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hirvi throws an elbow but misses.
Ruutana working aggressively here.
Ruutana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruutana working aggressively here.
Hirvi throws an elbow that misses.
Ruutana has a couple of punches blocked by Hirvi.
Hirvi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hirvi.
Ruutana is breathing heavily.
Hirvi pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruutana wants to control from the top but Hirvi keeps moving.
Ruutana preventing the sweep.
Ruutana looking to sit in guard and control but Hirvi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hirvi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana is looking to stand up but Hirvi isn't so interested in that idea.
Hirvi passes Ruutana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hirvi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruutana is looking to control Hirvi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruutana avoid being mounted?
Hirvi prevents Ruutana from improving his position.
Hirvi is pressing down on Ruutana's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruutana is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hirvi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ruutana throws a sloppy body shot
and Hirvi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruutana is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruutana avoids the head kick by Hirvi.
Ruutana tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruutana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hirvi in his tracks.
Hirvi clinches.
Hirvi presses Ruutana against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hirvi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hirvi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruutana can't find room to land a body shot as Hirvi controls the action.
Ruutana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hirvi lands an elbow inside.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Hirvi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruutana's defenses.
Hirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutana presses Hirvi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruutana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruutana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruutana misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutana tries to throw a body punch but Hirvi avoids it by throwing Ruutana back against the cage.
Hirvi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi lands an elbow that stopped Ruutana in his tracks for a moment.
Ruutana blocks an elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ruutana's defenses.
Hirvi trying to land knees to the body.
Hirvi blocks a body shot from Ruutana.
Hirvi is working for takedown but Ruutana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruutana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hirvi pushes Ruutana back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruutana takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruutana tries a knee to the head but Hirvi blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Hirvi.
Hirvi manages to pull guard.
Ruutana won't allow Hirvi to sweep him here.
Ruutana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hirvi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hirvi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruutana is trying to control but can't.
Hirvi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ruutana's thigh. Ruutana counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ruutana is trying to keep Hirvi in close.
Ruutana wants to get back to his feet but Hirvi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruutana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruutana keeping moving, preventing Hirvi from controlling successfully.
Hirvi preventing the sweep.
Hirvi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hirvi wants to pass the guard but Ruutana is keeping the position.
Ruutana controls Hirvi momentarily but Hirvi frees himself.
Hirvi preventing the sweep.
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.
Ruutana working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Armas Ruutana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hirvi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruutana misses with a leg kick
and Hirvi counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hirvi - that will leave a mark!
Hirvi lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hirvi.
Hirvi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruutana throws a sloppy head kick
and Hirvi counters with a nice body kick.
Hirvi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hirvi.
Hirvi shoots in and bounces Ruutana off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Hirvi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hirvi 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Hirvi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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