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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Rantala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rantala kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Jones Jr - Can´t Be Touched. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Rantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rantala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rantala, who protects the arm well.
Rantala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rantala is working hard here to advance position.
Rantala stops Xanther Xaimoungkhoun from passing to mount.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is trying to get an arm triangle but Rantala is defending well.
Rantala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rantala is breathing heavily.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is trying to get an arm triangle but Rantala is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantala gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rantala knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rantala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rantala actively working from the bottom here.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rantala defend it? Xanther Xaimoungkhoun steps over the head and cranks it - Rantala is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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pop
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