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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ellimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellimaki's entrance music is Somos de calle. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ellimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellimaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellimaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellimaki misses with a wild body shot.
Ellimaki shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Ellimaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ellimaki is looking to land body kicks.
Ellimaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Ellimaki misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellimaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellimaki shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Ellimaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellimaki thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellimaki swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Ellimaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is looking to control Ellimaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Ellimaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellimaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ellimaki wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Ellimaki has control of the leg.
Ellimaki passes to full mount!
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Ellimaki maintains control.
Gracie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ellimaki.
Ellimaki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
Ellimaki raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellimaki has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Ellimaki's attempts to control the action.
Ellimaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Ellimaki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
Gracie trying to control but Ellimaki is working from the bottom.
Gracie postures up.
Ellimaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellimaki, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellimaki is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ellimaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ellimaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Ellimaki tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ellimaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellimaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ellimaki shoots in and bounces Gracie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ellimaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Ellimaki in close to prevent any damage.
Ellimaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Ellimaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Ellimaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ellimaki wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Ellimaki is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie stands up over Ellimaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ellimaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ellimaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Ellimaki postures up.
Ellimaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellimaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ellimaki from controlling successfully.
Ellimaki is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Ellimaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ellimaki.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellimaki.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Ellimaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ellimaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ellimaki's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellimaki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ville Ellimaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie slips under a jab from Ellimaki.
Ellimaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ellimaki fails with the takedown.
Gracie moves forwards but Ellimaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ellimaki misses with a wild combination.
Ellimaki fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellimaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellimaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellimaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ellimaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellimaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Ellimaki.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Ville Ellimaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Ellimaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Ellimaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellimaki shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellimaki throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ellimaki closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellimaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellimaki.
Ellimaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ellimaki from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellimaki wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Ellimaki is working hard here to advance position.
Ellimaki throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ellimaki's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Ellimaki wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Ellimaki keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Rolls Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellimaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Ellimaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Ellimaki defends easily.
Ellimaki postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellimaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Ellimaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellimaki 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ellimaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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