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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Valtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valtonen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck . Ruttenum has chosen The Game - El Chapo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Conor Ruttenum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Valtonen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Ruttenum !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valtonen 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valtonen throwing strikes but missing.
Valtonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruttenum wants to stand but Valtonen is controlling the position.
Valtonen is in close to Ruttenum 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valtonen throwing strikes from guard but Ruttenum blocks nicely.
Valtonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valtonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum wants to sweep here but Valtonen controlling him for the moment.
Valtonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valtonen looking to sit in guard and control but Ruttenum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valtonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valtonen tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttenum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valtonen pulls Ruttenum in close to prevent any damage.
Ruttenum prevents Valtonen from getting back to his feet.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valtonen has his hands on Ruttenum 's head, controlling the position.
Ruttenum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valtonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruttenum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Ruttenum throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruttenum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valtonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruttenum .
Valtonen is pulling down on Ruttenum 's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruttenum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valtonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valtonen .
Ruttenum is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Valtonen can't fight it off and eventually Ruttenum manages to take the fight to the floor. Valtonen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valtonen wants to stand up but Ruttenum is controlling him.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valtonen is pulling down on Ruttenum 's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruttenum , at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruttenum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valtonen has Ruttenum pulled in close to control his posture.
Valtonen is looking to stand up but Ruttenum isn't so interested in that idea.
Valtonen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ruttenum landing some decent shots from 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.
Valtonen is trying to keep Ruttenum in close.
Valtonen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Valtonen is trying to control the position but Ruttenum postures up.
Ruttenum drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valtonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valtonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valtonen !
Valtonen working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruttenum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruttenum gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toni Valtonen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruttenum tries for a takedown but Valtonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruttenum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valtonen circles away.
It looked like Valtonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valtonen looks to land a combination. Ruttenum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Conor Ruttenum has been cut.
Valtonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruttenum .
Toni Valtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Ruttenum .
Valtonen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruttenum to the ground. Valtonen is now in Ruttenum 's guard.
Valtonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttenum can do to turn this around?
Valtonen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ruttenum misses with a takedown attempt
and Valtonen counters with a hugh head kick that removes Ruttenum from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Toni Valtonen !
After winning the bout, Toni Valtonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Conor Ruttenum stepped up to the mic, saying 'He caught me, what can I say? good shit.'.
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hype
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