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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Phaneuf (ranked 3381 p4p, 331 weight class) and Rivo Riitta (ranked 2287 p4p, 238 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Phaneuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rivo Riitta!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaneuf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phaneuf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phaneuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Riitta controls his hands.
Phaneuf cracks Riitta with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phaneuf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riitta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phaneuf prevents it.
Phaneuf tries a body shot but Riitta blocks it.
Riitta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phaneuf throws a lazy uppercut
and Riitta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf connects with a body shot.
Phaneuf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riitta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phaneuf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riitta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phaneuf missing with a left hand there. Riitta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Riitta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phaneuf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phaneuf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riitta momentarily.
Phaneuf misses with a body shot.
Riitta avoids the body shot from Phaneuf.
Riitta misses with a straight right.
Phaneuf tries to counter by clinching up but Riitta breaks away and moves out of range.
Phaneuf pushes Riitta up against the cage in a clinch.
Riitta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phaneuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riitta wants to get back to striking at distance but Phaneuf won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf misses with a punch to the body.
Phaneuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phaneuf tries a body shot but Riitta blocks it.
Phaneuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phaneuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Riitta.
Phaneuf has a couple of punches blocked by Riitta.
Phaneuf misses with the head strike.
Phaneuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Phaneuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phaneuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riitta backwards.
Phaneuf tries a body shot but Riitta blocks it.
Phaneuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riitta backwards.
Phaneuf lands a body shot.
Phaneuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phaneuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phaneuf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riitta lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Phaneuf fails to land.
Phaneuf digs a right hand underneath Riitta's ribcage. Riitta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riitta looks winded!
Phaneuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riitta backwards.
Phaneuf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phaneuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phaneuf lands a left hand.
Phaneuf lands a body punch.
Phaneuf misses with a punch to the body.
Phaneuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phaneuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riitta backwards.
Phaneuf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riitta.
Phaneuf has a couple of punches blocked by Riitta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phaneuf lands a right hand.
Phaneuf digs a right hand underneath Riitta's ribcage. Riitta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phaneuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Riitta controls his hands.
Phaneuf lands with a right to the head.
Phaneuf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phaneuf misses with a body punch.
Phaneuf tries to throw a body punch but Riitta avoids it by throwing Phaneuf back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phaneuf.
Riitta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phaneuf pushes Riitta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riitta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phaneuf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riitta's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Phaneuf dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phaneuf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phaneuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phaneuf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riitta's efforts to push away.
Phaneuf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riitta can do to turn this around?
Phaneuf has a couple of punches blocked by Riitta.
Phaneuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Riitta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Luc Phaneuf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riitta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riitta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riitta prevents a body shot from Phaneuf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phaneuf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riitta prevents a body shot from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riitta is breathing heavily.
Phaneuf stops a takedown attempt from Riitta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Phaneuf on the inside.
Phaneuf works on Riitta's body with a couple of short punches.
Phaneuf misses with a punch to the body.
Phaneuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phaneuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phaneuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riitta's elbow.
Phaneuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riitta backwards.
Phaneuf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riitta or not.
Phaneuf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riitta.
Riitta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Phaneuf seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Riitta can turn it around.
Phaneuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phaneuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Phaneuf fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Phaneuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Phaneuf.
Riitta prevents a body shot from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phaneuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phaneuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phaneuf.
Riitta is rocked!
Phaneuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phaneuf lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Phaneuf as the two fighters clinch.
Phaneuf pushes Riitta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phaneuf gets through Riitta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riitta is still on wobbly legs! Can Phaneuf finish him?
Phaneuf drops Riitta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Riitta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Phaneuf unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Riitta! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Phaneuf is unloading with more strikes now! Riitta drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Luc Phaneuf!
Jean Luc Phaneuf 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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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