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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chace Chacing (ranked 1995 p4p, 1698 weight class) and Jesse Ristinen (ranked 295 p4p, 254 weight class). Chace Chacing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Ristinen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ristinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chacing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chacing appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chacing darts in and clinches Ristinen up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ristinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chacing controlling the action here for a moment.
Chacing missing with knees to the body.
Ristinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chacing moves into full guard.
Chacing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chacing has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chacing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ristinen defends well.
Chacing is trying to hold Ristinen in close to prevent damage but Ristinen has managed to pass into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ristinen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen is stalling here. Chacing is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ristinen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chacing has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ristinen is trying to control Chacing's posture but Chacing avoids it.
Chacing tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chacing working away.
Ristinen tries to buck Chacing off but Chacing is having none of it.
Chacing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ristinen on the ground.
Chacing wants to control but Ristinen is keeping him busy.
Chacing goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ristinen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chacing's guard! Nice work there by Ristinen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing keeping full guard, as Ristinen tries to pass.
Chacing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ristinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chacing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ristinen defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ristinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chacing keeping moving, preventing Ristinen from controlling successfully.
Ristinen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ristinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ristinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chacing keeping moving, preventing Ristinen from controlling successfully.
Chacing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ristinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ristinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chacing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ristinen passes Chacing's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four 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.
Ristinen trying to pass the guard but Chacing defending well.
Ristinen keeps trying to improve his position.
Ristinen works his way into full mount!
Ristinen looking to secure an arm triangle but Chacing defends it well.
Ristinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chacing defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ristinen.
Ristinen fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Ristinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chacing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ristinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Ristinen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ristinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chacing pushes down on Ristinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chacing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chacing is looking to take a break and control but Ristinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chacing is thwarting Ristinen's attempts to control the position.
Ristinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chacing is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ristinen sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ristinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ristinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ristinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Chacing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ristinen is keeping the position for now.
Ristinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ristinen wants to control from the top but Chacing keeps moving.
Chacing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ristinen defends well.
Chacing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing looking for subs off his back but Ristinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ristinen looking for a submission but Chacing manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Chacing looking for a guillotine here but Ristinen defends easily.
Chacing throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ristinen uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chacing, who protects the arm well.
Jesse Ristinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chacing looking for a sweep but Ristinen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ristinen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chacing regains half guard.
Chacing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chacing looking for a sweep. Not yet Chacing, not yet.
Chacing is looking for a triangle here but Ristinen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chacing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ristinen tries to pass to full mount but Chacing defends it.
Ristinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Ristinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chacing moves away from the strike by Ristinen.
Chacing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ristinen.
Ristinen swings for the body but Chacing moves out of range.
Ristinen gets tackled into the cage by Chacing. Chacing maintains the clinch.
Chacing gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chacing seems to be looking for submissions.
Ristinen actively working from the bottom here.
Chacing trying to pass the guard but Ristinen defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ristinen is looking for a sweep. Chacing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ristinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chacing.
Chacing is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ristinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Chacing.
Chacing is looking to stall here but Ristinen recovers full guard.
Chacing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Ristinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ristinen looking for a triangle here. Chacing is fighting it but it looks tight! Ristinen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chacing is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jesse Ristinen!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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