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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruskainen Pakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruskainen Pakkanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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230 lbs
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185 cm
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Tokyo, Ruskainen Pakkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Pakkanen's guard.
Pakkanen looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Pakkanen working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Pakkanen is keeping the position.
Pakkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pakkanen looking to control.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pakkanen is looking to escape.
Pakkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Pakkanen is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez punching from mount but Pakkanen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pakkanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pakkanen's face.
Pakkanen working to try and regain half guard.
Pakkanen taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen tries to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pakkanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pakkanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pakkanen is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pakkanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Pakkanen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez tries to control but Pakkanen wriggling away.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Pakkanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pakkanen is looking to escape.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen is working to get back to half guard.
Pakkanen wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Pakkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez looking to finish Pakkanen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pakkanen!
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez looking to control but Pakkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pakkanen can't escape the position.
Pakkanen taking shots to the head.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pakkanen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pakkanen actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Pakkanen is keeping him busy.
Sanchez working Pakkanen over with strikes.
Pakkanen is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Pakkanen dodges it nicely.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pakkanen wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen trying to control the position.
Pakkanen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pakkanen looking to control.
Pakkanen is trying to hold Sanchez in close to prevent damage but Sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Pakkanen is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pakkanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Pakkanen is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pakkanen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Pakkanen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pakkanen.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pakkanen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sanchez trying to control but Pakkanen is having none of it.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Cain Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pakkanen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pakkanen wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Pakkanen is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Pakkanen to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Pakkanen to control.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Pakkanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pakkanen tries to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Sanchez stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pakkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Pakkanen as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pakkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pakkanen holds on to Sanchez as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Pakkanen wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ruskainen Pakkanen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pakkanen's head.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pakkanen keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pakkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Pakkanen has Sanchez pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Pakkanen. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Pakkanen. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Pakkanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Pakkanen fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pakkanen pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pakkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakkanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pakkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Pakkanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruskainen Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez controlling the pace.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Pakkanen is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Pakkanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pakkanen is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pakkanen avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Sanchez!
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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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