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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 80 p4p, 299 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 18 p4p, 47 weight class). Reinikainen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Viimeinen päivä. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen feints a jab promting Theorist to slip. Reinikainen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Theorist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Theorist steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reinikainen. That one must have hurt.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Theorist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Theorist misses with a body shot.
Theorist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Theorist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theorist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reinikainen throws a body punch but Theorist moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Theorist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reinikainen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Theorist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Theorist misses with a straight left.
Theorist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Theorist throws a hook but Reinikainen blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinikainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Theorist sprawls well. He's pushed Reinikainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Theorist swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Theorist misses with a body shot.
Reinikainen misses with a double jab
enabling Theorist to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist checks a leg kick.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reinikainen.
Theorist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Theorist saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Theorist throws a shot from downtown. Reinikainen moves away and avoids it.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Reinikainen moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Reinikainen stuns Theorist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theorist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reinikainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Reinikainen has his takedown stuffed
and Theorist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reinikainen closes the distance and clinches up with Theorist, looking for a takedown. Reinikainen pushes Theorist against the cage but Theorist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Theorist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artturi Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinikainen slips a jab from Theorist.
Reinikainen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reinikainen lands a jab to the head.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Reinikainen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Reinikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reinikainen delivers a nice body kick.
Theorist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Theorist misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Theorist blocks the leg kick.
Theorist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reinikainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Theorist scrambles back to his feet.
Reinikainen throws a shot from downtown. Theorist moves away and avoids it.
Theorist misses with a looping right.
Reinikainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reinikainen.
Theorist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reinikainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Theorist tries to avoid it but Reinikainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Theorist to the ground. Theorist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Theorist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reinikainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reinikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Theorist connects with a body shot that sends Reinikainen's belly button to the back.
Reinikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Theorist's half guard.
Theorist holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Reinikainen working the head and body with strikes.
Theorist tries to roll over but Reinikainen keeps him under control.
Reinikainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Theorist is doing well to control the position and prevent Reinikainen from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen prevents Theorist from improving his position.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
Theorist is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Reinikainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Theorist trying to control from the bottom.
Theorist is refusing to be controlled, as Reinikainen sits in half guard.
Theorist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reinikainen is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Theorist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theorist is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reinikainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Theorist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinikainen lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist wants to improve his position but Reinikainen is controlling well.
Reinikainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Theorist knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reinikainen wants to take a breather but Theorist is having none of it.
Reinikainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reinikainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Theorist was covering up waiting for the punch and Reinikainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reinikainen is working Theorist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Theorist wants to sweep here but Reinikainen controlling him for the moment.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Theorist blocks nicely.
Reinikainen trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Reinikainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reinikainen distracts Theorist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reinikainen won't allow Theorist to sweep him here.
Reinikainen is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reinikainen is fighting to break Theorist's control of his arms but Theorist is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen is working Theorist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reinikainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Theorist has momentary wrist control but Reinikainen slips an elbow through the middle.
Reinikainen distracts Theorist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Theorist looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reinikainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reinikainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reinikainen preventing the sweep.
Reinikainen is working Theorist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Theorist is controlling Reinikainen's posture.
Reinikainen won't allow Theorist to sweep him here.
Reinikainen trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
Reinikainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Theorist's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist controlling Reinikainen's posture.
Reinikainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Theorist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
Reinikainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Theorist trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Theorist has control of Reinikainen's left arm, preventing Reinikainen from doing any damage.
Reinikainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Theorist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
Theorist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Theorist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reinikainen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is trying to keep Theorist in close.
Reinikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Theorist can do to turn this around?
Reinikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinikainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theorist defends it easily.
Reinikainen 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.
Theorist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Artturi Reinikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinikainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Theorist won't allow Reinikainen to sweep him here.
Reinikainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reinikainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reinikainen keeping full guard, as Theorist tries to pass.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Theorist defends well.
Theorist is stalling in the full guard.
Theorist trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theorist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reinikainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theorist has managed to get both his arms back between Reinikainen's legs - danger averted.
Theorist looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Theorist blocks the body kick.
Theorist slips a straight right by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Reinikainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Theorist is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reinikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theorist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Theorist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reinikainen. Reinikainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Theorist connects with a looping right hand.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinikainen.
Theorist throws a body shot but no joy.
Reinikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reinikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinikainen is just out of range.
Reinikainen connects with a single shot there.
Reinikainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Reinikainen defending well as Theorist loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Theorist misses.
Theorist lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Theorist. Theorist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reinikainen throws a jab when Theorist was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Reinikainen.
Theorist throws a jab when Reinikainen was well out of range.
Reinikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
Reinikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Reinikainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reinikainen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reinikainen lands a couple of elbows.
Reinikainen won't allow Theorist to sweep him here.
Theorist is pulling down on Reinikainen's head to control his posture.
Theorist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinikainen.
Theorist is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Theorist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theorist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reinikainen's guard.
Reinikainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Theorist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reinikainen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Theorist controls the pace.
Reinikainen trying to control the position.
Reinikainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Theorist defends well.
Reinikainen trying to keep a closed guard but Theorist is proving a slippery customer.
Theorist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theorist slips nicely into half guard.
Theorist not doing much here.
Theorist works his way into side control.
Reinikainen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Reinikainen tries to hold on but Theorist pushes him away.
Theorist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Theorist has a good base and remains in mount.
Theorist tries to control but Reinikainen wriggling away.
Theorist tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Theorist tries to control but Reinikainen wriggling away.
Reinikainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reinikainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Theorist trying to pass the guard but Reinikainen defending well.
Reinikainen looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Artturi Reinikainen.
Well Reinikainen 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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