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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braden Moore (ranked 3947 p4p, 2980 weight class) and Tommi Ritola (ranked 400 p4p, 310 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braden Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ritola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritola avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Moore avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Ritola is controlling the position.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Moore gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moore stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Moore dives in and grabs Ritola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ritola pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritola gets caught napping as Moore dives in and scores a takedown. Ritola manages to retain guard.
Ritola looking to control.
Moore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Ritola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ritola defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore is looking to clinch but Ritola is avoiding it.
Moore closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ritola's guard.
Ritola has his hands on Moore's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Ritola wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Moore is now in half guard.
Ritola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore throwing shots but Ritola is blocking nicely.
Moore stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tommi Ritola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola lands a head kick. Moore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Braden Moore has been cut.
Ritola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ritola swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but Ritola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moore gets the takedown into side control.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritola keeps working.
Ritola tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Ritola can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moore throws an elbow but Ritola slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ritola is trying to control Moore's posture but Moore avoids it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braden Moore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ritola connects with a leg kick.
Ritola connects with an inside leg kick.
Ritola connects with a jab.
Ritola gets caught napping as Moore dives in and scores a takedown. Ritola manages to retain guard.
Moore engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ritola looking to control but Moore passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ritola wants to get back to full guard but Moore has mounted him!
Moore misses with a head shot.
Moore controlling his opponent.
Ritola is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ritola has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moore looking to ground and pound but Ritola is blocking nicely.
Ritola is looking to improve his position but Moore isn't that keen on the idea.
Ritola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore working for a guillotine from mount but Ritola is in no mood to give up.
Moore throws some wild stikes that Ritola manages to avoid easily.
Moore throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore throws some wild stikes that Ritola manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore thowing shots but they're missing.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ritola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moore.
Moore controlling from mount.
Moore 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ritola for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braden Moore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ritola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ritola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ritola fakes the leg kick and cracks Moore in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola lands with a nice body kick.
Moore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ritola moves into the clinch.
Moore is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritola obliges.
Knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola lands a knee to the body.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Ritola lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola lands a left hand.
Tommi Ritola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ritola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ritola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritola lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Ritola landing knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Ritola landing knees to the body.
Ritola is trying to stall.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ritola.
Ritola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Ritola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ritola holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Ritola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ritola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritola obliges.
A short left from Ritola.
Ritola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tommi Ritola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ritola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Ritola scores a nice knee to the body.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore tries to pull guard but Ritola holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritola working Moore over with knees to the body.
Ritola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritola crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Braden Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritola obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Ritola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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