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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Ahola (ranked 658 p4p, 1103 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 36 p4p, 60 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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13 - 6 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahola circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ahola misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Ahola. Beautiful body shot.
Ahola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahola defends it well.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola 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.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Ahola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahola moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thompson manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ahola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson trying to control the position but Ahola is working away.
Thompson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Ahola manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Thompson.
Ahola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson trying to control but Ahola is working from the bottom.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Ahola blocks nicely.
Thompson throws a strike but Ahola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ahola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ahola has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Ahola from controlling successfully.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ahola manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson postures up in Ahola's guard and throws a big left but Ahola blocks it.
Ahola is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson trying to control but Ahola is working from the bottom.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Ahola keeps moving.
Thompson throws a strike but Ahola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ahola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Ahola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Thompson defending well as Ahola loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahola throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Ahola had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jarkko Ahola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Ricky Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Ahola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahola lands a slapping body shot.
Ahola looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson slips a jab from Ahola.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Ahola avoids it with no problem.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahola.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahola.
Ahola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahola with a hook.
Thompson goes for a double leg but Ahola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ahola continues to drive forward.
Ahola scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Ahola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ahola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Ahola wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A lazy left from Ahola finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahola slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Ahola seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ahola tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahola defends it well.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Ahola's guard.
Thompson postures up in Ahola's guard and throws a big left but Ahola blocks it.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson is stalling in the full guard.
Ahola keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ahola has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahola has wrist control.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
That's four 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.
Thompson is in close to Ahola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson trying to control but Ahola is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson works over Ahola with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson being controlled here momentarily.
Thompson trying to control but Ahola is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahola is just out of range.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Ahola swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Ahola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahola.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahola scores with a jab to the head.
Ahola throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola connects with a body shot that sends Thompson's belly button to the back.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahola is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Ahola circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson shoots in but Ahola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarkko Ahola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ahola cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarkko Ahola is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahola throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Ahola dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Ahola lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ahola is trying to defend but Thompson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ahola knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thompson looks to land a strike but Ahola avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ahola trying to control the position here.
Thompson trying to control but Ahola is working from the bottom.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson trying to control but Ahola is working from the bottom.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson cracks Ahola with a solid left hand.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jarkko Ahola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up in Ahola's guard and throws a big left but Ahola blocks it.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Ahola blocks nicely.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Ahola keeps moving.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson pushes down on Ahola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Thompson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricky Thompson thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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