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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 2255 p4p, 4925 weight class) and Jussi Roipe (ranked 112 p4p, 223 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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300
9 - 4 - 0 |
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5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jussi Roipe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy just misses with a punch to the body.
Roipe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bobandy backs up against the cage.
It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
Roipe looks for the body kick but Bobandy saw that one coming.
Bobandy fails with a takedown attempt.
Roipe moves into the clinch successfully.
Roipe wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobandy won't allow it.
Roipe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobandy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bobandy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bobandy wants to take a breather but Roipe is having none of it.
Bobandy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roipe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roipe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bobandy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy content to stall in guard here.
Roipe wants to sweep but no luck.
Roipe looking to control but Bobandy passes into half guard.
Bobandy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bobandy thows a huge punch but Roipe dodges it nicely.
Roipe wants to improve his position but Bobandy is controlling well.
Bobandy throwing shots but Roipe is blocking nicely.
Bobandy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roipe is just riding it out for now. Bobandy eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roipe actively working from the bottom here.
Bobandy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roipe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bobandy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bobandy trying to control from Roipe's half guard. Roipe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bobandy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bobandy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bobandy trying to control but Roipe is working from the bottom.
Bobandy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roipe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobandy is one step ahead there.
Bobandy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bobandy wants to pass the guard but Roipe is keeping the position.
Roipe is trying to control the position but Bobandy postures up.
Roipe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobandy is one step ahead there.
Bobandy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roipe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobandy pushes down on Roipe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roipe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bobandy throwing strikes from guard but Roipe blocks nicely.
Bobandy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bobandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Roipe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roipe working for a triangle but Bobandy defends it easily.
Bobandy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobandy throwing strikes but missing.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Roipe keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Bobandy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
That's time! Bobandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roipe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bobandy's hands.
Roipe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roipe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jussi Roipe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Bobandy misses.
A little jabbing left from Roipe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roipe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bobandys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bobandy dives in and scores a takedown into Roipe's guard.
Bobandy slips nicely into half guard.
Bobandy wants to control but Roipe is keeping him busy.
Bobandy is looking for a kimura here.
Bobandy is trying to control the action in half guard but Roipe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roipe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Roipe keeps moving.
Bobandy won't allow Roipe to sweep him here.
Roipe keeping moving, preventing Bobandy from controlling successfully.
Bobandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roipe can do to turn this around?
Roipe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bobandy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Roipe.
Bobandy tries to score with some ground and pound. Roipe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bobandy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Roipe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Roipe is not content to let Bobandy control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bobandy grinds an elbow into Roipe's temple.
Roipe is not content to let Bobandy control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roipe is trying to get back to half guard.
Bobandy wants to control but Roipe is keeping him busy.
Roipe is looking to reverse the position.
Bobandy working the head and body with strikes.
Roipe is looking for a sweep.
Bobandy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roipe is trying to get back to half guard.
Roipe struggling a bit here.
Roipe is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Bobandy stalls from top position.
Bobandy scoring with punches and elbows.
Bobandy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bobandy scoring with punches from side control.
Roipe tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Roipe is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roipe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roipe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bobandy lands a big shot there that rocks Roipe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roipe is bucking up trying to escape but Bobandy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roipe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bobandy scoring with strikes but Roipe is staying in there.
Bobandy working Roipe over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobandy controlling the pace for now.
Bobandy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roipe is in a horrible position here. Bobandy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roipe is trying to escape the mount.
Bobandy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roipe?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Bobandy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roipe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bobandy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roipe lands a head shot.
Bobandy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bobandy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bobandy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roipe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bobandy closes the distance and clinches.
Bobandy wants the takedown. Roipe is fighting it off but Bobandy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roipe's guard against the cage.
Roipe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roipe is trying to control the position but Bobandy postures up.
Randy Bobandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobandy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roipe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Roipe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roipe is trying to control the position but Bobandy postures up.
Roipe working for a triangle but Bobandy defends it easily.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Roipe keeps moving.
Bobandy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roipe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roipe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roipe is nestled in close to Bobandy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roipe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bobandy tries to roll over but Roipe keeps him under control.
Bobandy is working hard here to advance position.
Roipe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roipe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobandy's head.
Roipe working the head and body with strikes.
Randy Bobandy's cut is getting worse.
Bobandy is trying to maintain the position but Roipe is very close to passing his half guard.
Bobandy is positioning himself well to prevent Roipe advancing to mount.
Nice strikes from Roipe there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy has his hands clasped together around Roipe's back. He's all about the action.
Roipe wants to pass to mount but Bobandy is defending the position.
Bobandy tries to roll over but Roipe keeps him under control.
Roipe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bobandy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Randy Bobandy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Bobandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jussi Roipe!
Jussi Roipe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Randy Bobandy was interviewed post fight and said 'Frig off. I'm gonna get a cheese burger then get drunk with Mr Lahey. '.
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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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