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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 421 p4p, 290 weight class) and Ilari Rahamies (ranked 40 p4p, 27 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. Ilari Rahamies will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Greene.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Greene moved away.
Rahamies misses with a looping left.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rahamies tries to land a body kick
so Greene counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rahamies wants to stand and escape but Greene is having none of it.
Greene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rahamies is keeping the position for now.
Greene is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Greene won't allow Rahamies to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Greene stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rahamies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rahamies wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ilari Rahamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahamies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Rahamies throws a solid leg kick but Greene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahamies.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Greene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greene gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a looping right.
Rahamies is looking to slow Greene down with leg kicks.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Greene has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Rahamies walks into a stiff left hand from Greene.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greene attempts a counter takedown but Rahamies avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Rahamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahamies.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Rahamies is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahamies. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene walks into a jab.
Rahamies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
Rahamies leaves Greene with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rahamies scores with a nice right hand.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Rahamies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rahamies wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rahamies keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Greene drops back looking for a leg! Rahamies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rahamies manages to kick Greene off! Greene jumps back into Rahamies's guard.
Rahamies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Rahamies is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahamies has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Greene off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Rahamies loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greene misses with some punches.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Rahamies blocks a body shot from Greene.
Greene jumps guard but Rahamies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
Greene misses with some punches.
Greene digs a right hand into Rahamies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rahamies's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahamies.
Greene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rahamies walks away with a smile on his face. Greene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Greene swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rahamies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene connects with a looping right hand.
Rahamies looks to land a body kick but Greene moved away.
Rahamies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
Greene drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rahamies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet but Greene drags him back down.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies is trying to buck Greene off.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rahamies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rahamies has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rahamies is trying to buck Greene off.
Greene trying to control the action but Rahamies is working from the bottom.
Rahamies throws Greene to one side and escapes!
Greene looks to throw the jab but Rahamies is out of range.
Rahamies is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rahamies as he avoids it easily.
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
Rahamies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rahamies scores with a nice right hand.
Rahamies digs a good hook to Greene's body.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies scores with a leg kick.
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
Rahamies with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
Greene changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rahamies looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rahamies throws Greene to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahamies lands a right hook to the body.
Rahamies throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rahamies tries to avoid it but Greene manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rahamies to the ground. Rahamies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Rahamies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greene shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rahamies is trying to stand.
Greene is keen to just control but Rahamies is a slippery customer.
Greene is controlling the pace.
Greene seems to be working for a kimura but Rahamies defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Greene manages to mount him!
Rahamies trying desperately to get to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies is trying to stand but he's just given Greene his back.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rahamies is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Greene is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Rahamies has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Greene has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Rahamies taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Greene doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricky Greene!
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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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