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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sweet (ranked 1346 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Onni Mountainjoki (ranked 204 p4p, 194 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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180
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Mountainjoki!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Mountainjoki there.
Sweet misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Mountainjoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sweet moves in looking to clinch but Mountainjoki pushes him off.
Sweet misses with an uppercut. Mountainjoki saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Mountainjoki there.
Nice uppercut there from Mountainjoki.
Sweet looks to land a left hand but Mountainjoki moved out of range nicely.
Mountainjoki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mountainjoki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mountainjoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sweet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki missing with a left hand there. Sweet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Sweet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountainjoki misses with a looping right.
Sweet throws a sloppy body shot
and Sweet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sweet swings for the body but Mountainjoki moves out of range.
Mountainjoki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountainjoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sweet.
Mountainjoki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet cracks Mountainjoki with an open hand slap.
Sweet rushes Mountainjoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mountainjoki slowing the pace effectively.
Sweet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountainjoki blocks a body shot from Sweet.
Mountainjoki dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
Sweet tries to work over Mountainjoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Mountainjoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sweet lands an elbow just above Mountainjoki 's eye.
It looks like Onni Mountainjoki has been cut.
Mountainjoki is trying to maintain a safe position but Sweet gets an underhook and turns Mountainjoki into the cage.
Mountainjoki just leaning against Sweet, taking a breather.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mountainjoki's defenses.
Mountainjoki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sweet up against the cage.
Sweet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
Mountainjoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweet scores with a shot to the side of Mountainjoki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountainjoki working aggressively here.
Mountainjoki lands a right hand.
Mountainjoki is trying to stall.
Mountainjoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweet.
Mountainjoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountainjoki avoiding damage.
Sweet can't find room to land a body shot as Mountainjoki controls the action.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Sweet tries to work over Mountainjoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountainjoki slows down the pace here.
Mountainjoki lands with a left to the head.
Mountainjoki takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Onni Mountainjoki's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweet controls his hands.
Mountainjoki lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sweet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mountainjoki's brow.
Mountainjoki tries to throw a body punch but Sweet avoids it by throwing Mountainjoki back against the cage.
Mountainjoki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sweet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mountainjoki avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
Mountainjoki dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
I was talking to Sweet's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sweet takes a shot to the head.
Mountainjoki has a couple of punches blocked by Sweet.
A right handed body shot lands from Mountainjoki.
Sweet misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mountainjoki throws a head punch that misses.
Mountainjoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sweet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mountainjoki is looking to control Sweet's arms but Sweet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountainjoki has his back to the cage.
Mountainjoki avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Onni Mountainjoki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mountainjoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountainjoki avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
Sweet misses with an elbow over the top.
Sweet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sweet throws an elbow but misses.
Mountainjoki stalling.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mountainjoki breaks from the clinch.
Mountainjoki throws out a leg kick but Sweet moves out of range and Mountainjoki only half commits.
Sweet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mountainjoki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sweet misses with an uppercut. Mountainjoki saw that one coming.
Sweet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mountainjoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sweet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountainjoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Onni Mountainjoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onni Mountainjoki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mountainjoki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ricky Sweet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mountainjoki moves out of range as Sweet strikes.
Mountainjoki flicks out a counter leg kick but Sweet steps away.
Mountainjoki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sweet throws a hook to the side of Mountainjoki's head but Mountainjoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sweet cracks Mountainjoki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mountainjoki thumps Sweet with a low kick.
Sweet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mountainjoki under the eye.
Sweet misses with an uppercut.
Onni Mountainjoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mountainjoki with a nice calf kick.
A low kick lands for Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki moves out of range as Sweet strikes.
Mountainjoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet throws an off balance right hand
and Mountainjoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sweet takes one to the side of the head.
Sweet misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Mountainjoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountainjoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweet.
Ricky Sweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountainjoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountainjoki cracks Sweet with a good jab.
Mountainjoki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountainjoki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sweet with a jab.
Mountainjoki avoids the body shot from Sweet.
Sweet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweet throws out a loose jab but Mountainjoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountainjoki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sweet with a body shot.
Mountainjoki dips to his left and cracks Sweet with an uppercut!
Mountainjoki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sweet instigates a clinch.
Sweet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mountainjoki takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mountainjoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sweet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweet blocking some punches.
Sweet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sweet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mountainjoki's defenses.
Sweet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mountainjoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Mountainjoki dodges an elbow strike from Sweet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sweet.
Mountainjoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mountainjoki backwards.
Onni Mountainjoki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mountainjoki scores with a shoulder strike.
Mountainjoki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mountainjoki avoids the elbow strike from Sweet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki lands with a right to the head.
Ricky Sweet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sweet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mountainjoki's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki tries to work over Sweet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountainjoki working aggressively here.
Mountainjoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet's elbow.
Mountainjoki blocks a body shot from Sweet.
Mountainjoki has Sweet pressed against the cage.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Mountainjoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mountainjoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mountainjoki scores with a shoulder strike.
Sweet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mountainjoki.
Sweet letting Mountainjoki take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sweet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mountainjokis head.
Sweet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountainjoki's elbow.
Sweet tries to work over Mountainjoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountainjoki pushes Sweet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sweet prevents a body shot from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki lands a shot to the body.
Mountainjoki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bit of stalling here from Mountainjoki.
A head punch on the inside from Mountainjoki fails to land.
Sweet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mountainjoki breaks the clinch.
Sweet misses with an uppercut
and Mountainjoki counters with a two punch combo.
Mountainjoki gets tackled into the cage by Sweet. Sweet maintains the clinch.
Sweet tries a body shot but Mountainjoki blocks it.
Mountainjoki working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountainjoki trying to stall but Sweet improves his position.
Sweet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Mountainjoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Onni Mountainjoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sweet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mountainjoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sweet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountainjoki moves away.
Mountainjoki tries a quick counter leg kick but Sweet is wise to it.
Sweet scores with a jab. Mountainjoki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sweet throws a hook but Mountainjoki avoids it easily.
Jab from Mountainjoki.
Sweet tries to clinch up but Mountainjoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Mountainjoki slams his shin into Sweet's torso.
Nice defenses there by Mountainjoki.
Sweet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ricky Sweet has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet rushes Mountainjoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sweet misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mountainjoki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sweet or not.
Mountainjoki slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Mountainjoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountainjoki throws a head punch that misses.
Sweet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sweet throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Mountainjoki to work.
Sweet misses with an elbow over the top.
Mountainjoki blocks an elbow strike from Sweet.
Mountainjoki has Sweet pushed against the cage.
Mountainjoki lands an uppercut.
Mountainjoki lands an uppercut.
Mountainjoki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sweet backwards.
Mountainjoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mountainjoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Mountainjoki blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mountainjoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mountainjoki taking a breather.
Mountainjoki avoids a wild elbow strike from Sweet.
A short right from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sweet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mountainjoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweet darts in trying to clinch
and Mountainjoki counters with a stiff right hand.
Sweet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sweet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sweet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountainjoki.
Sweet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweet. Mountainjoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountainjoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mountainjoki slips under a jab.
Sweet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mountainjoki scores with a hook.
Mountainjoki scores with a body shot.
Sweet throws a big shot that misses.
Sweet wants to clinch.
Sweet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountainjoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweet.
Mountainjoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountainjoki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mountainjoki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sweet's knee momentarily.
Sweet throws a right hand that misses
letting Mountainjoki counter with a right hand.
Sweet throws out a loose jab but Mountainjoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountainjoki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountainjoki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sweet at a distance.
Sweet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Mountainjoki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onni Mountainjoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mountainjoki 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Mountainjoki!
After winning the bout, Onni Mountainjoki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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