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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rantanen (ranked 1571 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 135 p4p, 351 weight class). Mikko Rantanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikko Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Rantanen.
Some wild striking there from Van Gogh.
Rantanen throws a head kick but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rantanen's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Gogh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rantanen - the referee stops the clock and Van Gogh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rantanen. Van Gogh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Gogh avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Rantanen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rantanen.
Rantanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Gogh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rantanen.
Van Gogh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Rantanen avoids it easily.
Van Gogh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rantanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Rantanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Rantanen.
Van Gogh moves out of range of the body kick from Rantanen.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
Van Gogh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Rantanen slams his shin into Van Gogh's torso.
Van Gogh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rantanen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Gogh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rantanen's head.
Rantanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Gogh's sensitive parts.
Rantanen tries to land a front kick but Van Gogh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Rantanen saw that one coming.
Vincent Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh scores with a body shot.
Rantanen throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gogh moves out of range easily.
Van Gogh throws the left hand but Rantanen avoids the punch easily.
Rantanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Gogh will feel that in the morning.
Rantanen tries a head kick but it misses.
As Rantanen backs off Van Gogh throws a huge counter combo but Rantanen manages to avoid it all.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick as Rantanen jumps back.
Van Gogh throws a good cross that connects.
Rantanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gogh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rantanen moves out of range as Van Gogh strikes.
Van Gogh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rantanen. That one must have hurt.
Van Gogh connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Rantanen.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gogh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Gogh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rantanen.
Van Gogh blocks a head kick by Rantanen.
A swing and a miss from Van Gogh.
A counter left hand to the body from Rantanen misses its target.
Rantanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rantanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rantanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Van Gogh.
Rantanen lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Gogh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Rantanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh tests Rantanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rantanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rantanen tried to score with a low kick but Van Gogh checks it.
Rantanen slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Rantanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Gogh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rantanen.
Rantanen misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rantanen throws a head kick but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Rantanen looks for the body kick but Van Gogh saw that one coming.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gogh throws a big shot that misses.
Rantanen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Gogh throws a jab but it's blocked by Rantanen.
Rantanen checks a low kick from Van Gogh.
A head kick misses from Rantanen.
Jab from Van Gogh.
Rantanen ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Rantanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rantanen lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gogh off balance momentarily.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Rantanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Gogh's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gogh. That's going to slow Rantanen down.
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Gogh scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gogh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rantanen but Rantanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Gogh throws a sloppy head kick and Rantanen moves out of range easily.
Rantanen lands a big head kick that sends Van Gogh tumbling to the mat! Rantanen takes a step backwards and waves Van Gogh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Gogh is rocked!
Rantanen throws a quick head kick that knocks Van Gogh silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Rantanen is up on the ropes, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikko Rantanen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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