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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jerry crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Holopainen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Holopainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jerry crane!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Holopainen.
crane shoots for a takedown but Holopainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
crane misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from crane misses.
crane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Holopainen is not content to let crane control the position.
Holopainen wants to get back to full guard.
Holopainen keeping hold of crane's head, controlling as best he can.
Holopainen missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen wants to control but crane is keeping busy.
crane is trying to control. Holopainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holopainen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
crane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holopainen.
Holopainen throws a right hand that crane ducks under and follows up with a left that crane also avoids with ease.
Holopainen throws a nice head kick!
crane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
crane looks gassed!
crane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holopainen was covering up waiting for the punch and crane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen is adopting a defensive guard.
Holopainen pushes crane off and gets back to his feet.
crane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holopainen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
crane letting Holopainen take a breather here.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crane tries for a takedown but Holopainen circles away easily
and Holopainen counters with a body kick.
Albert Holopainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jerry crane.
Holopainen gets a clinch.
Holopainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
crane throws a body kick the misses
and Holopainen counters with an outside leg kick.
crane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holopainen moves into the clinch.
Holopainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite crane's efforts to push away.
Holopainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holopainen moves into the clinch.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holopainen forces crane back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holopainen obliges.
Holopainen lands with a right to the head.
Holopainen just leaning against crane, taking a breather.
A short right from Holopainen on the inside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - crane has eaten all the pies!
Holopainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite crane's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holopainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holopainen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holopainen breaks the clinch.
crane tries for a takedown but Holopainen circles away easily
and Holopainen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Holopainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holopainen has managed to clinch.
Holopainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
crane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holopainen counters with a leg kick.
crane misses with a takedown
and Holopainen counters with a head kick. That will keep crane thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
crane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holopainen counters with a leg kick.
Holopainen moves into the clinch.
Holopainen breaks the clinch.
Holopainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holopainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Holopainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen lands with a kick to the temple. crane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Holopainen throws a front kick that sends crane stumbling back into the cage.
Holopainen pushes crane up against the cage in a clinch.
Holopainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holopainen darts in and clinches crane up against the cage.
Holopainen has picked crane up - he's going for a ride! Holopainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Holopainen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Holopainen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down crane for as long as he can get away with.
crane trying to get back to full guard but Holopainen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
crane is trying to escape the mount.
Holopainen landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holopainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holopainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can crane hang on?
crane tries to hold on but Holopainen pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crane is desperately trying to improve his position but Holopainen has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holopainen breaks from crane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
crane is looking to get to half guard.
crane has given up his back here.
crane is trapped and Holopainen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Holopainen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
crane tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
crane trying to control but not successfully.
crane fending off the submission attempt from Holopainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
crane is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Holopainen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Holopainen misses with a double jab.
crane clinches but Holopainen breaks the clinch
and Holopainen counters with a leg kick.
crane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holopainen moves into full guard.
Holopainen strikes from his own guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holopainen pulls crane in close to prevent any damage.
Holopainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holopainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
crane drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holopainen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holopainen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holopainen!
Holopainen staying calm.
Holopainen advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen controlling his opponent.
crane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holopainen controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen is landing with some decent strikes but crane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
crane is desperately trying to improve his position but Holopainen has a good base and remains in mount.
crane is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Holopainen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, crane has managed to escape the submission attempt.
crane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holopainen lands with some strikes.
Holopainen controlling the position easily from mount.
crane working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
crane tries to hold on but Holopainen pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Holopainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holopainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Holopainen!
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