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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Ryhti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. Risto Ryhti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Heavy Hands's chin.
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168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heavy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Risto Ryhti!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hands changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryhti tries to avoid it but Hands manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryhti to the ground. Ryhti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryhti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryhti tries to stand but Hands is controlling from the bottom.
Ryhti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ryhti postures up.
Hands has a closed guard, preventing Ryhti from standing up.
Hands 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.
Hands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryhti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hands is breathing heavily.
Ryhti drives through and clinches with Hands against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryhti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryhti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hands can't get the takedown.
Ryhti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hands fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryhti sprawls well initially but Hands persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hands is stalling here. Ryhti is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hands seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ryhti has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ryhti decides to stand back up. Ryhti steps back and let's Hands get back to his feet.
Hands swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryhti.
Ryhti is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhti wants to clinch.
Hands with a poor takedown
and Ryhti counters with a shoot takedown. Hands fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryhti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ryhti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryhti is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
Ryhti tries to clinch up but Hands circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryhti doesn't manage to clinch there - Hands circles away.
Hands scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hands goes for an armbar but Ryhti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ryhti.
Hands isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ryhti stacks Hands on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ryhti!
Ryhti has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Risto Ryhti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryhti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryhti is stalling here.
Ryhti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryhti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Hands as Ryhti shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands with a poor takedown
and Ryhti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hands is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryhti stands up from Hands's guard - Ryhti perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Ryhti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ryhti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryhti.
Hands shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryhti but Ryhti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhti scores a takedown into full mount!
Ryhti stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Ryhti does no damage.
Hands avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryhti tries for a takedown but Hands circles away easily
and Hands counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hands is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryhti has wrist control.
Hands 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.
Ryhti is looking to stand up but Hands isn't so interested in that idea.
Hands passes Ryhti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhti is looking to escape.
Hands looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hands is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ryhti looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hands misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryhti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryhti wants to clinch up but Hands keeps it at a distance.
Ryhti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryhti is looking to clinch.
Ryhti tries to clinch but Hands is having none of it.
Ryhti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ryhti!
Ryhti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryhti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hands moves to the back position.
Ryhti is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will Hands go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ryhti is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Hands dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hands fails with the takedown
and Ryhti counters with a one-two to the body.
Ryhti rushes Hands and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryhti breaks from the clinch.
Ryhti closes the distance but Hands moves to the side
and Hands counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryhti has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhti stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryhti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryhti breaks from the clinch.
Ryhti misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hands as Ryhti shoots in.
Hands misses with a takedown
and Ryhti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands has a closed guard, preventing Ryhti from standing up.
Hands is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hands is pressing down on Ryhti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ryhti is holding on for now.
Ryhti kicks Hands off and gets back to his feet.
Hands changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ryhti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hands is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryhti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Risto Ryhti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryhti regains half guard, as Hands was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhti makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ryhti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hands counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryhti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hands misses with a takedown
and Ryhti counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hands drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryhti breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryhti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryhti thinking.
Ryhti misses with a combination
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Hands has his takedown stuffed
and Ryhti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryhti stands up and beckons Hands to join him on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryhti misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Ryhti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryhti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Ryhti!
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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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