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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichlas Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
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182 cm
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193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nichlas Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen tries to clinch but Jensen is having none of it.
Nieminen with a hook.
It looks like Nichlas Jensen has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Nieminen. No joy for Jensen on that attempt.
Nieminen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jensen swivels and escapes.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jensen as he avoids it easily.
Nieminen is looking to clinch but Jensen is avoiding it.
Nieminen misses with a takedown attempt - Jensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieminen tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nieminen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jensen.
Jensen shoots in and drives through. Nieminen sprawls well.
Jensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nieminen defends it nicely.
Nieminen misses with a takedown attempt - Jensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to clinch there but Jensen circles away.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses.
Nieminen closes the distance and clinches.
Jensen jumps guard but Nieminen stands there with Jensen around his waist. Jensen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nieminen.
Nieminen jumps guard.
Nieminen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jensen controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is trying to control the position but Jensen postures up.
Nieminen wants to stand but Jensen is controlling the position.
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
Nieminen working for a triangle but Jensen defends it easily.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nieminen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jensen cracks Nieminen with a solid left hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jensen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jensen keeps working.
Nieminen is really struggling to control Jensen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jensen is looking to improve his position.
Nieminen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jensen to get to his feet.
Nieminen wants to land a leg kick but Jensen is out of range.
Nichlas Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen tries to clinch there but Nieminen circles away.
Nieminen misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jensen shoots and misses
and Nieminen counters with a takedown into side control.
Nieminen is trying to get an arm triangle but Jensen is defending well.
Nieminen working the body and head with strikes.
Jensen wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jensen tries to buck Nieminen off but Nieminen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieminen is looking to take a break and control but Jensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jensen is looking to regain half guard here but Nieminen keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Nieminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nichlas Jensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nieminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nieminen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nieminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.
Nieminen prevents the takedown attempt.
Nieminen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nieminen keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieminen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nieminen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jensen trying to control but Nieminen is working from the bottom.
Nieminen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jensen dives into side control.
Jensen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches up with Nieminen, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes Nieminen against the cage but Nieminen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jensen slaps away a takedown attempt from Nieminen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown but Nieminen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arttu Nieminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nichlas Jensen.
Nieminen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jensen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nieminen postures up.
Nieminen is pushing down on Jensen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jensen is fighting to maintain full guard but Nieminen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jensen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jensen trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nieminen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nieminen looking to control but Jensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jensen tries to lock up and control but Nieminen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jensen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jensen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nieminen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jensen tries to escape but Nieminen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nieminen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nieminen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nieminen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nieminen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nieminen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nieminen throws a nice looking combination but Jensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jensen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jensen wants it to stay on the feet.
Jensen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nieminen defending well though.
Nieminen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nieminen.
Jensen postures up in Nieminen's guard and throws a big left but Nieminen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Nieminen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nichlas Jensen's cut.
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!
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nieminen sprawls well. Nieminen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jensen fails to land the takedown.
Nieminen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nieminen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nieminen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nieminen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jensen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nieminen lands a nice short elbow.
Nieminen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jensen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jensen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieminen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jensen punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jensen misses with a combination
and Nieminen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nieminen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arttu Nieminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nichlas Jensen.
Nieminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Nieminen counters by moving into the clinch.
Jensen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nieminen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jensen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nieminen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nieminen gets underhooks to prevent Jensen's takedown attempt.
Nieminen gets control of Jensen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nieminen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nieminen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nieminen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Nieminen's legs - danger averted.
Jensen throws and elbow that misses. Nieminen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jensen's guard. Nice move by Nieminen!
Nieminen won't allow Jensen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen postures up and lands a big shot to Jensen's brow.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Nieminen from controlling successfully.
Jensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jensen, not yet.
Nieminen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arttu Nieminen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nieminen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jensen keeps working.
An elbow from Nieminen crashes against the mat.
Nieminen wants to control but Jensen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nieminen counters by clinching up.
Nieminen jumps into guard, dragging Jensen to the mat.
Nieminen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jensen advances to half guard.
Nieminen wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy.
Nieminen is looking to escape.
Nieminen is trying to maintain the position but Jensen is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nichlas Jensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arttu Nieminen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nieminen tries to roll over but Jensen keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arttu Nieminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nieminen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arttu Nieminen!
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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
35% |
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