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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 cm
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Ryan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Lappalainen! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lappalainen with a hook. Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Lappalainen can't escape the position.
Ryan cracks Lappalainen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lappalainen can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Ryan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ryan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lappalainen is looking to escape. Ryan throws some wild stikes that Lappalainen manages to avoid easily.
Lappalainen wants to control but Ryan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. BOOM! Ryan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lappalainen tries to hold on but Ryan postures up. Ryan with the ground and pound from mount. Lappalainen is looking to get to half guard. Lappalainen is squirming around, avoiding Ryan's attempts to control the action. Ryan lands with some strikes. Lappalainen is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lappalainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Ryan avoids the attempt from Lappalainen to control. Ryan tries to control but Lappalainen wriggling away. Ryan is breathing heavily. Lappalainen is working to get back to half guard.
Lappalainen wants to control but Ryan is having none of it. Ryan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ryan throwing strikes here but Lappalainen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ryan punishing his opponent with strikes. Ryan tries to control but Lappalainen wriggling away. Lappalainen is in a horrible position here. Ryan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan is stalling here but it's allowed Lappalainen to get half guard.
Ryan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lappalainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Lappalainen works his way to full guard. Good work. Ryan looking to pass the guard. Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lappalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ryan being controlled here momentarily. Ryan wants to control from the top but Lappalainen keeps moving.
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. Ryan looking to pass the guard. Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lappalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Ryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ryan looking to sit in guard and control but Lappalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ryan tries to strike from the bottom.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Lappalainen controlling him for the moment. Lappalainen wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryan dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Lappalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet. Ryan looks for a takedown but Lappalainen sprawls well. Ryan tries to land a front kick but Lappalainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lappalainen's waist but Lappalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ryan fails with the takedown. Lappalainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryan sprawls well initially but Lappalainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Lappalainen passes to full mount! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lappalainen controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lappalainen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lappalainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryan tries to hold on but Lappalainen pushes him away. Ryan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Ryan is looking to improve his position but Lappalainen isn't that keen on the idea.
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. Ryan tries to hold on but Lappalainen postures up. Lappalainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Ryan is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ryan regains half guard. Ryan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lappalainen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lappalainen's back! Lappalainen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan lands a shot to the head. Lappalainen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Ryan throwing wild punches that miss their target. Ryan is not going to allow Lappalainen to sit and survive in this position. Will Ryan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ryan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lappalainen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Lappalainen tries to escape the position.
Ryan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
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. Lappalainen covering up well and avoiding damage. Lappalainen breaks Ryan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lappalainen to the mat! Lappalainen manages to get full guard. Ryan is looking to stand up but Lappalainen won't let him. Lappalainen keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully. Lappalainen has Ryan pulled in close to control his posture. Ryan wants to pass the guard but Lappalainen is keeping the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Ryan will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ryan tries to clinch up. Lappalainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Ryan misses with a takedown attempt and Lappalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lappalainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Lappalainen takes a little break here. Ryan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Ryan sneaks back into half guard. Ryan wants to get back to full guard but Lappalainen has mounted him! Ryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lappalainen has a good base and remains in mount. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lappalainen blocks Ryan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lappalainen lands a big elbow. Lappalainen controlling his opponent. Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Ryan working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Ryan wants to hold on but Lappalainen pushes him away. Ryan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Ryan tries to roll but Lappalainen sticks to his back.
Lappalainen is trying to stick to Ryan's back but Ryan is turning into Lappalainen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lappalainen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ryan. Lappalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Ryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ryan with a poor takedown and Lappalainen counters with a shoot takedown. Ryan fights it but they end up in guard. Ryan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lappalainen! Ryan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lappalainen's face.
Ryan looking to finish Lappalainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lappalainen! Jack Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lappalainen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lappalainen tries to hold on but Ryan pushes him away. Ryan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Ryan thowing shots but they're missing. Ryan wants to control the pace but Lappalainen is squirming around nicely. Ryan thowing shots but they're missing. Ryan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lappalainen's face.
Lappalainen is rocked! Ryan looking to finish Lappalainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lappalainen! Lappalainen is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him? Ryan dominating with strikes here. Lappalainen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ryan locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lappalainen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Ryan!
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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
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