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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rannanjarvi has chosen Stonehenge by Spinal Tap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antti Rannanjarvi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi lands with a nice body kick.
Benz thows a body shot but no joy.
Rannanjarvi throws a body punch but Benz moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi leaves Benz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benz takes a swing at Rannanjarvi's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Benz there.
Rannanjarvi throws a low kick, looking for Benz's leg but Benz calmly moves out of range.
Benz fails with a takedown attempt.
Rannanjarvi looks for the body kick but Benz saw that one coming.
Benz looks to land a right hand but Rannanjarvi moved out of range.
Benz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rannanjarvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a lazy right hand but Rannanjarvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rannanjarvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benz throws out the jab.
Rannanjarvi scores with a leg kick.
Rannanjarvi wants to slow Benz down by chopping away at his legs.
Rannanjarvi wants to slow Benz down by chopping away at his legs.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Benz moves out of range.
Benz misses with a jab to the body
and Rannanjarvi counters with a nice kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rannanjarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rannanjarvi scores with a jab.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benz's sensitive parts.
Rannanjarvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rannanjarvi scores with a jab.
Rannanjarvi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rannanjarvi cracks a nice hook into Benz's ribs.
Rannanjarvi is looking to slow Benz down with leg kicks.
A jab from Rannanjarvi does it's job there.
Rannanjarvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rannanjarvi scores with a leg kick.
Rannanjarvi scores with a leg kick.
Benz misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Rannanjarvi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benz. Benz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rannanjarvi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rannanjarvi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benz.
Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Rannanjarvi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rannanjarvi lands a high kick!
Rannanjarvi instigates a clinch.
Rannanjarvi with a knee to the head.
Benz has a couple of punches blocked by Rannanjarvi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rannanjarvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benz struggles to land a body shot inside as Rannanjarvi controls his hands.
Rannanjarvi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee to the head.
Rannanjarvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rannanjarvi lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rannanjarvi.
Benz tries to break the clinch but Rannanjarvi is controlling the position.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rannanjarvi misses with the head strike.
Rannanjarvi with a knee to the head.
Rannanjarvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice knee to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benz blocks it with crossed arms.
Rannanjarvi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rannanjarvi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rannanjarvi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee to the head.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rannanjarvi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benz is defending well for now.
Rannanjarvi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rannanjarvi staying out of range there.
Benz works the jab nicely.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rannanjarvi avoids the body shot from Benz.
Benz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rannanjarvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benz has his takedown stuffed
and Rannanjarvi counters with a body kick that stops Benz in his tracks momentarily.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Rannanjarvi.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
A left and a right from Benz both land. Nice combination.
Benz avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benz.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook but Benz blocks it.
Benz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rannanjarvi.
Benz scores with a nice strike.
Rannanjarvi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rannanjarvi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rannanjarvi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rannanjarvi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rannanjarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benz misses with a body punch
and Rannanjarvi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benz moves out of range as Rannanjarvi throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rannanjarvi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rannanjarvi lands with a nice combination. Benz backs away looking to recover.
Benz misses with a jab to the body
and Rannanjarvi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rannanjarvi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a jab to the head.
Rannanjarvi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benz.
Rannanjarvi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch there but Benz circles away.
Rannanjarvi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rannanjarvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rannanjarvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Benz misses with a hook. Rannanjarvi ducked under it nicely.
Rannanjarvi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benz is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from Benz misses
and Benz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick which misses Benz's front leg but catches the back leg as Benz tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rannanjarvi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benz is out of range and Rannanjarvi settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Rannanjarvi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rannanjarvi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but Benz is having none of it.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but Benz checks it.
Rannanjarvi scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rannanjarvi lands a head kick!
Rannanjarvi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Benz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benz moves out of range as Rannanjarvi throws a body kick.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benz.
Benz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rannanjarvi can pounce on him.
Rannanjarvi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rannanjarvi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rannanjarvi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benz at a distance.
Rannanjarvi moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Rannanjarvi misses with a hook to the body
and Benz counters with a nice uppercut.
Benz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Benz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Benz.
Benz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Benz crashes against the mat.
Rannanjarvi defending against the ground and pound.
Rannanjarvi is looking to reverse the position.
Benz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Benz is trying to move to mount but Rannanjarvi reverses beautifully and ends up in Benz's guard.
Rannanjarvi wants to control from the top but Benz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi is stalling in the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rannanjarvi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rannanjarvi misses with a looping right.
Rannanjarvi is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Rannanjarvi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rannanjarvi cracks the inside of Benz's front leg.
Antti Rannanjarvi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benz throws a shot from downtown. Rannanjarvi moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz throws a combination that misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rannanjarvi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mike Benz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benz misses with a straight right.
Rannanjarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benz just misses with a punch to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rannanjarvi to score with a decent uppercut.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick
and Benz counters with a straight right hand.
Benz misses with a wild body shot.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow inside.
Rannanjarvi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rannanjarvi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rannanjarvi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rannanjarvi lands a good knee to the midsection. Benz won't want to take too many of those.
Benz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rannanjarvi - that landed with a thud.
Benz digs a right hand into Rannanjarvi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rannanjarvi's gas tank.
Rannanjarvi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benz.
Benz working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Benz as the two fighters clinch.
Rannanjarvi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rannanjarvi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Rannanjarvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rannanjarvi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Rannanjarvi!
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energy
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