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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifi Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leifi Rallare will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Bogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leifi Rallare! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bogan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Rallare throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Rallare. Rallare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Rallare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Rallare connects with a right hand. Bogan shakes it off. Rallare scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rallare dips to his left and cracks Bogan with an uppercut! Leifi Rallare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rallare stuffs the takedown attempt from Bogan. Bogan gets slowly back to his feet. Rallare lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rallare. Horrible takedown by Bogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Rallare which made him look bad. Rallare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Rallare connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Bogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rallare lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Bogan trying to control from half guard but Rallare is working away. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Bogan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rallare is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Rallare is trying to control but can't.
Rallare is staying active underneath Bogan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Rallare tries to roll over but Bogan keeps him under control. Bogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Bogan is thwarting Rallare's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Rallare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rallare lands with a nice body punch. Rallare has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Rallare works the jab nicely. Decent striking displayed by Rallare there. Rallare throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bogan on the side of the head. Bogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rallare.
Bogan rushes Rallare and presses him up against the cage. Rallare wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bogan can't get the takedown.
Bogan misses with a hook from the clinch. Rallare tries to throw a body punch but Bogan avoids it by throwing Rallare back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bogan pulls Rallare into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rallare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Rallare trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rallare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Rallare throwing strikes from guard but Bogan blocks nicely. Bogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bogan tries to get out of the position. Bogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Rallare thows a big elbow that misses. Rallare won't allow Bogan to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Rallare stuffs the takedown attempt from Bogan. Bogan gets slowly back to his feet. Bogan is breathing heavily. Rallare stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rallare wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Rallare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Rallare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rallare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rallare lands with a cross. Rallare moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Rallare swinging wilding here.
Rallare lands with a hook. Bogan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Bogan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Rallare tries to bum rush Bogan with a series of wild strikes but Bogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bogan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Rallare trying to control the position but instead, Bogan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rallare into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leifi Rallare dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rallare. Rallare scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Rallare throws out a powerful jab. Bogan shoots in but no luck this time. Decent striking displayed by Rallare there. Rallare lands a slapping body shot.
Bogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rallare! Bogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Rallare holds on for dear life, controlling Bogan's posture momentarily. Bogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rallare is looking to improve his position but Bogan isn't that keen on the idea. Bogan controlling from the full mount. Bogan trying to control but Rallare is having none of it. Rallare can't escape the position.
Bogan with a couple of short strikes. Bogan tries to control but Rallare wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Bogan with the ground and pound from mount. Rallare wants to control but Bogan is having none of it. Rallare is breathing heavily. Bogan controlling the pace for now. Bogan looking to control but Rallare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Bogan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Bogan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rallare is controlling Bogan's position as best he can from this difficult position. Bogan is stalling here. Rallare is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bogan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rallare has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. An elbow from Rallare crashes against the mat.
Rallare 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.
Bogan is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Rallare working the strikes but Bogan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Bogan is trying to maintain the position but Rallare is very close to passing his half guard. Rallare is looking to advance position but Bogan won't allow it. Bogan regains full guard. Nicely done. Rallare throws a strike but Bogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Bogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rallare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Rallare pulls Bogan in close to prevent any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bogan dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rallare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bogan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rallare defends it nicely. Bogan fails to land the takedown. Bogan fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice cross by Rallare. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rallare jabs at Bogan's body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bogan is defended easily by Rallare. Bogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Bogan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bogan shoots in for a takedown but Rallare shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Rallare looks to land a combination. Bogan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Rallare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bogan fails to land the takedown. Rallare fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Rallare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bogan in his tracks. Rallare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Rallare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bogan has time to react. Bogan shoots in but Rallare avoids the takedown attempt easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rallare. Rallare lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rallare. Bogan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bogan takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rallare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bogan walks into a straight right hand from Rallare. Good shot there by Rallare. Rallare scores with a shot to the body.
Rallare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rallare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Rallare fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ryan Bogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rallare throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rallare throws out a powerful jab. No luck with that takedown attempt from Bogan. Rallare dips to his left and cracks Bogan with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bogan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rallare is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Bogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rallare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rallare as he jumps to the side. Left hook, right uppercut from Rallare. Rallare displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Bogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leifi Rallare seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rallare scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Rallare lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Rallare jabs at Bogan's body. Nice shot by Rallare. Rallare stuns Bogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rallare scores with a one two! Bogan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Bogan looks for a takedown but Rallare sprawls well. Bogan walks into a straight right hand from Rallare. Leifi Rallare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Donk. Rallare catches Bogan right on the button with a cross. A left lands for Rallare. Bogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Bogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rallare connects with a crisp jab. Rallare lunges at Bogan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bogan's hand. Bogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rallare! Bogan trying to control but Rallare is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Leifi Rallare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Rallare has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leifi Rallare!
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