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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Nickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranta Ringen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickerson's entrance music is I Stand Alone. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Helsinki, Vincent Nickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ranta Ringen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickerson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ringen wants to clinch up but Nickerson keeps it at a distance.
Nickerson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ringen pinned against the cage. Ringen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nickerson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Ringen.
Nickerson is breathing heavily.
Ringen tries to clinch there but Nickerson circles away.
Ringen is looking to clinch but Nickerson is avoiding it.
Nickerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ringen pushes Nickerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ringen lands an elbow that stopped Nickerson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Vincent Nickerson has been cut.
Ringen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nickerson is trying to break the clinch but Ringen is controlling him.
Nickerson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ringen prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringen lands a nice uppercut.
Ringen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ringen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickerson's defenses.
Ringen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ringen lands a knee to the body.
Ringen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ringen lands an elbow inside.
Ringen is stalling here.
Ringen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nickerson avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Ringen as the two fighters clinch.
Nickerson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ringen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ringen moves into range and clinches up with Nickerson.
Ringen landing knees to the body.
Nickerson avoiding damage as Ringen throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ringen.
Ringen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickerson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nickerson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ringen.
Ringen lands an elbow that stopped Nickerson in his tracks for a moment.
Ringen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ringen is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickerson's defenses.
Ringen working Nickerson over with knees to the body.
Ringen lands a nice elbow.
Ringen is struggling to control the position.
Ringen lands an elbow that stopped Nickerson in his tracks for a moment.
Ringen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nickerson avoids the damage to the body.
Ringen scores with a hook to the body.
Ringen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ringen.
Ringen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickerson scores with a three punch combo!
Ringen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickerson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ringen tries to clinch but Nickerson moves out of range.
Ringen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nickerson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nickerson regains half guard, as Ringen was trying to land strikes.
Nickerson is trying to maintain the position but Ringen is very close to passing his half guard.
Ringen tries to stand and escape but Nickerson is controlling the position.
Nickerson wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nickerson controls his leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nickerson forces Ringen back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ringen obliges.
Ringen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ringen landing knees to the body.
Ringen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ringen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ringen working Nickerson over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ranta Ringen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Nickerson's cut.
That's time! Nickerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ringen closes the distance and pushes Nickerson back into the cage.
Ringen landing knees to the head.
Ringen wants a takedown.
Ringen crunches a lovely knee into Nickerson's ribcage.
Ringen has Nickerson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ringen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nickerson tumbling to the mat - Ringen dives into Nickerson's guard.
Nickerson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickerson is working for a guillotine from mount but Ringen frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringen is squirming around, avoiding Nickerson's attempts to control the action.
Ringen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nickerson trying to control but Ringen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nickerson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ringen is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringen tries to lock up and control but Nickerson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nickerson won't let Ringen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nickerson wants to control the pace but Ringen is squirming around nicely.
Ringen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nickerson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ringen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nickerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ringen wants to get back to full guard but Nickerson has passed into side control.
Nickerson unloads with some shots from mount but Ringen bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickerson looking to control but Ringen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ranta Ringen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vincent Nickerson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ringen closes the distance and pushes Nickerson back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ringen.
Ringen lands a damaging elbow.
Ringen lands with a left to the head.
Ringen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ringen with a knee to the head.
Nickerson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ringen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vincent Nickerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ringen is looking to clinch but Nickerson is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickerson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ringen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ringen.
Nickerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ringen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ringen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ringen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nickerson trying to keep a closed guard but Ringen is proving a slippery customer.
Ringen wants to get up but he can't break Nickerson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ringen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nickerson keeping moving, preventing Ringen from controlling successfully.
Vincent Nickerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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 has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nickerson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ringen moves into the clinch.
Ringen working Nickerson over with knees to the body.
Nickerson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ringen regains guard immediately.
Nickerson wants to control from the top but Ringen keeps moving.
Nickerson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ringen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickerson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ringen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ranta Ringen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ringen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ringen pushes Nickerson off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nickerson loads up on a big right hand but Ringen slips the punch.
Ringen pushes Nickerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ringen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nickerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickerson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ringen lands an elbow just above Nickerson 's eye.
Ringen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranta Ringen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ringen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranta Ringen!
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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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