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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Antell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Antell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antell throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Rotten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rotten slips a jab and a cross from Antell.
Antell tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Antell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown but Antell shows good takedown defense.
Antell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rotten circles away quickly and effectively.
Antell misses with a straight right.
Antell misses with a leg kick.
Rotten closes the distance and clinches.
Rotten lands an elbow that stopped Antell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jani Antell has been cut.
Antell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rotten has Antell pressed against the cage.
Rotten missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotten stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Antell wants to break free but Rotten has control.
Rotten is pushing Antell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antell has had enough of the clinch but Rotten keeps him there for the moment.
Antell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rotten throws an elbow but it misses.
Rotten drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Antell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rotten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rotten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rotten pushes off an throws an elbow but Antell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rotten stalling the fight.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rotten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rotten looking for a takedown.
Jani Antell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten.
Rotten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antell.
Rotten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Antell's defenses.
Antell tries to break the clinch but Rotten is controlling the position.
Antell avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antell avoids it.
Antell avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Rotten controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rotten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jani Antell's cut is getting worse.
Rotten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rotten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rotten is struggling to control the position.
Rotten jumps guard.
Rotten is trying to control the position but Antell postures up.
Antell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rotten's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rotten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Antell wants to get up but he can't break Rotten's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rotten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Antell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rotten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antell.
Rotten misses with a low kick as Antell jumps back.
Nice uppercut lands for Antell. That snapped Rotten's head back.
Antell misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Antell.
Antell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rotten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Antell does no damage.
Antell misses with a body shot.
Antell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antell avoids the body shot from Rotten.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch but Antell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rotten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antell is fending him off so far but Rotten persists. Nope, Antell circles away and we're back to standing.
Antell throws a series of punches but Rotten avoids them all with ease.
Antell misses with a straight left.
Rotten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antell throws a right hand that Rotten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rotten also avoids with ease.
Rotten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Antell defends it nicely.
Antell misses with a double jab
and Rotten counters by clinching up.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antell.
Antell takes an elbow to the temple.
Rotten controlling the action here for a moment.
Antell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rotten has him pressed against the cage.
Antell takes an elbow to the temple.
Antell is trying to break free.
Antell has had enough of the clinch but Rotten keeps him there for the moment.
Rotten is stalling here.
Antell managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rotten obliges.
Rotten drags the fight down to the ground.
Antell is looking to stand up but Rotten won't let him.
Rotten pulls Antell in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antell is looking to stand up but Rotten won't let him.
Rotten is controlling Antell's posture.
Antell wants to get up but he can't break Rotten's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Rotten controlling the position.
Rotten manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Antell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotten 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rotten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jani Antell'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!
Antell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rotten.
A head kick misses from Rotten.
Antell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antell throws a low kick, looking for Rotten's leg but Rotten calmly moves out of range.
Antell looks to land a combination but Rotten avoids it well.
Rotten checks a low kick from Antell.
A jab from Rotten misses.
Rotten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rotten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
Antell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jani Antell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antell is looking to break free of the clinch but Rotten has double underhooks.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
Rotten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rotten tries for a takedown but Antell manages to get underhooks.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten wants the takedown. Antell is fighting it off but Rotten persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Antell's guard against the cage.
Rotten wants to control from the top but Antell keeps moving.
Antell being controlled here, momentarily.
Rotten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rotten distracts Antell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rotten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jani Antell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Antell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Antell tries to get out of the position.
Antell is looking to stand up but Rotten isn't so interested in that idea.
Rotten working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antell wants to stand up but Rotten is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A clash of legs there as Rotten blocks the low kick.
Antell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antell misses with a hook.
Rotten moves into range and clinches up with Antell.
Rotten controlling the action here for a moment.
Rotten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Antell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Antell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rotten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Antell letting Rotten take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten lands a nice elbow.
Rotten leaning against his opponent.
Antell managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
Rotten stalling in the clinch.
Rotten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rotten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antell is defending well for now.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
Antell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antell prevents it.
Jani Antell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten.
Antell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Rotten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
Antell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rotten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rotten 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rotten!
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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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