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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Rask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, RJ Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Rask moves out of range easily.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Rask, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Rask against the cage but Rask circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rask but Rask pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rask closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stone did well to prevent Rask getting side control.
Rask keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rask is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rask stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
Rask trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Stone tries to kick Rask off in order to stand up. Rask Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rask trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rask feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rask trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Rask is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rask stands and steps away. Stone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rask darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rask slows the pace down in half guard.
Stone is trying to stand back up but Rask is controlling him
Rask moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rask decides to stand back up.
Rask changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rask connects with a decent elbow.
Rask scoring with punches from side control.
Rask decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stone to his feet.
Rask drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rask is stalling in the full guard.
Stone pushes Rask off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rask looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone wants to stand and escape but Rask is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rask content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rask dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rask swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone tries to clinch up but Rask circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Rask fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rask closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rask happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Rask scoring with punches and elbows.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Rask working the head with strikes.
Rask connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stone some visible discomfort.
Rask scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rask is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rask scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rask trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Rask connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stone some visible discomfort.
Rask in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Stone is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikko Rask!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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