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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ooto Laari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
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200 lbs
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178 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ooto Laari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Adams! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Adams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Laari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laari.
Laari slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Laari shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well. Laari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Laari breaks from Adams's wrist control and lands an elbow. Laari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Adams because Laari loaded up on that one. Adams is looking to improve his position but Laari isn't that keen on the idea. Laari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Laari avoids the attempt from Adams to control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Laari controlling the pace for now. Adams tries to hold on but Laari postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams is trying desperately to improve position. Adams wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Laari controlling the position easily from mount. Laari stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Laari misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ooto Laari. That's going to take a lot out of him. Adams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Laari is breathing heavily.
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. Laari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laari tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Laari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Adams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Ooto Laari has been cut. Laari fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Adams connects with a looping right hand.
Laari throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Laari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laari decides to stand back up. Laari steps back and let's Adams get back to his feet. Laari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Adams misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Adams thuds a left hand into Laari's body. Adams takes a swing at Laari's ribcage but misses. Laari fails with a takedown attempt. Laari wants to clinch. Laari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Laari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Laari throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily. Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams. Laari keeps the fight on the outside. Adams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Adams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laari is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Laari closes the distance but Adams moves to the side and Adams counters with a nice uppercut. Oh Laari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Laari misses with a takedown attempt and Adams counters with a right hand to the body. Laari seems to have got his legs back now. Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ooto Laari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Laari misses with a takedown attempt and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand! Adams throws a series of punches but Laari avoids them all with ease. Adams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Laari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Laari doesn't succeed with the takedown and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Laari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laari doesn't succeed with the takedown letting Adams counter with a right hand. Adams blocks a jab. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Laari gets a takedown into half guard. Adams trying to hold on to Laari's head to control him but Laari postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Adams dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ooto Laari's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laari shoots in and bounces Adams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Laari passes into half guard. Laari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Laari wants to stand up but Adams manages to regain full guard. Laari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Laari wants to stand but Adams has his arm trapped. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Adams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Laari's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laari is trying for a kimura here. Adams looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Laari wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ooto Laari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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