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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ahriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maarten Ramaaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Ahriman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Ahriman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maarten Ramaaker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramaaker slips under a jab.
Ramaaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramaaker catches Ahriman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Magnus Ahriman has been cut.
Ahriman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramaaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahriman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramaaker.
Maarten Ramaaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramaaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahriman.
Ramaaker ducks under a wild hook from Ahriman.
Ramaaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahriman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahriman scores a takedown into full mount!
Ahriman punching from mount but Ramaaker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ramaaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahriman has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahriman tries to control but Ramaaker wriggling away.
Ahriman landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahriman prevents Ramaaker from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ramaaker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ahriman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramaaker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ramaaker working to try and regain half guard.
Ramaaker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahriman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ahriman looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Ramaaker is looking to get to half guard.
Ahriman lands with some strikes.
Ahriman wants to control the pace but Ramaaker is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahriman controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Ramaaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramaaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ahriman landing strikes from the mount and Ramaaker is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman tries to control but Ramaaker wriggling away.
Ramaaker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ahriman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramaaker is concentrating on defense, preventing Ahriman from advancing position.
Ramaaker is refusing to be controlled, as Ahriman sits in half guard.
Ramaaker is trying to maintain the position but Ahriman is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramaaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramaaker is trying to keep Ahriman in close.
Ahriman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramaaker's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramaaker wants to control but Ahriman is keeping busy.
Ramaaker punching from the bottom.
Ramaaker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramaaker wants to control but Ahriman passes into side.
Ahriman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ramaaker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ramaaker is trying to control Ahriman's posture but Ahriman avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramaaker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Magnus Ahriman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Magnus Ahriman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahriman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahriman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramaaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahriman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahriman throwing strikes but missing.
Ramaaker keeping full guard, as Ahriman tries to pass.
Ramaaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ramaaker working for a triangle but Ahriman defends it easily.
Ahriman won't allow Ramaaker to get back to his feet.
Ahriman landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramaaker looking to control but Ahriman passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ramaaker is bucking up trying to escape but Ahriman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramaaker throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ahriman. What's that going to do exactly?
Ramaaker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ahriman.
Ahriman throws some wild stikes that Ramaaker manages to avoid easily.
Ramaaker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ahriman throwing shots but Ramaaker is blocking nicely.
Ahriman trying to control the pace.
Ramaaker is trying to stand up here but Ahriman is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ahriman misses with a wild body shot.
Ahriman moves away from the strike by Ramaaker.
Ahriman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramaaker.
Ahriman shoots in but Ramaaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ahriman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker swings for the body but Ahriman moves out of range.
Ramaaker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramaaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahriman fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Ramaaker misses.
Ahriman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramaaker has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman moves away from the strike by Ramaaker.
Ramaaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahriman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramaaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahriman.
Ahriman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramaaker.
Ahriman slips a straight right by Ramaaker.
Maarten Ramaaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramaaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramaaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahriman just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahriman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahriman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramaaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahriman.
Ramaaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramaaker. Ahriman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahriman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramaaker is breathing heavily.
Ahriman stops Ramaaker from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker tries to get to full guard but Ahriman has control of the leg.
Ahriman thows a huge punch but Ramaaker dodges it nicely.
Ahriman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramaaker pushes Ahriman off looking to stand but Ahriman dives back in and keeps control.
Ahriman is looking to take a break and control but Ramaaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahriman moves away from the strike by Ramaaker.
Ahriman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramaaker moves away.
Ahriman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramaaker throws a looping overhand right but Ahriman ducks down to avoid it.
Ramaaker lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ahriman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Ahriman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramaaker misses the shot to the body.
Ramaaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahriman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker looks to land a right hand but Ahriman moved out of range.
A shot to de liver by Ramaaker. Beautiful body shot.
Ahriman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramaaker throws a body punch but Ahriman moves out of range.
Ramaaker throws a hook but Ahriman avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ahriman.
Ahriman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ahriman wants to control but Ramaaker is keeping him busy.
Ramaaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramaaker tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramaaker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahriman.
Magnus Ahriman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahriman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ramaaker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ramaaker is thwarting Ahriman's attempts to control the position.
Ramaaker is keen to just control but Ahriman is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ahriman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramaaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahriman cracks Ramaaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramaaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramaaker misses with a straight right.
Ramaaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramaaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahriman.
Ahriman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramaaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Magnus Ahriman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker avoids the body shot from Ahriman.
Ramaaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maarten Ramaaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramaaker stuffs the takedown.
Ahriman throws a shot to the body.
Ramaaker looks to land a right hand but Ahriman moved out of range.
Ramaaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahriman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramaaker.
Ahriman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramaaker's waist but Ramaaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahriman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Ahriman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Ramaaker catches Ahriman right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Ramaaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Ahriman.
Ramaaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramaaker throws a series of punches but Ahriman avoids them all with ease.
Maarten Ramaaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramaaker throws out the jab.
Ahriman slips a jab and a cross from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahriman 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.
Ramaaker has his foot on Ahriman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahriman works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramaaker can't keep his opponent in guard - Ahriman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ahriman controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ramaaker missing with punches from the bottom.
Ramaaker wants to improve his position but Ahriman is controlling well.
Ramaaker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ramaaker is looking for a sweep. Ahriman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramaaker is staying active underneath Ahriman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ahriman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramaaker.
Ahriman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Ahriman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahriman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Ahriman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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