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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul The Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Ribber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oh no you didn't kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
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210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul The Ribber!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ribber shoots for a double leg takedown but Clearly sprawls well. He's pushed The Ribber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Ribber takes the fight into the clinch.
Clearly stalls.
The Ribber tries for a takedown but Clearly manages to get underhooks.
The Ribber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clearly throws a body punch but The Ribber moves out of range.
Clearly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Ribber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Ribber throws a head kick that half lands.
The Ribber staying out of range there.
The Ribber takes the fight into the clinch.
The Ribber turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and The Ribber manages to end up in side control.
The Ribber stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Ribber.
It looks like Ainsley Clearly has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Clearly.
The Ribber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clearly trying to keep a closed guard but The Ribber is proving a slippery customer.
The Ribber won't allow Clearly to sweep him here.
Clearly controls The Ribber momentarily but The Ribber frees himself.
Clearly wants to sweep here but The Ribber controlling him for the moment.
Clearly is working an open guard so The Ribber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Ribber has Clearly up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Ribber backwards.
Clearly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Ribber lands a right hand.
The Ribber breaks from the clinch.
Clearly misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Ribber.
The Ribber clinches with his opponent.
The Ribber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Ribber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly throws a looping overhand right but The Ribber ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clearly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Ribber lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Ribber throws a front kick that sends Clearly stumbling back into the cage.
The Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clearly.
The Ribber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clearly.
The Ribber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clearly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Ribber controls the pace.
The Ribber wants to stand but Clearly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Ribber postures up and lands a big shot to Clearly's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly looking for a sweep. Not yet Clearly, not yet.
The Ribber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clearly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clearly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clearly!
The Ribber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Ribber gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clearly wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Ribber keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul The Ribber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ainsley Clearly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Ribber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clearly misses the jab.
The Ribber wants to clinch.
The Ribber closes the distance and clinches up with Clearly, looking for a takedown. The Ribber pushes Clearly against the cage but Clearly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ainsley Clearly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clearly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clearly tries to clinch
and The Ribber counters with a stiff right hand.
The Ribber shoots for a double leg takedown but Clearly sprawls well. He's pushed The Ribber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice body punch from Clearly.
Clearly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clearly misses with an uppercut.
The Ribber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ainsley Clearly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul The Ribber.
Clearly misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clearly is trying to control but can't.
Clearly wants to get back to full guard.
The Ribber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Ribber wants to pass to mount but Clearly is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly wants to sweep but The Ribber has passed to side control!
Clearly dodges the ground and pound from The Ribber.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clearly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clearly lands a really nice looking cross but The Ribber seems unphased.
The Ribber has Clearly up against the cage in a clinch.
Clearly tries to stall but The Ribber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Ribber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clearly slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber tries for a takedown but Clearly manages to get underhooks.
Clearly has a couple of punches blocked by The Ribber.
Still in the clinch, Clearly scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Ribber jumps into guard, dragging Clearly to the mat.
Clearly got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Ribber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clearly has managed to get both his arms back between The Ribber's legs - danger averted.
The Ribber wants to sweep here but Clearly controlling him for the moment.
Clearly wants to pass the guard but The Ribber is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly passes into half guard.
The Ribber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clearly tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Ribber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clearly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The Ribber is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul The Ribber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ainsley Clearly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clearly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clearly takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clearly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clearly stalling in the clinch but The Ribber improves position.
Clearly gets through The Ribber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clearly swings wildly with an uppercut but The Ribber uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Ribber breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber throws a head kick that misses.
The Ribber shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Ribber decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The Ribber lands a jab-cross combination.
The Ribber moves into the clinch successfully.
The Ribber manages to break the clinch.
The Ribber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clearly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clearly throws a combination that misses
and The Ribber counters with an inside leg kick.
Clearly misses the jab.
A jab from Clearly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber ducks under a wild hook from Clearly.
Clearly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clearly fails with the takedown
and The Ribber counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Ribber shoots for a double leg takedown but Clearly sprawls well. He's pushed The Ribber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Ribber moves in looking to clinch but Clearly pushes him off.
The Ribber avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Ribber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Ribber showed some decent athleticism there.
Clearly wants to get back to full guard.
The Ribber postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Clearly to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly clinches.
Clearly trying to control the position but instead, The Ribber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clearly into the cage.
The Ribber stalling the fight.
Clearly wants a takedown but no success here.
Ainsley Clearly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Ribber pulls guard effortlessly.
The Ribber working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Ribber keeping moving, preventing Clearly from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Ribber is adopting a defensive guard.
The Ribber working a defensive guard here.
The Ribber keeping moving, preventing Clearly from controlling successfully.
The Ribber wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Ribber keeping moving, preventing Clearly from controlling successfully.
Paul The Ribber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Ribber trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul The Ribber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Ribber 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul The Ribber!
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energy
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hype
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