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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nissin Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nissin Yakisoba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 cm
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135 lbs
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177 cm
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135 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Dog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nissin Yakisoba! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yakisoba swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog. Yakisoba drives through with a takedown into guard. Dog working a defensive guard but Yakisoba manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yakisoba in side control, just content to control the action for now. Yakisoba prevents Dog from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yakisoba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Yakisoba working away. Dog tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dog is trying to escape the position but Yakisoba is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Dog is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Dog is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Yakisoba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dog sprawls well initially but Yakisoba persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Yakisoba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yakisoba is thwarting Dog's attempts to control the position. Yakisoba not doing much here.
Dog wants to control but Yakisoba is keeping busy and won't allow it. Yakisoba content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Dog wants to get back to full guard. Yakisoba not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dog tries to roll over but Yakisoba keeps him under control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissin Yakisoba dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dog shoots and misses and Yakisoba counters with a shoot takedown. Dog fights it but they end up in guard. Dog being controlled here, momentarily. Dog looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yakisoba looking to pass the guard. Yakisoba is stalling in the full guard. Yakisoba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dog's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yakisoba not doing much here.
Yakisoba prevents Dog from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Well, if Yakisoba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yakisoba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nissin Yakisoba. Yakisoba drives through with a takedown into guard. Yakisoba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Yakisoba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Dog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissin Yakisoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yakisoba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dog napping and manages to drive through into side control! You can see the frustration on Dog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Dog tries to bench press Yakisoba off him but Yakisoba keeps the position. Yakisoba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dog is looking to regain half guard here but Yakisoba keeps moving and retains side control. The referee asks Yakisoba politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yakisoba prefers to stall for the moment though. Nissin Yakisoba has got the better of the ground game so far. Dog is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Yakisoba with a lazy takedown attempt and Dog decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yakisoba's guard. Yakisoba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Dog drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yakisoba dives on top into guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Yakisoba tries to free his leg and advance position but Dog is retaining full guard. Yakisoba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yakisoba prevents Dog from getting back to his feet. Dog working a defensive guard here.
Yakisoba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Dog working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yakisoba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yakisoba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Yakisoba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Nissin Yakisoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Yakisoba 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nissin Yakisoba!
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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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