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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana's entrance music is Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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225 cm
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159 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez jabs Ruutana right on the nose. Ruutana blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Ruutana.
Ruutana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ruutana scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Ruutana ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Nice shot lands for Ruutana.
Ruutana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruutana circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutana slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutana slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Ruutana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Ruutana lands.
Ruutana thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruutana - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruutana. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Ruutana throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruutana lands with a nice body punch.
Ruutana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruutana pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruutana cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruutana.
Ruutana lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruutana.
Ruutana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruutana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruutana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruutana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruutana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruutana is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruutana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Ruutana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruutana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruutana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruutana lands a nice elbow.
Ruutana stalls.
Ruutana lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
Ruutana working Gonzalez over with knees to the body.
Ruutana has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gonzalez regains guard immediately.
Ruutana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Ruutana from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruutana slips nicely into half guard.
Ruutana is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but Ruutana has passed to side control!
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruutana wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Ruutana controls the position.
Ruutana is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gonzalez is trying to escape and Ruutana transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gonzalez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ruutana! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armas Ruutana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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