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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan The Wrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Rolston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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163 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Rolston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan The Wrath!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Wrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rolston connects with a jab.
The Wrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses.
The Wrath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rolston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Wrath is looking to clinch.
Rolston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Wrath scores with a head kick.
Rolston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rolston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Wrath.
The Wrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of The Wrath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Wrath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Wrath lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rolston will feel that in the morning.
Rolston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Wrath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Wrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Wrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Wrath misses with a head kick.
The Wrath rushes Rolston and presses him up against the cage.
Rolston looking for a takedown.
Rolston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolston.
The Wrath using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside.
The Wrath utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolston is defending well for now.
Rolston looking for a takedown.
Rolston tries to score a body lock takedown but The Wrath shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rolston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Wrath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rolston's face.
The Wrath gets underhooks to prevent Rolston's takedown attempt.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Wrath lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolston won't want to take too many of those.
Rolston is breathing heavily.
The Wrath trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by The Wrath.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolston is defending well for now.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rolston is working for takedown but The Wrath is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Wrath lands a knee to the body.
The Wrath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rolston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Wrath pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wrath lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Wrath.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow.
Rolston avoiding damage as The Wrath throws knees to the body.
The Wrath connects with a knee to the head.
Rolston can't get the takedown.
The Wrath putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Wrath lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by The Wrath.
The Wrath with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Wrath landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wrath gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rolston is trying to drag The Wrath to the mat but The Wrath just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath lands a nice knee to the body.
The Wrath creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolston's defenses.
The Wrath creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolston's defenses.
The Wrath lands a nice elbow.
Rolston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Wrath fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Wrath goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Wrath is looking to clinch but Rolston is avoiding it.
The Wrath throws a nice head kick!
The Wrath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolston swats away the attempt to clinch by The Wrath.
Rolston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Wrath manages to avoid it.
The Wrath plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rolston misses with the combination.
Rolston lands a body shot.
Rolston avoids the head kick by The Wrath.
Rolston is looking to wear down The Wrath with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Wrath doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolston circles away.
The Wrath tries a head kick but it misses.
The Wrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rolston looks to land a combination but The Wrath avoids it well.
Rolston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Wrath is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses.
Rolston throws a right and a left that The Wrath avoids nicely.
The Wrath feints and then cracks Rolston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rolston down.
The Wrath thuds his shin into the meat of Rolston's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan The Wrath dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Wrath lands with a slapping head kick.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rolston misses with a body shot.
Ryan The Wrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Wrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Rolston misses.
Ricky Rolston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rolston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Wrath lands with a kick to the temple. Rolston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Wrath is looking to land body kicks.
The Wrath misses with a head kick.
The Wrath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
The Wrath tries to clinch but Rolston moves out of range.
Rolston throws a one two combo.
The Wrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rolston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rolston moves out of range of the body kick from The Wrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Wrath.
Rolston avoids the head kick by The Wrath.
Rolston just misses with a punch to the body.
The Wrath is looking to slow Rolston down with leg kicks.
Rolston throws a series of punches but The Wrath moves out of range.
The Wrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Wrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Wrath is breathing heavily.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
Rolston connects with a single shot there.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
The Wrath tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rolston. The Wrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses.
The Wrath tries a head kick but it misses.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rolston lands a nice hook to The Wrath's body. The Wrath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath avoids the body shot from Rolston.
The Wrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rolston stuns The Wrath with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rolston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Wrath.
Rolston throws a right hand that The Wrath ducks under and follows up with a left that The Wrath also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Rolston.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rolston misses with a two punch combination.
The Wrath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
A jab from Rolston finds it's way through The Wrath's defenses.
The Wrath throws a leg kick that misses.
The Wrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Wrath tries a head kick but it misses.
Rolston connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath misses with a low kick.
Rolston throws a right and a left that The Wrath avoids nicely.
Rolston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Wrath moves away.
Rolston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rolston takes a swing at The Wrath's ribcage but misses.
The Wrath takes one to the side of the head.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Rolston.
Rolston scores with a jab to the body.
Rolston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Wrath.
The Wrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rolston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rolston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath throws a sloppy head kick and Rolston moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rolston. The Wrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Wrath throws a leg kick but Rolston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rolston looks to land a combination but The Wrath avoids it well.
The Wrath moves in looking to clinch but Rolston pushes him off.
Rolston tries to bum rush The Wrath with a series of wild strikes but The Wrath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rolston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Wrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolston.
The Wrath lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Wrath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rolston has The Wrath pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Wrath manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolston wants a takedown but no success here.
Rolston goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Wrath prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rolston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolston avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Rolston will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Wrath misses with a head kick.
The Wrath throws a head kick but Rolston moves out of range.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
The Wrath gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rolston.
The Wrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Wrath.
The Wrath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rolston throws a body punch but The Wrath moves out of range.
Rolston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Wrath tries to work over Rolston's front leg with a kick but Rolston checks it.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
Rolston avoids the head kick by The Wrath.
Ryan The Wrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Wrath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Wrath throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Wrath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Wrath slips a jab and a cross from Rolston.
The Wrath looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Wrath throws a head kick but Rolston moves out of range.
Rolston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Wrath misses with a head kick.
Rolston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Wrath misses with a head kick.
Rolston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rolston stuns The Wrath with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Wrath throws a sloppy head kick and Rolston moves out of range easily.
Rolston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Wrath manages to avoid it.
The Wrath misses with a head kick.
The Wrath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rolston lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston lands with a shot to the body.
Rolston lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolston's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Wrath under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Wrath.
Rolston lunges at The Wrath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Wrath's hand.
Rolston misses with a few strikes there.
Rolston throws a series of punches but The Wrath moves out of range.
The Wrath takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rolston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses.
Rolston lands a jab to The Wrath's midsection.
The Wrath throws a sloppy head kick and Rolston moves out of range easily.
Rolston avoids the head kick by The Wrath.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rolston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Wrath moves away.
The Wrath throws a head kick that misses.
Rolston lands a body shot.
Rolston misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by The Wrath.
Rolston lands a nice hook to The Wrath's body. The Wrath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Wrath throws a chopping leg kick but Rolston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rolston misses with a wild body shot.
Rolston throws a body punch but The Wrath moves out of range.
Rolston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Wrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolston blocks a head kick by The Wrath.
The Wrath throws a head kick but Rolston moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rolston. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath throws a head kick but Rolston moves out of range.
The Wrath closes the distance and clinches.
The Wrath stops a takedown attempt from Rolston.
The Wrath prevents the takedown attempt.
The Wrath working Rolston over with knees to the body.
The Wrath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolston.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Wrath lands a knee to the head.
Ryan The Wrath seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Wrath lands a damaging elbow.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolston is defending well for now.
The Wrath gets underhooks to prevent Rolston's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rolston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolston tries to score a body lock takedown but The Wrath shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rolston managing to block the knees to the body from The Wrath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Wrath using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolston is defending well for now.
The Wrath is pressed up against the cage. Rolston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Wrath down to the mat. The Wrath avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Rolston. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Rolston.
I think Rolston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rolston!
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