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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Torny Mogren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mogren comes to the cage accompanied by Ooa hela natten. Nieminen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born an OG kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Petri Nieminen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torny Mogren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petri Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mogren could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mogren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nieminen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mogren tries to sprawl out of it but Nieminen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mogren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mogren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mogren tries to clinch up but Nieminen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mogren dodges the punch combination from Nieminen.
Mogren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nieminen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mogren throws a head kick but Nieminen moves out of range.
Mogren tries to clinch but Nieminen is having none of it.
Mogren wants to clinch.
Mogren throws a head kick but Nieminen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Mogren.
Mogren tries a head kick but it misses.
Mogren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nieminen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nieminen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nieminen swats away the attempt to clinch by Mogren.
Nieminen jabs Mogren right on the nose. Mogren blinks but takes it well.
Nieminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Nieminen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torny Mogren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieminen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mogren, pushing him back against the cage.
Nieminen is trying to break free.
Mogren crunches a lovely knee into Nieminen's ribcage.
Mogren is trying to stall.
Mogren unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nieminen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nieminen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mogren has him pressed against the cage.
Nieminen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mogren is not content to let Nieminen control the position.
Mogren is breathing heavily.
Nieminen tries to pass to full mount but Mogren defends it.
Mogren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mogren trying to control from the bottom.
Nieminen trying to pass the guard but Mogren defending well.
Nieminen is working for a kimura but Mogren is defending it quite comfortably.
Mogren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieminen.
Nieminen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mogren closes the distance but Nieminen moves to the side
and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mogren won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogren taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nieminen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mogren, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Mogren's face as Nieminen controls the position.
Nieminen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mogren knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nieminen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nieminen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mogren keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mogren seems a little lost for a moment, as Nieminen dominates the positioning.
Nieminen advances to full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nieminen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Nieminen 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.
Nieminen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Nieminen.
Nieminen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mogren pinned against the cage. Mogren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torny Mogren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mogren wants to clinch up but Nieminen keeps it at a distance.
Jab, jab by Nieminen - just one landing.
Mogren closes the distance but Nieminen moves to the side
and Nieminen counters with a takedown into side control.
Nieminen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nieminen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nieminen is staying tight to Mogren's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nieminen in side control, throwing shots but Mogren defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mogren wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen trying to control the action but Mogren is working from the bottom.
Nieminen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mogren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nieminen on the ground.
Nieminen tries to score with some ground and pound. Mogren controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mogren can't do much from the bottom here.
Mogren is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nieminen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mogren pushes Nieminen off looking to stand but Nieminen dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Nieminen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nieminen works his way into full mount!
Nieminen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mogren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nieminen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mogren is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mogren and Nieminen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nieminen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mogren has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mogren!
Nieminen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mogren can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mogren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nieminen lands with some strikes.
Nieminen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mogren is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mogren and Nieminen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nieminen throws a strike aimed at the side of Mogren's head but Mogren avoids it well.
Nieminen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen taking a breather here.
Nieminen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nieminen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mogren is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Petri Nieminen!
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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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