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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshiro Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa shoots and misses
and Mifune counters with a nice uppercut.
Mifune stuffs the takedown.
De La Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mifune swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mifune blocks the body kick.
De La Rosa shoots in for a double leg but Mifune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Rosa wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Mifune. No joy for De La Rosa on that attempt.
De La Rosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mifune throws a wild body kick that De La Rosa sees coming a mile off.
Mifune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Rosa works over Mifune's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De La Rosa is defended easily by Mifune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mifune looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Rosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mifune is fending him off so far but De La Rosa persists. Nope, Mifune circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Mifune misses.
De La Rosa misses with a double jab.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mifune is fending him off so far but De La Rosa persists. Nope, Mifune circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mifune.
It looks like Andre De La Rosa has been cut.
De La Rosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Mifune circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune throws a right hand that De La Rosa ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Rosa also avoids with ease.
De La Rosa tries to clinch up.
Mifune moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Mifune lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De La Rosa backs up against the cage.
De La Rosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mifune throws a right and a left that De La Rosa avoids nicely.
De La Rosa clinches.
De La Rosa is trying to break the clinch but Mifune has him pressed against the cage.
De La Rosa looking for a takedown.
De La Rosa wants to break free but Mifune has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mifune effectively controlling the action here.
Mifune gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De La Rosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mifune manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is looking to stand up but De La Rosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Mifune being controlled here, momentarily.
De La Rosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toshiro Mifune will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre De La Rosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De La Rosa is looking to clinch but Mifune is avoiding it.
De La Rosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mifune throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mifune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre De La Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mifune slaps away a takedown attempt from De La Rosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De La Rosa with a poor takedown
letting Mifune counter with a right hand.
Mifune misses with a few strikes there.
De La Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mifune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Rosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De La Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Rosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mifune counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Rosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mifune's waist but Mifune gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De La Rosa off to one side.
De La Rosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre De La Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De La Rosa eats them both and turns towards Mifune to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mifune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Rosa misses with a shot to the body
and Mifune cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Rosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mifune.
De La Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Mifune tries to sprawl out of it but De La Rosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mifune manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune misses with a two punch combination.
De La Rosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa with a poor takedown
and Mifune makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De La Rosa really felt that one!
Mifune scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De La Rosa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune misses with a double jab.
Mifune clinches with his opponent.
Mifune is struggling to control the position.
Mifune misses with a punch to the body.
De La Rosa goes for a takedown attempt but Mifune pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De La Rosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mifune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa misses with a takedown attempt - Mifune sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mifune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Rosa circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Rosa shoots and misses
and Mifune counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De La Rosa looks to throw the jab but Mifune is out of range.
Mifune keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mifune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mifune lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De La Rosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De La Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mifune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Mifune coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mifune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Rosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mifune was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Rosa.
Mifune leaves De La Rosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De La Rosa.
The ground and pound from De La Rosa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mifune is trying to buck De La Rosa off.
De La Rosa taking a break here but Mifune is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Mifune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre De La Rosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Mifune misses with the combination.
Mifune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mifune misses with a double jab
and De La Rosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De La Rosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mifune content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De La Rosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mifune gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De La Rosa has Mifune pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mifune manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mifune walks away with a smile on his face. De La Rosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toshiro Mifune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De La Rosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mifune connects with a solid leg kick.
De La Rosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De La Rosa misses with a wild combination.
Mifune is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mifune is looking to clinch but De La Rosa is avoiding it.
De La Rosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mifune avoids it really well and circles away.
Mifune throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Rosa tries to stand and escape but Mifune is controlling the position.
De La Rosa is trying to control. Mifune wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andre De La Rosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De La Rosa takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mifune moves into the clinch.
De La Rosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mifune prevents the takedown attempt.
De La Rosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mifune smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De La Rosa.
Mifune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mifune does no damage.
A combination from Mifune does no damage.
De La Rosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De La Rosa misses with a takedown
and Mifune counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mifune jabs De La Rosa right on the nose. De La Rosa blinks but takes it well.
Toshiro Mifune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mifune lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mifune fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Rosa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mifune!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rosa raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Mifune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mifune winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshiro Mifune!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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