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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between coban brannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Nappi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappi has chosen Irwin Goodman - Mitä suurempi mies as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, coban brannan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Nappi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brannan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nappi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nappi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
brannan wants to control but Nappi is keeping him busy.
Nappi is trying to get back to full guard.
brannan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nappi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
brannan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nappi is holding on to half guard well.
brannan is thwarting Nappi's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
brannan misses with the combination.
Nappi feints and as brannan raises his hands in defense, Nappi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brannan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nappi looking to pass the guard.
brannan keeping moving, preventing Nappi from controlling successfully.
Nappi throws a big right hand that misses.
brannan is pulling down on Nappi's head. It's preventing any offense from Nappi, at least for the moment.
brannan 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.
brannan is looking for a triangle but Nappi pushes his legs off easily.
brannan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
brannan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nappi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in brannan's guard.
brannan is breathing heavily.
Nappi is looking to work some ground and pound but brannan has wrist control.
Nappi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nappi trying to control the position from guard on top but brannan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
brannan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
brannan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nappi.
Nappi preventing the sweep.
Nappi stands up and waves to brannan to follow him.
brannan shoots and misses
and Nappi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nappi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
brannan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nappi is one step ahead there.
brannan controls Nappi momentarily but Nappi frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi tries to free his leg and advance position but brannan is retaining full guard.
brannan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nappi on the ground.
Nappi trying to control the position from guard on top but brannan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
brannan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as brannan holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
brannan shoots and misses
and Nappi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nappi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for coban brannan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nappi wants to stand but brannan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nappi won't allow brannan to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappi trying to control but brannan is working from the bottom.
brannan seems keen to control Nappi's posture.
Nappi controlling from the top position.
Nappi slips nicely into half guard.
Nappi trying to control from half guard but brannan is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
brannan is defending against the submission attempts here by Nappi.
Nappi content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Nappi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nappi tries to clinch but brannan moves out of range.
brannan looks to land a combination but Nappi avoids it well.
Nappi tries to clinch up.
Nappi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nappi working away.
Nappi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nappi gets a takedown into half guard.
Nappi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
brannan wants to control but Nappi is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nappi wants to pass the guard but brannan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nappi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
brannan looking for submissions off his back.
brannan wants to control but Nappi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from brannan.
brannan has his takedown stuffed
and Nappi counters by clinching up.
brannan tries to pull guard but Nappi holds him up against the cage and eventually brannan drops back down to his feet.
brannan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nappi has him pressed against the cage.
brannan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nappi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for coban brannan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
brannan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. brannan showed some decent athleticism there.
brannan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
brannan working Nappi over with strikes.
brannan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Eino Nappi has got the better of the ground game so far.
brannan is landing with some decent strikes but Nappi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nappi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nappi is working to get back to half guard.
brannan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nappi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nappi trying to control here.
Nappi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but brannan is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
brannan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nappi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
brannan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
brannan prevents Nappi from improving his position.
Nappi is looking to control brannan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nappi avoid being mounted?
Nappi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but brannan pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nappi misses with a takedown
and brannan counters with a nice body kick.
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 coban brannan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
brannan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nappi!
Nappi is squirming around, avoiding brannan's attempts to control the action.
Nappi working to try and regain half guard.
brannan avoids the attempt from Nappi to control.
brannan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nappi is looking to get to half guard.
brannan avoids the attempt from Nappi to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brannan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nappi because brannan loaded up on that one.
Nappi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
brannan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nappi is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nappi is looking to improve his position but brannan isn't that keen on the idea.
brannan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nappi tries to lock up and control but brannan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nappi is looking to improve his position but brannan isn't that keen on the idea.
Nappi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
brannan controlling from mount.
Nappi doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
brannan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nappi is looking to escape.
Nappi tries to hold on but brannan pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eino Nappi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
brannan with a lazy takedown attempt
so Nappi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nappi wants to control from the top but brannan keeps moving.
Nappi tries to free his leg and advance position but brannan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi pushes down on brannan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nappi is trying to control the action in half guard but brannan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nappi decides to stand up.
Nappi stuffs the takedown.
brannan gets a takedown into half guard.
brannan wants to control but Nappi is keeping him busy.
Nappi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nappi actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brannan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
brannan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
brannan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nappi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nappi wants to hold on but brannan pushes him away.
Nappi is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 coban brannan.
I think brannan 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 29:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Nappi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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