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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Eläkeläiset- Ranttalihumppa. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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178 cm
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183 lbs
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Great wrestler
Great elbows
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Louner wants it to stay on the feet.
Rovio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rovio scores with a push kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Louner.
Louner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rovio.
Rovio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rovio misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Louner. Those never looked like landing.
Louner scores with a jab.
Louner moves out of range as Rovio throws a body kick.
Louner lands with a good body shot.
Rovio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louner throws a hook but Rovio avoids it easily.
Louner stalks Rovio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rovio's face. Rovio staggers backwards, shaken.
Rovio fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovio throws out a loose jab but Louner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louner misses with a two punch combination.
Rovio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rovio moves into range and clinches up with Louner.
Louner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Louner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Louner gets control of Rovio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Louner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rovio throwing strikes but missing.
Rovio 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.
Rovio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louner is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner is wriggling around but Rovio manages to pass to half guard.
Rovio with the ground and pound but Louner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rovio distracts Louner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rovio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louner is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rovio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio wants to pass the guard but Louner is keeping the position.
Rovio cracks Louner with a solid left hand.
Rovio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rovio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rovio wants to control from the top but Louner keeps moving.
Louner keeping full guard, as Rovio tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Louner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampe Rovio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Louner is looking to slow Rovio down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rovio fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rovio scores with a sloppy right hand. Louner should have avoided that one.
Rovio throws a solid leg kick but Louner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rovio.
Rovio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Louner swings widly with a right hand
and Rovio counters with an outside leg kick.
Louner misses with a hook
and Rovio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rovio.
A short right from Rovio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rovio.
Louner looking for a takedown.
Louner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rovio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rovio is looking to control Louner's arms but Louner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rovio has his back to the cage.
Louner tries to pull guard but Rovio won't allow it.
Rampe Rovio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Louner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rovio smiles and moves away.
Louner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louner throws a poor cross that misses
and Rovio moves into the clinch.
Rovio scores with a knee to the head.
Louner is looking to break free of the clinch but Rovio has double underhooks.
Louner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rovio.
Louner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rovio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rovio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Louner under the eye.
Rovio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rovio wants to clinch up but Louner keeps it at a distance.
Louner misses with a left hand
and Rovio counters with a right hand to the body.
Rovio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rovio.
Rovio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Louner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rovio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rovio just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Louner.
Rovio looks for the body kick but Louner saw that one coming.
Rovio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louner's calf.
Louner throws a series of punches but Rovio avoids them all with ease.
Rovio walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louner connects with the punch.
Rovio shoots in for a takedown but Louner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Louner throws a jab when Rovio was well out of range.
Rovio scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner misses the shot to the body.
Rovio has a takedown stuffed.
Louner lunges at Rovio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rovio's hand.
Rovio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rovio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rovio is looking to clinch but Louner is avoiding it.
Louner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rovios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louner lands a lovely overhand right.
Rovio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Louner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rovio misses with the body kick
and Louner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Rovio misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rovio.
A slow jab from Rovio misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner swings widly with a right hand
and Rovio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Louner misses.
Rovio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rovio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Louner. Those never looked like landing.
Rovio looks to land a left hand but Louner moved out of range nicely.
Rovio slips under a jab from Louner.
Louner ducks under a wild hook from Rovio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rovio is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Rovio does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's time! Rovio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Louner scores with a hook.
Uno Louner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rovio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rovio throws a leg kick that misses.
Louner looks to land a left hand but Rovio moved out of range nicely.
Louner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rovio.
Rovio lands with a nice body punch.
Rovio slips a jab from Louner.
Louner lands a nice shot that snaps Rovio's head back.
Louner avoids a kick to the body.
Rovio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rovio lands some shots froms side control.
Rovio has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Louner!
Louner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rovio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner tries to hold on but Rovio postures up.
Rovio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Louner wants to control but Rovio is having none of it.
Rovio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Louner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Louner turns into him and now he's in Rovio's guard.
Louner won't allow Rovio to sweep him here.
Louner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Louner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rovio trying to keep a closed guard but Louner is proving a slippery customer.
Rovio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Louner throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner won't allow Rovio to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louner throwing strikes but missing.
Louner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rovio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rovio working for a triangle but Louner defends it easily.
Louner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rovio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rampe Rovio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rovio lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner can't escape the position.
Rovio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Louner is looking to escape.
Rovio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Uno Louner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rovio lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio wants to control the pace but Louner is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampe Rovio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rovio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampe Rovio!
After winning the bout, Rampe Rovio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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pop
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