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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Orane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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168 cm
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Orane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Virtanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orane, pushing him back against the cage.
Virtanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orane backwards.
Virtanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orane is looking to break free of the clinch but Virtanen has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Virtanen.
Orane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virtanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Orane has had enough of the clinch but Virtanen keeps him there for the moment.
Virtanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orane up against the cage.
Orane tries to break free but Virtanen pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orane is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling him.
Virtanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Virtanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orane misses with a knee strike.
Virtanen prevents Orane from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Virtanen throws an elbow but misses.
Virtanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Virtanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orane blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Virtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orane is looking to break free of the clinch but Virtanen has double underhooks.
Orane blocks an elbow strike.
Virtanen leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orane avoids a wild elbow strike from Virtanen.
Orane avoids a wild elbow strike from Virtanen.
Virtanen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orane working hard to break the clinch.
Virtanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Virtanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Virtanen taking a breather.
Virtanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Virtanen.
Virtanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orane's defenses.
Orane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Virtanen has Orane pressed against the cage, preventing Orane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Virtanen has Orane pressed against the cage, preventing Orane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Orane is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Virtanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Virtanen is pushing Orane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orane wants to get back to striking at distance but Virtanen won't allow it.
Virtanen lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Virtanen.
Orane is looking to break free of the clinch but Virtanen has double underhooks.
Virtanen lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Orane avoids a wild elbow strike from Virtanen.
Orane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Orane tries to land knees in the clinch but Virtanen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Virtanen dominated that round.
That's time! Orane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Virtanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orane counters with a head kick. That will keep Virtanen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Virtanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Orane counters with a good low kick that Virtanen was not able to check.
Orane throws a leg kick but Virtanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orane swats away the attempt to clinch by Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a low kick, looking for Orane's leg but Orane calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Virtanen blocks the low kick.
Orane misses with a low kick.
Virtanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Virtanen darts in and clinches Orane up against the cage.
Juhani Virtanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orane blocks a body shot from Virtanen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Virtanen throws an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Virtanen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Orane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orane avoids a wild elbow strike from Virtanen.
Virtanen slows down the pace here.
Virtanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orane looking to stall.
Orane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Virtanen lands an elbow just above Orane 's eye.
Orane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virtanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orane is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen effectively controlling the action here.
Orane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orane throws a leg kick which misses Virtanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Virtanen tries to avoid it.
Orane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Orane circles away.
Orane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orane throws a leg kick that misses.
Virtanen moves into the clinch.
Orane has had enough of the clinch but Virtanen keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orane wants to get back to striking at distance but Virtanen won't allow it.
Orane takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orane working hard to break the clinch.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Orane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virtanen lands an elbow that stopped Orane in his tracks for a moment.
Virtanen has Orane pushed against the cage.
Orane blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtanen.
Orane is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Orane is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orane is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Orane takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Virtanen.
Virtanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Virtanen leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Virtanen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen has Orane pressed against the cage, preventing Orane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Virtanen moves in looking to clinch but Orane pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Orane.
Orane thows a leg kick but Virtanen checks it
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick.
Orane throws a leg kick which misses Virtanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Virtanen tries to avoid it.
Orane tried to score with a low kick but Virtanen checks it.
Orane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Juhani Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Orane.
A clash of legs there as Virtanen blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orane throws a sloppy head kick and Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Orane throws a low kick but Virtanen moves out of range easily.
Orane tries to land a front kick but Virtanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Virtanen.
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
Virtanen just leaning against Orane, taking a breather.
Orane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Virtanen stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtanen.
Virtanen is pushing Orane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Orane is looking to break free of the clinch but Virtanen has double underhooks.
Orane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Virtanen.
Orane wants to break free but Virtanen has control.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Orane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Orane blocks an elbow strike.
Virtanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orane.
Orane wants to get back to striking at distance but Virtanen won't allow it.
Virtanen keeps control of Orane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Virtanen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orane's efforts to push away.
Virtanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orane working hard to break the clinch.
Virtanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orane's defenses.
Virtanen lands with a light punch inside.
Virtanen keeps control of Orane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orane is looking to break free of the clinch but Virtanen has double underhooks.
Virtanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
Orane wants to get back to striking at distance but Virtanen won't allow it.
Orane tries to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling the position.
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 Xavier Orane.
I think Virtanen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Juhani Virtanen!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Juhani Virtanen!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Juhani Virtanen!
Juhani Virtanen wins by unanimous decision!
Juhani Virtanen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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