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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy has chosen Lily Allen - Fuck You as his entrance music. Reijo Rymy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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194 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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192 lbs
17 - 10 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Rymy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rymy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sumrall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rymy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sumrall's corner calls for a 1-2. Sumrall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sumrall forces Rymy back against the cage and clinches.
Rymy managing to block the knees to the body from Sumrall.
Rymy manages to break the clinch.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Rymy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rymy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumrall lands with a nice body punch.
Sumrall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rymy, pushing him back against the cage.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rymy is defending well for now.
Rymy can't get the takedown.
Sumrall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rymy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rymy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sumrall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sumrall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rymy stops Sumrall from standing up.
Sumrall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rymy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy connects with a couple of short punches.
Rymy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rymy stops Sumrall from standing up.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Rymy from controlling successfully.
Sumrall is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rymy dives into side control.
Sumrall is trying to improve his position.
Rymy is looking to take a break and control but Sumrall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rymy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sumrall's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy prevents Sumrall from escaping the position.
Sumrall tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sumrall rolls, trying to escape but Rymy keeps control of the position.
Will Rymy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sumrall is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sumrall is working hard here to advance position.
Rymy lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall holding both Rymy 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rymy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sumrall could be in trouble here!
Sumrall rolls, trying to escape but Rymy keeps control of the position.
Rymy has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rymy.
Rymy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sumrall has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rymy is working the ground and pound. Can Sumrall escape?
Rymy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sumrall trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rymy keeps control of the position as Sumrall tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Sumrall as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rymy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall rolls, trying to escape but Rymy keeps control of the position.
Sumrall rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rymy not doing much here.
Sumrall pushes Rymy off looking to stand but Rymy dives back in and keeps control.
Sumrall wants to sweep but Rymy has passed to side control!
Sumrall is trying to improve his position.
Sumrall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rymy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rymy slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rymy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rymy takes the fight into the clinch.
Rymy wants a takedown.
Sumrall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rymy gets control of Sumrall's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rymy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sumrall being controlled here momentarily.
Rymy controls Sumrall momentarily but Sumrall frees himself.
Rymy has his feet on Sumrall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sumrall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reijo Rymy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rymy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sumrall on his heels. He'll look to pass Sumrall's guard now, I'm sure.
Rymy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sumrall wants to stand up but Rymy is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sumrall wants to stand up but Rymy is controlling the position.
Sumrall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reijo Rymy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sumrall tries to stand and escape but Rymy actually recovers to full guard.
Rymy has control of Sumrall's left arm, preventing Sumrall from doing any damage.
Rymy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rymy working a defensive guard here.
Rymy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sumrall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rymy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sumrall tries to stand but Rymy is controlling from the bottom.
Sumrall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Sumrall tries to free his leg and advance position but Rymy is retaining full guard.
Sumrall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rymy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sumrall has managed to get both his arms back between Rymy's legs - danger averted.
Rymy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Sumrall tries to work over Rymy's front leg with a kick but Rymy checks it.
Sumrall throws a nice head kick!
Rymy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sumrall as he jumps to the side.
Rymy fails to land the takedown.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Rymy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pat Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Sumrall.
Sumrall swinging wildly here.
Rymy shoots for a double leg takedown but Sumrall sprawls well. He's pushed Rymy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sumrall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rymy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sumrall sprawls well. Sumrall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rymy gets slowly back to his feet.
Sumrall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rymy.
Sumrall cracks the inside of Rymy's front leg.
Sumrall misses with the combination.
Sumrall wants to clinch up but Rymy keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sumrall enables Rymy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sumrall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rymy wants to control from the top but Sumrall keeps moving.
Sumrall is looking to stand up but Rymy isn't so interested in that idea.
Rymy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Rymy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Reijo Rymy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sumrall misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Sumrall both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sumrall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rymy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rymy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sumrall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rymy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sumrall is trying to defend but Rymy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
Sumrall tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rymy manages to move to mount!
Sumrall regains half guard.
Rymy decides to stand and escape the position.
Rymy slips a jab and a cross from Sumrall.
Sumrall tries to bum rush Rymy with a series of wild strikes but Rymy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sumrall looks to score with a jab to the body but Rymy is just out of range.
Sumrall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rymy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sumrall has managed to clinch.
Rymy has hold of one of Sumrall's legs. Sumrall is fighting the takedown attempt but Rymy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall has his foot on Rymy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rymy works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sumrall working for a triangle but Rymy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Rymy from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Reijo Rymy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rymy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sumrall is trying to stand back up but Rymy is controlling him
Still in half guard, Rymy seems content to control.
Sumrall wants to get back to full guard.
Pat Sumrall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall is looking to escape.
Sumrall has hold of Rymy's hands but Rymy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sumrall wants to get back to his feet.
Rymy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rymy lands a nice short elbow.
Sumrall taking some punishment here, with Rymy in his half guard.
Rymy prevents Sumrall from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Rymy seems content to control.
Rymy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sumrall!
Rymy landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymy controlling from the full mount.
Rymy with shots to the head and body - Sumrall looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rymy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rymy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rymy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sumrall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sumrall is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sumrall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rymy looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Rymy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rymy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rymy!
Reijo Rymy got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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