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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rannanjarvi's choice of entrance music: Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
den Hollander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but den Hollander moves away.
den Hollander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
den Hollander moves out of range of the body kick from Rannanjarvi.
den Hollander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
den Hollander throws a jab when Rannanjarvi was well out of range.
den Hollander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Some wild striking there from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi connects with an inside leg kick.
den Hollander darts in and clinches Rannanjarvi up against the cage.
den Hollander lands a hook to the side of the head.
den Hollander struggles to land a body shot inside as Rannanjarvi controls his hands.
Rannanjarvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with den Hollander's elbow.
Rannanjarvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with den Hollander's elbow.
den Hollander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rannanjarvi misses with a jab to the body
and den Hollander counters with a leg kick.
den Hollander with a nice cross.
den Hollander scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from den Hollander.
Nice cross by den Hollander.
den Hollander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rannanjarvi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rannanjarvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but den Hollander was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannanjarvi.
A head kick misses from den Hollander.
den Hollander misses with a body shot.
Rannanjarvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
den Hollander throws a wild body kick that Rannanjarvi sees coming a mile off.
Rannanjarvi misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for den Hollander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander tries to land a front kick but Rannanjarvi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
den Hollander misses with a left hand
and Rannanjarvi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
den Hollander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rannanjarvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rannanjarvi looks to score with a jab to the body but den Hollander is just out of range.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi catches den Hollander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rannanjarvi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from den Hollander.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
den Hollander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rannanjarvi.
den Hollander throws a leg kick but Rannanjarvi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi is looking to land body kicks.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but den Hollander manages to avoid it.
den Hollander rushes Rannanjarvi and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries a body shot but den Hollander blocks it.
den Hollander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
den Hollander misses with a two punch combination.
den Hollander scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by den Hollander.
den Hollander scores with a jab.
Rannanjarvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rannanjarvi misses the jab.
den Hollander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rannanjarvi was well out of range. Poor timing from den Hollander.
Rannanjarvi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rannanjarvi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
den Hollander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
den Hollander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
den Hollander tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
den Hollander throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick. That will keep den Hollander thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big right from den Hollander misses.
Rannanjarvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rannanjarvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
den Hollander misses with a kick to the body
and Rannanjarvi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rannanjarvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rannanjarvi looks to throw a body kick
and den Hollander counters with a left to the body.
den Hollander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi motions for den Hollander to come forward. Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
den Hollander lands with a good body shot.
Rannanjarvi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
den Hollander moves in looking to clinch but Rannanjarvi pushes him off.
den Hollander lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan den Hollander dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for den Hollander.
den Hollander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
den Hollander lands an overhand right.
den Hollander tests Rannanjarvi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
den Hollander tries to clinch but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
den Hollander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rannanjarvi ducks under a wild hook from den Hollander.
den Hollander throws a big shot that misses.
den Hollander misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Rannanjarvi. That snapped den Hollander's head back.
den Hollander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
den Hollander throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
den Hollander looks to throw the jab but Rannanjarvi is out of range.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick that knocks den Hollander off balance momentarily.
den Hollander drives through and clinches with Rannanjarvi against the cage.
Rannanjarvi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries to work over den Hollander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
den Hollander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannanjarvi misses with a punch to the body.
Rannanjarvi scores a nice knee to the body.
Rannanjarvi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
den Hollander lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Rannanjarvi.
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!
den Hollander using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rannanjarvi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rannanjarvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with den Hollander's elbow.
den Hollander has a couple of punches blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the head but den Hollander blocks with his arms.
Rannanjarvi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from den Hollander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from den Hollander fails to land.
Rannanjarvi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
den Hollander throws a punch but it's blocked by Rannanjarvi.
den Hollander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
den Hollander misses with a body punch.
den Hollander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rannanjarvi throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rannanjarvi fails to land.
den Hollander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
den Hollander misses with an uppercut.
Rannanjarvi misses with a few strikes there.
den Hollander doesn't manage to clinch there - Rannanjarvi circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for den Hollander.
Rannanjarvi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rannanjarvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rannanjarvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
den Hollander tries to clinch but Rannanjarvi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
den Hollander misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from den Hollander.
den Hollander doesn't manage to clinch there - Rannanjarvi circles away.
den Hollander rushes Rannanjarvi and presses him up against the cage.
den Hollander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
den Hollander blocks an uppercut.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Rannanjarvi on the inside.
Rannanjarvi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but den Hollander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
den Hollander lands a shoulder strike.
den Hollander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rannanjarvi can't find room to land a body shot as den Hollander controls the action.
Rannanjarvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with den Hollander's elbow.
Rannanjarvi gets through den Hollander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rannanjarvi lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
den Hollander swings wildly with an uppercut but Rannanjarvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
den Hollander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
den Hollander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
den Hollander cracks Rannanjarvi with a nice body shot.
den Hollander lands with a left to the head.
Rannanjarvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee strike.
den Hollander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
den Hollander lands a hook that snaps the head of Rannanjarvi backwards.
Rannanjarvi misses with a punch to the body.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rannanjarvi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. den Hollander is defending well for now.
Rannanjarvi is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
den Hollander avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.
den Hollander lands with a short shot to the head.
den Hollander has a couple of punches blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from den Hollander.
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 Johan den Hollander will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
den Hollander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
den Hollander lands a glancing blow to the side of Rannanjarvi's head.
den Hollander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
den Hollander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from den Hollander.
Rannanjarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by den Hollander.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi defending well as den Hollander loads up on a big left hand.
Rannanjarvi avoids a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries to keep at a distance but den Hollander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rannanjarvi blocking some punches.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and den Hollander avoids it.
Rannanjarvi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of den Hollanders head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
den Hollander misses with the head strike.
den Hollander is trying to force a seperation but Rannanjarvi has the dominant position.
den Hollander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rannanjarvi tries to work over den Hollander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from den Hollander on the inside.
Rannanjarvi scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from den Hollander.
Rannanjarvi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
den Hollander lands a body shot in the clinch.
den Hollander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
den Hollander scores with a shot to the side of Rannanjarvi's head.
A left hand lands to the body for den Hollander.
A left hand lands to the body for den Hollander.
den Hollander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rannanjarvi tries a body shot but den Hollander blocks it.
A short right from den Hollander.
A right hand to the body from den Hollander.
den Hollander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antti Rannanjarvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander working aggressively here.
den Hollander manages to break the clinch.
den Hollander cracks the inside of Rannanjarvi's front leg.
den Hollander lands a nice shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
den Hollander connects with a nice looking jab.
Rannanjarvi takes a swing at den Hollander's ribcage but misses.
Rannanjarvi staying out of range there.
Rannanjarvi throws a front kick aimed at den Hollander's knee but den Hollander avoids it well.
Rannanjarvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down den Hollander rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from den Hollander.
den Hollander throws a combination. Rannanjarvi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
den Hollander throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
den Hollander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
den Hollander moves out of range of the strikes.
Crunch! den Hollander slams his shin into Rannanjarvi's torso.
den Hollander avoids the body shot from Rannanjarvi.
den Hollander lands a really nice looking cross but Rannanjarvi seems unphased.
den Hollander connects with an inside leg kick.
den Hollander throws a hook to the side of Rannanjarvi's head but Rannanjarvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
den Hollander avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Good leg kick by den Hollander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
den Hollander lands a high kick!
den Hollander throws a jab when Rannanjarvi was well out of range.
den Hollander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rannanjarvi swings widly with a right hand
and den Hollander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Rannanjarvi keeps the fight on the outside.
den Hollander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and den Hollander counters with a body kick that stops Rannanjarvi in his tracks momentarily.
den Hollander digs a good body shot into Rannanjarvi's ribs.
den Hollander clinches up with Rannanjarvi and pushes him back against the cage.
den Hollander manages to break the clinch.
den Hollander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rannanjarvi throws a lazy head kick
and den Hollander counters with a low kick, right behind Rannanjarvi 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from den Hollander.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from den Hollander.
Rannanjarvi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
den Hollander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rannanjarvi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan den Hollander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well den Hollander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan den Hollander!
Johan den Hollander 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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