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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes into the arena with Memories- Guetta blaring out of the sound system. Rovio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boom City. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio tries to clinch but Andre moves out of range.
Rovio misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rovio blocks the leg kick.
Andre missing with a left hand there. Rovio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rovio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rampe Rovio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovio connects with a body shot that sends Andre's belly button to the back.
Rovio is looking to land body kicks.
Andre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Rampe Rovio has been cut.
Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Rovio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rovio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Rovio.
Rovio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andre gets tackled into the cage by Rovio. Rovio maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andre.
Rovio misses with a body punch.
Andre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rovio misses with a body punch.
Andre gets through Rovio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio wants a takedown.
Rovio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andre tries a body shot but Rovio blocks it.
Rovio gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rovio moves nicely into side control.
Andre tries to bench press Rovio off him but Rovio keeps the position.
Andre is working hard here to advance position.
Andre can't do much from the bottom here.
Andre tries to bench press Rovio off him but Rovio keeps the position.
Andre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rovio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rovio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rovio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Andre down.
Rovio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovio is putting a hurting on Andre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Andre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rovio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rovio tries to move into full mount but can't pass Andre's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio takes a little break here. Andre wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Andre prevents Rovio from moving into mount.
Andre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rovio is trying to ground and pound but Andre uses the momentary lack of control by Rovio to regain half guard.
Andre is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rovio lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre is refusing to be controlled, as Rovio sits in half guard.
Rovio prevents Andre from improving his position.
Rovio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andre defending well though.
Andre is trying to stand back up but Rovio is controlling him
Rovio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rovio prevents Andre from improving his position.
Rovio is keen to just control but Andre is a slippery customer.
Andre has hold of Rovio's hands but Rovio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovio drops an elbow to the side of Andre's head.
Rovio wants to pass to mount but Andre is defending the position.
Andre wants to control but Rovio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rampe Rovio's cut.
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.
Rovio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andre under the eye.
Andre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rovio.
Rovio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rovio moves out of range of the body kick from Andre.
Andre misses with a looping left.
Andre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rovio fails with a takedown attempt.
Rovio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre.
Andre throws a body kick that misses.
Rovio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Rovio throws a hook but Andre blocks it.
Rovio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
A big left from Rovio misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre lands a head kick. Rovio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andre checks a leg kick.
Rovio throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rovio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rovio manages to avoid it.
Andre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andre throws a jab when Rovio was well out of range.
Andre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovio.
Rovio throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rovio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rovio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rovio connects with a looping right hand.
Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Andre avoids the head kick by Rovio.
Rovio misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rovio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andre scores with a jab to the body.
Andre tries to work over Rovio's front leg with a kick but Rovio checks it.
Alex Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Rovio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre walks into a straight right hand from Rovio.
Andre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Rovio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre.
Rovio wants to clinch up but Andre keeps it at a distance.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Andre slams his shin into Rovio's torso.
Rovio lands a nice shot to the body.
Rovio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Andre tries to escape but Rovio is in control.
Andre is looking to regain half guard here but Rovio keeps moving and retains side control.
Rovio throws an elbow but Andre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Andre is looking to reverse the position.
Rovio with the ground and pound but Andre regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Andre trying to control from the bottom.
Rovio is nestled in close to Andre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andre manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre is looking to stand up but Rovio isn't so interested in that idea.
Rovio throws a big elbow that misses.
Rovio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rovio drops back looking for a leg! Andre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andre manages to kick Rovio off! Rovio jumps back into Andre's guard.
Rovio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovio scoring with some ground and pound.
Andre working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rampe Rovio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rampe Rovio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rovio.
Rovio misses with a body shot.
Rovio misses with a body kick.
Andre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rovio scores with a body shot.
Rovio cracks Andre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rovio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andre misses the jab.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses.
Rovio looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
Rovio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andre's waist but Andre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rovio off to one side.
Rovio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Andre's guard.
Andre is looking for a triangle but Rovio pushes his legs off easily.
Rovio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rovio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rampe Rovio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rovio is one step ahead there.
Rovio passes into half guard.
Rovio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rovio throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Andre to regain full guard.
Rovio looking to pass the guard.
Andre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rovio manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rovio holds on and takes a little breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre wants to pass the guard but Rovio is keeping the position.
Andre advances position into side control!
Rovio regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio wants to control but Andre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Rovio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rovio is controlling Andre's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rovio gets back to full guard.
Rovio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rovio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Andre just wasn't active enough.
Andre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rovio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Rovio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre misses with a kick to the body.
Rovio throws a low kick but Andre moves out of range easily.
Andre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovio.
Andre throws a low kick but Rovio moves out of range easily.
Andre throws a head kick that misses
and Rovio counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rovio lands a front kick.
Rovio connects with a body shot.
Rovio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.
Andre throws a body punch but Rovio moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rovio is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre tries to score with a low kick but Rovio moves his leg out of the way.
Andre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rampe Rovio's cut.
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.
Rovio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andre misses the body punch
and Rovio counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rovio checks a leg kick.
Rovio feints and then cracks Andre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andre down.
Rovio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andre takes one to the chin there.
Rovio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andre feints a jab promting Rovio to slip. Andre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rovio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rovio was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre lands with a cross.
Andre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rovio throws a leg kick but Andre checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is looking to score with low kicks.
Andre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rovio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andre.
Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rovio moves into range and clinches up with Andre.
Andre tries to throw a body punch but Rovio avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
Rovio wants a takedown but no success here.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
Andre blocks a body shot from Rovio.
Andre lands a nice uppercut.
Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rovio gets through Andre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A short body shot lands from Rovio as the two fighters clinch.
Andre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andre's elbow.
Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Rovio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rovio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rovio.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rovio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alex Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampe Rovio.
Rovio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andre tries to work over Rovio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rovio blocking some punches.
Rovio blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Andre.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rovio's elbow.
Andre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andre.
Andre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rovio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Andre uses from the top position.
Andre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rovio looking to control.
Andre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andre wants to control from the top but Rovio keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andre wants to get up but he can't break Rovio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Andre just wasn't active enough.
Andre lands with an uppercut that bounces Rovio off the cage and back into range.
Andre scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rovio.
Nice uppercut lands for Andre. That snapped Rovio's head back.
Rovio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andre's calf.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre scores with a spinning back kick!
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rovio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rovio.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Rovio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre had his way with Rampe Rovio in that round.
The cut man is working on Rampe Rovio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rovio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andre's calf.
Andre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rovio throws a lazy head kick
and Andre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rovio really felt that one!
Rovio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Andre misses with a lunging right hand
and Rovio counters with a right hand to the body.
Rovio throws a right hand that Andre ducks under and follows up with a left that Andre also avoids with ease.
Rovio takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rovio.
Rovio throws a head kick but Andre moves out of range.
Andre scoring well with a low kick there.
Rovio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A nice inside leg kick there by Andre. That's going to slow Rovio down.
Andre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andre scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio throws a series of punches but Andre moves out of range.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
Rovio is rocked!
Rovio drops his hands for a split second and Andre immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Rovio face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Andre follows up with a right hand that knocks Rovio into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Andre!
Alex Andre retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Andre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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