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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Keinänen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osmo Keinänen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Keinänen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keinänen 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 Stan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keinänen.
Stan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keinänen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stan.
Stan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keinänen circles away.
Stan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Keinänen!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Check out the look on Stan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keinänen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keinänen is working hard here to advance position.
Keinänen wants to control but Stan postures up.
Stan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stan working the ground and pound from side control.
Keinänen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stan working the head and body with strikes.
Keinänen is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan is looking to advance position but Keinänen won't allow it.
Keinänen wants to get back to full guard.
Stan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stan is pressing down on Keinänen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Keinänen is holding on for now.
Keinänen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stan pulls his head out easily.
Keinänen tries to roll over but Stan keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stan connects with a nice short shot to Keinänen's temple.
Stan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stan.
Keinänen taking some punishment here, with Stan in his half guard.
Stan drops an elbow to the side of Keinänen's head.
Stan prevents Keinänen from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keinänen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stan's back!
Keinänen is trying to stick to Stan's back but Stan is turning into Keinänen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Keinänen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stan.
Stan works over Keinänen with some ground and pound from guard.
Keinänen is looking for a triangle but Stan pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stan throws a big elbow that misses.
Keinänen has momentary wrist control but Stan slips an elbow through the middle.
Keinänen trying to keep a closed guard but Stan is proving a slippery customer.
Stan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keinänen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keinänen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stan defends well.
Stan cracks Keinänen with a solid left hand.
Keinänen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stan's guard.
Keinänen preventing the sweep.
Keinänen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Keinänen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stan seems keen to control Keinänen's posture.
Stan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan working for a triangle but Keinänen defends it easily.
Keinänen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keinänen wants to control from the top but Stan keeps moving.
Osmo Keinänen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Keinänen tries to clinch there but Stan circles away.
Stan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keinänen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keinänen swivels and escapes.
Stan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keinänen.
Stan shoots for a double leg takedown but Keinänen sprawls well. He's pushed Stan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stan with a poor takedown
and Keinänen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stan!
Osmo Keinänen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Keinänen controlling the position.
Stan prevents Keinänen from improving position.
Keinänen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stan gets back to half guard.
Stan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keinänen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan tries to improve position but can't.
Stan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Keinänen's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stan is trying to get back to full guard.
Stan gets back to full guard.
Stan wants to sweep but no luck.
Stan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stan lands a heavy elbow.
Keinänen is desperately trying to improve his position but Stan has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen is in a horrible position here. Stan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stan breaks from Keinänen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Keinänen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keinänen regains half guard.
Keinänen is defending against the submission attempts here by Stan.
Stan is trying to work for a kimura but Keinänen is defending well.
Keinänen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen gets full guard.
Keinänen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stan stopping the sweep attempt from Keinänen.
Stan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Keinänen's head.
Stan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keinänen is keeping the position for now.
Keinänen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stan wants to control from the top but Keinänen keeps moving.
Stan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen has momentary wrist control but Stan slips an elbow through the middle.
Stan landing with the ground and pound.
Stan connects with a couple of short punches.
Stan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan stopping the sweep attempt from Keinänen.
Stan throwing strikes but missing.
Stan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stan is in close to Keinänen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stan 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! This is the final round!
Stan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keinänen sprawls well initially but Stan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Keinänen wants to get back to full guard.
Keinänen manages to get to full guard.
Stan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keinänen is keeping the position for now.
Keinänen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Keinänen is retaining full guard.
Stan works over Keinänen with some ground and pound from guard.
Keinänen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stan distracts Keinänen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinänen controls Stan momentarily but Stan frees himself.
Stan stands up over Keinänen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Keinänen is trying to control the position but Stan postures up.
Stan throwing strikes from guard but Keinänen blocks nicely.
Keinänen is trying to keep Stan in close.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Stan works over Keinänen with some ground and pound from guard.
Stan landing some decent shots from guard.
Stan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keinänen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stan is one step ahead there.
Stan lands a couple of digs.
Stan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Keinänen is rocked!
Stan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Keinänen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keinänen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Keinänen covers up, he's hurt! Stan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Stan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Stan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Stan!
A victorious Greg Stan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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