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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
17 - 3 - 1 |
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215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Riverboat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tikkanen shoots for a takedown but Riverboat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riverboat throws a shot from downtown. Tikkanen moves away and avoids it.
Riverboat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tikkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tikkanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Riverboat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tikkanen throws an elbow that misses. Riverboat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tikkanen's guard. Nice move by Riverboat!
Tikkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riverboat defends it easily.
Tikkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tikkanen, not yet.
Riverboat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tikkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riverboat has managed to get both his arms back between Tikkanen's legs - danger averted.
Riverboat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tikkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riverboat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tikkanen tries to improve position but can't.
Riverboat trying to control the action but Tikkanen is working from the bottom.
Tikkanen tries to buck Riverboat off but Riverboat is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tikkanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Riverboat wants to stand but Tikkanen has his arm trapped.
Riverboat working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tikkanen is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikkanen wants to control but Riverboat postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tikkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riverboat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tikkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riverboat in his tracks.
Riverboat leaves Tikkanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Tikkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riverboat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tikkanen throws a jab when Riverboat was well out of range.
Tikkanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tikkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tikkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riverboat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkanen manages to avoid it.
Riverboat blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Tikkanen coming out on top.
Tikkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riverboat pinned against the cage. Riverboat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a low kick.
Riverboat looks to score with a jab to the body but Tikkanen is just out of range.
Tikkanen tries to work over Riverboat's front leg with a kick but Riverboat checks it.
Brett Riverboat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen misses with a body kick.
Tikkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Riverboat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tikkanen doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Riverboat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tikkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riverboat throws a combination that misses
so Tikkanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riverboat has momentary wrist control but Tikkanen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen with a nice head shot there.
Tikkanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riverboat parries the strikes from Tikkanen easily there. Tikkanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riverboat to escape.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tikkanen lands a nice forearm strike.
Tikkanen working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tikkanen trying to control the action but Riverboat is working from the bottom.
Riverboat parries the strikes from Tikkanen easily there. Tikkanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riverboat to escape.
Tikkanen is looking to take a break and control but Riverboat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riverboat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tikkanen off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen tries to escape but Riverboat has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Riverboat tries to get the hooks in deep but Tikkanen pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tikkanen tries for a takedown but Riverboat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tikkanen shoots in for a takedown but Riverboat shows good takedown defense.
Tikkanen wants to clinch.
Riverboat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riverboat slips a jab from Tikkanen.
Riverboat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Tikkanen misses with a straight right.
Riverboat throws an overhand right that lands on Tikkanen's shoulder, as Tikkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Riverboat, looking for a takedown. Tikkanen pushes Riverboat against the cage but Riverboat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Tikkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riverboat, right into the meat.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riverboat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen connects with a body shot.
Tikkanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riverboat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riverboat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tikkanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riverboat throws a right and a left that Tikkanen avoids nicely.
Tikkanen throws a jab when Riverboat was well out of range.
Esa Tikkanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Riverboat.
Riverboat tries a low kick but Tikkanen avoids it.
Tikkanen misses with the combination.
Riverboat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tikkanen checks it well.
Tikkanen scores with the left hand. Riverboat knows he should have avoided that one.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches.
Tikkanen pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riverboat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tikkanen's guard.
Esa Tikkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tikkanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riverboat pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is looking for a sweep. Riverboat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tikkanen wants to control but Riverboat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tikkanen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riverboat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tikkanen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Riverboat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tikkanen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen trying to hold on to Riverboat's head to control him but Riverboat postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Esa Tikkanen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tikkanen tests Riverboat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tikkanen throws the left hand but Riverboat avoids the punch easily.
Tikkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tikkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riverboat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riverboat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brett Riverboat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tikkanen darts in trying to clinch
and Riverboat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Tikkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tikkanen 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's how you gonna beat 'em, Esa. They keep underestimating you.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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