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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perus Jamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet - Monster . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perus Jamppa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamppa is looking to score with low kicks.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamppa tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamppa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamppa fails to land with a series of punches.
River misses with a hook. Jamppa ducked under it nicely.
Jamppa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jamppa.
River scores with a jab to the head.
River throws a series of punches but Jamppa avoids them all with ease.
Jamppa is looking to clinch.
River scores with a body shot.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamppa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamppa blocking some punches.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamppa's elbow.
River working hard to break the clinch.
River tries to work over Jamppa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River goes for a takedown attempt but Jamppa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
River misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opie River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River darts in looking for a takedown but Jamppa gets double underhooks and turns River into the cage.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamppa.
Jamppa stalls.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamppa leaning against his opponent.
River is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
River taking a breather.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Jamppa controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River manages to break the clinch.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jamppa checks a leg kick nicely.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jamppa counters with a series of strikes. River will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamppa tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River misses with a body shot.
Perus Jamppa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River lands a body shot.
Jamppa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamppa manages to avoid it.
River dodges the punch combination from Jamppa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamppa manages to avoid it.
River misses with a hook.
River avoids a kick to the body.
River is looking to wear down Jamppa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
River tests Jamppa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamppa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River misses the shot to the body.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
River scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River throws a lazy right hand but Jamppa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River lands with a right hand.
Perus Jamppa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
River misses with an uppercut. Jamppa saw that one coming.
Opie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a leg kick which misses Jamppa's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamppa tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Jamppa misses.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Jamppa does no damage.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River misses with a looping right.
Jamppa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
Jamppa avoids the body shot from River.
Jamppa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jamppa duly obliges.
River misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Jamppa throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River swings for the body but Jamppa moves out of range.
Jamppa misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jamppa. Those never looked like landing.
River throws out a loose jab but Jamppa uses good head movement to avoid it.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from River.
River misses the shot to the body.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamppa was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamppa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Jamppa wants to clinch.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jamppa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamppa tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamppa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamppa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
River bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jamppa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
River is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jamppa has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamppa wants to control but River postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa wants to get back to his feet but River drags him back down.
Jamppa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
River is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jamppa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jamppa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from River!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Opie River!
After winning the bout, Opie River thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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