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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Kultainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 cm
22
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Kultainen! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Kultainen misses its intended target. A punch lands to the side of Key 's head but he takes it in his stride. Kultainen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Key lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Key is looking to clinch but Kultainen is avoiding it.
Kultainen looks to throw the jab but Key is out of range. Kultainen fails to land the takedown. Kultainen misses with a hook. Key drops Kultainen with a right and a left! Key comes rushing in but Kultainen regains his composure and manages to keep Key in guard.
It looks like Roni Kultainen has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Key working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Key gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Key moves in looking to clinch but Kultainen pushes him off. Key clinches up with Kultainen and pushes him back against the cage. Kultainen stops a takedown attempt from Key.
Key goes for a takedown attempt but Kultainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Key wants to clinch up but Kultainen keeps it at a distance. Key drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kultainen parries the strikes from Key easily there. Key is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kultainen to escape.
Key works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Key tries for a kimura but Kultainen is defending well. Key is breathing heavily. Kultainen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kultainen looking for submissions off his back. Key looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kultainen is looking to improve his position.
Key wants to work for an arm triangle but Kultainen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kultainen is pressing down on Key's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Key loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Kultainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Key throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kultainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Kultainen wants to sweep here but Key controlling him for the moment. Key lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Key throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kultainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Kultainen looking for a guillotine here but Key defends easily.
Kultainen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Key has his hands clasped together but Kultainen extends an breaks Key's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kultainen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roni Kultainen! Roni Kultainen is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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