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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen comes to the cage accompanied by Cow herd - Fields. Rauno Tynkkynen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 cm
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218 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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193 cm
20
211 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Young Blood! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blood moves to clinch but Tynkkynen breaks away so Tynkkynen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Blood keeping full guard, as Tynkkynen tries to pass. Tynkkynen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Blood looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tynkkynen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Blood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tynkkynen passes into half guard.
Tynkkynen prevents Blood from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tynkkynen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. We've been hearing good reports from Tynkkynen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Tynkkynen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blood trying to control here.
Tynkkynen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Tynkkynen prevents Blood from improving his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Blood is trying to maintain the position but Tynkkynen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Tynkkynen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Blood trying to control but Tynkkynen postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tynkkynen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tynkkynen punishes Blood's body with a nice straight punch. Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tynkkynen misses with a hook. Tynkkynen throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range. Blood wants to clinch up but Tynkkynen keeps it at a distance. Blood is looking to clinch. Blood tries to clinch there but Tynkkynen circles away.
Blood clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tynkkynen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Blood tries to pull guard but Tynkkynen forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Tynkkynen misses with a short punch on the inside. Tynkkynen misses with a body punch.
Tynkkynen stalling in the clinch.
Tynkkynen scores with a shoulder strike. Good body shot from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a hook to the side of the head. Blood blocks an uppercut.
Tynkkynen leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tynkkynen. Blood is trying to break the clinch but Tynkkynen has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tynkkynen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blood up against the cage. Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
Tynkkynen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Blood tries to clinch up. Blood wants to clinch and Tynkkynen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Blood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blood tries to clinch and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Blood closes the distance looking to clinch and Tynkkynen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Blood slips a jab from Tynkkynen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Tynkkynen dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blood slips under a jab. Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tynkkynen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tynkkynen lands a body shot.
Blood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tynkkynen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Blood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tynkkynen uses from the top position. Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tynkkynen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tynkkynen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now. Tynkkynen is standing up over Blood. Blood looks to escape but Tynkkynen dives into side control.
Blood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tynkkynen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Tynkkynen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tynkkynen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Blood takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blood is trying to control Tynkkynen's posture but Tynkkynen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Blood tries to bench press Tynkkynen off him but Tynkkynen keeps the position. Blood stops Tynkkynen from passing to mount. Tynkkynen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Tynkkynen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. The strikes coming from Tynkkynen are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Tynkkynen grinds an elbow into Blood's temple. The ground and pound from Tynkkynen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. An elbow from Tynkkynen crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tynkkynen takes a little break here. Blood wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Tynkkynen misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Tynkkynen wants to control but Blood is keeping him busy. Tynkkynen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Tynkkynen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Blood tries to get back to half guard but can't. Blood is trying to escape the position but Tynkkynen is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Tynkkynen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blood taking punishment in the form of punches.
Blood is letting Tynkkynen control him for a moment. Tynkkynen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blood keeps working. Tynkkynen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blood can do to turn this around? Tynkkynen looks up at the clock and then as Blood takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tynkkynen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rauno Tynkkynen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The ground and pound from Tynkkynen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Blood can't do much from the bottom here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Tynkkynen dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tynkkynen scores with a jab. Blood clinches. Blood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Blood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tynkkynen scores with an uppercut up the middle. Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tynkkynen connects with a jab. Tynkkynen sizes up Blood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blood is rocked! Tynkkynen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Tynkkynen finish him? Rauno Tynkkynen is winning the standup battle so far. Tynkkynen throws a body shot but no joy. Young Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blood tries to clinch up and Tynkkynen counters with a big left hand that crumples Blood! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rauno Tynkkynen! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rauno Tynkkynen made sure he mentioned Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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