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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teo Rantanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rantanen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bats of love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Itaniemi's choice of entrance music: Volbeat - Still Counting. Urho Itaniemi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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208 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teo Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantanen missing with a left hand there. Itaniemi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rantanen scores a takedown into full mount!
Itaniemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rantanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Itaniemi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Itaniemi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rantanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rantanen is looking for a triangle but Itaniemi pushes his legs off easily.
Rantanen looking for a guillotine here but Itaniemi defends easily.
Rantanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rantanen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Itaniemi gets to his feet - Rantanen follows without any prompting.
Itaniemi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rantanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Itaniemi.
Still in the clinch, Itaniemi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Itaniemi is pressed up against the cage. Rantanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Itaniemi down to the mat. Itaniemi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that Rantanen avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Itaniemi on the inside.
Itaniemi lands with a light punch inside.
Rantanen looking for a takedown.
Itaniemi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Itaniemi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Urho Itaniemi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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