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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ala Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toni's choice of entrance music: Balck Betty -cover. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ala Toni!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni has Big up against the cage in a clinch.
Big managing to block the knees to the body from Toni.
Big breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big throws a series of punches but Toni avoids them all with ease.
Big keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Toni.
Toni throws a body kick that misses.
Toni keeps the fight on the outside.
Toni throws a nice head kick!
Toni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Toni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Big will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toni tries a head kick but it misses.
Ala Toni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toni tries to clinch but Big moves away
and Big counters by clinching up.
Toni is trying to break the clinch but Big has him pressed against the cage.
Toni wants to break free but Big has control.
Toni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Toni.
Toni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Big with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Big manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Toni stops Big from standing up.
Toni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Big. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Big has a closed guard, preventing Toni from standing up.
Big working a defensive guard here.
Big bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toni's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Big accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Big accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Big throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Big is stalling in the full guard.
Toni is looking to stand up but Big isn't so interested in that idea.
Toni looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toni is working an open guard so Big takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Big tries to land a leg kick but Toni saw it coming and moves away.
Toni tries to close the distance and clinch but Big swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Big wants to clinch up but Toni keeps it at a distance.
Big shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toni as he jumps to the side.
Toni lands a head kick!
Big takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Toni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Big with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Big. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toni lands with a slapping head kick.
Toni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Big on the side of the head.
Big darts in and clinches Toni up against the cage.
Toni prevents Big from breaking the clinch.
Big tries to pull guard but Toni won't allow it.
Big keeps control of Toni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toni landing knees to the body.
Toni taking a breather.
Big breaks from the clinch.
Big closes the distance and clinches up with Toni, looking for a takedown. Big pushes Toni against the cage but Toni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toni throws a sloppy head kick and Big moves out of range easily.
Toni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Big looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big is keen to just control but Toni is a slippery customer.
Toni makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Toni throws a head kick but Big moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Toni.
Big closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toni darts in trying to clinch
and Big counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Big.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Big preventing the sweep.
Big postures up and lands a big shot to Toni's brow.
Big stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Big will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Big looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Toni!
Big lands a heavy elbow.
Big looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big lands a big elbow.
Big with shots to the head and body - Toni looks very uncomfortable down there.
Toni working to try and regain half guard.
Big is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Toni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toni is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Big has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Toni's face.
Big breaks from Toni's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Big looking to control but Toni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toni wants to get back to his feet.
Big scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toni?
Big is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Toni has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two 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.
Toni is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Toni tries to buck Big off but he can't manage it.
Big controlling the pace for now.
Big looking to ground and pound but Toni is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Big cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Toni trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Toni is looking to get to half guard.
Big working the ground and pound effectively.
Big lands a big shot there that rocks Toni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Big throwing strikes here but Toni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Toni trying desperately to get to his feet.
Toni is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Toni is bucking up trying to escape but Big cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Big landing shots from mount.
Toni is trying to stand.
Big wants to control the pace but Toni is squirming around nicely.
Toni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Toni tries to hold on but Big pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big scoring with strikes but Toni is staying in there.
Toni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Big connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Big trying to control but Toni is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Big dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Big fails to land the takedown.
Big takes a swing at Toni's ribcage but misses.
Toni tries to clinch up
and Big counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Big gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Toni is looking to escape.
Big is thwarting Toni's attempts to control the position.
Big scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toni wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big 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.
Big moves nicely into side control.
Big landing a few strikes.
Toni defending against the ground and pound.
Big working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Toni wants to control but Big postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Big trying to control the action but Toni is working from the bottom.
Big lands an elbow.
Ala Toni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toni wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Big checks a low kick from Toni.
Toni throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Big to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Big closes the distance and clinches up with Toni, looking for a takedown. Big pushes Toni against the cage but Toni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rob Big is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ala Toni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toni tries to clinch but Big moves away
and Big counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Big loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Big lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Big postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Big working some strikes from top position.
Big trying to control the position from guard on top but Toni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big stops Toni from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Toni instigates a clinch.
Big breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Toni wants to clinch
and Big counters with a left and a right that stings Toni.
Toni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Big showed some decent athleticism there.
Big wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toni keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Big showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Big, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Big!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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