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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Stuff. Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale with a hook.
Savitaipale drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Savitaipale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savitaipale.
Roberts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Savitaipale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts is staying active underneath Savitaipale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Savitaipale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savitaipale trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Savitaipale in his half guard.
Savitaipale working Roberts over with strikes.
Savitaipale thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Roberts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savitaipale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savitaipale is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Savitaipale is very close to passing his half guard.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Savitaipale working the head and body with strikes.
My spies in Malmi Aitta inform me that Savitaipale has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savitaipale.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Savitaipale in particular looking to stall.
Savitaipale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roberts has hold of Savitaipale's hands but Savitaipale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Savitaipale wants to work for an arm triangle but Roberts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale with the ground and pound but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savitaipale is stalling in the full guard.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Savitaipale from controlling successfully.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Savitaipale throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Savitaipale looking for a guillotine here but Roberts defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savitaipale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roberts's head.
Roberts has hold of Savitaipale's hands but Savitaipale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Savitaipale with the ground and pound but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Savitaipale won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Roberts misses with a kick to the body.
Savitaipale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Savitaipale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Savitaipale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Savitaipale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savitaipale fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Savitaipale working the strikes but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Savitaipale looks to land a strike but Roberts avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savitaipale.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Savitaipale from controlling successfully.
Savitaipale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savitaipale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Savitaipale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Savitaipale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Savitaipale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savitaipale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savitaipale trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Savitaipale trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Savitaipale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savitaipale works over Roberts with some ground and pound from guard.
Savitaipale postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
Savitaipale is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Savitaipale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savitaipale is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Savitaipale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savitaipale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Savitaipale chips away with some ground and pound.
Savitaipale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roberts is rocked!
Savitaipale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savitaipale throws a big right hand that misses.
Savitaipale chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savitaipale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savitaipale stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Savitaipale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Roberts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savitaipale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savitaipale gets to his feet and stands over Roberts, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Roberts felt that one! Savitaipale unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Roberts from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atte Savitaipale!
Max Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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