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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ao Ki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Rami Astalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ao Ki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki tries to clinch there but Astalo circles away.
Astalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Astalo throws a body kick that misses
and Ki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Astalo keeping full guard, as Ki tries to pass.
Astalo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Astalo wants to sweep here but Ki controlling him for the moment.
Ki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Astalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astalo keeping moving, preventing Ki from controlling successfully.
Ki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ki trying to control the position from guard on top but Astalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Astalo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo trying to control the position.
Ki slips nicely into half guard.
Astalo is concentrating on defense, preventing Ki from advancing position.
Ki prevents Astalo from improving his position.
Astalo trying to control from the bottom.
Ki works his way into full mount!
Ki content just to control the position here.
Astalo is trying desperately to improve position.
Ki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo is trying to escape the mount.
Astalo is squirming around, avoiding Ki's attempts to control the action.
Astalo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ki in particular looking to stall.
Ki is thwarting Astalo's attempts to control the position.
Astalo wants to improve his position but Ki is controlling well.
Ki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Astalo trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astalo tries to roll over but Ki keeps him under control.
Ki slows the pace down in half guard.
Astalo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ki passes to full mount!
Astalo wants to control but Ki is having none of it.
Ki fails to move to back control.
Ki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Astalo is looking to escape.
Astalo is looking to improve his position but Ki isn't that keen on the idea.
Ki looking to control but Astalo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Astalo is working to get back to half guard.
Astalo tries to lock up and control but Ki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Astalo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ao Ki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ki shoots in but Astalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Astalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Astalo misses
and Ki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ki.
Ki won't allow Astalo to sweep him here.
Astalo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Astalo tries to get out of the position.
Ki trying to control the position from guard on top but Astalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Astalo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Astalo wants to get back to full guard.
Ki trying to control from half guard but Astalo is working away.
Ki works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki fails to move to back control.
Astalo is working to get back to half guard.
Ki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki trying to control but Astalo is having none of it.
Astalo working to try and regain half guard.
Ki forces the positional change into back control.
Ki working for a choke but Astalo is defending well.
Ki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Astalo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo fending off the submission attempt from Ki.
Astalo trying to control the hands but Ki won't let him.
Astalo is in bad spot here.
Astalo is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Ki has locked on a rear naked choke here! Astalo is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ao Ki!
Ao Ki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RAGS of a RONIN for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Rami Astalo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing to say but fuck off,gonna smoke joint or two'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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