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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Slater (ranked 5080 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Halonen (ranked 5953 p4p, 589 weight class). Risto Halonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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180 cm
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166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renaldo Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Halonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonen forces Slater back against the cage and clinches.
Halonen is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halonen down to the mat. Halonen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Halonen throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halonen throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Halonen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
Halonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Halonen manages to avoid it.
Halonen moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Halonen uses from the top position.
Halonen trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Halonen being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Halonen.
Halonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halonen's head.
Halonen wants to stand but Slater is controlling the position.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater gets to his feet - Halonen follows without any prompting.
Halonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slater dodges the punch combination from Halonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slater is fending him off so far but Halonen persists. Nope, Slater circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater tries to counter by clinching up but Halonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Halonen is looking to clinch.
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Slater lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Halonen misses with a double jab
and Slater counters with a shoot takedown. Halonen fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halonen working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halonen's head.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater cracks Halonen with a solid left hand.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Halonen wants to stand and escape but Slater is having none of it.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Halonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater postures up.
Halonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.
Slater is in close to Halonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Halonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halonen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Slater manages to pass to side control.
Halonen wants to control but Slater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Slater gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slater is looking to improve his position.
Slater 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater manages to get to full guard.
Halonen won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater pulls Halonen in close to prevent any damage.
Halonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halonen is one step ahead there.
Renaldo Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halonen wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Halonen tries to stand but Slater is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slater is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Halonen has wrist control.
Slater is in close to Halonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Halonen's brow.
Halonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater with a nice head shot there.
Halonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Halonen is breathing heavily.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halonen's head.
Halonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.
Slater landing with the ground and pound.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halonen can do to turn this around?
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halonen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slater has passed into side control.
Slater looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater grinds an elbow into Halonen's temple.
Slater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Halonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slater gets to mount! Halonen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that second round.
That's time! Slater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Halonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Halonen tries to clinch up but Slater circles away and keeps his distance.
Slater throws a big counter combination but Halonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halonen throws a combination. Slater tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Renaldo Slater has been cut.
Halonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slater did well to prevent Halonen getting side control.
Slater manages to get to full guard.
Halonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater has his hands on Halonen's head, controlling the position.
Halonen passes Slater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater trying to control from the bottom.
Slater is trying to get back to full guard.
Halonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slater is rocked!
Halonen lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Slater is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halonen is trying to work for a kimura but Slater is defending well.
Halonen lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Slater! More strikes land and this one is all over! Halonen jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Halonen!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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