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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Ruponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janne Ruponen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Hardcore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janne Ruponen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore looks to land a combination but Ruponen avoids it well.
Hardcore misses with the combination.
Ruponen moves in looking to clinch but Hardcore pushes him off.
Ruponen throws a series of punches but Hardcore avoids them all with ease.
Hardcore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardcore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a series of strikes. Hardcore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruponen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruponen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruponen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruponen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardcore circles away.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a solid body kick.
Some wild striking there from Hardcore.
Ruponen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardcore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Ruponen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Ruponen counters with a leg kick.
Ruponen lands with a shot to the body.
Hardcore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardcore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardcore misses with a wild combination.
Ruponen throws a nice looking combination but Hardcore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a solid body kick.
Hardcore is breathing heavily.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Ruponen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardcore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a body kick.
Ruponen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruponen wants to clinch.
Ruponen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardcore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruponen counters with a series of strikes. Hardcore will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardcore tries to break free but Ruponen pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardcore.
Ruponen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruponen lands with a left to the head.
Ruponen can't break the clinch.
Ruponen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ruponen as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ruponen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardcore is defending well for now.
Hardcore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruponen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Hardcore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardcore dodges the punch combination from Ruponen.
Ruponen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricky Hardcore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruponen cracks a nice hook into Hardcore's ribs.
Hardcore tries to bum rush Ruponen with a series of wild strikes but Ruponen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruponen tries to clinch there but Hardcore circles away.
A head kick misses from Ruponen.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ruponen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore throws a series of punches but Ruponen moves out of range.
Hardcore circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Hardcore misses.
Hardcore misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Hardcore.
Hardcore throws a series of punches but Ruponen avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hardcore.
Ruponen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters by clinching up.
Hardcore prevents Ruponen from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruponen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hardcore is trying to push Ruponen away but Ruponen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ruponen tries to circle away but Hardcore has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Ruponen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Ruponen.
Ruponen lands with a good body shot.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruponen stalling.
Ruponen is trying to stall.
Hardcore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruponen has Hardcore pressed against the ropes, preventing Hardcore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruponen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore connects with a right hand. Ruponen shakes it off.
It looks like Janne Ruponen has been cut.
Ruponen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruponen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruponen throws a combination that misses
and Hardcore counters with a three punch combo that has Ruponen backing up. Ruponen nods at Hardcore to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardcore takes one to the chin there.
Hardcore blocks a jab.
No joy there for Ruponen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardcore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Hardcore. Those never looked like landing.
Hardcore moves out of range as Ruponen strikes.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruponen counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruponen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janne Ruponen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruponen counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruponen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardcore rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardcore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruponen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hardcore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruponen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruponen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruponen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardcore throws a nice looking combination but Ruponen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardcore misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Ruponen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruponen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruponen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hardcore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore misses with a double jab.
Hardcore throws a right hand that Ruponen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruponen also avoids with ease.
Ruponen wants to clinch.
Ruponen wants to slow Hardcore down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters with a three punch combo that has Hardcore backing up. Hardcore nods at Ruponen to acknowledge the strikes.
Ricky Hardcore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
letting Ruponen counter with a right hand.
A combination from Ruponen does no damage.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruponen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardcore won't allow it.
Ruponen has had enough of the clinch but Hardcore keeps him there for the moment.
Hardcore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruponen's efforts to push away.
Ruponen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hardcore keeps control of Ruponen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardcore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruponen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a head kick.
Hardcore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Hardcore coming out on top.
Hardcore fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardcore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruponen dodges the punch combination from Hardcore.
Ruponen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardcore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruponen tries to clinch but Hardcore moves out of range.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruponen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruponen scores with a head kick. Hardcore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruponen moves in looking to clinch but Hardcore pushes him off.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a series of strikes. Hardcore will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Janne Ruponen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Janne Ruponen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ruponen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Hardcore.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ruponen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardcore throws a right hand that Ruponen ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruponen also avoids with ease.
Ruponen throws a head kick but Hardcore moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hardcore both land. Nice combination.
Ruponen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruponen misses with a body shot.
Hardcore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruponen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardcore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters with a series of strikes. Hardcore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a straight right hand.
Hardcore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardcore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardcore misses with a two punch combination.
Ruponen feints a jab promting Hardcore to slip. Ruponen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hardcore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a three punch combo that has Hardcore backing up. Hardcore nods at Ruponen to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruponen lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Hardcore does no damage.
A good leg kick by Ruponen.
Ruponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardcore.
Good exchange - Ruponen coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruponen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardcore won't allow it.
Hardcore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ruponen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruponen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardcore can't break the clinch.
Hardcore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore throws a nice looking combination but Ruponen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruponen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ruponen. Those never looked like landing.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Ruponen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardcore's knee momentarily.
Hardcore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruponen's head backwards.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruponen counters with a two punch combo.
Ruponen tries to clinch but Hardcore moves out of range.
Hardcore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardcore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruponen misses with a combination
and Hardcore counters with a series of strikes. Ruponen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruponen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardcore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruponen has Hardcore up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hardcore breaks the clinch.
Ricky Hardcore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Ruponen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardcore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardcore swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruponen.
Hardcore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruponen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardcore throws out a loose jab but Ruponen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardcore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruponen back to the ropes. Hardcore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruponen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardcore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardcore fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruponen counters with a left and a right that stings Hardcore.
Sloppy strikes from Ruponen. Those never looked like landing.
Ruponen jabs at Hardcore's body.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruponen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Ruponen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruponen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Ruponen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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RATING
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