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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rannanjarvi comes to the cage accompanied by Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Young!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rannanjarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Young moves out of range as Rannanjarvi throws a body kick.
Rannanjarvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Rannanjarvi misses
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Rannanjarvi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young connects with a leg kick. Rannanjarvi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Rannanjarvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rannanjarvi!
Nice jab there from Rannanjarvi.
Young connects with a right hand. Rannanjarvi shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws a head kick but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young slips under a jab.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from Rannanjarvi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rannanjarvi backs up against the cage.
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rannanjarvi's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rannanjarvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young cracks Rannanjarvi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rannanjarvi.
Young takes a swing at Rannanjarvi's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rannanjarvi.
A head kick by Young misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rannanjarvi tried to score with a low kick but Young checks it.
Rannanjarvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body kick.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Rannanjarvi throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a series of punches but Rannanjarvi avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Rannanjarvi's shoulder, as Rannanjarvi tries to avoid the shot.
Young blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rannanjarvi.
Young misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi misses with a body kick.
Rannanjarvi throws a big shot that misses.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Rannanjarvi avoids the head kick by Young.
Rannanjarvi blocks a head kick by Young.
Patrick Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rannanjarvi staying out of range there.
Young blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Rannanjarvi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rannanjarvi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rannanjarvi avoids the head kick by Young.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Rannanjarvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rannanjarvi misses with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rannanjarvi wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs.
Rannanjarvi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rannanjarvi scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rannanjarvi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rannanjarvi lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
Young blocks a head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young misses with a combination
and Rannanjarvi counters with an inside leg kick.
Rannanjarvi digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rannanjarvi was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi blocks a head kick by Young.
Rannanjarvi lands the left hand.
Rannanjarvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Rannanjarvi slips the punch.
Rannanjarvi thows a body kick. Young tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rannanjarvi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
Rannanjarvi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws out a leg kick but Rannanjarvi moves out of range and Young only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Antti Rannanjarvi is winning the standup battle so far.
Young lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antti Rannanjarvi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rannanjarvi with a jab.
Young takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rannanjarvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rannanjarvi.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Rannanjarvi's defenses.
Young misses with a combination
and Rannanjarvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Rannanjarvi cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rannanjarvi to counter with a crisp jab.
Young catches Rannanjarvi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Young blocks a head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Young lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rannanjarvi misses with a low kick.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young throws a head kick but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rannanjarvi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rannanjarvi!
Young avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Rannanjarvi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rannanjarvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young throws a head kick but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rannanjarvi.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Antti Rannanjarvi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a big head kick but Young shrugs it off.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rannanjarvi tries to score with a low kick but Young moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rannanjarvi blocks a head kick by Young.
Nice shot lands for Rannanjarvi.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rannanjarvi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Patrick Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rannanjarvi lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rannanjarvi slips a straight right by Young.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Young misses
and Rannanjarvi counters with a thumping low kick.
Rannanjarvi lands a slapping body shot.
Rannanjarvi scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young throws a head kick that Rannanjarvi semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antti Rannanjarvi.
Well Rannanjarvi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Rannanjarvi!
Antti Rannanjarvi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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