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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 315 p4p, 518 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 39 p4p, 63 weight class). Reino Ruttu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anton Ilmarinen's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ilmarinen checks it well.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen lands a nice hook to Ruttu's body. Ruttu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruttu lands a jab to the head.
Ilmarinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Ruttu is quick to defend against it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ilmarinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruttu - the referee stops the clock and Ilmarinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruttu. Ilmarinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Ruttu is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ilmarinen as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruttu but Ruttu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Ruttu misses
so Ilmarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ruttu wants to control but Ilmarinen passes easily into half guard.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruttu defending well though.
Ilmarinen is taking a breather. Ruttu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruttu is controlling Ilmarinen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ilmarinen is thwarting Ruttu's attempts to control the position.
Ilmarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruttu tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruttu throws a hook but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Ruttu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen moves into range and clinches up with Ruttu.
Ruttu tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruttu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Ilmarinen punishes Ruttu's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ruttu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruttu misses with a hook
and Ilmarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruttu's guard.
Ruttu is looking to stand back up but Ilmarinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruttu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttu is looking to escape.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ilmarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Ilmarinen misses its intended target.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Ruttu looks to throw a body kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ruttu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ilmarinen manages to pass to side control.
Ruttu trying to hold on to Ilmarinen's head to control him but Ilmarinen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruttu to regain full guard.
Ilmarinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruttu wants to stand but Ilmarinen is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruttu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ilmarinen distracts Ruttu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilmarinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruttu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruttu trying to keep a closed guard but Ilmarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen controlling from the top position.
Ilmarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttu is retaining full guard.
Ilmarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ilmarinen blocks the low kick.
Ilmarinen misses with a double jab
and Ruttu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ilmarinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ilmarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruttu counters with a good, hard body kick but Ilmarinen shrugs it off.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ruttu finds it's way through Ilmarinen's defenses.
Ruttu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ilmarinen misses with a body punch
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruttu.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruttu misses the target.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Ruttu avoids it well and moves away.
Ruttu throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Ruttu avoids it well and moves away.
Ruttu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Ilmarinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruttu throws a leg kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ruttu!
Ruttu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown but Ruttu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruttu misses with a straight left.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Ruttu avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reino Ruttu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ilmarinen wants to clinch.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Ruttu moved out of range.
Ruttu stuffs the takedown attempt from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu looks to land a right hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruttu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anton Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruttu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ilmarinen wants to free his trapped foot but Ruttu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ilmarinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ilmarinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruttu tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen slips a nice elbow through Ruttu's hands, connecting with Ruttu's forehead.
Ilmarinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ruttu is trying to maintain the position but Ilmarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Ilmarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen controlling the pace.
Ruttu trying to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Ruttu misses.
Ruttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilmarinen lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Ruttu misses.
Ruttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ilmarinen throws out the jab.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Ilmarinen misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Ilmarinen is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen misses with a body punch
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruttu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ilmarinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ilmarinen!
An out of breath Anton Ilmarinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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