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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Bandit (ranked 2323 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 192 p4p, 162 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18 - 13 - 0 |
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163 cm
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30 - 24 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meine throws out the jab.
A low kick from Meine is predictable there
and Meine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bandit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bandit throws a front kick that sends Meine stumbling back into the cage.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Meine.
Bandit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Bandit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meine needs to keep his hands up - Bandit had a free shot at his head there.
Meine misses the shot to the body.
Meine tries to move into range but Bandit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bandit staying out of range there.
Meine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandit throws out the jab.
Meine scores with a nice right hand.
Meine moves away from the strike by Bandit.
Bandit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandit walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Meine as he checks the leg kick.
Bandit defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
As Meine looks to move away, Bandit throws a big counter combo but Meine just gets out of the way.
Bandit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bandit scores with a sloppy right hand. Meine should have avoided that one.
Bandit throws a right hand that Meine ducks under and follows up with a left that Meine also avoids with ease.
Bandit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meine scores with a hook to the body. Bandit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bandit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meine is rocked!
Bandit wants to clinch.
Meine is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandit finish him?
Bandit lands a nice hook to Meine's body. Meine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meine seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meine! But no joy.
Bandit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meine.
Bandit loads up on a big right hand but Meine slips the punch.
Meine throws a wild body kick that Bandit sees coming a mile off.
Bandit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bandit rushes Meine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands with a light punch inside.
Bandit is pushing Meine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bandit pulls guard.
Bandit wants to sweep but no luck.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandit wants to sweep but no luck.
Bandit controlling Meine's posture.
Bandit looking for a guillotine here but Meine defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bandit is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine looking to control.
Bandit preventing the sweep.
Bandit passes into half guard.
Bandit is controlling the pace.
Bandit is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Meine reverses the position - he's now on top in Bandit's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Meine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bandit tries to get to full guard but Meine has control of the leg.
Meine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bandit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meine.
Bandit trying to control but Meine postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Bandit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meine moves out of range as Bandit strikes.
Meine loads up on a big right hand but Bandit slips the punch.
Meine misses with a head kick.
Meine slips a jab from Bandit.
Bandit throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Meine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meine lands with a nice body kick.
Meine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandit misses the target.
Bandit backing away here, and Meine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Meine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandit swings widly with a right hand
and Meine counters with a nice uppercut.
Meine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandit throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
Bandit throws a big shot that misses.
Meine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meine tries to land a leg kick but Bandit saw it coming and moves away.
Meine lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine missing with a left hand there. Bandit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandit misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Meine misses.
Bandit throws a big shot that misses.
Bandit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bandit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Little Bandit is winning the standup battle so far.
Meine moves away from the strike by Bandit.
A jab from Meine finds it's way through Bandit's defenses.
Bandit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bandit wants the takedown. Meine is fighting it off but Bandit persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meine's guard against the cage.
Meine looking for a guillotine here but Bandit defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandit trying to move into half guard but instead Meine has managed to sweep!
Meine sitting in guard here, content to control.
Meine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandit working for a triangle but Meine defends it easily.
Meine trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bandit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Meine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Meine forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine is taking a breather. Bandit 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.
Bandit trying to get back to full guard but Meine takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bandit is trying to escape the mount.
Meine avoids the attempt from Bandit to control.
Bandit is looking to get to half guard.
Meine controlling from the full mount.
Meine avoids the attempt from Bandit to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine trying to control but Bandit is having none of it.
Bandit tries to hold on but Meine pushes him away.
Meine prevents Bandit from getting the reversal.
Bandit looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Meine is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bandit has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bandit!
Meine pulls Bandit in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Little Bandit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bandit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Meine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandit.
Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandit throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Bandit misses the shot to the body.
Bandit misses with a wild body shot.
Bandit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meine can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandit. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meine looks for the body kick but Bandit saw that one coming.
Meine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine misses with a body shot.
Meine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Meine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandit throws a shot from downtown. Meine moves away and avoids it.
Meine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meine ducks right into an uppercut from Bandit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine misses with a leg kick.
Bandit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meine. Meine obviously looking to wear him down.
Bandit misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Meine.
Meine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandit throws a big shot that misses.
Meine follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bandit needs to keep his hands up - Meine had a free shot at his head there.
Meine's corner calls for a 1-2. Meine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Meine misses with a straight left.
Meine misses with a looping left.
Meine fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandit swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands with a nice body punch.
Rudolf Meine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandit misses with a looping right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meine throws a head kick but Bandit moves out of range.
Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandit missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Meine misses.
Meine lands with a nice body kick.
Bandit throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandit misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandit, as that shot connected.
Bandit moves in looking to clinch but Meine pushes him off.
Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandit as he connects with a hook.
Bandit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bandit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bandit drags the fight down to the ground.
Meine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bandit is keeping the position for now.
Bandit working a defensive guard here.
Bandit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meine defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking to control.
Bandit wants to sweep here but Meine controlling him for the moment.
Bandit controls Meine momentarily but Meine frees himself.
Bandit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bandit trying to keep a closed guard but Meine is proving a slippery customer.
Meine advances to half guard.
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 Little Bandit.
Well Bandit 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Bandit!
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energy
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mgr
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