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QFC Tournament 969 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Weathers (ranked 4308 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 4186 p4p, 427 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Weathers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roberts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Weathers is rocked!
Roberts loads up on a big left hand. Weathers felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Roberts looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Weathers can't hide his disappointment, as Roberts celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Diaz (ranked 4155 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Shiv (ranked 4163 p4p, 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glass Shiv!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Shiv backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Glass Shiv has been cut.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Shiv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiv circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a head kick but Shiv moves out of range.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shiv looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shiv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shiv counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiv avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Shiv is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiv throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz feints a jab promting Shiv to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shiv slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shiv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shiv counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Shiv counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Shiv counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shiv! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Shiv as Diaz shoots in.
Shiv dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Shiv scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Shiv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Shiv misses.
John Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiv lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shiv.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiv connects with a crisp jab.
Shiv connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Shiv scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiv paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glass Shiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shiv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiv lands a jab to the nose.
Shiv jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Shiv with a jab.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shiv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiv misses with a wild body shot.
Shiv's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shiv counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Shiv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Shiv circles away easily
and Shiv counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut lands for Shiv. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Shiv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz slips under a jab from Shiv.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shiv.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Shiv on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Shiv dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glass Shiv's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shiv scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Shiv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Shiv lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Shiv, which made it look bad.
Decent striking displayed by Shiv there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Shiv counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Shiv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shiv slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Shiv misses with a straight left.
Diaz tries to bum rush Shiv with a series of wild strikes but Shiv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shiv.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shiv scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shiv cracks Diaz with a good jab.
A jab from Shiv misses.
Shiv fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz throws a right hand that Shiv ducks under and follows up with a left that Shiv also avoids with ease.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diaz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Shiv.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Shiv counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiv lands with a cross.
Diaz tries to clinch but Shiv is having none of it.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Shiv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiv punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shiv uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shiv lands a jab.
Shiv has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Shiv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shiv! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Shiv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Shiv looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Shiv as he connects with a hook.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shiv is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Shiv might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shiv's corner calls for a 1-2. Shiv obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shiv throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Shiv to counter with a crisp jab.
Shiv lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shiv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiv jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiv takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shiv.
Shiv stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shiv wants it to stay on the feet.
Shiv doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shiv ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Shiv scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Glass Shiv seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shiv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Shiv connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Shiv lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Shiv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glass Shiv'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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Shiv let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shiv misses the jab.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Shiv avoids it well.
Shiv with a jab.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shiv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shiv displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiv bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Shiv counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiv connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Shiv on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shiv scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Shiv counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shiv sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Shiv looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shiv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Shiv had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Shiv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiv circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shiv, as that shot connected.
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!
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz throws a leg kick
letting Shiv counter with a right hand.
Diaz moves forwards but Shiv connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shiv cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Shiv.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiv cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
John Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shiv counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Shiv counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shiv.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shiv waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
A lazy left from Shiv finds it's target.
Shiv jabs at Diaz's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diaz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Shiv finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shiv counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiv lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shiv connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shiv dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Shiv.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Shiv counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Shiv misses.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz misses with a combination
enabling Shiv to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glass Shiv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shiv 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Glass Shiv!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Glass Shiv!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Glass Shiv!
Glass Shiv wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Glass Shiv 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krisis Gudlevskis (ranked 4596 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Conrad (ranked 4523 p4p, 0 weight class). Krisis Gudlevskis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisis Gudlevskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gudlevskis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Conrad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gudlevskis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conrad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gudlevskis wants to sweep but no luck.
Gudlevskis looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Conrad wanted to stand there but Gudlevskis had control of the position.
Conrad controlling from the top position.
Gudlevskis wants to control but Conrad passes easily into half guard.
Gudlevskis wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conrad is taking a breather. Gudlevskis 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.
Gudlevskis trying to hold on to Conrad's head to control him but Conrad postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gudlevskis leaves Conrad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Conrad tries to get set, Gudlevskis tries to push him back and clinch up but Conrad manages to avoid the attempt.
Conrad moves into the clinch.
Conrad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gudlevskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Conrad circles away.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conrad dives in and scores a takedown into Gudlevskis's guard.
Gudlevskis wants to sweep here but Conrad controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad landing with the ground and pound.
Conrad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gudlevskis's head.
Gudlevskis controls Conrad momentarily but Conrad frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad stays in close to Gudlevskis's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gudlevskis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gudlevskis working a defensive guard here.
That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Conrad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gudlevskis keeping full guard, as Conrad tries to pass.
Conrad postures up.
Conrad won't allow Gudlevskis to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gudlevskis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conrad avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gudlevskis dives in for a single leg takedown but Conrad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conrad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Conrad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conrad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Conrad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Conrad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gudlevskis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gudlevskis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gudlevskis being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudlevskis is trying to keep Conrad in close.
Conrad cracks Gudlevskis with a solid left hand.
Gudlevskis looking for a sweep. Not yet Gudlevskis, not yet.
Conrad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Conrad trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gudlevskis's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gudlevskis tries to clinch up.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conrad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gudlevskis is looking to reverse the position.
Conrad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad controlling from side mount.
Jesse Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conrad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gudlevskis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conrad's guard! Nice work there by Gudlevskis!
Conrad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gudlevskis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gudlevskis trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudlevskis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Conrad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Conrad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conrad wants to stand up but Gudlevskis is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conrad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gudlevskis trying to control but Conrad is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gudlevskis is really struggling to control Conrad but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gudlevskis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conrad swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conrad swinging wildly here.
Gudlevskis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gudlevskis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Conrad's guard.
Gudlevskis trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gudlevskis stopping the sweep attempt from Conrad.
Gudlevskis tries to free his leg and advance position but Conrad is retaining full guard.
Conrad is looking to stand up but Gudlevskis isn't so interested in that idea.
Gudlevskis stopping the sweep attempt from Conrad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudlevskis prevents Conrad from getting back to his feet.
Conrad pulls Gudlevskis in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conrad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudlevskis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Conrad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gudlevskis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Conrad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Conrad trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Gudlevskis's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gudlevskis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Conrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gudlevskis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gudlevskis trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Gudlevskis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conrad is desperately trying to improve his position but Gudlevskis has a good base and remains in mount.
Gudlevskis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gudlevskis tries to control but Conrad wriggling away.
Conrad tries to hold on but Gudlevskis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Conrad tries to buck Gudlevskis off but he can't manage it.
Gudlevskis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gudlevskis tries to control but Conrad wriggling away.
Conrad wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gudlevskis.
Krisis Gudlevskis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conrad has given up his back here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krisis Gudlevskis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jesse Conrad!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Krisis Gudlevskis!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jesse Conrad!
Jesse Conrad wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Loki (ranked 4160 p4p, 424 weight class) and Lets Go (ranked 4154 p4p, 0 weight class). Lets Go has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Loki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lets Go!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Go misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Go throws a left and a right that both miss
so Loki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Loki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Go has control of Loki's left arm, preventing Loki from doing any damage.
Loki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Go works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Go working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loki.
Go wants to stand and escape but Loki is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loki trying to control but Go is working from the bottom.
Loki wants to pass the guard but Go is keeping the position.
Loki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loki's guard.
Loki trying to control the position.
Go controlling from the top position.
Go stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Go is still trying to improve position.
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.
Go won't allow Loki to sweep him here.
Loki is working hard here to advance position.
Go wants to control from the top but Loki keeps moving.
Loki looking to control.
Go is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loki dodges the punch combination from Go.
Go tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Loki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loki.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Go is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Loki stopping the sweep attempt from Go.
Loki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Go looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Go looking to control.
Loki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loki chips away with some ground and pound.
Loki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Go is proving hard to escape from.
Loki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Go is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Go looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loki distracts Go with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Loki throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loki stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Go throws up his legs and catches Loki in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Loki tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Go! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lets Go!
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