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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joy Division - Atmosphere. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sibelius checks a leg kick nicely.
Sibelius fails with the takedown.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Sibelius circles away and keeps his distance.
Sibelius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
No luck for Sibelius with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sibelius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sibelius breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sibelius tightens his grip and picks Bruce up, before dumping him to the ground. Bruce manages to land in guard.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
Sibelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
Bruce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bruce keeping full guard, as Sibelius tries to pass.
Bruce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sibelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce tries to clinch but Sibelius is having none of it.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Sibelius wants a takedown.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sibelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Sibelius blocks it.
Sibelius jumps into guard, dragging Bruce to the mat.
Sibelius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bruce defends it easily.
Sibelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Sibelius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bruce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bruce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Sibelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sibelius is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruce not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four 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.
Sibelius wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sibelius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sibelius has his foot on Bruce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bruce works his way back into a safe position though.
Sibelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sibelius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bruce's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruce wants to clinch up but Sibelius keeps it at a distance.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Sibelius pushes him off.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Sibelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Sibelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce stuffs the takedown.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Sibelius closes the distance and clinches up with Bruce, looking for a takedown. Sibelius pushes Bruce against the cage but Bruce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sibelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sibelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Sibelius has a takedown stuffed.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Sibelius keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sibelius is trying to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Sibelius has hold of one of Bruce's legs. Bruce is fighting the takedown attempt but Sibelius gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Bruce is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius lands a couple of digs.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
Sibelius stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
Sibelius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sibelius working the head and body with strikes.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sibelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruce's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce gets back to full guard.
Bruce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sibelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sibelius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
Bruce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bruce looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruce, not yet.
That's four 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.
Sibelius postures up.
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Sibelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruce which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce tries to clinch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Sibelius lands a body shot.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that second round.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bruce tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Sibelius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruce pinned against the cage. Bruce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sibelius tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Sibelius circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Sibelius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruce tries to lock up and control but Sibelius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sibelius sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sibelius looking to finish with strikes here!
Bruce wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sibelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sibelius looking to ground and pound but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Sibelius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sibelius lands a big shot there that rocks Bruce but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bruce blocking the ground and pound.
Sibelius throws a strike there. Bruce manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruce's head.
Sibelius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bruce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking for a sweep. Sibelius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bruce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sibelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to clinch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sibelius is looking to wear down Bruce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruce closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce is working Sibelius over against the cage.
Sibelius turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bruce taking a bit of punishment here - Sibelius scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sibelius in side control, throwing shots but Bruce defends.
Bruce is not content to let Sibelius control the position.
Bruce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sibelius.
Bruce struggling a bit here.
Sibelius throws a strike aimed at the side of Bruce's head but Bruce avoids it well.
Sibelius in side control, throwing shots but Bruce defends.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sibelius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sibelius is taking a breather. Bruce 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.
Bobby Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce is staying active underneath Sibelius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sibelius is looking to advance position but Bruce won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sibelius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!
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