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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadie works Worsely's body with a nice hook.
Worsely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Shadie. Beautiful body shot.
Shadie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Worsely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Worsely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Worsely does no damage.
Shadie misses with an uppercut. Worsely saw that one coming.
Shadie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worsely.
Shadie misses with an uppercut. Worsely saw that one coming.
Worsely throws a lazy right hand but Shadie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shadie shoots in and bounces Worsely off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shadie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Worsely has momentary wrist control but Shadie slips an elbow through the middle.
Shadie landing some decent shots from guard.
Shadie postures up.
Worsely is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shadie trying to control the position from guard on top but Worsely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shadie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Worsely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shadie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Worsely has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shadie has managed to get both his arms back between Worsely's legs - danger averted.
Shadie 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shadie has a takedown stuffed.
Worsely looks to land a combination but Shadie avoids it well.
No luck for Shadie with that takedown attempt.
Shadie ducks right into an uppercut from Worsely.
Shadie jabs at Worsely's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shadie misses with a straight left.
Shadie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Shadie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worsely takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice sprawl there from Worsely as Shadie shoots in.
The crowd cheers as Shadie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Worsely doesn't seem phased though.
Slim Shadie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worsely swings for the body but Shadie moves out of range.
Worsely slaps away a takedown attempt from Shadie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shadie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shadie.
Worsely throws the left hand but Shadie avoids the punch easily.
Shadie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Worsely pinned against the cage. Worsely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Worsely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shadie circles away quickly and effectively.
Shadie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shadie lunges at Worsely with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Worsely's hand.
Shadie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worsely.
Worsely looks to throw the jab but Shadie is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shadie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shadie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shadie misses with a body shot
and Worsely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worsely scores with a nice strike.
Worsely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shadie.
Shadie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shadie misses with a straight right.
Worsely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worsely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shadie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shadie has his takedown stuffed
and Worsely counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shadie thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Worsely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shadie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shadie stalks Worsely and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Worsely's face. Worsely staggers backwards, shaken.
Shadie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Shadie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadie moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shadie scores a takedown into full mount!
Shadie lands a big elbow.
Worsely keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shadie misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is wriggling around trying to escape.
Worsely controls the position.
Shadie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Worsely hang on?
Shadie throwing strikes here but Worsely is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadie working for a submission but Worsely is keeping him at bay.
Shadie avoids the attempt from Worsely to control.
Shadie working the ground and pound effectively.
Worsely is working to get back to half guard.
Shadie is landing with some decent strikes but Worsely is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie looking to control but Worsely is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Worsely really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Worsely is in a horrible position here. Shadie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Worsely sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shadie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Worsely moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Worsely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shadie is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shadie can't escape the position.
Worsely scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shadie?
Shadie wants to hold on but Worsely pushes him away.
Shadie regains half guard.
Worsely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shadie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shadie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Worsely is trying to control. Shadie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shadie dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Worsely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shadie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worsely's head.
Shadie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Worsely trying to control from the bottom.
Worsely controlling the position for now.
Shadie lands strikes from half guard.
Worsely manages to get to full guard.
Shadie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worsely swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shadie is one step ahead there.
Shadie trying to control the position from guard on top but Worsely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadie looking to sit in guard and control but Worsely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Worsely trying to control but Shadie is working from the bottom.
Worsely is looking to work some ground and pound but Shadie has wrist control.
Shadie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Worsely must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Worsely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two 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.
Worsely content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Worsely trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Worsely manages to get himself to full guard.
Worsely is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Worsely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shadie is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Worsely holds on and takes a little breather.
Worsely looking for subs off his back but Shadie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mark Worsely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Worsely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie is looking to take a break and control but Worsely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shadie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shadie working Worsely over with strikes.
Worsely is pressing down on Shadie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Worsely keeping moving, preventing Shadie from controlling successfully.
Worsely has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shadie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Worsely controls Shadie momentarily but Shadie frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadie tries to free his leg and advance position but Worsely is retaining full guard.
Worsely throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Worsely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slim Shadie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Worsely being controlled here, momentarily.
Worsely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shadie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shadie tries for a takedown but Worsely circles away easily
enabling Worsely to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Shadie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shadie 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Shadie!
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energy
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RATING
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