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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Westling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Hughes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Westling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hughes can pounce on him.
Westling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hughes can't escape the position.
Westling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes trying desperately to get to his feet.
Westling lands a big shot there that rocks Hughes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Westling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Westling avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Westling breaks from Hughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes wants to control but Westling is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westling is looking for a kimura but Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Westling to get the leverage.
Westling is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Westling drops an elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
Westling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Westling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes looks gassed!
Westling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westling performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Westling lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westling perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Westling working Hughes over with strikes.
Westling decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Westling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
Westling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes jumps guard but Westling stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Westling walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricky Westling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Hughes.
Westling shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westling 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westling scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Westling sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hughes can't keep his opponent in guard - Westling advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Westling working Hughes over with strikes.
Westling is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westling is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Westling decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westling moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Westling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hughes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Westling goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Hughes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Westling is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hughes to the mat. Hughes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Westling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Westling is stalling in the full guard.
Westling scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Westling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westling working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Westling dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Westling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes pushes Westling off looking to stand but Westling dives back in and keeps control.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Westling slows the pace down in half guard.
Ricky Westling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Westling slips a nice elbow through Hughes's hands, connecting with Hughes's forehead.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Westling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Westling connects with a nice short shot to Hughes's temple.
Westling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westling perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Westling has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Westling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Westling working over Hughes with some ground and pound. Hughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Westling there.
Westling is taking a breather. Hughes 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.
Westling seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hughes for as long as he can get away with.
Westling passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hughes!
Westling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Westling breaks from Hughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Westling with good strikes from the mount here!
Westling looking to control and managing it successfully.
Westling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Westling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hughes hang on?
Westling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Westling landing shots from mount.
Westling won't let Hughes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Westling lands a big shot there that rocks Hughes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Westling landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westling scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hughes?
Westling unloading with bombs!
Hughes is rocked!
Westling landing strikes from the mount.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Westling finish him?
Westling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Westling controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Westling.
BOOM! Westling connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westling controlling the pace for now.
Hughes taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Westling cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Westling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westling punishing his opponent with strikes.
Westling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hughes is bucking up trying to escape but Westling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A big strike lands for Westling! That's really hurt Hughes and he's turned his back - Westling keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Westling jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Westling!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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