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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagnut Dunbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Worthington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hand Covers Bruise- Trent Reznor. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zagnut Dunbar enters the cage!
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218 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zagnut Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Dunbar misses.
Worthington tries for a takedown but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Worthington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dunbar swivels and escapes.
Dunbar connects with a body shot.
Dunbar lands a nice looking body shot.
Worthington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Worthington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunbar connects with a body shot that sends Worthington's belly button to the back.
Worthington looks to throw the jab but Dunbar is out of range.
Worthington works Dunbar's body with a nice hook.
Dunbar misses with a lunging right hand
and Worthington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dunbar trying to control here.
Dunbar wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dunbar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dunbar wants to improve his position but Worthington is controlling well.
Worthington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunbar defending well though.
Worthington 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.
Dunbar gets back to full guard.
Worthington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunbar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Worthington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Worthington wants to control from the top but Dunbar keeps moving.
Dunbar is pulling down on Worthington's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar lands an overhand right.
Zagnut Dunbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunbar instigates a clinch.
Worthington avoiding damage.
Worthington prevents a body shot from Dunbar.
Dunbar lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunbar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zagnut Dunbar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Worthington moves out of range.
Dunbar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worthington circles away quickly and effectively.
Worthington fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Worthington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunbar digs a good hook to Worthington's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunbar defends it nicely.
Dunbar misses with a wild body shot.
Dunbar thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunbar scores with a body shot.
Dunbar tries to sprawl but Worthington drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Worthington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunbar defending well though.
Worthington throwing shots but Dunbar is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dunbar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Worthington throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Worthington!
Dunbar controlling the pace for now.
Worthington is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zagnut Dunbar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dunbar enables Worthington to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dunbar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Worthington slips nicely into half guard.
Worthington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dunbar trying to control but Worthington postures up.
Worthington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jack Worthington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Worthington looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dunbar is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington uses his free foot to push down on Dunbar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dunbar.
Dunbar tries to lock up and control but Worthington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Worthington controlling the position easily from mount.
Dunbar tries to hold on but Worthington postures up.
Dunbar is looking to improve his position but Worthington isn't that keen on the idea.
Worthington has hold of Dunbar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dunbar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington landing shots from mount.
Dunbar tries to hold on but Worthington postures up.
Worthington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dunbar is surviving well by controlling Worthington's body position as best he can.
Dunbar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worthington avoids the attempt from Dunbar to control.
Worthington controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Worthington tries to control but Dunbar wriggling away.
Dunbar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Worthington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dunbar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Worthington prevents Dunbar from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dunbar because Worthington loaded up on that one.
Dunbar tries to lock up and control but Worthington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Worthington working Dunbar over with strikes here.
Dunbar taking shots to the head.
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!
Worthington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dunbar is surviving well by controlling Worthington's body position as best he can.
Worthington working the ground and pound effectively.
Worthington thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthington working the ground and pound effectively.
Dunbar regains half guard.
Worthington wants to work for an arm triangle but Dunbar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Worthington dominated that second round.
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!
Dunbar works the jab nicely.
Dunbar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Worthington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunbar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunbar throws an off balance right hand
and Worthington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunbar.
Dunbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthington was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunbar.
Worthington avoids the body shot from Dunbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington slips under a jab.
Worthington looks for a takedown but Dunbar sprawls well.
Worthington misses with a looping right.
Worthington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunbar misses with a wild body shot.
Dunbar missing with a left hand there. Worthington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Dunbar as Worthington shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Worthington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worthington moves out of range as Dunbar strikes.
Dunbar wants to clinch up but Worthington keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Worthington.
Dunbar throws a hook but Worthington blocks it.
Worthington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunbar defends it nicely.
Worthington moves out of range as Dunbar strikes.
Dunbar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Dunbar.
Dunbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthington.
Dunbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington looks for a takedown but Dunbar sprawls well.
Worthington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worthington closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dunbar's guard.
Dunbar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dunbar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worthington trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunbar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunbar trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Worthington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Worthington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Worthington wants to pass the guard but Dunbar is keeping the position.
Worthington trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunbar wants to sweep here but Worthington controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthington looking to sit in guard and control but Dunbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Worthington is pulling down on Dunbar's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zagnut Dunbar.
I think Dunbar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zagnut Dunbar!
In his post fight interview, Zagnut Dunbar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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