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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijjo Hardhit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardhit comes to the ring accompanied by Soilwork - Nerve. Grey has chosen Soilwork - Nerve as his entrance music. Keijjo Hardhit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijjo Hardhit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Grey!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardhit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardhit passes to side control.
Hardhit is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardhit is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Grey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardhit wants to stand but Grey has his arm trapped.
Hardhit is breathing heavily.
Grey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhit is looking to take a break and control but Grey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardhit moves into the clinch.
Hardhit lands an elbow inside.
Hardhit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardhit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardhit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardhit passes into half guard.
Hardhit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardhit wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to improve his position but Hardhit is controlling well.
Hardhit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grey won't allow Hardhit to pass to mount.
Hardhit tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Grey is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hardhit pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grey shoots in but Hardhit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keijjo Hardhit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Grey.
Hardhit misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey with a poor takedown
and Hardhit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grey's guard now.
Grey can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardhit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hardhit is tying to control. Grey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hardhit is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grey tries to reverse the position but Hardhit maintains control.
Grey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardhit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit is stalling here but it's allowed Grey to get half guard.
Hardhit is keen to just control but Grey is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Hardhit seems content to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grey shoots and misses
and Hardhit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hardhit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grey!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardhit stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Grey throws a combination that misses
and Hardhit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hardhit stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardhit counters with a three punch combo that has Grey backing up. Grey nods at Hardhit to acknowledge the strikes.
Grey misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijjo Hardhit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Grey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardhit is fending him off so far but Grey persists. Nope, Hardhit circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hardhit.
Grey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grey is not content to let Hardhit control the position.
Grey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hardhit trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grey is nestled in close to Hardhit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grey stops Hardhit from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhit tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Grey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grey landing strikes from the mount.
Grey prevents Hardhit from getting the reversal.
Grey stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hardhit scores with a takedown into Grey's guard.
Keijjo Hardhit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardhit trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grey 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.
Hardhit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardhit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hardhit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardhit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grey's guard.
Hardhit 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.
Hardhit wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Hardhit stands and steps away. Grey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardhit wants to clinch.
Grey throws a nice looking combination but Hardhit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardhit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardhit looks for a takedown but Grey sprawls well.
Grey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardhit to the mat! Hardhit manages to get full guard.
Hardhit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grey!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Grey has closed the distance and engaged Hardhit in a clinch.
Hardhit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grey is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hardhit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Keijjo Hardhit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Grey.
Hardhit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grey.
Hardhit is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Grey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardhit wants the takedown. Grey is fighting it off but Hardhit persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grey's guard against the ropes.
Hardhit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grey is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardhit gets to his feet - Grey follows without any prompting.
Hardhit closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijjo Hardhit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardhit moves in looking to clinch but Grey pushes him off.
Grey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardhit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardhit.
Grey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardhit uses from the top position.
Hardhit trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardhit wants to stand but Grey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hardhit wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Grey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey keeping moving, preventing Hardhit from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhit stands up and waves to Grey to follow him.
Hardhit tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardhit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardhit takes a little break here. Grey wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Grey gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit trying to mount his opponent but Grey defends it.
Grey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardhit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardhit's back!
Grey doesn't have the hooks in and Hardhit manages to turn into his guard.
Grey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardhit stops Grey from standing up.
Hardhit gets to his feet. Grey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardhit counters with a head kick. That will keep Grey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardhit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grey working over Hardhit with some ground and pound. Hardhit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardhit trying to control here.
Hardhit is not content to let Grey control the position.
Hardhit is trying to maintain the position but Grey is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardhit manages to get to full guard.
Hardhit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit wants to stand but Grey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardhit manages to get himself to full guard.
Grey throws a big right hand that misses.
Grey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardhit is proving hard to escape from.
Jim Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardhit pulls Grey in close to prevent any damage.
Hardhit working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keijjo Hardhit.
Well Hardhit 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijjo Hardhit!
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energy
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RATING
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