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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberts Jaunbruns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts Jaunbruns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberts Jaunbruns!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaunbruns - that will leave a mark!
Jaunbruns fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaunbruns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jaunbruns is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Finch's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jaunbruns decides to stand back up. Jaunbruns steps back and let's Finch get back to his feet.
Finch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jaunbruns as he jumps to the side.
Finch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaunbruns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaunbruns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jaunbruns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jaunbruns tries to advance to mount but Finch denies him.
Finch really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaunbruns controlling the position.
Finch tries to buck Jaunbruns off but Jaunbruns is having none of it.
Jaunbruns in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jaunbruns tries to advance to mount but Finch denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Finch is trying to control but Jaunbruns manages to pass to mount!
Jaunbruns looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Finch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jaunbruns goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Finch turns into him and now he's in Jaunbruns's guard.
Jaunbruns pulls Finch in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaunbruns pushes Finch off and gets back to his feet.
Jaunbruns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaunbruns pinned against the cage. Jaunbruns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaunbruns shoots in and bounces Finch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaunbruns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaunbruns connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberts Jaunbruns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finch shoots for a takedown but Jaunbruns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaunbruns shoots in and gets a takedown into Finch's guard.
Finch wants to improve his position but instead Jaunbruns has moved into half guard.
Jaunbruns takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jaunbruns works his way into full mount!
Jaunbruns controlling the position easily from mount.
Jaunbruns throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaunbruns prevents Finch from getting the reversal.
Jaunbruns is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Finch has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Finch!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jaunbruns holds on and takes a little breather.
Jaunbruns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Finch landing with the ground and pound.
Jaunbruns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finch is aware though and is defending well.
Jaunbruns pushes Finch off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Finch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaunbruns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finch somewhat.
Jaunbruns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaunbruns gets to his feet. Finch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jaunbruns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jaunbruns moves into the clinch.
Finch successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Jaunbruns from controlling successfully.
Finch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaunbruns.
Jaunbruns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roberts Jaunbruns.
Jaunbruns throws a right and a left that Finch avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberts Jaunbruns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jaunbruns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaunbruns moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Jaunbruns closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Finch is trying to improve his position.
Roberts Jaunbruns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaunbruns in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaunbruns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jaunbruns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaunbruns is trying to get an arm triangle but Finch is defending well.
Jaunbruns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Finch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Jaunbruns crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Jaunbruns crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaunbruns moves into full mount!
Jaunbruns throwing strikes here but Finch is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jaunbruns unloads with some shots from mount but Finch bucks and avoids them well.
Jaunbruns throwing strikes but Finch recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaunbruns is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Finch is just riding it out for now. Jaunbruns eventually gives up the hold.
Finch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jaunbruns scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaunbruns performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jaunbruns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaunbruns passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jaunbruns trying to control but Finch is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaunbruns thowing shots but they're missing.
Finch is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jaunbruns there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Finch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jaunbruns wants to control the pace but Finch is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberts Jaunbruns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaunbruns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberts Jaunbruns!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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