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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Saadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Saadi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saadi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. West sprawls well initially but Saadi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
West is looking to escape.
West gets back to full guard.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
West scrambles and gets back to his feet.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Saadi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saadi closes the distance and clinches.
Saadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saadi gets a clinch.
Saadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from West does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saadi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. West quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadi is trying to control the action in half guard but West is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saadi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saadi trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
West is trying to stand back up but Saadi is controlling him
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
West is trying to stand back up but Saadi is controlling him
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saadi slows the pace down in half guard.
Saadi wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Mohammed Saadi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saadi closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West pulls guard successfully.
Saadi is working West over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
West keeping moving, preventing Saadi from controlling successfully.
West wants to get back to his feet but Saadi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saadi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of West is proving hard to escape from.
West wants to get back to his feet but Saadi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
West pulls guard.
West is breathing heavily.
Saadi wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
West keeping moving, preventing Saadi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now West is on top in guard.
Saadi wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West is fighting to break Saadi's control of his arms but Saadi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Saadi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saadi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
West 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Saadi trying to strike off his back.
West throwing strikes but missing.
Saadi trying to control the position here.
West lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saadi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
West kicks Saadi off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohammed Saadi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saadi throws a leg kick
and West counters with a left and a right that stings Saadi.
Saadi looks to throw a body kick
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saadi's waist but Saadi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saadi swivels and escapes.
Saadi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saadi shoots in and bounces West off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Saadi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
West manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saadi smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saadi swings for the body but West moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
West wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Saadi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in West's half guard.
West is staying active underneath Saadi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
West is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West won't allow Saadi to pass to mount.
West trying to control but Saadi postures up.
Mohammed Saadi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saadi wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saadi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saadi wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
West looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saadi wants to take a breather but West is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mohammed Saadi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saadi moves into the clinch.
West breaks the clinch.
West closes the distance and clinches up with Saadi, looking for a takedown. West pushes Saadi against the cage but Saadi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
Saadi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
West keeping full guard, as Saadi tries to pass.
West wants to stand and escape but Saadi is having none of it.
Saadi tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
Saadi throws a big elbow that misses.
West pushes Saadi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Saadi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
West kicks off Saadi and gets to his feet.
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!
A shot to the liver by Saadi. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
Saadi misses with a body kick.
Saadi has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
West pulls guard successfully.
Saadi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
West wants to stand and escape but Saadi is having none of it.
Saadi trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saadi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Saadi wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Saadi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
West takes the fight into the clinch.
West tries to pull guard but Saadi holds him up against the cage and eventually West drops back down to his feet.
Saadi has clasped his hands together around West's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Saadi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with West. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saadi wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
West wants to get back to his feet but Saadi drags him back down.
Saadi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is not content to let Saadi control the position.
West is pushing Saadi's head away, looking to escape. Saadi manages to hold on to the position though.
Saadi trying to control the position but West is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Saadi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saadi wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
West is pushing Saadi's head away, looking to escape. Saadi manages to hold on to the position though.
Saadi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt West will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
West wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Saadi decides to stand up, so the ref orders West to his feet.
Saadi swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Saadi closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadi pulls guard.
Saadi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Saadi keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Saadi wants to improve his position but instead West has moved into half guard.
Saadi is refusing to be controlled, as West sits in half guard.
West sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West is working away from the top position though.
Saadi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control West haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
West content to control rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saadi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Saadi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saadi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Saadi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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