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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glin Burman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maija shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burman as he jumps to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Burman misses.
Burman lands a front kick.
Maija takes a swing at Burman's ribcage but misses.
Maija paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Burman - just one landing.
Burman scores with a spinning back kick!
Burman throws a shot to the body.
Burman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Taneli Maija has been cut.
Burman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Burman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maija showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burman.
Maija sizes up Burman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burman throws a right and a left that Maija avoids nicely.
Maija missing with a left hand there. Burman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman lands with a good body shot.
Burman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maija's sensitive parts.
Maija misses the shot to the body.
Maija misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burman counters with a nice uppercut.
Burman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burman scoring well with a low kick there.
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maija fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burman sprawls well initially but Maija persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maija is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burman tries to kick Maija off but Maija keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maija content to control rather than advance.
Maija has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman is in trouble now - Maija has advanced to mount!
Burman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maija. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maija looking to control but Burman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maija goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Burman is on top in guard.
Burman tries to stand but Maija is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman is sitting in close to Maija's body. Maija has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Burman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Burman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Maija.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taneli Maija!
After winning the bout, Taneli Maija thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
51% |
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