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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diver has chosen Holy Diver by Dio as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
12 - 29 - 1 |
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30
174 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
12 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Blondi or perhaps it was just good defense by Diver, which made it look bad.
Holy Diver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diver distracts Blondi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diver with a nice head shot there.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diver is looking to stand up but Blondi isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diver holds on and takes a little breather.
Diver manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diver has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi fails with the takedown.
Blondi throws a head kick that misses
and Diver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diver controlling the action here.
Blondi tries to roll over but Diver keeps him under control.
Diver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diver looks to land a strike but Blondi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diver won't allow Blondi to get back to his feet.
Diver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blondi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blondi's head.
Diver content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blondi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blondi being controlled here, momentarily.
Diver chips away with some ground and pound.
Diver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diver wants to pass the guard but Blondi is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blondi quickly recovers to half guard.
Diver trying to control from half guard but Blondi is working away.
Diver stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blondi to get to his feet.
Diver closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blondi to the mat! Blondi manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diver tries to free his leg and advance position but Blondi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blondi trying to control the position from guard on top but Diver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diver connects with a couple of short punches.
Blondi looking for a sweep. Not yet Blondi, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diver content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Diver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blondi's half guard.
Holy Diver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diver is working for a kimura but Blondi is defending it quite comfortably.
Diver is nestled in close to Blondi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blondi gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diver throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi is looking for a triangle but Diver pushes his legs off easily.
Diver is stalling in the full guard.
Blondi is trying to keep Diver in close.
Diver trying to control but Blondi is working from the bottom.
Diver cracks Blondi with a solid left hand.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blondi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diver uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Blondi as Diver shoots in.
Blondi throws a lazy head kick
and Diver counters with a shoot takedown. Blondi fights it but they end up in guard.
Diver landing some decent shots from guard.
Diver with a nice head shot there.
Diver trying to control but Blondi is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diver postures up in Blondi's guard and throws a big left but Blondi blocks it.
Diver 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.
Diver throwing strikes from guard but Blondi blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver throws a big elbow that misses.
Blondi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blondi's head.
Diver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diver won't allow Blondi to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blondi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diver trying to control but Blondi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diver is in close to Blondi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blondi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diver controls the pace.
Diver is working Blondi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diver is working Blondi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diver throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Diver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Diver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diver wants to control from the top but Blondi keeps moving.
Diver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diver postures up in Blondi's guard and throws a big left but Blondi blocks it.
Diver working some strikes from top position.
Diver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blondi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diver's guard.
Diver has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blondi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Diver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blondi gets caught flat footed, as Diver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blondi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Diver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi is trying to control the position but Diver postures up.
Diver postures up in Blondi's guard and throws a big left but Blondi blocks it.
Diver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diver looking for a sweep. Not yet Diver, not yet.
Blondi trying to control but Diver is working from the bottom.
Diver 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.
Blondi is looking to work some ground and pound but Diver has wrist control.
Blondi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver managing to control the position.
Diver kicks Blondi off and gets to his feet.
Diver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blondi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blondi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diver controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Blondi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi regains half guard, as Diver was trying to land strikes.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Diver tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Agapit Blondi!
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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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