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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Number Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Number Four has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Number Four seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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162 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Number Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger throws a combination. Four tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Four looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Four instigates a clinch.
Four is working for takedown but Badger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Badger keeps control of Four as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badger is trying to trip Four. He has hold of a leg but Four is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Badger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Four has control of Badger's left arm, preventing Badger from doing any damage.
Four preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Four looking for a guillotine here but Badger defends easily.
Badger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Four working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badger.
Four working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Badger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Badger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Badger throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger wants to pass the guard but Four is keeping the position.
Four looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Badger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Four works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Badger connects with a couple of short punches.
Badger being controlled here momentarily.
Badger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Four's head.
Badger postures up and lands a big shot to Four's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Four pushes Badger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Badger throws a chopping leg kick but Four manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Badger clinches up against the cage.
Badger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Four is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Badger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Badger tries for a kimura but Four is defending well.
Badger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Badger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Badger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Four down.
Badger working the head with strikes.
Badger fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger tries for a kimura but Four is defending well.
Badger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Badger working away.
Badger trying to control the action but Four is working from the bottom.
Badger is working Four over with some ground and pound from side control.
Badger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Four sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Four takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Badger working the head and body with strikes.
Badger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four is looking to reverse the position.
Four is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Four is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four taking punishment in the form of punches.
Four gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Badger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Four trying to control from the bottom.
Badger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
Badger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Badger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Four is looking to work some ground and pound but Badger has wrist control.
Four wants to control from the top but Badger keeps moving.
Badger working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Four trying to control the action but Badger is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badger manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four stops Badger from standing up.
Four slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Four tries to advance to mount but Badger denies him.
Badger explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Badger gets the takedown into side control.
Four takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four is looking for a sweep.
Badger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Badger working away.
Badger tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Badger is working Four over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badger working the head and body with strikes.
Badger decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Badger gets the takedown into side control.
Badger working the ground and pound but Four is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Badger scores with punches from side control.
Badger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Four is trying to control Badger's posture but Badger avoids it.
Four is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Badger fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Four is trying to control Badger's posture but Badger avoids it.
Badger landing strikes.
Badger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Badger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Four struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Four's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Four takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Badger is putting a hurting on Four here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jack Badger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badger cracks Four with a big elbow.
Badger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Four dodges the ground and pound from Badger.
Four is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger grinds an elbow into Four's temple.
Badger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Four, who protects the arm well.
Badger is trying to get an arm triangle but Four is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Badger 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. This is the final round!
Badger lands a jab-cross combination.
Four tries to land a leg kick but Badger saw it coming and moves away.
Four shoots and misses
and Badger counters with a one-two to the body.
Badger dives in and scores a takedown into Four's guard.
Badger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Four trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Badger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Four keeping moving, preventing Badger from controlling successfully.
Four has his foot on Badger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badger works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger works over Four with some ground and pound from guard.
Four has his foot on Badger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badger works his way back into a safe position though.
Badger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badger trying to control the position from guard on top but Four is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badger connects with a couple of short punches.
Four seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Four trying to control the position.
Badger throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Four misses with a takedown
and Badger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badger scores with a push kick.
Badger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Badger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The strikes coming from Badger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Four is trying to control Badger's posture but Badger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger is putting a hurting on Four here, landing some big shots from side control.
Four is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Four tries to buck Badger off but Badger is having none of it.
Badger working the ground and pound.
Badger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Badger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Badger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Four takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Four is working to avoid the ground and pound but Badger connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Four is looking to reverse the position.
Badger working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Badger is trying to get an arm triangle but Four is defending well.
Badger lands some shots froms side control.
Four can't do much from the bottom here.
Four tries to improve position but can't.
Badger working the body and head with strikes.
Badger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Badger landing a few strikes.
Badger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Four is trying to control Badger's posture but Badger avoids it.
Number Four has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Four tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Badger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badger 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Badger!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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