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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Metso (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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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Trickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ukko Metso!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle looks for a takedown but Metso sprawls well.
Metso shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Metso wants to pass the guard but Trickle is keeping the position.
Trickle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Metso is one step ahead there.
Metso wants to control from the top but Trickle keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trickle looking for a sweep. Not yet Trickle, not yet.
Metso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Metso tries to free his leg and advance position but Trickle is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso trying to control the position from guard on top but Trickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trickle working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Metso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trickle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Metso is in Trickle's guard.
Trickle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Metso trying to control the position from guard on top but Trickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trickle trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metso tries to free his leg and advance position but Trickle is retaining full guard.
Metso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trickle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Metso throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Metso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trickle is not content to let Metso control the position.
Trickle is trying to control Metso's posture but Metso avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle sneaks back into half guard.
Metso working Trickle over with strikes.
Well, if Metso is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Metso trying to pass the guard but Trickle defending well.
Metso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Metso thows a huge punch but Trickle dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Metso thows a huge punch but Trickle dodges it nicely.
Trickle is staying active underneath Metso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Metso slows the pace down in half guard.
Trickle wants to control but Metso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Metso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Metso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trickle's head.
Metso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trickle defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Metso is thwarting Trickle's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trickle tries to sprawl but Metso drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukko Metso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trickle tries for a takedown but Metso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Metso closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trickle's guard.
Metso passes Trickle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trickle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Metso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trickle keeping hold of Metso's head, controlling as best he can.
Metso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metso is working for a submission of some sort.
Metso is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Metso.
Metso 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.
Trickle won't allow Metso to pass to mount.
Metso is trying to work for a kimura but Trickle is defending well.
Metso wants to free his trapped foot but Trickle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Trickle keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Metso throwing shots but Trickle is blocking nicely.
Metso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Metso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trickle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Metso leaves Trickle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Metso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trickle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Trickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Metso wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trickle.
Metso drives through with a takedown into Trickle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Metso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Metso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Metso trying to control the position from guard on top but Trickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Metso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Metso throws a big right hand that misses.
Metso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Metso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Metso trying to control but Trickle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Metso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trickle's half guard.
Metso is looking for a kimura here.
Metso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Metso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trickle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukko Metso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Metso 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.
Ukko Metso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trickle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Metso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Metso trying to control the position from guard on top but Trickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trickle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Metso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trickle trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metso stopping the sweep attempt from Trickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso is in close to Trickle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trickle is trying to control the position but Metso postures up.
Metso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Metso drives through with a takedown into guard.
Metso throws a strike but Trickle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trickle connects with a couple of short punches.
Metso trying to control the position.
Metso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Metso looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Trickle is defending well. Metso quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Trickle has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Metso celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ukko Metso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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