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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Szalony Adi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man In Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Szalony Adi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Man In Black!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by In Black misses
and Adi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Adi there.
In Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Adi is working for a submission of some sort.
Adi works his way into side control.
In Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Adi wants to lay and pray for a moment but In Black keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
In Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In Black is not content to let Adi control the position.
The ground and pound from Adi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Adi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. In Black knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adi tries for a kimura but In Black is defending well.
In Black is looking to regain half guard here but Adi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Adi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but In Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Adi swings around for an armbar but In Black sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
In Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adi is proving hard to escape from.
Adi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi looking for a sweep. Not yet Adi, not yet.
Adi is looking for a triangle but In Black pushes his legs off easily.
In Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
In Black trying to control but Adi is working from the bottom.
Adi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
In Black wants to pass the guard but Adi is keeping the position.
Adi is controlling In Black's posture.
Adi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adi wants to hit a switch here but In Black passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Adi there!
Adi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
In Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Adi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
In Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adi keeps working.
Adi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szalony Adi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
In Black closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Adi quickly recovers to half guard.
Adi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of In Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take In Black's back!
Adi looking for the choke from the back.
Adi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
In Black is really stuck here.
Adi working for a choke but In Black is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In Black is really stuck here.
Adi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Adi is landing with strikes. In Black can't take much more of this.
Szalony Adi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Adi struggling to land strikes to the head as In Black covers up.
Adi tightening his grip on In Black, looking for the choke.
In Black is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adi is landing with strikes. In Black can't take much more of this.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Adi. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Adi looking for the choke from the back.
In Black tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
BOOM! Adi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
In Black tries to hold on but Adi postures up.
Adi unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… In Black turns into him and now he's in Adi's guard.
In Black looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Black wants to control from the top but Adi keeps moving.
Adi looking for a guillotine here but In Black defends easily.
Adi wants to sweep here but In Black controlling him for the moment.
In Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but In Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adi is looking for a triangle but In Black pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. In Black defends it easily.
Adi keeping moving, preventing In Black from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
In Black forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szalony Adi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Adi gets the takedown into side control.
Adi lands a decent elbow from side control.
In Black managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Adi.
In Black wants to get back to his feet.
Adi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adi tries for a kimura but In Black is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on In Black's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In Black manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Adi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adi trying to hold on to In Black's head to control him but In Black postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
In Black wants to take a breather but Adi is having none of it.
Adi gets full guard.
Adi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. In Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Adi is looking to work some ground and pound but In Black has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adi working some strikes from top position.
In Black wants to sweep here but Adi controlling him for the moment.
Adi trying to control but In Black is working from the bottom.
In Black is looking to stand up but Adi isn't so interested in that idea.
In Black pulls Adi in to control the position.
Adi wants to pass the guard but In Black is keeping the position.
In Black wants to get back to his feet but Adi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adi tries to free his leg and advance position but In Black is retaining full guard.
Adi won't allow In Black to sweep him here.
Adi throws a strike but In Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adi is on top in guard.
Adi is looking to work some ground and pound but In Black has wrist control.
Adi is working In Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adi throws a strike but In Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
In Black preventing the sweep.
Adi working a defensive guard here.
Adi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In Black postures up.
Adi looking to hit a scissor sweep but In Black is one step ahead there.
In Black being controlled here momentarily.
Man In Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Szalony Adi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Szalony Adi!
A relieved looking Szalony Adi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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