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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe West Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe West Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo avoids the head kick by West Jr.
Eduardo is trying hard to land a takedown here. West Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by West Jr.
West Jr pushes Eduardo up against the cage in a clinch.
West Jr breaks from the clinch.
West Jr wants to clinch up but Eduardo keeps it at a distance.
Eduardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West Jr's waist but West Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eduardo off to one side.
Eduardo shoots in but West Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe West Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Eduardo.
West Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Eduardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A quick step to the side and West Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
West Jr gets underhooks to prevent Eduardo's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
West Jr manages to break the clinch.
West Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and West Jr duly obliges.
It looks like Charles Eduardo has been cut.
West Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
West Jr preventing the sweep.
West Jr is looking to stand up but Eduardo won't let him.
West Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eduardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eduardo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo trying to keep a closed guard but West Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Eduardo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
West Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eduardo won't allow West Jr to get back to his feet.
Eduardo trying to control the position from guard on top but West Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eduardo trying to control the position from guard on top but West Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eduardo.
West Jr lunges at Eduardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eduardo's hand.
West Jr clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to pull guard but West Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Eduardo drops back down to his feet.
Eduardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but West Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eduardo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
West Jr drives through and clinches with Eduardo against the cage.
West Jr has Eduardo pushed against the cage.
Eduardo wants to take the fight to the mat but West Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
West Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Eduardo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West Jr misses with an elbow from the bottom.
West Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe West Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Eduardo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eduardo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eduardo feints and as West Jr raises his hands in defense, Eduardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
West Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West Jr tries to get out of the position.
West Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
West Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eduardo is not content to let West Jr control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduardo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to roll over but West Jr keeps him under control.
Eduardo is not content to let West Jr control the position.
West Jr is looking to advance position but Eduardo won't allow it.
Eduardo missing with punches from the bottom.
West Jr trying to pass the guard but Eduardo defending well.
Charles Eduardo has got the better of the ground game so far.
West Jr tries to stand but can't do so whilst Eduardo controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
West Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Eduardo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eduardo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
West Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eduardo seems keen to control West Jr's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eduardo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but West Jr defends well and Eduardo ends up having to push West Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eduardo dodges the punch combination from West Jr.
West Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
West Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eduardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West Jr is working away from the top position though.
Eduardo is controlling West Jr's trapped leg to prevent West Jr from advancing to side control.
West Jr trying to control the action but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eduardo is trying to stand up here but West Jr is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eduardo fails with a takedown attempt.
West Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eduardo manages to circle out of the way.
Joe West Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Eduardo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eduardo or perhaps it was just good defense by West Jr, which made it look bad.
Joe West Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West Jr shoots in and bounces Eduardo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
West Jr trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe West Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Eduardo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
West Jr moves into the clinch.
West Jr wants the takedown. Eduardo is fighting it off but West Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Eduardo's guard against the cage.
West Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
West Jr preventing the sweep.
Eduardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eduardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Eduardo, not yet.
West Jr wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Jr is looking to stand up but Eduardo won't let him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eduardo is trying to control the position but West Jr postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Eduardo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
West Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eduardo to the mat! Eduardo manages to get full guard.
West Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
West Jr wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.
West Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Eduardo is trying to control the position but West Jr postures up.
West Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Eduardo has West Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo wants to get back to his feet but West Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eduardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West Jr pinned against the cage. West Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
West Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eduardo is trying to defend but West Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Jr wants to pass to mount but Eduardo is defending the position.
Eduardo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
West Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eduardo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by West Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
West Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
West Jr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Eduardo tries to hold on but West Jr postures up.
West Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Charles Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe West Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe West Jr.
Well West Jr 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe West Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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