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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Vigo (ranked 831 p4p, 1332 weight class) and John Goldberg (ranked 114 p4p, 194 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vigo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
Goldberg with a poor takedown
letting Vigo counter with a right hand.
Goldberg closes the distance and clinches up with Vigo, looking for a takedown. Goldberg pushes Vigo against the cage but Vigo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a leg kick
and Vigo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldberg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vigo defends it nicely.
Don Vigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Goldberg.
Goldberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vigo is fending him off so far but Goldberg persists. Nope, Vigo circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vigo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vigo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goldberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vigo drops Goldberg with a left and a right! Oh, Goldberg is hurt - Vigo dives into side control looking to finish!
Goldberg is rocked!
It looks like John Goldberg has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vigo misses with the ground and pound.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Vigo finish him?
Vigo 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.
Vigo is putting a hurting on Goldberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goldberg defending against the ground and pound.
Goldberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Vigo is working Goldberg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goldberg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vigo throws an elbow but Goldberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is looking for a sweep.
Vigo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vigo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goldberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vigo working the ground and pound.
Goldberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vigo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goldberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vigo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vigo tries to advance to mount but Goldberg denies him.
The ground and pound from Vigo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vigo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goldberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vigo scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is looking to regain half guard here but Vigo keeps moving and retains side control.
Vigo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goldberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Goldberg tries to bench press Vigo off him but Vigo keeps the position.
Vigo trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Vigo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vigo trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Vigo scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vigo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Goldberg tries to bench press Vigo off him but Vigo keeps the position.
Vigo is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vigo working the strikes but Goldberg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vigo winds up and cracks Goldberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigo throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Goldberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldberg trying to control but Vigo postures up.
Goldberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vigo.
Vigo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldberg wants to improve his position but Vigo is controlling well.
Vigo wants to control but Goldberg is keeping him busy.
Goldberg trying to hold on to Vigo's head to control him but Vigo postures up.
Vigo is working for a kimura but Goldberg is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigo 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.
Goldberg is looking for a sweep. Vigo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vigo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goldberg trying to control here.
Goldberg gets back to full guard.
Vigo looking to pass the guard.
Vigo trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Vigo won't allow Goldberg to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Goldberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vigo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vigo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goldberg in his tracks.
Goldberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goldberg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vigo wants to improve his position but Goldberg is controlling well.
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Goldberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vigo actively working from the bottom here.
Goldberg lands strikes from half guard.
Vigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg works his way into side control.
Goldberg has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vigo!
Vigo regains half guard.
Goldberg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vigo taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Vigo taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg is thwarting Vigo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Vigo wants to get back to full guard.
Vigo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?
Vigo actively working from the bottom here.
Vigo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goldberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldberg cracks Vigo with a solid left hand.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Vigo keeps moving.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Vigo's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldberg trying to control but Vigo is working from the bottom.
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Vigo's brow.
Goldberg cracks Vigo with a solid left hand.
Vigo has his foot on Goldberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goldberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Goldberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Vigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldberg scoring with punches from side control.
Vigo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vigo is rocked!
Goldberg scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vigo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Goldberg can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Goldberg!
A relieved looking John Goldberg 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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