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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Driver (ranked 4240 p4p, 23575 weight class) and Third Tourn (ranked 525 p4p, 686 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tourn's choice of entrance music: Korpiklaani - Suden Joiku. Alex Driver has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Third Tourn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourn tries to clinch there but Driver circles away.
Tourn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tourn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Driver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Driver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tourn shoots in for a takedown but Driver shows good takedown defense.
Tourn blocks a head kick by Driver.
Tourn moves in looking to clinch but Driver pushes him off.
Tourn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Driver with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver throws a sloppy head kick and Tourn moves out of range easily.
Tourn unleashes a big counter combination but Driver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tourn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourn takes the fight into the clinch.
Driver blocking some punches.
Tourn blocking some punches.
I was talking to Driver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tourn can't find room to land a body shot as Driver controls the action.
Good body shot from Tourn.
Driver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tourn misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Driver has had enough of the clinch but Tourn keeps him there for the moment.
Tourn avoids a wild elbow strike from Driver.
Driver blocking some punches.
Tourn misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tourn is defending well for now.
Tourn avoids the elbow strike from Driver, against the cage.
Tourn misses with a punch on the inside.
Driver has Tourn pushed against the cage.
Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver throws a series of strikes that have Tourn backpedaling.
Tourn dives in for a single leg takedown but Driver sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alex Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Third Tourn.
Tourn avoids the head kick by Driver.
Tourn unleashes a big counter combination but Driver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Driver gets tackled into the cage by Tourn. Tourn maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tourn throws a head punch that misses.
Driver prevents a body shot from Tourn.
Tourn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourn misses with a body punch.
Tourn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Driver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tourn up against the cage.
Tourn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drivers head.
Driver has had enough of the clinch but Tourn keeps him there for the moment.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
Tourn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Driver blocks a body shot from Tourn.
Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Driver.
Driver throws a head kick that Tourn semi-blocks.
Driver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a head kick but Tourn moves out of range.
Tourn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Driver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tourn scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tourn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Driver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tourn tries to clinch but Driver is having none of it.
Driver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tourn's head.
Tourn is rocked!
Tourn clinches up against the cage.
Driver trying to land knees to the body.
Tourn tries a body shot but Driver blocks it.
Tourn working aggressively here.
Tourn swings wildly with an uppercut but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tourn throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Driver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Driver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tourn's sensitive parts.
Tourn swinging wildly here.
Driver throws a head kick but Tourn moves out of range.
Tourn tries to close the distance and clinch but Driver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Third Tourn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tourn wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver gets tackled into the cage by Tourn. Tourn maintains the clinch.
Driver taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourn scores with a shot to the side of Driver's head.
A frustrated look appears on Driver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Driver tries to stall but Tourn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Driver blocks a body shot from Tourn.
Driver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tourn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Driver blocking some punches.
Driver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Driver tries to land knees in the clinch but Tourn avoids the damage to the body.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Driver lands with a nice body kick.
Driver throws a combination that misses
and Tourn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tourn darts in and clinches Driver up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tourn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driver's elbow.
Driver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Driver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tourn up against the cage.
Driver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tourn tries to work over Driver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tourn tries a body shot but Driver blocks it.
Tourn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Driver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Third Tourn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tourn can't find room to land a body shot as Driver controls the action.
Tourn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tourn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tourn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Driver stalling in the clinch but Tourn improves position.
Driver tries a knee to the head but Tourn blocks it.
Driver manages to break the clinch.
Tourn closes the distance and pushes Driver back into the cage.
Tourn struggles to land a body shot inside as Driver controls his hands.
Driver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tourn can do to turn this around?
Driver prevents a body shot from Tourn.
Tourn blocks an uppercut.
Tourn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tourn lands a nice shot to the body.
Tourn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tourn cracks Driver with a nice body shot.
Tourn throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourn misses with the head strike.
Driver is trying to break the clinch but Tourn has him pressed against the cage.
Driver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tourn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Driver fails to land.
Tourn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Driver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tourn closes the distance and clinches.
Driver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Driver bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tourn manages to avoid it.
Alex Driver is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver lands a head kick!
Driver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tourn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Driver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Driver keeps the fight on the outside.
Driver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Driver tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Tourn on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Driver taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driver.
Driver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tourn.
Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Driver. That's going to slow Tourn down.
Tourn gets a clinch.
Tourn has a couple of punches blocked by Driver.
Driver is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver manages to break the clinch.
Driver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tourn unleashes a big counter combination but Driver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Driver delivers a nice body kick.
Driver tries to keep at a distance but Tourn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Driver throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tourn fails to land.
Driver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Driver is trying to push Tourn away but Tourn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver throws a sloppy head kick and Tourn moves out of range easily.
Tourn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Driver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver slaps away a takedown attempt from Tourn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Driver fakes the leg kick and cracks Tourn in the body.
Tourn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Driver throws a lazy head kick
and Tourn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Driver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tourn.
Tourn moves out of range of the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Driver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alex Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tourn moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourn prevents a body shot from Driver.
Tourn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tourn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tourn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Driver tries to throw a body punch but Tourn avoids it by throwing Driver back against the cage.
Driver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tourn is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tourn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tourn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tourn.
Driver trying to stall but Tourn improves his position.
Tourn lands a nice uppercut.
Driver tries to throw a body punch but Tourn avoids it by throwing Driver back against the cage.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Driver counters with a head kick. That will keep Tourn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Third Tourn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tourn is looking to clinch.
Driver throws a counter high kick but Tourn was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tourn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Driver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Driver.
Tourn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tourn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Driver walks into a jab.
Tourn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Driver counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Driver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alex Driver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tourn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Driver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Driver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Driver!
In defeat, Third Tourn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time will be better. '.
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