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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Martin (ranked 4800 p4p, 4702 weight class) and Steven Seagul (ranked 498 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Seagul!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagul tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seagul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seagul closes the distance and clinches.
Martin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Seagul is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A short uppercut from Martin.
Seagul is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagul is looking to clinch.
Seagul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jorge Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Seagul's guard.
Martin stays in close to Seagul's body and controls the position.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seagul is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin stands up over Seagul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two 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.
Martin stays in close to Seagul's body and controls the position.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Seagul's brow.
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seagul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
Seagul wants to stand but Martin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seagul pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagul throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Seagul is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
Martin manages to get to full guard.
Seagul trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Seagul passes into half guard.
Martin tries to roll over but Seagul keeps him under control.
Seagul looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Seagul looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seagul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Martin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seagul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seagul misses with a head kick.
Seagul moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
As Seagul looks to move away, Martin throws a big counter combo but Seagul just gets out of the way.
Seagul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seagul can do to turn this around?
Martin is working Seagul over against the cage.
Martin lands a takedown into guard.
Martin controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagul wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Seagul wants to stand up but Martin is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Seagul is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Seagul has escaped and now he's on top!
Martin is pulling down on Seagul's head. It's preventing any offense from Seagul, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagul wants to stand but Martin is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seagul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seagul trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seagul stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
Seagul trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagul won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin is pulling down on Seagul's head. It's preventing any offense from Seagul, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin forces Seagul back against the cage and clinches.
Martin tightens his grip and picks Seagul up, before dumping him to the ground. Seagul manages to land in guard.
Seagul wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seagul.
Seagul misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin clinches with his opponent.
Seagul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
Martin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Seagul can't fight it off and eventually Martin manages to take the fight to the floor. Seagul looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seagul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin works over Seagul with some ground and pound from guard.
Seagul has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Martin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Seagul throws a head kick that misses
and Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Martin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Seagul. Seagul gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin throws a body punch but Seagul moves out of range.
Seagul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Seagul tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Seagul doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagul moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Seagul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Seagul tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
As Seagul tries to get set, Martin tries to push him back and clinch up but Seagul manages to avoid the attempt.
Seagul pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martin back to the cage. Seagul follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martin instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martin as Seagul tries to tie him up.
Seagul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Seagul backwards.
Seagul tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Jorge Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seagul takes a shot to the head.
Martin lands a shoulder strike.
Martin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagul trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Martin trying to mount his opponent but Seagul defends it.
Martin prevents Seagul from standing back up.
Martin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Seagul wants to control but Martin is keeping busy.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seagul on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to mount his opponent but Seagul defends it.
Seagul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martin's back!
Martin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Seagul.
Martin has hold of Seagul's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Seagul is persistently looking for the submission but Martin is defending it well.
Seagul is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jorge Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin staying busy and making it hard for Seagul to control.
Martin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Seagul.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jorge Martin!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jorge Martin!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jorge Martin!
Jorge Martin wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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