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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Captain Tessin (ranked 24411 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Tony Twist (ranked 611 p4p, 555 weight class). Tony Twist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Tessin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Tessin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. Twist catches Tessin right on the button with a cross.
Tessin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Twist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twist darts in trying to clinch
so Tessin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tessin is looking to work some ground and pound but Twist has wrist control.
Twist is trying to control the position but Tessin postures up.
Twist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tessin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Tessin throws a big right hand that misses.
Tessin 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.
Tessin stopping the sweep attempt from Twist.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Twist wants to sweep here but Tessin controlling him for the moment.
Tessin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Twist looking for a sweep. Not yet Twist, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tessin trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.
Tessin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tessin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Twist's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tessin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tessin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tessin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Twist working a defensive guard but Tessin passes into half guard.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Twist to regain full guard.
Tessin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tessin trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.
Twist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Twist is trying to keep Tessin in close.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Tessin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tessin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tessin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tessin trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Twist looking for a sweep. Not yet Twist, not yet.
Tessin connects with a couple of short punches.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses.
Tessin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tessin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Twist's head.
Tessin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Tessin from controlling successfully.
Tessin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tessin postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tony Twist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessin slips a jab from Twist.
Twist lands a head shot.
Twist slaps away a takedown attempt from Tessin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony Twist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Tessin dominated that round.
That's time! Tessin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tessin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Twist manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Twist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tessin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Twist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tessin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin throwing strikes from guard but Twist blocks nicely.
Tessin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Twist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tessin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tessin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tessin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Twist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tessin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tessin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Twist sprawls and moves away.
Twist throws an overhand right that lands on Tessin's shoulder, as Tessin tries to avoid the shot.
Tessin tries to counter with a takedown but Twist is quick to defend against it.
Tessin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist throws a looping overhand right but Tessin ducks down to avoid it.
Twist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessin manages to avoid it.
Tessin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Twist.
Tessin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Twist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tessin tries to counter with a takedown but Twist is quick to defend against it.
Twist misses with a body shot
and Tessin counters with a single leg into guard. Twist didn't expect that.
Tessin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twist can do to turn this around?
Twist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tessin throwing strikes from guard but Twist blocks nicely.
Tessin postures up in Twist's guard and throws a big left but Twist blocks it.
Tessin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Twist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin lands a couple of digs.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tessin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tessin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tessin connects with a couple of short punches.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Tessin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tessin postures up and lands a big shot to Twist's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.
Tessin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tessin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Twist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tessin.
Tessin is looking to work some ground and pound but Twist has wrist control.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses.
Twist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tessin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Twist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Twist has momentary wrist control but Tessin slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Tessin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tessin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Twist misses the shot to the body.
Tessin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Twist misses the shot to the body.
Tessin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Twist.
Tony Twist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Twist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twist throws a jab when Tessin was well out of range.
Tessin tries to counter with a takedown but Twist is quick to defend against it.
Twist throws a shot from downtown. Tessin moves away and avoids it.
Tessin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Twist sprawls and moves away.
Twist misses with a lunging right hand
and Tessin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tessin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Tessin trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tessin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tessin lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tessin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tessin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tessin throws an elbow that misses. Twist uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tessin's guard. Nice move by Twist!
Tessin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tessin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Captain Tessin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tessin forces his way into half guard.
Tessin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Tessin shoots in for a takedown but Twist shows good takedown defense.
Twist scores with a jab to the head.
Twist throws a body punch but Tessin moves out of range.
Tessin attempts a counter takedown but Twist avoids it well and moves away.
Twist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tessin.
A telegraphed right hand from Twist misses the target.
Tessin tries to counter with a takedown but Twist is quick to defend against it.
Twist looks to land a right hand but Tessin moved out of range.
Tessin feinted with a counter takedown.
Twist connects with a right hand. Tessin shakes it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Twist throws a body punch but Tessin moves out of range.
Tessin throws the left hand but Twist avoids the punch easily.
Tony Twist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tessin takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Twist.
I think Tessin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Tessin!
A very excited looking Captain Tessin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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