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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumsfeld Shart (ranked 2643 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 426 p4p, 466 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumsfeld Shart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Young Stallion. No joy for Shart on that attempt.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Shart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shart shoots in but Young Stallion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shart defends it well.
Shart throws a looping overhand right but Young Stallion ducks down to avoid it.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Shart avoids it easily.
Young Stallion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumsfeld Shart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart is looking to chop away at Young Stallion's legs.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young Stallion is fending him off so far but Shart persists. Nope, Young Stallion circles away and we're back to standing.
Shart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young Stallion's waist but Young Stallion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shart off to one side.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shart shoots in for a takedown but Young Stallion shows good takedown defense.
Young Stallion checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Shart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shart.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shart fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Shart avoids it easily.
Shart throws a right and a left that Young Stallion avoids nicely.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion slips a jab and a cross from Shart.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart misses with a jab to the body
and Young Stallion counters with a shoot takedown. Shart fights it but they end up in guard.
Young Stallion looking to pass the guard.
Shart controlling the position.
Shart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young Stallion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Young Stallion wanted to stand there but Shart had control of the position.
Shart seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Young Stallion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shart is controlling Young Stallion's posture.
Shart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Young Stallion stopping the sweep attempt from Shart.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rumsfeld Shart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shart throws a head kick but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young Stallion but Young Stallion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shart shoots in but Young Stallion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shart has managed to clinch.
Shart is trying to break the clinch but Young Stallion is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young Stallion drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shart throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riptide Young Stallion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young Stallion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Shart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young Stallion!
Shart throws an elbow but Young Stallion slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shart working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young Stallion can't do much from the bottom here.
Shart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Shart content just to control the position here.
Shart wants to control the pace but Young Stallion is squirming around nicely.
Shart 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.
Shart controlling his opponent.
Shart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young Stallion is trying desperately to improve position.
Young Stallion sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Young Stallion is trying to control but Shart manages to pass to mount!
Young Stallion is in a horrible position here. Shart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion is bucking up trying to escape but Shart cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Young Stallion 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young Stallion taking shots to the head.
Shart looking to secure an arm triangle but Young Stallion defends it well.
Shart tries to control but Young Stallion wriggling away.
Shart is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Young Stallion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rumsfeld Shart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shart tries to control but Young Stallion wriggling away.
Shart throws some wild stikes that Young Stallion manages to avoid easily.
Shart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shart throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Young Stallion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rumsfeld Shart dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shart misses with a body kick.
Shart is looking to clinch.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart shoots in and drives through. Young Stallion sprawls well.
Shart fails with a takedown attempt.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shart defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart moves in looking to clinch but Young Stallion pushes him off.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Shart shoots in looking for a takedown but Young Stallion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumsfeld Shart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Shart avoids it easily.
Shart shoots for a takedown but Young Stallion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Shart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion stuffs the takedown attempt from Shart. Shart gets slowly back to his feet.
Shart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young Stallion swivels and escapes.
Shart tries to clinch but Young Stallion is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shart misses with a head kick.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young Stallion circles away.
Shart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shart shoots in looking for a takedown but Young Stallion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shart fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shart tries to close the distance and clinch but Young Stallion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shart defends it well.
Young Stallion slaps away a takedown attempt from Shart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shart dives in for a single leg takedown but Young Stallion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young Stallion is defending well.
Young Stallion tries to pull guard but Shart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shart is working for takedown but Young Stallion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shart is trying to stall.
Young Stallion jumps guard but Shart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shart is trying to break the clinch but Young Stallion is controlling him.
Young Stallion wants to take the fight to the mat but Shart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shart trying to control the position but instead, Young Stallion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shart into the cage.
Shart has had enough of the clinch but Young Stallion keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young Stallion wants a takedown but no success here.
Shart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young Stallion walks away with a smile on his face. Shart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riptide Young Stallion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young Stallion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riptide Young Stallion!
During a confident post fight interview, Riptide Young Stallion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Rumsfeld Shart had this to say: 'You either win or you learn, this time I learned... Ossss'.
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