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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Wannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jensen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clutch: Electric Worry. Gunnar Jensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Wannis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannis tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Wannis tries to clinch there but Jensen circles away.
Wannis tries to clinch up.
Wannis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jensen gets the takedown into side control.
Jensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wannis keeps working.
Wannis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jensen off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Jensen right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wannis wants to control the position but Jensen frees himself and scrambles - Wannis manages to regain control in side control.
Jensen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannis.
Nice takedown defense from Wannis. No joy for Jensen on that attempt.
Wannis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches up with Wannis, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes Wannis against the cage but Wannis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wannis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jensen circles away.
Wannis wants to clinch up but Jensen keeps it at a distance.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wannis is looking to clinch but Jensen is avoiding it.
Jensen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wannis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wannis drives through and clinches with Jensen against the cage.
Jensen has picked Wannis up - he's going for a ride! Jensen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen stops Wannis from getting back to his feet.
Wannis trying to control from the bottom.
Jensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jensen is thwarting Wannis's attempts to control the position.
Wannis has hold of Jensen's hands but Jensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wannis wants to get back to full guard.
Jensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Wannis is trying to maintain the position but Jensen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jensen is working for a kimura but Wannis is defending it quite comfortably.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wannis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannis is trying to get back to full guard.
Jensen drops an elbow to the side of Wannis's head.
Wannis wants to get back to his feet.
Wannis trying to control here.
Jensen working over Wannis with some ground and pound. Wannis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wannis wants to get back to full guard.
Wannis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wannis tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wannis as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wannis rushes Jensen and presses him up against the cage.
Wannis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Wannis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Jensen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wannis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wannis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now.
Wannis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannis misses with an elbow strike.
Jensen tries to score a body lock takedown but Wannis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wannis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wannis scores with a shoulder strike.
Jensen has Wannis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wannis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wannis pushes Jensen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wannis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wannis lands a nice uppercut.
Wannis scores with a hook to the body.
Jensen dodges an elbow strike from Wannis.
Wannis scores with a shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Wannis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jensens head.
Wannis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jensen.
Nice elbow from Wannis.
Jensen prevents a body shot from Wannis.
Wannis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jensen.
Wannis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannis throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen lands a shoulder strike.
Wannis is working Jensen over against the cage.
Wannis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wannis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wannis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jensen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jensen blocks an elbow strike.
Wannis lands a nice knee to the body.
Wannis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannis missing with knees to the body.
Wannis scores with a shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Wannis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannis cracks Jensen with a nice body shot.
Jensen blocks an elbow strike.
Jensen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannis has him pressed against the cage.
Jensen blocks a body shot from Wannis.
Wannis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wannis prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannis lands a shot to the body.
Jensen prevents a body shot from Wannis.
Knees to the body from Wannis.
Jensen avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannis.
Nice elbow from Wannis.
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 Gunnar Jensen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wannis tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen forces Wannis back against the cage and clinches.
Wannis trying to land knees to the body.
Wannis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Wannis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jensen avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannis.
Jensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wannis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wannis.
Wannis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now.
Jensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wannis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wannis tries to clinch but Jensen moves away
and Jensen counters with a single leg into guard. Wannis didn't expect that.
Jensen postures up.
Wannis wants to stand up but Jensen is controlling him.
Wannis looking to control.
Wannis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jensen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wannis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wannis wants to clinch up but Jensen keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Jensen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wannis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wannis drives through and clinches with Jensen against the cage.
Wannis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jensen.
A short right from Wannis.
Wannis digs a right hand underneath Jensen's ribcage. Jensen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wannis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wannis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jensen avoids it.
Wannis lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gunnar Jensen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wannis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wannis.
Wannis scores with a shoulder strike.
Wannis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jensen takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Wannis as the two fighters clinch.
Wannis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jensen prevents a body shot from Wannis.
Wannis scores with a shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Knees to the body from Wannis.
Jensen dodges an elbow strike from Wannis.
Wannis misses with a body punch.
Wannis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wannis works on Jensen's body with a couple of short punches.
Wannis lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Wannis.
Wannis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Wannis.
Wannis struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.
Wannis throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wannis.
Wannis lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wannis lands with a short shot to the head.
Jensen takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Wannis.
Wannis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wannis lands a nice shot to the body.
Wannis scores with a hook to the body.
Jensen dodges an elbow strike from Wannis.
Wannis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wannis lands an elbow just above Jensen 's eye.
Wannis lands a body shot.
Wannis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jensen's elbow.
Wannis misses with an elbow over the top.
Wannis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannis throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wannis fails to land.
Wannis pushes off an throws an elbow but Jensen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wannis lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Wannis.
Wannis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wannis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannis gets through Jensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wannis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannis lands a shot to the body.
Wannis misses with an elbow strike.
Wannis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jensen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wannis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wannis scores with a hook to the body.
Wannis lands an uppercut.
Wannis tries a body shot but Jensen blocks it.
Wannis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Wannis.
Wannis lands a shot to the body.
Wannis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wannis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wannis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Wannis fails to land.
Jensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raymond Wannis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wannis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen blocks an uppercut.
Wannis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jensen's elbow.
Wannis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Wannis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Jensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wannis tries to clinch but Jensen is having none of it.
Wannis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen throws a sloppy head kick and Wannis moves out of range easily.
Jensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wannis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jensen circles away.
Jensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wannis tries to avoid it but Jensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wannis to the ground. Wannis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wannis is looking to clinch but Jensen is avoiding it.
Gunnar Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wannis closes the distance but Jensen moves to the side
and Jensen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wannis's guard now.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Wannis blocks nicely.
Wannis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wannis looking to control.
Wannis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wannis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jensen is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen wants to pass the guard but Wannis is keeping the position.
Jensen is working hard here to advance position.
Jensen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannis.
Wannis tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Wannis tries to clinch there but Jensen circles away.
Jensen tries to keep at a distance but Wannis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wannis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jensen's defenses.
Wannis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jensen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wannis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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.
Jensen blocks an uppercut.
Jensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jensen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wannis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wannis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wannis.
A right handed body shot lands from Wannis.
Wannis pushes Jensen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wannis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jensen blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wannis.
Jensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wannis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jensen avoids it.
Wannis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wannis misses with an elbow strike.
Wannis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now.
Wannis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jensen's defenses.
Wannis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jensen avoids it.
Wannis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wannis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jensen blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wannis.
Wannis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jensen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wannis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wannis lands a shoulder strike.
Wannis missing with knees to the body.
Wannis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wannis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wannis scores with a shoulder strike.
Wannis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wannis - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wannis.
Wannis is leaning against Jensen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wannis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wannis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jensen managing to block the knees to the body from Wannis.
Wannis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Wannis.
Wannis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jensen prevents a body shot from Wannis.
Jensen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wannis lands a good knee to the midsection. Jensen won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wannis.
Wannis lands an elbow inside.
Jensen blocks an uppercut.
Jensen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wannis scores with a hook to the body.
Wannis lands a right hand.
Wannis pushes Jensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Wannis.
Wannis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wannis tries to land knees in the clinch but Jensen avoids the damage to the body.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wannis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wannis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wannis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wannis misses with the head strike.
Wannis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wannis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wannis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jensen.
Wannis throws an elbow but it misses.
Wannis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jensen's elbow.
Wannis misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Wannis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wannis 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Wannis!
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