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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Xoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 cm
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177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Captain Evil! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Xoom! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Evil scores with a one two! Xoom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Logan Xoom has been cut. Xoom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Evil is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Xoom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Evil holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Xoom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Xoom throwing strikes here but Evil is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Xoom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Evil is trying to stand up. Evil is squirming around, avoiding Xoom's attempts to control the action. Xoom landing strikes from the mount and Evil is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round. Xoom looking to control but Evil is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Xoom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Xoom controlling from mount. Xoom looks gassed! Evil tries to buck Xoom off but he can't manage it. Xoom looking to ground and pound but Evil is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Xoom looking to ground and pound but Evil is blocking nicely. Evil wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Xoom.
Xoom won't let Evil get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Evil blocking the ground and pound. Evil is trying to stand. Xoom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Xoom looking to ground and pound but Evil is blocking nicely. Evil wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Xoom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evil trying desperately to get to his feet.
Xoom controlling his opponent. You get the feeling that Evil really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Xoom misses with a head shot. Evil's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Evil is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Xoom thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Evil is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Xoom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Xoom punching from mount but Evil doing a good job of avoiding damage. Xoom throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Xoom unloads with some shots from mount but Evil bucks and avoids them well.
Xoom wants to control the pace but Evil is squirming around nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Xoom will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Logan Xoom's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xoom. Evil looks to land a combination but Xoom avoids it well. Captain Evil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. An inside leg kick from Evil misses. Evil misses with a low kick as Xoom jumps back. Evil misses with a wild combination.
Evil throws a one two combo.
Evil tries a low kick but Xoom avoids it. Xoom dodges the punch combination from Evil.
Evil shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Xoom napping and manages to drive through into side control! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Xoom is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Evil asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evil grinds an elbow into Xoom's temple. Evil is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Xoom is trying to escape and Evil transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Xoom is forced to tap! Nice work there by Evil! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Captain Evil!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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