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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arm Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Jake has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
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235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arm Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jake tries to close the distance and clinch but Barr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barr shoots in and drives through. Jake sprawls well.
Barr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jake manages to avoid it.
Barr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jake tries a low kick but Barr avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Jake or perhaps it was just good defense by Barr which made him look bad.
Barr clinches with his opponent.
Barr jumps guard.
Jake wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
Jake stands up from Barr's guard - Jake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arm Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Jake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr is looking to clinch.
Jake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barr as he jumps to the side.
Jake scores with a one two! Barr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barr really is a fat lump.
Jake looks gassed!
Barr leaves Jake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barr moves in looking to clinch but Jake pushes him off.
Barr is looking to clinch.
Barr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jake is trying to stand.
Barr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barr uses his free foot to push down on Jake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jake.
Barr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jake pushes Barr off and gets back to his feet.
Barr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barr wants to clinch.
Jake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barr as he avoids it easily.
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 Arm Barr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barr shoots in looking for a takedown. Jake tries to sprawl out of it but Barr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake tries to bum rush Barr with a series of wild strikes but Barr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jake and sends Barr crashing to the mat! Jake follows him down to the mat - Barr regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Arm Barr has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jake stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Barr to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake drops Barr with a nice combination! Jake dives into Barr's guard, looking to finish!
Jake wants to stand but Barr is controlling his posture from full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jake. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jake drops back looking for a leg! Barr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barr manages to kick Jake off! Jake jumps back into Barr's guard.
Jake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake trying to control but Barr is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jake counters with a left and a right that stings Barr.
Jake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barr's waist but Barr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jake off to one side.
Jake fails to land with a series of punches.
Jake misses with a low kick as Barr jumps back.
Jake dives in and grabs Barr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barr pushes down on Jake's head and hops out.
Jake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barr pinned against the cage. Barr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arm Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Jake.
Jake swats away the attempt to clinch by Barr.
Iron Jake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Barr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barr looks for a takedown but Jake sprawls well.
Jake punishes Barr's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barr fails to land the takedown.
A left and a right from Jake both land. Nice combination.
Jake throws a chopping leg kick but Barr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Jake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arm Barr's cut.
That's time! Barr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barr tries to clinch there but Jake circles away.
Barr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jake sprawls well. Jake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barr gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barr is out of range.
Barr is looking to clinch but Jake is avoiding it.
Jake throws a sloppy head kick and Barr moves out of range easily.
Barr tries to clinch there but Jake circles away.
Barr checks a low kick from Jake.
Jake throws a series of punches but Barr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barr as he avoids it easily.
Barr tries to clinch but Jake moves out of range.
Barr moves into the clinch successfully.
Barr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jake's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr keeps control of Jake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barr jumps guard.
Jake gets to his feet. Barr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jake.
Jake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barr throws a combination that misses
and Jake counters with a series of strikes. Barr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barr tries to close the distance and clinch but Jake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Barr as Jake shoots in.
Barr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jake throws a sloppy head kick and Barr moves out of range easily.
Barr moves in looking to clinch but Jake pushes him off.
Barr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jake keeps the fight on the outside.
Jake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barr.
Barr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jake fails with the takedown.
Arm Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Jake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barr swivels and escapes.
Barr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jake moves in looking to clinch but Barr pushes him off.
Jake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barr swivels and escapes.
Barr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jake tries to clinch but Barr moves out of range.
Jake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jake misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Barr. No joy for Jake on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jake tries to land a leg kick but Barr saw it coming and moves away.
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.
Jake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jake throws a push kick but Barr slaps the foot to one side.
Barr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barr wants to clinch.
Jake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Jake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jake swats away the attempt to clinch by Barr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jake misses with a double jab
and Barr moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iron Jake.
I think Jake 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Iron Jake!
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