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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baum has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Adam Baum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Sutton's chin.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sutton.
Sutton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baum swivels and escapes.
Sutton looks for a takedown but Baum sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutton shoots in and drives through. Baum sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Baum.
Nice takedown defense from Sutton. No joy for Baum on that attempt.
Sutton shoots for a double leg takedown but Baum sprawls well. He's pushed Sutton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baum tries to clinch up but Sutton circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutton shoots in but Baum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sutton lands a head kick. Baum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sutton closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Baum counter with a right hand.
Sutton is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sutton.
John Sutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutton closes the distance but Baum moves to the side
and Baum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sutton wants a takedown.
Baum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
Sutton tries to pull guard but Baum won't allow it.
Sutton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baum has him pressed against the cage.
Sutton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Baum.
Sutton is breathing heavily.
Baum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baum landing knees to the body.
Baum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Baum as the two fighters clinch.
Baum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sutton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baum lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baum scores with a shot to the side of Sutton's head.
Oh Sutton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sutton seems to have got his legs back now.
Baum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suttons head.
Baum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
Baum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sutton or not.
Sutton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sutton backwards.
Sutton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sutton uses from the top position.
Sutton stops Baum from standing up.
Sutton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sutton preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sutton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baum is trying to keep Sutton in close.
Sutton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sutton stopping the sweep attempt from Baum.
Sutton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sutton.
Sutton shoots and misses
and Baum moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Baum.
Baum lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baum.
Baum throws a head punch that misses.
Baum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sutton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sutton stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baum.
Sutton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baum.
Baum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sutton tries to clinch up
and Baum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baum tries to clinch but Sutton moves away
so Sutton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sutton throwing strikes but missing.
Sutton gets to his feet. Baum looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baum doesn't manage to clinch there - Sutton circles away.
Sutton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutton thuds his shin into the meat of Baum's side.
Sutton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sutton tries to clinch
and Baum counters with an inside leg kick.
Baum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sutton moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sutton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum letting Sutton take a breather here.
Baum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sutton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baum gets through Sutton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sutton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baum just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baum.
A short left from Baum.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baum.
Baum stalling against the cage.
Sutton jumps guard but Baum stands there with Sutton around his waist. Sutton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baum misses with a knee to the head.
Sutton takes a shot to the head.
Sutton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sutton is trying to break the clinch but Baum is controlling him.
Baum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baum gets through Sutton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baum working aggressively here.
Sutton goes for a takedown attempt but Baum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Sutton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton tries to clinch but Baum moves away
and Baum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baum.
Still in the clinch, Baum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sutton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Baum.
Sutton blocking some punches.
Baum lands with a light punch inside.
Sutton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sutton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sutton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sutton avoids the head kick by Baum.
Baum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sutton as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baum throws a right hand that Sutton ducks under and follows up with a left that Sutton also avoids with ease.
Sutton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sutton counters by moving into the clinch.
Sutton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baum avoids it.
Sutton trying to control the position but instead, Baum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sutton into the cage.
Baum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sutton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sutton closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Baum on the inside.
Baum lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Sutton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sutton is defended easily by Baum.
Baum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sutton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baum tries to clinch
and Sutton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sutton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baum.
Baum lands with a right to the head.
Sutton lands a takedown into guard.
Baum keeping full guard, as Sutton tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sutton stops Baum from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton trying to control the position from guard on top but Baum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutton won't allow Baum to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sutton is looking to stand up but Baum won't let him.
Baum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sutton is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sutton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baum avoids it really well and circles away.
Baum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Baum.
Baum swings wildly with an uppercut but Sutton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Baum.
Sutton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sutton digs a right hand into Baum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baum's gas tank.
Baum gets underhooks to prevent Sutton's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suttons head.
A short uppercut from Baum.
Baum lands an uppercut.
Baum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baum lands a left hand.
Baum is pressed up against the cage. Sutton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baum down to the mat. Baum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Baum is looking to clinch.
Sutton avoids the head kick by Baum.
Sutton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baum gets through Sutton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sutton stalling in the clinch but Baum improves position.
Baum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sutton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baum can't get the takedown.
Baum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baum.
Sutton is trying to force a seperation but Baum has the dominant position.
Sutton tries a body shot but Baum blocks it.
Sutton is trying to drag Baum to the mat but Baum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sutton blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Baum scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Baum.
I think Baum 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Baum!
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