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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Joyner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wright tries to avoid it but Joyner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wright to the ground. Wright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joyner gets the takedown into side control.
Wright takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wright can't do much from the bottom here.
Wright is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wright regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joyner connects with a nice short shot to Wright's temple.
Joyner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Joyner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joyner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wright is trying to stand up here but Joyner is controlling him well.
Joyner 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.
Wright is trying is best to control the position here.
Joyner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joyner.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joyner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright shoots in but Joyner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joyner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a combination. Joyner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joyner takes a step back to recover.
Joyner looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Joyner slips the punch.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Joyner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wright's guard.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joyner is controlling him.
Joyner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joyner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joyner's head.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Wright tries for a takedown but Joyner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joyner's sensitive parts.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Joyner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joyner wants it to stay on the feet.
Joyner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joyner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Joyner's leg but Joyner calmly moves out of range.
Joyner dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Joyner's head and hops out.
Wright lands an overhand right.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Joyner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joyner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joyner, as that shot connected.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joyner. That did some damage!
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joyner but Joyner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Joyner.
Joyner prevents Wright from escaping the position.
Wright taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Joyner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wright pushes Joyner off and gets back to his feet.
Wright throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Joyner saw that one coming.
Joyner tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wright lands with a slapping head kick.
Joyner looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a nice head kick!
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joyner as he avoids it easily.
Joyner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Wright.
Joyner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joyner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joyner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright is trying to keep Joyner in close.
Joyner trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joyner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wright's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Joyner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joyner thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joyner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Russell Joyner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joyner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Wright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright sizes up Joyner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joyner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Joyner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright connects with the punch.
Joyner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Joyner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Joyner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joyner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joyner stops Wright from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyner throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright is looking for a triangle but Joyner pushes his legs off easily.
Wright trying to control the position.
Joyner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wright has Joyner pulled in close to control his posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joyner misses with a combination
and Wright makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Joyner really felt that one!
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joyner.
Joyner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joyner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt - Joyner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joyner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
A shot to de liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Joyner.
Joyner misses with a wild combination.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joyner's sensitive parts.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Joyner's front leg but catches the back leg as Joyner tries to avoid it.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joyner's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joyner!
Wright punching from mount but Joyner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wright 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.
Wright working the ground and pound effectively.
Wright looking to finish Joyner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joyner!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joyner is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Joyner is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wright dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joyner tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joyner to the ground. Joyner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joyner.
A punch combination from Joyner misses.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Wright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joyner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright taking a break here but Joyner is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wright works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Joyner is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright unloads with some shots from mount but Joyner bucks and avoids them well.
Wright looking to ground and pound but Joyner is blocking nicely.
Wright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joyner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wright tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dean Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joyner is looking to escape.
Wright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Wright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joyner is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dean Wright just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Joyner's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Wright!
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energy
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RATING
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