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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Chesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Chesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Key!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chesser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Key swinging wildly here.
Gabriel Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chesser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Key but Key pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chesser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Key slips a jab and a cross from Chesser.
Chesser blocks a jab.
Key misses with a two punch combination.
Key throws a hook to the side of Chesser's head but Chesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chesser just misses with a punch to the body.
Chesser slips a straight right by Key.
Chesser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Tim Chesser has been cut.
Chesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chesser thows a body shot but no joy.
Key connects with the punch.
Chesser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chesser shoots for a double leg takedown but Key sprawls well. He's pushed Chesser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Key misses its intended target.
Chesser defending well as Key loads up on a big left hand.
Chesser throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chesser blocks a jab.
Chesser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Key but Key pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Chesser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chesser misses with a hook. Key ducked under it nicely.
Chesser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Key cracks Chesser with a good jab.
Chesser tries to land a leg kick but Key saw it coming and moves away.
Key waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chesser.
Key throws out a loose jab but Chesser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chesser throws and low kick but Key moves out of range easily.
Key fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Key tries to clinch there but Chesser circles away.
Chesser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Key!
Key tries to hold on but Chesser postures up.
Chesser throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chesser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chesser thowing shots but they're missing.
Key taking shots to the head.
Chesser looking to finish with strikes here!
Key is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Key really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chesser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chesser thowing shots but they're missing.
Chesser thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesser lands a big shot there that rocks Key but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chesser throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chesser throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chesser 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.
Chesser thowing shots but they're missing.
Chesser thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chesser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chesser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Chesser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chesser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Key is looking to escape.
Chesser lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Key hang on?
A nice elbow there by Chesser.
Chesser unloads with some shots from mount but Key bucks and avoids them well.
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 Tim Chesser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Chesser's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chesser shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Key is trying to defend but Chesser finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chesser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chesser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chesser looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chesser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Key blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chesser.
Chesser frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesser throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chesser throwing strikes here but Key is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chesser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chesser unloads with some shots from mount but Key bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Chesser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chesser throws some wild stikes that Key manages to avoid easily.
Chesser with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chesser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two 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.
Chesser sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chesser unloads with some shots from mount but Key bucks and avoids them well.
Chesser punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chesser thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chesser controlling from mount.
Chesser looking for a guillotine from mount but Key is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesser thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Key that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chesser thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chesser misses with a head shot.
Chesser lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key is trying desperately to improve position.
Chesser takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Key blocking the ground and pound.
Key is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Key taking shots to the head.
Chesser content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Chesser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Chesser's cut.
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!
Chesser takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chesser stalks Key and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Key's face. Key staggers backwards, shaken.
Chesser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Key.
Chesser throws a shot to the body.
Key looks to land a combination but Chesser avoids it well.
Key might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chesser scores a takedown into full mount!
Chesser wants to control the pace but Key is squirming around nicely.
Key holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chesser tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chesser thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Key takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesser landing shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Chesser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chesser throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chesser in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chesser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Key is bucking up trying to escape but Chesser cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chesser is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Key has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Key!
Key must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chesser pushes Key off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gabriel Key has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chesser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Key cracks a nice hook into Chesser's ribs.
Chesser scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chesser wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Key, who protects the arm well.
Chesser throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chesser landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is looking for a sweep.
Chesser is putting a hurting on Key here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chesser looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tim Chesser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chesser working the ground and pound from side control.
Chesser trying to control the position but Key is working away.
Key avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chesser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chesser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chesser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chesser throws a strike aimed at the side of Key's head but Key avoids it well.
Chesser throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Chesser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chesser, 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Chesser!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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