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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hellsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Fotoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Hellsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Fotoberg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hellsing throws a jab when Fotoberg was well out of range.
Fotoberg misses the jab.
Fotoberg misses with a hook. Hellsing ducked under it nicely.
Fotoberg tries to bum rush Hellsing with a series of wild strikes but Hellsing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hellsing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fotoberg is fending him off so far but Hellsing persists. Nope, Fotoberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Hellsing closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hellsing is chipping away with strikes.
Fotoberg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fotoberg struggling a bit here.
Hellsing landing a few strikes.
Fotoberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hellsing connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Hellsing seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fotoberg is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fotoberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hellsing working away.
Hellsing working the ground and pound but Fotoberg is defending the strikes.
Hellsing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hellsing throws an elbow but Fotoberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fotoberg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hellsing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hellsing tries to score with some ground and pound. Fotoberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fotoberg tries to buck Hellsing off but Hellsing is having none of it.
Fotoberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hellsing has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fotoberg taking a bit of punishment here - Hellsing scoring with strikes.
Hellsing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fotoberg keeps working.
Hellsing fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fotoberg tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Hellsing in side control, throwing shots but Fotoberg defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hellsing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fotoberg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hellsing scoring with punches from side control.
Fotoberg is trying to buck Hellsing off.
Hellsing in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fotoberg struggling a bit here.
Fotoberg is looking for a sweep.
Fotoberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg parries the strikes from Hellsing easily there. Hellsing is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fotoberg to escape.
Fotoberg is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Hellsing are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fotoberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fotoberg dodges the ground and pound from Hellsing.
Hellsing 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.
Hellsing landing strikes.
Fotoberg is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellsing lands a few punches from side control.
Fotoberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hellsing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hellsing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hellsing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fotoberg but Fotoberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frank Hellsing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fotoberg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hellsing to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hellsing throws and elbow that misses. Fotoberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hellsing's guard. Nice move by Fotoberg!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fotoberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fotoberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellsing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fotoberg looking to sit in guard and control but Hellsing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fotoberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hellsing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fotoberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hellsing!
Fotoberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hellsing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hellsing is trying to stand up.
Fotoberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hellsing is looking to escape.
Hellsing'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hellsing is squirming around, avoiding Fotoberg's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Hellsing really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hellsing is squirming around, avoiding Fotoberg's attempts to control the action.
Hellsing is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fotoberg controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg wants to control the pace but Hellsing is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mats Fotoberg just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fotoberg misses with a straight right.
Hellsing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fotoberg.
Hellsing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fotoberg as he avoids it easily.
Hellsing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fotoberg tries to avoid it but Hellsing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fotoberg to the ground. Fotoberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Hellsing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fotoberg stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellsing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fotoberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hellsing manages to get himself to full guard.
Hellsing wants to get back to his feet but Fotoberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg wants to control from the top but Hellsing keeps moving.
Fotoberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fotoberg tries to stand but Hellsing is controlling from the bottom.
Fotoberg wants to pass the guard but Hellsing is keeping the position.
Hellsing keeping moving, preventing Fotoberg from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fotoberg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Hellsing will probably get the nod.
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!
Hellsing has a takedown stuffed.
Hellsing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Hellsing or perhaps it was just good defense by Fotoberg which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Hellsing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fotoberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellsing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fotoberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Fotoberg finds it's way through Hellsing's defenses.
Fotoberg misses with a body shot.
Fotoberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hellsing.
A jab from Fotoberg misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hellsing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fotoberg swivels and escapes.
Frank Hellsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fotoberg.
Hellsing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fotoberg misses with a two punch combination.
Hellsing fails with a takedown attempt.
Hellsing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fotoberg jabs at Hellsing's body.
Fotoberg connects with a jab.
Fotoberg lunges at Hellsing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hellsing's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fotoberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fotoberg scores with the left hand. Hellsing knows he should have avoided that one.
Fotoberg throws a right and a left that Hellsing avoids nicely.
Fotoberg scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hellsing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hellsing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fotoberg.
Fotoberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fotoberg lands a head shot.
Hellsing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fotoberg.
Fotoberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hellsing is rocked!
Fotoberg lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hellsing off his feet! Hellsing tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mats Fotoberg!
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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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