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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KO ZIX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick murphys - drink and fight. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Temujin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, KO ZIX!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
ZIX misses with a double jab.
ZIX throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
ZIX throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ZIX!
ZIX fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ZIX tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ZIX misses with a series of wild punches.
ZIX throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
ZIX doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
ZIX throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from ZIX does no damage.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ZIX tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black dodges the punch combination from ZIX.
Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
ZIX wants to get back to his feet but Black passes into half guard.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Black is pressing down on ZIX's thigh, looking to free his foot. ZIX is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stops ZIX from getting back to his feet.
ZIX avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
ZIX pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black throws a hook to the side of ZIX's head but ZIX sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ZIX slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temujin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black prevents ZIX from escaping the position.
ZIX looks gassed!
ZIX is working to avoid the ground and pound but Black connects with a decent elbow.
Black is working ZIX over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ZIX.
ZIX misses with a two punch combination.
Black shoots in for a takedown but ZIX shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ZIX scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ZIX scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
ZIX tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - ZIX looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ZIX swinging wildly here.
ZIX tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ZIX moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
ZIX scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
ZIX scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
ZIX lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ZIX wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black 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.
Black throwing shots but ZIX is blocking nicely.
Black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Black stops ZIX from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ZIX throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by ZIX.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
ZIX tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ZIX lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ZIX.
Left hook, right uppercut from ZIX.
ZIX doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
ZIX displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
KO ZIX seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ZIX lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
KO ZIX is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ZIX looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ZIX fails with an attempt to clinch.
ZIX is working the combinations to good effect here.
ZIX tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ZIX fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black feints and as ZIX raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ZIX really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black stops ZIX from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ZIX keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
ZIX is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but KO ZIX will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
ZIX scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
ZIX tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but ZIX swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
ZIX fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but ZIX swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ZIX lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
ZIX tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. ZIX didn't expect that.
ZIX wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
ZIX wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ZIX swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black stops ZIX from standing up.
ZIX keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black prevents ZIX from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ZIX doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
ZIX tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ZIX moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ZIX!
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
ZIX clinches but Black breaks the clinch
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. ZIX didn't expect that.
Black stops ZIX from standing up.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ZIX swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ZIX wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
ZIX is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ZIX scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ZIX rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
ZIX creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
ZIX misses with a knee strike.
ZIX gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to pull guard.
ZIX throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but ZIX regains guard immediately.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
ZIX is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
ZIX wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Black manages to pass to side control.
Black prevents ZIX from standing back up.
Black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Black stops ZIX from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ZIX sees it coming and defends easily.
Black stops ZIX from getting back to his feet.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but ZIX is defending well.
ZIX pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Black stops ZIX from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ZIX.
Temujin Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from ZIX misses.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but ZIX swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - ZIX looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ZIX tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - ZIX scores with a four punch combination!
ZIX swinging wildly here.
ZIX lands with a nice combination. Black backs away looking to recover.
Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ZIX is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Black asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZIX is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Black has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Black is trying to get an arm triangle but ZIX is defending well.
ZIX wants to get back to his feet but Black drags him back down.
Black has hold of ZIX's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! ZIX tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Black cranks the arm and ZIX screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from ZIX, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Temujin Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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