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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biff Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Synel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biff Tannen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Synel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Synel swats away the attempt to clinch by Tannen.
Synel walks into a stiff left hand from Tannen.
Tannen wants to clinch.
Synel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Synel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tannen stuffs the takedown.
Biff Tannen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Synel.
Tannen has closed the distance and engaged Synel in a clinch.
Synel blocks an uppercut.
Tannen breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tannen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biff Tannen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Synel dodges the punch combination from Tannen.
Synel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tannen.
Synel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tannen doesn't manage to clinch there - Synel circles away.
A left and a right from Tannen both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen closes the distance and clinches.
Tannen breaks from the clinch.
Biff Tannen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tannen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tannen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Synel.
Tannen pushes Synel up against the cage in a clinch.
Tannen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Synel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Synel showed some decent athleticism there.
Tannen wants to get back to his feet.
Tannen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Synel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tannen wants to improve his position but Synel is controlling well.
Tannen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Synel on the ground.
Tannen wants to stand back up but Synel manages to pass into side control.
Tannen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Synel closes the distance and clinches up with Tannen, looking for a takedown. Synel pushes Tannen against the cage but Tannen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tannen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Synel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tannen circles away.
Tannen slaps away a takedown attempt from Synel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tannen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tannen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tannen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tannen has closed the distance and engaged Synel in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tannen.
Tannen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tannen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tannen closes the distance and clinches.
Tannen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tannen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen tries to clinch up.
Tannen is looking to clinch but Synel is avoiding it.
Tannen clinches up with Synel and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Synel.
Tannen manages to break the clinch.
Tannen has Synel up against the cage in a clinch.
Tannen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tannen rushes Synel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tannen breaks from the clinch.
Tannen tries to clinch but Synel moves out of range.
Tannen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Synel swats away the attempt to clinch by Tannen.
Tannen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tannen tries to clinch but Synel is having none of it.
Tannen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Synel shoots in but Tannen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Tannen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tannen is looking to clinch but Synel is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Synel.
Synel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tannen sprawls well. Tannen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Synel gets slowly back to his feet.
Tannen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Synel, pushing him back against the cage.
Tannen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tannen manages to break the clinch.
Synel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tannen tries to clinch up but Synel circles away and keeps his distance.
Tannen rushes Synel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tannen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tannen gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tannen.
Tannen manages to break the clinch.
Tannen has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tannen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Synel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tannen walks away with a smile on his face. Synel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Biff Tannen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Synel.
Tannen tries to clinch but Synel moves out of range.
Tannen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tannen closes the distance and clinches.
Tannen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tannen breaks the clinch.
Tannen has closed the distance and engaged Synel in a clinch.
Tannen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Synel backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tannen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tannen lands an uppercut.
Synel jumps guard but Tannen stands there with Synel around his waist. Synel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tannen gets through Synel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Synel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tannen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Synel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tannen smiles and moves away.
Tannen closes the distance and clinches.
Tannen manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Tannen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen is looking to clinch.
Tannen tries to clinch up.
Tannen doesn't manage to clinch there - Synel circles away.
Tannen tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Tannen. No joy for Synel on that attempt.
Synel is breathing heavily.
Tannen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tannen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tannen wants to clinch up but Synel keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Tannen does no damage.
Tannen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tannen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Synel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Synel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tannen as he avoids it easily.
Tannen tries to clinch but Synel is having none of it.
Tannen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Synel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Synel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tannen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Synel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Synel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tannen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Synel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tannen wants to sweep here but Synel controlling him for the moment.
Tannen keeping moving, preventing Synel from controlling successfully.
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.
Tannen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Synel wants to control from the top but Tannen keeps moving.
Tannen has his hands on Synel's head, controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Synel circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Tannen dominated that second round.
That's time! Tannen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tannen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Synel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tannen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Synel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Synel won't allow Tannen to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Synel trying to control the position from guard on top but Tannen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tannen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Synel manages to pass to side control.
Synel prevents Tannen from improving his position.
Synel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Synel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Tannen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Synel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Synel's back!
Tannen throwing strikes and Synel squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Synel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tannen lands a big elbow.
Synel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tannen lands a big elbow.
Tannen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tannen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tannen looking to finish Synel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Synel!
Tannen landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen landing punches.
The referee warns Synel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Biff Tannen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tannen is trying to control here but Synel has managed to regain half guard.
Tannen prevents Synel from improving his position.
Tannen tries to stand and escape but Synel is controlling the position.
Tannen trying to control the action but Synel is working from the bottom.
Tannen tries to stand and escape but Synel is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Synel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tannen.
Tannen with the ground and pound but Synel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Synel shoots in and drives through. Tannen sprawls well.
Tannen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tannen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tannen lands an uppercut.
Tannen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tannen closes the distance and pushes Synel back into the cage.
Tannen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Synel shoots for a double leg takedown but Tannen sprawls well. He's pushed Synel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tannen closes the distance and clinches.
Tannen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Synel walks into a left hand.
Blake Synel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biff Tannen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Synel tries a head kick but it misses.
Tannen has Synel up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Tannen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tannen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Tannen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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