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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zwart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stedman Tinsdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stedman Tinsdale will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Zwart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stedman Tinsdale!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsdale swinging wildly here.
Tinsdale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tinsdale looks to land a combination but Zwart avoids it well.
Matt Zwart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinsdale moves out of range of the body kick.
Zwart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tinsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinsdale tries to score with a low kick but Zwart moves his leg out of the way.
Zwart tries to clinch but Tinsdale moves out of range.
Zwart throws a sloppy head kick and Tinsdale moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zwart.
Zwart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tinsdale avoids the head kick by Zwart.
Zwart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tinsdale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zwart tries to clinch up.
Tinsdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tinsdale scores with a one two! Zwart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zwart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zwart misses with a low kick as Tinsdale jumps back.
Zwart wants to clinch up but Tinsdale keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Tinsdale scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwart misses with a head kick.
Zwart tries to clinch up but Tinsdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Zwart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tinsdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwart is just out of range.
Zwart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tinsdale.
Tinsdale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zwart.
Zwart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tinsdale!
Tinsdale jabs at Zwart's body.
A punch combination from Tinsdale misses.
Tinsdale works Zwart's body with a nice hook.
Tinsdale works Zwart's body with a nice hook.
Tinsdale scores with a hook to the body. Zwart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tinsdale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zwart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zwart misses with a head kick.
Zwart clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zwart has Tinsdale pressed against the cage, preventing Tinsdale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tinsdale avoiding damage as Zwart throws knees to the body.
Zwart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tinsdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Tinsdale wants to break free but Zwart has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwart trying to land knees to the body.
Zwart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tinsdale's efforts to push away.
Tinsdale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zwart or not.
Zwart is breathing heavily.
Tinsdale is looking to break free of the clinch but Zwart has double underhooks.
Tinsdale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tinsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tinsdale has had enough of the clinch but Zwart keeps him there for the moment.
Tinsdale tries to break the clinch but Zwart is controlling the position.
Tinsdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tinsdale throws a chopping leg kick but Zwart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zwart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tinsdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zwart checks a leg kick.
Tinsdale swinging wildly here.
Tinsdale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tinsdale tries a low kick but Zwart avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tinsdale lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zwart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zwart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tinsdale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tinsdale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zwart rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tinsdale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zwart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tinsdale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zwart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zwart throws a leg kick but Tinsdale moved away.
Jab from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Tinsdale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zwart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zwart pushes Tinsdale away with a front kick.
Zwart throws a head kick that misses.
Zwart drives through and clinches with Tinsdale against the cage.
Tinsdale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zwart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tinsdale is defending well for now.
Tinsdale is looking to break free of the clinch but Zwart has double underhooks.
Tinsdale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zwart has him pressed against the cage.
Tinsdale manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Zwart.
Zwart connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tinsdale lands a nice hook to Zwart's body. Zwart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tinsdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tinsdale throws a series of punches but Zwart avoids them all with ease.
Tinsdale throws out a leg kick but Zwart moves out of range and Tinsdale only half commits.
Tinsdale blocks a leg kick.
Zwart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zwart throws a low kick but Tinsdale avoids it.
Tinsdale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zwart avoids the body shot from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zwart tries to clinch there but Tinsdale circles away.
Tinsdale avoids the head kick by Zwart.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwart is looking to clinch but Tinsdale is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tinsdale. Zwart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tinsdale moves out of range of the leg kick from Zwart.
Zwart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tinsdale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stedman Tinsdale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zwart dodges the punch combination from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale blocks a head kick by Zwart.
Zwart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zwart dodges the punch combination from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale misses with a wild combination.
Zwart scores with a leg kick.
Zwart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tinsdale, pushing him back against the cage.
Zwart misses with a knee strike.
Tinsdale can't break the clinch.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zwart connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Stedman Tinsdale has been cut.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zwart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tinsdale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tinsdale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zwart has him pressed against the cage.
Zwart lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinsdale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zwart throws a chopping leg kick but Tinsdale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsdale moves out of range as Zwart throws a body kick.
Tinsdale is breathing heavily.
Tinsdale avoids the head kick by Zwart.
Tinsdale moves out of range of the leg kick from Zwart.
Tinsdale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zwart.
Stedman Tinsdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zwart clinches with his opponent.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Tinsdale is blocking nicely.
Tinsdale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zwart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zwart lands a knee to the body.
Zwart trying to land knees to the body.
Zwart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tinsdale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zwart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tinsdale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Tinsdale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zwart lands a nice knee to the body.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but Tinsdale blocks with his arms.
Tinsdale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zwart misses with a leg kick.
Zwart scores with a nice body kick.
Zwart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tinsdale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tinsdale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinsdale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zwart.
Zwart takes the fight into the clinch.
Zwart scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Zwart.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Tinsdale is blocking nicely.
Zwart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tinsdale tries to throw a body punch but Zwart avoids it by throwing Tinsdale back against the cage.
Tinsdale can't break the clinch.
Zwart tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinsdale avoids the damage to the body.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but Tinsdale blocks with his arms.
Tinsdale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but Tinsdale blocks with his arms.
Tinsdale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tinsdale is trying to force a seperation but Zwart has the dominant position.
Zwart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tinsdale's face.
Zwart landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Zwart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tinsdale manages to break the clinch.
Stedman Tinsdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zwart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tinsdale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body punch from Tinsdale.
Zwart connects with a high kick.
A shot to the liver by Tinsdale. Beautiful body shot.
Tinsdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zwart was well out of range. Poor timing from Tinsdale.
Zwart forces Tinsdale back against the cage and clinches.
Zwart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tinsdale's face.
Zwart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but Tinsdale blocks it.
Tinsdale managing to block the knees to the body from Zwart.
Tinsdale is trying to force a seperation but Zwart has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zwart obliges.
Tinsdale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Tinsdale both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zwart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tinsdale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tinsdale does no damage.
Tinsdale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tinsdale.
Zwart tries to clinch up but Tinsdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Tinsdale connects with a looping right hand.
Zwart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zwart tries to clinch but Tinsdale moves out of range.
Zwart feints and then cracks Tinsdale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tinsdale down.
A clash of legs there as Tinsdale blocks the low kick.
Tinsdale scores with a body shot.
Zwart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tinsdale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zwart at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinsdale throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zwart.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Zwart.
Tinsdale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tinsdale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Zwart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stedman Tinsdale's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Zwart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zwart dodges the punch combination from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale swings for the body but Zwart moves out of range.
Zwart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zwart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tinsdale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tinsdale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tinsdale blocks a head kick by Zwart.
Tinsdale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tinsdale counters with a left and a right that stings Zwart.
Tinsdale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zwart tries a head kick but it misses.
Tinsdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Tinsdale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zwart at a distance.
Tinsdale checks a leg kick.
Zwart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zwart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tinsdale.
Zwart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tinsdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Zwart.
Zwart throws a leg kick but Tinsdale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zwart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tinsdale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tinsdale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zwart is able to avoid easily.
Tinsdale throws a leg kick but Zwart moved away.
Tinsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwart pushes Tinsdale up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Zwart.
Tinsdale is looking to control Zwart's arms but Zwart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tinsdale has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Zwart.
Tinsdale breaks from the clinch.
Tinsdale misses with a wild body shot.
Zwart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zwart wants to clinch but Tinsdale slips to the side
and Tinsdale counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zwart scoring well with a low kick there.
Zwart closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tinsdale counters with a two punch combo.
Tinsdale scores with a one two! Zwart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zwart is looking to land body kicks.
Tinsdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Zwart.
Tinsdale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zwart can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zwart darts in trying to clinch
and Tinsdale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tinsdale misses with a double jab.
Tinsdale moves out of range of the body kick from Zwart.
Zwart tries to clinch up but Tinsdale circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwart throws a leg kick that misses.
Tinsdale moves out of range of the leg kick from Zwart.
Zwart tries a low kick but Tinsdale avoids it.
Zwart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zwart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tinsdale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tinsdale throws a series of punches but Zwart avoids them all with ease.
Zwart misses with a low kick as Tinsdale jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Tinsdale blocks the leg kick.
Tinsdale swings for the body but Zwart moves out of range.
Tinsdale moves out of range of the body kick from Zwart.
Zwart throws a head kick that Tinsdale semi-blocks.
Tinsdale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tinsdale is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body punch from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zwart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zwart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tinsdale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tinsdale punishes Zwart's body with a nice straight punch.
Tinsdale lands with a nice body punch.
Tinsdale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zwart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but Tinsdale blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zwart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tinsdale's efforts to push away.
Tinsdale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zwart lands a knee to the body.
Tinsdale tries to circle away but Zwart has him pinned against the cage.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zwart lands a good knee to the midsection. Tinsdale won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zwart misses with a knee to the head.
Zwart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tinsdale is defending well for now.
Zwart misses with a knee to the head.
Tinsdale is trying to break the clinch but Zwart has him pressed against the cage.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Zwart.
I think Zwart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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