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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brand Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brand Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Przemyslaw Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nowak holding on.
Pound in side control, throwing shots but Nowak defends.
Pound lands some shots froms side control.
Nowak taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pound working the head and body with strikes.
Pound working away.
Nowak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pound really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pound scores with punches from side control.
Pound taking a breather here.
Pound is looking to take a break and control but Nowak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nowak being controlled for a moment.
Pound in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pound scoring with punches from side control.
Nowak taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nowak gets back to half guard.
Pound landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nowak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pound lands a nice short elbow.
Pound lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pound takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nowak wants to improve his position but Pound is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Pound there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nowak taking some punishment here, with Pound in his half guard.
Pound working the head and body with strikes.
Pound is trying to control. Nowak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pound lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nowak looks gassed!
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pound 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pound connects with a nice short shot to Nowak's temple.
Pound is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pound lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pound looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pound scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pound lands a nice short elbow.
Pound scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pound lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pound controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound working over Nowak with some ground and pound. Nowak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nowak taking some punishment here, with Pound in his half guard.
Pound perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pound drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Pound slips a nice elbow through Nowak's hands, connecting with Nowak's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound working over Nowak with some ground and pound. Nowak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pound passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nowak!
Nowak wants to hold on but Pound pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brand Pound dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pound changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nowak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pound wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Pound grinds an elbow into Nowak's temple.
Nowak wants to control but Pound postures up.
Pound scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Pound is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowak some visible discomfort.
Pound lands an elbow.
Pound lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nowak down.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Pound politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pound prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound lands a few punches from side control.
Nowak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pound creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pound working the ground and pound.
Pound scoring with punches and elbows.
Pound lands a few punches from side control.
Nowak looks to move to half guard but instead Pound has passed into mount! Damn!
Pound with shots to the head and body - Nowak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pound lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pound connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nowak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pound raining down shots from the mount!
Pound has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nowak's face.
Brand Pound overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pound lands a big elbow.
Pound raining down shots from the mount!
Pound landing strikes from the mount and Nowak is in trouble!
Nowak is looking to improve his position but Pound isn't that keen on the idea.
Nowak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound working Nowak over with strikes here.
Pound lands with some strikes.
Pound fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pound lands a big elbow.
Pound landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nowak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pound putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pound raining down shots from the mount!
Nowak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak tries to lock up and control but Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pound with shots to the head and body - Nowak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pound controlling from the full mount.
Pound with good strikes from the mount here!
Pound is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
Pound working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pound lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nowak hang on?
Pound looking to finish Nowak with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nowak!
Pound fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brand Pound dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pound shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nowak is trying to defend but Pound finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nowak is trying to control but Pound passes into side control!
Pound scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pound works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nowak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowak is not content to let Pound control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound is chipping away with strikes.
Nowak is being controlled here.
Pound is putting a hurting on Nowak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pound lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pound scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pound lands an elbow.
Pound scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pound lands an elbow.
Nowak tries to bench press Pound off him but Pound keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak struggling a bit here.
Nowak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pound scores with punches from side control.
Pound scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Pound lands an elbow.
Pound controlling the position.
Pound is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound looks up at the clock and then as Nowak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pound smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nowak tries to buck Pound off but Pound is having none of it.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nowak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nowak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pound content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pound seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Nowak tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound landing a few strikes.
Nowak is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Pound works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pound scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nowak is trying to control Pound's posture but Pound avoids it.
Pound taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brand Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pound 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brand Pound!
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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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