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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sloppy Seconds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Knock Out has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 cm
22
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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169 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sloppy Seconds! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seconds misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand! Seconds shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Out is trying to defend but Seconds finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Out avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seconds. Out wants to get back to his feet. Seconds not landing any meaningful shots this time. Seconds missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Seconds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Out pushes Seconds off looking to stand but Seconds dives back in and keeps control.
Out knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seconds on the ground. Seconds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Out avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seconds. Seconds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Out is trying to stand back up but Seconds is controlling him
Out is refusing to be controlled, as Seconds sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seconds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seconds lands a nice short elbow. Out might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Seconds stops Out from getting back to his feet.
Seconds not landing any meaningful shots this time. Out is breathing heavily. Seconds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Seconds working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Seconds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Out with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Seconds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Seconds working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Seconds thows a huge punch but Out dodges it nicely.
Seconds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Seconds looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Seconds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seconds not landing any meaningful shots this time. Out is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seconds scores with a couple of nice shots. Seconds drops an elbow to the side of Out's head. Seconds slows the pace down in half guard. Seconds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Out's head. Seconds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Seconds slips a nice elbow through Out's hands, connecting with Out's forehead. Seconds working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Out is trying to stand up here but Seconds is controlling him well. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Seconds is nestled in close to Out, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Out taking some punishment here, with Seconds in his half guard. Seconds working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Seconds trying to control the action but Out is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Seconds lands with a punch from half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seconds lands a nice short elbow. Seconds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Seconds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Out 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. Seconds lands a nice short elbow. Seconds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Out with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Well, if Seconds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Seconds works his foot free and advances to mount. Seconds cracks Out with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Seconds unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seconds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seconds unloading with bombs! Seconds working the ground and pound effectively.
Seconds landing punches. The referee warns Out that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Seconds raining down shots from the mount! Seconds lands with some strikes. Seconds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Seconds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Seconds breaks from Out's wrist control and lands an elbow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Seconds landing punches. Seconds looking to finish Out with some ground and pound. This is bad for Out! Seconds working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloppy Seconds dominated that round. That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seconds scores with a hook to the body. Out takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Out takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seconds moves into the clinch. Seconds wants a takedown but no success here.
Out wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seconds has him pressed against the cage. Seconds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Out gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Out is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Seconds goes for a takedown in the clinch but Out prevents it.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sloppy Seconds. Seconds is breathing heavily. Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Out is trying to push Seconds away but Seconds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Out is trying to push Seconds away but Seconds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Seconds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Out is looking to break free of the clinch but Seconds has double underhooks. Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seconds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Out gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Seconds manages to break the clinch.
Seconds shoots in looking for a takedown. Out tries to sprawl out of it but Seconds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Out manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Out fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Out looks to land a left hand but Seconds moved out of range nicely. Out throws the left hand but Seconds avoids the punch easily. Out misses with an uppercut. Seconds jabbing away but nothing is landing. Seconds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out. Seconds scores with a decent looking hook. Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big left from Out misses. Seconds slips under a jab. Out works the jab nicely. Seconds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Out avoids it really well and circles away. Seconds defending well as Out loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Out tests Seconds's chin there with a solid looking shot. Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A big right from Out misses. Seconds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab. Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Seconds misses with a takedown attempt - Out sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Seconds blocks a jab. Out misses with a straight right. Out is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Excellent takedown into side control there by Seconds. Seconds throws an elbow but Out slips to the side and avoids it well. An elbow from Seconds crashes against the mat.
Seconds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Out some visible discomfort.
Seconds grinds an elbow into Out's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seconds tries to move into full mount but can't pass Out's legs. Out is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seconds connects with a decent elbow. Seconds cracks Out with a big elbow. Seconds throws an elbow but Out slips to the side and avoids it well. Sloppy Seconds has got the better of the ground game so far. Out dodges the ground and pound from Seconds. Seconds tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Seconds cracks Out with a big elbow. Out is being controlled here. Out is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seconds connects with a decent elbow. Seconds is working Out over with some ground and pound from side control. Seconds grinds an elbow into Out's temple. Out wants to get back to his feet but Seconds drags him back down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloppy Seconds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Seconds's shoulder, as Seconds tries to avoid the shot. Seconds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seconds sees it coming and avoids it easily. Seconds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Out wants to get back to his feet but Seconds is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Seconds throws and elbow that misses. Out uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seconds's guard. Nice move by Out! Seconds wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Out is looking to stand up but Seconds won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seconds looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Out wanted to stand there but Seconds had control of the position. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Out gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Seconds to score an easy takedown into full guard. Seconds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seconds connects with a couple of short punches. Seconds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Seconds lands a couple of elbows. Seconds won't allow Out to get back to his feet. Seconds wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving. Seconds lands a couple of elbows. Seconds is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Seconds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Well,Out is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes? Seconds working some strikes from top position. Seconds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Seconds postures up in Out's guard and throws a big left but Out blocks it. Seconds chips away with some ground and pound. Seconds lands a couple of elbows. Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Out has momentary wrist control but Seconds slips an elbow through the middle. Seconds landing some decent shots from guard. Seconds landing some decent shots from guard. Seconds works over Out with some ground and pound from guard. Seconds lands a couple of elbows. Seconds postures up and lands a big shot to Out's brow. Seconds throws a big right hand that misses. Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seconds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Seconds thows a big elbow that misses. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seconds's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Seconds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Seconds throws a big right hand that misses. Out had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seconds defends it easily. Seconds landing some decent shots from guard. Seconds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seconds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sloppy Seconds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Seconds scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight! Sloppy Seconds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Seconds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Sloppy Seconds! Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sloppy Seconds! Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Sloppy Seconds!
Sloppy Seconds wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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