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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Mouzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
28
217 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlo Mouzone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker stalks Mouzone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mouzone's face. Mouzone staggers backwards, shaken.
Mouzone lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No joy there for Mouzone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroker throws a low kick, looking for Mouzone's leg but Mouzone calmly moves out of range.
Stroker misses with a combination
and Mouzone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mouzone misses with a left hand
and Stroker counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stroker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker wants to clinch up but Mouzone keeps it at a distance.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouzone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stroker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mouzone connects with a couple of short punches.
Mouzone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mouzone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker has his hands on Mouzone's head, controlling the position.
Stroker controls Mouzone momentarily but Mouzone frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Stroker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stroker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mouzone. That did some damage!
Stroker wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stroker wants to control from the top but Mouzone keeps moving.
Mouzone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mouzone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mouzone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stroker has managed to get both his arms back between Mouzone's legs - danger averted.
Mouzone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stroker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stroker looking to sit in guard and control but Mouzone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouzone scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Stroker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouzone.
Mouzone scores with a hook to the body. Stroker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stroker thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mouzone's calf.
Stroker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mouzone blocks the leg kick.
Bob Stroker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Mouzone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stroker is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stroker swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mouzone to counter with a crisp jab.
Mouzone throws a body punch but Stroker moves out of range.
Mouzone misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Stroker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone misses with a jab to the body
and Stroker counters with a left to the body.
Stroker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mouzone checks it well.
Stroker tries to clinch up but Mouzone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stroker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mouzone avoids the head kick by Stroker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouzone circles away.
Mouzone swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroker.
Mouzone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stroker as he jumps to the side.
Stroker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mouzone lands with a nice body punch.
Mouzone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker throws a lazy uppercut
and Mouzone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stroker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mouzone is looking for a sweep.
Mouzone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stroker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mouzone trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Stroker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stroker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mouzone counters with a takedown into side control.
Stroker gets back to half guard.
Mouzone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stroker moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker wants to sweep but no luck.
Mouzone wants to pass the guard but Stroker is keeping the position.
Mouzone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mouzone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stroker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stroker can't do much from the bottom here.
Marlo Mouzone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Stroker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stroker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mouzone.
Stroker is looking for a sweep. Mouzone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stroker is trying to control but can't.
Stroker wants to get back to full guard but Mouzone has mounted him!
Stroker is bucking up trying to escape but Mouzone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stroker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mouzone with a couple of short strikes.
Bob Stroker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mouzone looking to ground and pound but Stroker is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mouzone cracks Stroker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mouzone avoids the attempt from Stroker to control.
Mouzone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mouzone wants to control the pace but Stroker is squirming around nicely.
Stroker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stroker is in a horrible position here. Mouzone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker tries to hold on but Mouzone postures up.
Stroker regains half guard.
Mouzone winds up and cracks Stroker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stroker is pressing down on Mouzone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stroker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stroker is looking for a triangle but Mouzone pushes his legs off easily.
Stroker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mouzone won't allow Stroker to sweep him here.
Mouzone is fighting to break Stroker's control of his arms but Stroker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlo Mouzone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stroker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bob Stroker!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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