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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caratacos Adalsteinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crooked Horns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crooked Horns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caratacos Adalsteinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crooked Horns!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adalsteinn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Horns to the mat! Horns manages to get full guard.
Horns looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Adalsteinn stands up and waves to Horns to follow him.
Horns misses with a body shot.
Horns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horns stuffs the takedown attempt from Adalsteinn. Adalsteinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Adalsteinn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Horns swivels and escapes.
Adalsteinn moves into the clinch successfully.
Adalsteinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adalsteinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caratacos Adalsteinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adalsteinn shoots for a double leg takedown but Horns sprawls well. He's pushed Adalsteinn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horns throws a head kick but Adalsteinn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalsteinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horns but Horns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crooked Horns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adalsteinn shoots in but Horns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adalsteinn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horns tries to avoid it but Adalsteinn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horns to the ground. Horns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horns 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 Adalsteinn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adalsteinn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horns tries to land a front kick but Adalsteinn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horns looks for the body kick but Adalsteinn saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adalsteinn.
Horns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Horns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice takedown defense from Horns. No joy for Adalsteinn on that attempt.
Adalsteinn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Horns's waist but Horns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adalsteinn off to one side.
Adalsteinn throws a series of punches but Horns moves out of range.
Crooked Horns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adalsteinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Horns is fending him off so far but Adalsteinn persists. Nope, Horns circles away and we're back to standing.
Adalsteinn drives through and clinches with Horns against the cage.
Horns can't break the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Adalsteinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adalsteinn manages to avoid it.
Adalsteinn shoots in but no luck this time.
Adalsteinn closes the distance and clinches.
Adalsteinn lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adalsteinn lands a couple of digs.
Adalsteinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adalsteinn stands and throws Horns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Adalsteinn 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.
Adalsteinn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Horns!
Adalsteinn looking to control but Horns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Horns really wants to buck Adalsteinn off and get back to his feet.
Adalsteinn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Horns is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Adalsteinn.
Adalsteinn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adalsteinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adalsteinn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Horns for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalsteinn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Horns?
Adalsteinn unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horns is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adalsteinn lands a nice shot to the head.
Horns is squirming around, avoiding Adalsteinn's attempts to control the action.
Adalsteinn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Horns is trying to stand.
Adalsteinn is landing with some decent strikes but Horns is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Adalsteinn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Adalsteinn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Horns because Adalsteinn loaded up on that one.
Adalsteinn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Adalsteinn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Horns is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adalsteinn looking to finish Horns with some ground and pound. This is bad for Horns!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caratacos Adalsteinn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adalsteinn has a takedown stuffed.
Adalsteinn moves into range and clinches up with Horns.
Adalsteinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Horns avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adalsteinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adalsteinn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Horns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caratacos Adalsteinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adalsteinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adalsteinn counters with a shoot takedown. Horns fights it but they end up in guard.
Horns is breathing heavily.
Adalsteinn stands and throws Horns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Horns is working to avoid the ground and pound but Adalsteinn connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Adalsteinn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adalsteinn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Horns sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Horns bucks up and tries to throw Adalsteinn off but instead Adalsteinn has got his back!
Adalsteinn is landing with strikes from the back.
Adalsteinn is landing with strikes from the back.
Horns grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Adalsteinn lands a shot to the head.
Horns prevents Adalsteinn from getting a body triangle.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Adalsteinn controlling the positon.
Horns is covering up but some of the strikes from Adalsteinn are getting through and doing damage.
Adalsteinn has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Horns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalsteinn tries to keep control of the position but Horns is staying busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Adalsteinn. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Horns covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Adalsteinn scores with punches and elbows.
Horns wants to get back to his feet.
Adalsteinn biding his time, controlling Horns.
Adalsteinn throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Adalsteinn throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Adalsteinn is looking to control Horns but Horns is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Adalsteinn struggling to land strikes to the head as Horns covers up.
Adalsteinn struggling to land strikes to the head as Horns covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horns is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Adalsteinn wants to control but Horns is keeping busy.
Horns is taking damage to the body and head.
Adalsteinn lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Adalsteinn lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horns hold on?!
Adalsteinn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Adalsteinn has Horns flattened out and is raining down punches.
Adalsteinn trying to control.
Adalsteinn gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Horns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adalsteinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adalsteinn wants to control but Horns is keeping busy.
Adalsteinn landing with strikes.
Adalsteinn lands strikes to the head.
Adalsteinn controlling from the back.
Adalsteinn is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalsteinn is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Horns. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Horns trying to get back to his feet but Adalsteinn is in full control for now.
Adalsteinn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Horns defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Adalsteinn lands a shot to the head.
Adalsteinn lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Adalsteinn.
Adalsteinn is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalsteinn is working the ground and pound. Can Horns escape?
Adalsteinn is punishing Horns with strikes - can he finish him?!
Horns is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Horns is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caratacos Adalsteinn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horns misses with a body shot.
Horns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adalsteinn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adalsteinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Horns wants to stand up but Adalsteinn is controlling him.
Horns keeping moving, preventing Adalsteinn from controlling successfully.
Adalsteinn stops Horns from standing up.
Caratacos Adalsteinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adalsteinn advances position into side control!
Adalsteinn is looking to take a break and control but Horns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adalsteinn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adalsteinn has a takedown stuffed.
Horns throws a leg kick
and Adalsteinn counters by moving into the clinch.
Horns has had enough of the clinch but Adalsteinn keeps him there for the moment.
Adalsteinn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Horns prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adalsteinn.
Adalsteinn wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caratacos Adalsteinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adalsteinn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adalsteinn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adalsteinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horns gets underhooks to prevent Adalsteinn's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adalsteinn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalsteinn successfully pulls guard.
Horns stopping the sweep attempt from Adalsteinn.
Adalsteinn working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adalsteinn is on top in guard.
Adalsteinn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adalsteinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Horns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adalsteinn slips nicely into half guard.
Horns is not content to let Adalsteinn control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adalsteinn stops Horns from getting back to his feet.
Adalsteinn working over Horns with some ground and pound. Horns looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adalsteinn trying to control the action but Horns is working from the bottom.
Adalsteinn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adalsteinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adalsteinn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adalsteinn breaks the clinch.
Adalsteinn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adalsteinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adalsteinn throws a solid leg kick but Horns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adalsteinn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adalsteinn avoids the head kick by Horns.
Adalsteinn closes the distance and clinches up with Horns, looking for a takedown. Adalsteinn pushes Horns against the cage but Horns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adalsteinn looks for a takedown but Horns sprawls well.
Crooked Horns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adalsteinn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adalsteinn 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 Horns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Horns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horns throws a head kick that misses.
Adalsteinn moves into the clinch.
Adalsteinn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Horns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crooked Horns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adalsteinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adalsteinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adalsteinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caratacos Adalsteinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adalsteinn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caratacos Adalsteinn!
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RATING
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