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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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212 lbs
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190 cm
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214 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killer Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geraldo James!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen avoids a kick to the body.
Geraldo James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Queen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Queen.
Queen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
James trying to hold on to Queen's head to control him but Queen postures up.
James is doing well to control the position and prevent Queen from advancing to side control.
Queen with the ground and pound but James uses the opportunity to regain guard.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Queen is proving a slippery customer.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queen is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen is desperately trying to improve his position but James has a good base and remains in mount.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James punching from mount but Queen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
James looking to control but Queen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Queen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
James misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Queen is looking to escape.
James looking to ground and pound but Queen is blocking nicely.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James wants to control the pace but Queen is squirming around nicely.
Queen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Queen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James looking to finish with strikes here!
James throws some wild stikes that Queen manages to avoid easily.
James controlling his opponent.
Queen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by James.
James with a couple of short strikes.
James misses with a head shot.
James throws some wild stikes that Queen manages to avoid easily.
Queen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Queen because James loaded up on that one.
James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James trying to control but Queen is having none of it.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
James controlling the pace for now.
James lands a nice shot to the head.
Queen avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James fails with the takedown
so Queen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Queen looking to pass the guard.
James uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from James.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James fails with the takedown
and Queen counters with a nice double leg into side control. James won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Queen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
James tries to escape but Queen is in control.
Queen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Queen is trying to move to mount but James reverses beautifully and ends up in Queen's guard.
James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that James has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Geraldo James hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Queen misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Queen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Killer Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geraldo James.
James regains full guard. Nicely done.
Queen throws and elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Queen's guard. Nice move by James!
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Queen is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Queen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
James pulls Queen in close to prevent any damage.
James manages to escape and get back to his feet.
James fails with the takedown
and Queen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
James is controlling Queen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Queen misses with a head shot. James uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
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!
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard.
James stands up from Queen's guard - James perhaps looking for a knockout.
Queen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Queen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
Queen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Queen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Queen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Queen's guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
James throwing strikes from guard but Queen blocks nicely.
James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geraldo James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Queen is looking to escape.
Queen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Queen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
James throwing strikes here but Queen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Queen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws some wild stikes that Queen manages to avoid easily.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Queen blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Queen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
James throwing strikes here but Queen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Queen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands with some strikes.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James controlling his opponent.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Queen because James loaded up on that one.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Queen because James loaded up on that one.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Queen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Queen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by James.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
James controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geraldo James!
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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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