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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthias Forsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kul Li (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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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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, Matthias Forsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kul Li!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li wants to clinch
so Forsberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Forsberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forsberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Forsberg is proving a slippery customer.
Forsberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Forsberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Forsberg trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Li drives through and clinches with Forsberg against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Forsberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Matthias Forsberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li lands a high kick!
Li tries to clinch but Forsberg is having none of it.
Forsberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Li as he jumps to the side.
Forsberg really is a fat lump.
Li lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Forsberg backs up against the cage.
It looks like Matthias Forsberg has been cut.
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!
Li tries to clinch there but Forsberg circles away.
Forsberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kul Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forsberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Li is trying to keep Forsberg in close.
Forsberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li working a defensive guard but Forsberg manages to pass into side control anyway.
Forsberg passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Li!
Forsberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Forsberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg tries to push Li's head away but Li is holding on tight.
Forsberg is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Li can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Forsberg content just to control the position here.
Forsberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
That's four 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.
Li doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Li wants to control but Forsberg is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Forsberg really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kul Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthias Forsberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Forsberg gets control of Li's arms and successfully pulls guard. Forsberg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Forsberg working a defensive guard here.
Forsberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li trying to control but Forsberg is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li won't allow Forsberg to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kul Li.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li tries to clinch but Forsberg is having none of it.
Forsberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Li!
A nice elbow there by Forsberg.
Forsberg looking to ground and pound but Li is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forsberg tries to control but Li wriggling away.
Forsberg throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Forsberg scoring with strikes but Li is staying in there.
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.
Li is in a horrible position here. Forsberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Li is squirming around, avoiding Forsberg's attempts to control the action.
Matthias Forsberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Forsberg throws some wild stikes that Li manages to avoid easily.
Li is desperately trying to improve his position but Forsberg has a good base and remains in mount.
Forsberg working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Li looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Forsberg! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matthias Forsberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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