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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Art White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Art White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Herberg!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White digs a good hook to Herberg's body.
Herberg tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Herberg.
White punishes Herberg's body with a nice straight punch.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herberg.
Johan Herberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herberg throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White lands a high kick!
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herberg tries to clinch up.
Herberg tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Herberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Herberg.
Herberg continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Herberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Art White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Herberg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herberg shoots in but no luck this time.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Herberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herberg wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herberg checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White wants to stall.
Herberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Herberg is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Herberg has his back to the cage.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Herberg fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Herberg is out of range.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Herberg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White controlling the position.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Herberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Herberg is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White prevents Herberg from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Art White will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Herberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herberg throws out the jab.
White throws a head kick but Herberg moves out of range.
Herberg shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Herberg blocks a head kick by White.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Art White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Herberg.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Herberg has time to react.
Herberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Herberg.
White lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Herberg wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White keeping full guard, as Herberg tries to pass.
White has control of Herberg's left arm, preventing Herberg from doing any damage.
Herberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herberg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herberg throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Herberg won't allow White to sweep him here.
Herberg thows a big elbow that misses.
White is trying to hold Herberg in close to prevent damage but Herberg has managed to pass into half guard.
White is looking to improve his position.
White manages to get to full guard.
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!
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Herberg controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White working a defensive guard but Herberg manages to pass into side control anyway.
Herberg trying to control the position but White is working away.
White manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
Herberg is just content to waste time from the top position. White takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Herberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White has Herberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Herberg throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Herberg on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johan Herberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Herberg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Herberg is now in White's guard.
Herberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White is trying to control the position but Herberg postures up.
Herberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herberg tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Herberg working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White trying to control from the bottom.
Herberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
White is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
White is trying to control but can't.
Herberg 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.
Johan Herberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
White regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Herberg.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg looking to pass the guard.
White wants to stand and escape but Herberg is having none of it.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herberg postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Herberg throws and elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Herberg's guard. Nice move by White!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herberg is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Herberg distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Herberg throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Herberg wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg thows a big elbow that misses.
White looking to control.
White is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Herberg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Herberg. Herberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Herberg shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Herberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herberg tries to clinch up.
Johan Herberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herberg tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White is looking to slow Herberg down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Herberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Herberg 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Herberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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