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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Yellow (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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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yellow tries to sprawl but Grep drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grep wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yellow keeps working.
Grep tries to pass to full mount but Yellow defends it.
Grep throws a strike but Yellow avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Grep trying to control but Yellow is working from the bottom.
Yellow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grep.
Grep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yellow looking to control.
Yellow keeping full guard, as Grep tries to pass.
Yellow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grep is one step ahead there.
Grep thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grep won't allow Yellow to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yellow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yellow is trying to keep Grep in close.
Grep trying to control the position from guard on top but Yellow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grep preventing the sweep.
Grep chips away with some ground and pound.
Grep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yellow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grep. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grep throws a big right hand that misses.
Yellow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yellow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grep pushing down on Yellow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grep wants to pass to mount but Yellow is defending the position.
Grep 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.
Grep is keen to just control but Yellow is a slippery customer.
Grep seems to be looking for submissions.
Grep missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grep throwing shots but Yellow is blocking nicely.
Grep looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yellow is pressing down on Grep's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grep controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grep trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yellow holds on and takes a little breather.
Yellow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grep is fighting to break Yellow's control of his arms but Yellow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grep trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yellow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grep scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yellow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grep looking to sit in guard and control but Yellow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grep throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yellow postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yellow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knatte Grep dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yellow checks a leg kick.
Grep swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grep throws out a leg kick but Yellow moves out of range and Grep only half commits.
Grep tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grep tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yellow misses with a lunging right hand
and Grep counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grep misses with a low kick.
Grep throws out a leg kick but Yellow moves out of range and Grep only half commits.
Knatte Grep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yellow tries a head kick but it misses.
Grep is looking to score with low kicks.
Yellow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grep.
Grep moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grep.
Yellow misses with a low kick.
Grep slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grep misses with a takedown attempt - Yellow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yellow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grep.
Yellow misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yellow manages to avoid it.
Yellow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grep moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yellow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yellow.
Grep misses with a low kick.
Grep misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Yellow.
Grep scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yellow.
Grep throws a sloppy head kick and Yellow moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grep avoids the head kick by Yellow.
Grep connects with a leg kick. Yellow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grep manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yellow on his heels. He'll look to pass Yellow's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yellow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grep postures up in Yellow's guard and throws a big left but Yellow blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grep tries to free his leg and advance position but Yellow is retaining full guard.
Grep throwing strikes from guard but Yellow blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Knatte Grep will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Grep misses.
Grep 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.
Yellow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grep.
Yellow looks to score with a jab to the body but Grep is just out of range.
Grep shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yellow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yellow controlling the position.
Yellow wants to get back to his feet but Grep is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grep trying to control but Yellow is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yellow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yellow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Yellow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grep scores with a nice right hand.
Yellow wants to slow Grep down by chopping away at his legs.
Tom Yellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grep swings for the body but Yellow moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yellow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grep counters with an outside leg kick.
Yellow throws out a leg kick but Grep moves out of range and Yellow only half commits.
Grep closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yellow's guard.
Grep is looking to work some ground and pound but Yellow has wrist control.
Yellow keeping full guard, as Grep tries to pass.
Yellow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grep with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grep trying to control but Yellow is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grep lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yellow wants to sweep but no luck.
Grep trying to control the position from guard on top but Yellow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grep advances to half guard.
Tom Yellow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grep throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grep wants to pass the guard but Yellow is defending well.
Yellow wants to get back to full guard.
Grep trying to control from half guard but Yellow is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep looks to land a strike but Yellow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grep drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yellow dives on top into guard.
Yellow won't allow Grep to sweep him here.
Yellow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grep has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yellow has managed to get both his arms back between Grep's legs - danger averted.
Grep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yellow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yellow trying to control the position from guard on top but Grep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knatte Grep is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yellow postures up in Grep's guard and throws a big left but Grep blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knatte Grep showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grep has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knatte Grep!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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