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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronco Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronco Winters has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bronco Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winters ducks under a wild hook from Mond.
Mond throws a right hand that Winters ducks under and follows up with a left that Winters also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Mond misses
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mond gets a double leg takedown into Winters's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Winters is looking for a triangle but Mond pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mond slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winters tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mond is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winters seems a little lost for a moment, as Mond dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond tries to score with some ground and pound. Winters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mond throws an elbow but Winters slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mond wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Winters, who protects the arm well.
Winters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mond trying to control the position but Winters is working away.
Winters avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mond.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mond misses with the ground and pound.
Mond working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond controlling the position.
Mond working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Winters is looking for a sweep.
Winters is working hard here to advance position.
Mond landing strikes.
Mond decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mond misses with a series of wild punches.
Mond lands a head kick!
Winters blocks a head kick by Mond.
Winters checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Winters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winters throws out a leg kick but Mond moves out of range and Winters only half commits.
Winters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mond. That one must have hurt.
Mond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mond blocks a head kick by Winters.
Winters throws a leg kick but Mond moved away.
Winters moves out of range as Mond throws a body kick.
Mond loads up on a big right hand but Winters slips the punch.
Mond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winters.
Mond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winters is out of range and Mond settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters blocks the body kick.
Mond throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mond.
Mond is looking to land body kicks.
Mond tries a head kick but it misses.
Mond misses with a kick to the body.
Mond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mond throws a leg kick which misses Winters's front leg but catches the back leg as Winters tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters throws a body punch but Mond moves out of range.
Crunch! Winters slams his shin into Mond's torso.
Mond misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mond 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.
Mond is looking to slow Winters down with leg kicks.
Mond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray Mond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters avoids the head kick by Mond.
Winters staying out of range there.
Winters throws a hook to the side of Mond's head but Mond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Winters.
Mond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winters moves out of range of the leg kick from Mond.
An inside leg kick lands from Mond.
Winters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mond scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mond throws a low kick but Winters moves out of range easily.
No luck for Winters with that takedown attempt.
Mond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Mond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winters.
Winters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mond moves away.
Winters blocks a head kick by Mond.
Winters looks to land a right hand but Mond moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winters 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 Mond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mond. That one must have hurt.
Winters throws a shot to the body.
Winters looks to score with a jab to the body but Mond is just out of range.
Winters throws a leg kick but Mond checks it.
Winters connects with a looping right hand.
Mond throws a head kick but Winters moves out of range.
Winters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mond.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick
letting Winters counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a low kick, right behind Mond 's knee.
Mond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winters. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Mond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winters doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mond misses the target.
Mond looking to score a takedown here. Winters is defending well but Mond drives through and ends up in Winters's guard.
Mond throwing strikes but missing.
Mond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mond slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Winters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mond defends it easily.
Mond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winters is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winters is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mond, into his guard.
Winters looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mond keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Winters misses with a body shot.
Winters avoids a kick to the body.
Mond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winters.
Winters misses with a looping right.
Mond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick and Winters moves out of range easily.
Winters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winters avoids the head kick by Mond.
Mond throws the kick towards the body but Winters avoids it.
Mond scores with a leg kick.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt.
Mond misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Winters.
Mond tries to work over Winters's front leg with a kick but Winters checks it.
Winters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winters blocks a head kick by Mond.
Mond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winters looks to score with a jab to the body but Mond is just out of range.
Mond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winters connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mond scrambles back to his feet.
Winters throws a push kick but Mond slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Mond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond misses with a looping right.
Mond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winters takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Winters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mond.
Mond throws a push kick but Winters slaps the foot to one side.
Mond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Winters throws a head kick that misses.
Winters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands with a cross.
Mond misses with a head kick.
Mond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winters. That did some damage!
Mond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winters is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Ray Mond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winters avoids the head kick by Mond.
Mond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mond checks the leg kick.
A jab from Winters misses.
Winters moves away from the strike by Mond.
Winters lands with a straight right. Mond didn't see that one coming.
Bronco Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mond is fending him off so far but Winters persists. Nope, Mond circles away and we're back to standing.
Winters is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mond looks for the body kick but Winters saw that one coming.
Winters tries a low kick but Mond avoids it.
Winters 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.
Mond shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Winters napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mond controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Mond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mond 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mond!
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hype
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