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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Calavera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fredriksson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Calavera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson misses with a body punch
and Calavera counters with a two punch combo.
Calavera tries to clinch there but Fredriksson circles away.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Calavera throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calavera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calavera.
Fredriksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Calavera misses.
A jab from Calavera does it's job there.
Fredriksson clinches up with Calavera and pushes him back against the cage.
Calavera prevents a body shot from Fredriksson.
Calavera blocking some punches.
Calavera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to throw a body punch but Calavera avoids it by throwing Fredriksson back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fredriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fredriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fredriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calavera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calavera.
Fredriksson looks to throw the jab but Calavera is out of range.
Calavera tries to clinch but Fredriksson is having none of it.
Fredriksson misses with a jab to the body
and Calavera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calavera avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Calavera staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Fredriksson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Calavera.
Calavera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson cracks Calavera with a nice body shot.
Fredriksson is trying to push Calavera away but Calavera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calavera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fredriksson gets through Calavera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredriksson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calavera or not.
Calavera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calavera throws a big shot that misses.
Calavera misses with an uppercut
enabling Fredriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fredriksson cracks Calavera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calavera throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Calavera.
Fredriksson looks to throw the jab but Calavera is out of range.
Fredriksson swings for the body but Calavera moves out of range.
Calavera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calavera connects with a body shot.
Calavera misses with a right hand
and Fredriksson counters by clinching up.
Fredriksson tries to work over Calavera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calavera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Calavera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calavera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands with a right hand.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Calavera throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calavera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
The fighters circling - Calavera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredriksson lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Calavera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the body.
Calavera wants to clinch up but Fredriksson keeps it at a distance.
Calavera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calavera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calavera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fredriksson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Calavera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calavera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fredriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Fredriksson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fredriksson throws a jab when Calavera was well out of range.
Calavera lands a lovely overhand right.
Calavera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
Calavera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson lands an overhand right.
Calavera wants to clinch.
Fredriksson jabs at Calavera's body.
Fredriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calavera throws a series of strikes that have Fredriksson backpedaling.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Calavera avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calavera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with a double jab.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Calavera's ribcage but misses.
Calavera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fredriksson.
Calavera throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Calavera.
Fredriksson moves into range and clinches up with Calavera.
A right hand to the body from Calavera.
Calavera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
Fredriksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Calavera.
Calavera blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with the head strike.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Calavera blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a left hand.
Calavera breaks the clinch.
Calavera throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calavera is just out of range.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Calavera.
Calavera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calavera throws a hook but Fredriksson blocks it.
Calavera misses with a looping left.
Manny Calavera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calavera tries to clinch up but Fredriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Calavera misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is looking to wear down Calavera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calavera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fredriksson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Calavera moves out of range.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calavera.
Calavera misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Calavera lands a head shot.
Calavera misses with a left hand
and Fredriksson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calavera is just out of range.
Calavera throws a hook to the side of Fredriksson's head but Fredriksson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fredriksson closes the distance and pushes Calavera back into the cage.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the side of Calavera's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson pushes Calavera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Calavera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clint Fredriksson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredriksson.
Calavera blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Calavera struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredriksson controls his hands.
Fredriksson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson tries to circle away but Calavera has him pinned against the cage.
Calavera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calavera.
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 Clint Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Calavera has managed to clinch.
Calavera prevents a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.
Calavera stalling in the clinch but Fredriksson improves position.
Fredriksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calavera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calavera throws a looping overhand right but Fredriksson ducks down to avoid it.
Fredriksson throws a series of strikes that have Calavera backpedaling.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calavera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson slips under a jab from Calavera.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calavera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calavera lands with a right hand.
Calavera is looking to clinch but Fredriksson is avoiding it.
Calavera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calavera tries to clinch but Fredriksson is having none of it.
Fredriksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fredriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calavera counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredriksson jabs Calavera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fredriksson moves into range and clinches up with Calavera.
Fredriksson wants to take the fight to the mat but Calavera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Calavera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fredriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Calavera.
Fredriksson jumps guard but Calavera stands there with Fredriksson around his waist. Fredriksson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calavera is trying to break the clinch but Fredriksson is controlling him.
Fredriksson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calavera blocks an uppercut.
Calavera working hard to break the clinch.
Calavera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Calavera.
Manny Calavera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the side of Calavera's head.
Calavera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calavera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calavera misses with the head strike.
Calavera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calavera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson digs a good hook to Calavera's body.
Fredriksson tries to clinch there but Calavera circles away.
Calavera scores with a nice strike.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch.
Calavera tries to bum rush Fredriksson with a series of wild strikes but Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calavera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredriksson.
Jab from Fredriksson.
Calavera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calavera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fredriksson rushes Calavera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fredriksson tries to work over Calavera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredriksson stalling in the clinch but Calavera improves position.
Fredriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Calavera.
Calavera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredriksson misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fredriksson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calavera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calavera misses with the head strike.
Fredriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calavera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calavera. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson misses with a double jab.
Calavera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Calavera misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clint Fredriksson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredriksson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clint Fredriksson!
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