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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatau Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodgood.
A left and a right from Bloodgood both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dylan Dunham has been cut.
Bloodgood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bloodgood.
Dunham lands a jab to the head.
Dunham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloodgood throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham slips a jab from Bloodgood.
Dunham throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bloodgood to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bloodgood on his heels. He'll look to pass Bloodgood's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bloodgood 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 one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to get back to full guard.
Dunham is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dunham tries to get to full guard but Bloodgood has control of the leg.
Dunham gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood tries to stand but Dunham is controlling from the bottom.
Dunham has his hands on Bloodgood's head, controlling the position.
Dunham has an active guard here but Bloodgood has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is looking to get back to full guard here but Bloodgood has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bloodgood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Dunham is right now.
Sloppy strikes there by Bloodgood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is looking to reverse the position.
Dunham struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I wouldn't like to be where Dunham is right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Dunham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan Dunham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bloodgood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bloodgood throws the left hand but Dunham avoids the punch easily.
Bloodgood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunham counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Bloodgood misses.
Bloodgood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham throws out the jab.
Dunham ducks right into an uppercut from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bloodgood is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Bloodgood circles away and we're back to standing.
Bloodgood throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodgood slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Bloodgood moved out of range nicely.
Bloodgood misses the jab.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood moves away from the strike by Dunham.
Dunham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunham jabs at Bloodgood's body.
Dunham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bloodgood checks it well.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloodgood looks to land a right hand but Dunham moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham dives in and scores a takedown into Bloodgood's guard.
Dunham passes into half guard.
Dunham is pressing down on Bloodgood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bloodgood is holding on for now.
Bloodgood tries to kick Dunham off but Dunham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dunham wants to pass the guard but Bloodgood is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunham controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodgood keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dunham is looking to stall here but Bloodgood recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunham is controlling him.
Dunham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dunham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloodgood keeps working.
Bloodgood wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham wants to pass to mount but Bloodgood is defending the position.
Dylan Dunham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunham wants to work for an arm triangle but Bloodgood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dunham is looking to advance position but Bloodgood won't allow it.
Bloodgood trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bloodgood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dylan Dunham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bloodgood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bloodgood but Bloodgood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dunham slips a jab from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a jab when Dunham was well out of range.
Bloodgood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dunham tries to bum rush Bloodgood with a series of wild strikes but Bloodgood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunham swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodgood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dunham closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodgood, looking for a takedown. Dunham pushes Bloodgood against the cage but Bloodgood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunham scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dunham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bloodgood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Bloodgood misses its intended target.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tatau Bloodgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Dunham.
Bloodgood avoids the body shot from Dunham.
Dunham misses with a double jab
and Dunham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunham is rocked!
Dunham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bloodgood.
Dunham is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloodgood finish him?
Bloodgood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodgood misses the jab.
Bloodgood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunham.
Dylan Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodgood looks to land a right hand but Dunham moved out of range.
Dunham moves out of range as Bloodgood strikes.
Dunham moves away from the strike by Bloodgood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodgood misses the jab.
Dunham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatau Bloodgood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bloodgood throws a hook but Dunham avoids it easily.
Dunham seems to have recovered his senses.
Bloodgood swings widly with a right hand
and Dunham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunham.
Dunham prevents Bloodgood from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bloodgood keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham trying to control but Bloodgood is working from the bottom.
Tatau Bloodgood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodgood wants to stand but Dunham is controlling the position.
Dylan Dunham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bloodgood keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dunham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodgood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands with a cross.
Tatau Bloodgood is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunham.
Dunham throws a lazy right hand but Bloodgood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodgood.
Dunham thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunham lands a jab to Bloodgood's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Bloodgood misses.
Bloodgood misses with an uppercut
and Dunham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunham.
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 Tatau Bloodgood.
I think Dunham 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Dunham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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