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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumpo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Worthington's choice of entrance music: Hand Covers Bruise- Trent Reznor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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221 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumpo Klumpo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Worthington! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Worthington cracks Klumpo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Worthington misses with an uppercut. Klumpo saw that one coming. Worthington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A big right from Klumpo misses. Worthington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klumpo manages to avoid it. Good leg kick by Klumpo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Worthington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Worthington misses with a straight left. A telegraphed right hand from Worthington misses the target. Worthington misses with a straight right. Klumpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthington.
Klumpo dives in and scores a takedown into Worthington's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Worthington is trying to control the position but Klumpo postures up. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Worthington holds on and takes a little breather. Klumpo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worthington works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Worthington is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Worthington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Worthington was stalling too much, according to the referee. Worthington swings for the body but Klumpo moves out of range.
Klumpo slips under a jab from Worthington. Worthington takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Klumpo throws a hook but Worthington blocks it. Worthington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Klumpo wants to land a leg kick but Worthington is out of range. Klumpo misses with a low kick. Worthington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Klumpo blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Worthington swings for the body but Klumpo moves out of range.
Worthington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Klumpo shoots in for a takedown but Worthington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Klumpo throws a low kick, looking for Worthington's leg but Worthington calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Worthington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klumpo is out of range. Worthington throws a hook but Klumpo blocks it. Worthington tries to clinch up but Klumpo circles away and keeps his distance. Klumpo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Klumpo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Klumpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worthington.
Klumpo fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Klumpo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sumpo Klumpo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Worthington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klumpo connects with a body shot that sends Worthington's belly button to the back. Worthington throws a shot from downtown. Klumpo moves away and avoids it. Worthington's corner calls for a 1-2. Worthington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Klumpo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Klumpo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Worthington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Klumpo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Worthington tries to roll over but Klumpo keeps him under control. Klumpo trying to pass the guard but Worthington defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumpo Klumpo dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Worthington throws a shot from downtown. Klumpo moves away and avoids it. Worthington avoids the body shot from Klumpo.
Worthington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. The crowd cheers as Worthington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klumpo doesn't seem phased though. Worthington misses with a straight right. Worthington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klumpo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Worthington throws a hook to the side of Klumpo's head but Klumpo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Klumpo tries to work over Worthington's front leg with a kick but Worthington checks it. Klumpo cracks Worthington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round. Worthington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klumpo. A thudding body kick lands there by Klumpo!
Klumpo looks to land a left hand but Worthington moved out of range nicely. Worthington connects with a crisp jab. Klumpo throws a big shot that misses. An inside leg kick from Worthington misses. Worthington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Worthington takes a shot right to the bread basket. Klumpo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Worthington.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Worthington shoots for a double leg takedown but Klumpo sprawls well. He's pushed Worthington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Klumpo takes one to the chin there. Sumpo Klumpo is winning the standup battle so far. Klumpo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Worthington misses with a straight left. The fighters circling - Worthington throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Worthington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A telegraphed right hand from Klumpo misses the target. A swing and a miss from Worthington.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Worthington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Klumpo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Klumpo throws a strike but Worthington avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Worthington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Klumpo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Klumpo with a flurry of punches that miss. Worthington keeping full guard, as Klumpo tries to pass. Worthington working a defensive guard here.
Worthington wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Worthington trying to control the position.
Klumpo wants to control from the top but Worthington keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Worthington loads up on a big right hand but Klumpo slips the punch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jab, jab by Worthington - just one landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Worthington connects with a body shot that sends Klumpo's belly button to the back. Worthington throws a jab but it's blocked by Klumpo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Worthington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Klumpo scores with a leg kick.
Worthington slips a jab and a cross from Klumpo.
Worthington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Worthington jabbing away but nothing is landing. Klumpo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klumpo is defended easily by Worthington. Klumpo connects with a right hand. Worthington shakes it off. Klumpo scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Klumpo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nice shot lands for Klumpo. Klumpo getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Worthington looks to score with a jab to the body but Klumpo is just out of range. Klumpo ducks under a wild hook from Worthington. Klumpo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Worthington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klumpo. A punch lands to the side of Worthington 's head but he takes it in his stride. Klumpo digs a good body shot into Worthington's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klumpo checks a leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Worthington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthington checks a leg kick. Worthington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klumpo.
Klumpo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Worthington throws a body punch but Klumpo moves out of range. Worthington lands a right hook to the body.
Klumpo lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Worthington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klumpo takes one to the chin there. Klumpo connects with a looping right hand.
Worthington fails with the takedown. Klumpo dives in and scores a takedown into Worthington's guard. Klumpo wants to pass the guard but Worthington is keeping the position. Klumpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Worthington working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klumpo advances to half guard. Klumpo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Klumpo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Klumpo 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. Worthington is looking to improve his position.
Klumpo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worthington's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Worthington is trying to control but can't.
Klumpo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Klumpo is looking to advance position but Worthington won't allow it. Klumpo is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight! Sumpo Klumpo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Klumpo 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumpo Klumpo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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