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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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180 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Fernan! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fernan looks to land a body kick but Man moved away. Man with a jab. Fernan throws a nice inside leg kick. Fernan misses with a wild combination.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernan moves out of range of the leg kick from Man. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Fernan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center. Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fernan misses with a low kick. Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man with a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Man takes a shot right to the bread basket. Man lands a front kick. Man thuds a left hand into Fernan's body. Man throws a head kick that misses. Man moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fernan clinches up against the cage. Fernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow. A short right from Man on the inside. Fernan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now. A frustrated look appears on Fernan's face as he tries to break the clinch. Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Robert Fernan has been cut. Man misses with some punches.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernan controls his hands.
Fernan looking to stall.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Man misses with a body punch.
Fernan pressing his opponent against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man. Fernan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Fernan's ribcage. Man managing to block the knees to the body from Fernan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short right from Man. Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Fernan.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fernan. Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernan's elbow. Man missing with knees to the body.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernan backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Fernan tries to tie him up. Man lands a body shot. Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernan controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fernan has hold of one of Man's legs. Man is fighting the takedown attempt but Fernan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Fernan content to stall in guard here. Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position. Man wants to stand but Fernan is controlling the position. Fernan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now. 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. Fernan is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Fernan will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Robert Fernan's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Man misses with a double jab.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fernan walks into a left hand. Fernan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Fernan checks the leg kick. Man throws a quick inside leg kick. Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernan.
Man misses with the combination.
Man misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Fernan misses its intended target. Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick. Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Fernan throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side. Fernan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center. He Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Man throws a shot from downtown. Fernan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernan thows a body shot but no joy. A head kick misses from Man. Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fernan. Fernan slips under a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet. Fernan throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it. Fernan tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Fernan takes one to the side of the head.
Fernan misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a leg kick but Fernan moved away. Fernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fernan throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely. He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Man cracks the inside of Fernan's front leg. Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernan. Man throws a body kick the misses and Fernan counters with a one-two to the body. Fernan misses with a hook to the body
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. This has been an exciting period of action! A right-left combo lands from Man. Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernan's head. Fernan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Fernan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fernan moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Fernan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man lands a jab to Fernan's midsection. Fernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Fernan blocks the low kick. Man throws a leg kick but Fernan sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man throws an overhand right that lands on Fernan's shoulder, as Fernan tries to avoid the shot. Fernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Man keeps the fight on the outside. Fernan jabs at Man's body. Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center. Man tries to bum rush Fernan with a series of wild strikes but Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Fernan lands a jab to the head.
Fernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes. A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet. Man throws a one two combo.
Fernan misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fernan slips a jab from Man. Man throws the kick towards the body but Fernan avoids it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Man misses with a hook. Fernan ducked under it nicely. Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernan. Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man catches Fernan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Fernan pushes Man away with a front kick. Fernan cracks the inside of Man's front leg. Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernan at a distance.
Fernan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fernan misses the shot to the body. Man scores with a jab to the body. Man scores with a body shot.
Man throws a hook but Fernan blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Robert Fernan's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Man throws a series of punches but Fernan avoids them all with ease. Fernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Man checks a leg kick. Man misses the jab. Fernan avoids the body shot from Man.
Fernan takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses. Man avoids the body shot from Fernan.
Fernan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Fernan throws a good cross that connects.
Fernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man. Fernan moves out of range of the leg kick from Man. Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernan fails with the takedown. Fernan misses with a looping left. Fernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man. Fernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fernan misses the shot to the body. Man checks a leg kick. Fernan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout. Fernan misses with a straight left. Man throws a leg kick but Fernan moved away. Fernan avoids the head kick by Man.
A head kick misses from Man. Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernan.
Fernan misses with a wild body shot. The fighters circling - Fernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fernan cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs. Man moves out of range as Fernan throws a body kick.
Fernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Fernan takes a body punch but keeps moving. Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Man misses with a hook. Man misses the jab. Fernan scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernan is just out of range. Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernan.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Man moved away. Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fernan throws a low kick but Man avoids it. Fernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man. He Man is winning the standup battle so far. Man lands a nice hook to Fernan's body. Fernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Man motions for Fernan to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Man. Fernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Fernan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A good leg kick by Man. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fernan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fernan. Fernan obviously looking to wear him down.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Man connects with a body shot. Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet. Nice cross by Fernan. Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fernan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Fernan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet. Fernan dodges the punch combination from Man.
Fernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fernan swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Fernan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fernan is out of range. Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away. Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fernan doesn't seem bothered though. Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Man with a body punch. A glancing blow. 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! Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man checks a low kick from Fernan. Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Fernan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! He Man showed his dominance in that final round. I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... He Man!
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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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