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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi has chosen AFRICAN UNITE as his entrance music. Sicobo Fratibi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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289 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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203 cm
25
288 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Tinsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sicobo Fratibi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratibi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tinsley misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tinsley.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tinsley cracks Fratibi with a big right hand but Fratibi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
Tinsley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tinsley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tinsley prevents Fratibi from escaping the position.
Tinsley in side control, throwing shots but Fratibi defends.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fratibi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tinsley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fratibi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tinsley working away.
Tinsley in side control, throwing shots but Fratibi defends.
Fratibi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tinsley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fratibi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tinsley 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fratibi keeps working.
Tinsley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fratibi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tinsley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tinsley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fratibi wants to control but Tinsley postures up.
Fratibi parries the strikes from Tinsley easily there. Tinsley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fratibi to escape.
Fratibi pushes Tinsley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tinsley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tinsley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fratibi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tinsley trying to control the position but Fratibi is working away.
Fratibi defending against the ground and pound.
Tinsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fratibi keeps working.
Fratibi is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tinsley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratibi sneaks out the side door and pushes Tinsley away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fratibi looks to land a combination but Tinsley avoids it well.
Tinsley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fratibi did well to prevent Tinsley getting side control.
Tinsley lands with a punch from half guard.
The cut above Sicobo Fratibi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fratibi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tinsley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fratibi sees it coming and defends easily.
Tinsley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tinsley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tinsley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tinsley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tinsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fratibi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi is trying to stand back up but Tinsley is controlling him
Tinsley wants to take a breather but Fratibi is having none of it.
Fratibi manages to get to full guard.
Fratibi wants to stand but Tinsley is controlling the position.
Fratibi working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tinsley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sicobo Fratibi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sicobo Fratibi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamal Tinsley!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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