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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cerien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Gontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerien comes to the cage accompanied by House of the rising sun. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cerien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoff Gontier!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerien has Gontier up against the cage in a clinch.
Gontier swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerien struggles to land a body shot inside as Gontier controls his hands.
Cerien using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cerien is looking to control Gontier's arms but Gontier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cerien has his back to the cage.
Gontier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gontier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cerien is keeping busy.
Cerien gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gontier regains guard.
Gontier is trying to keep Cerien in close.
Gontier wants to control but Cerien passes easily into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gontier trying to hold on to Cerien's head to control him but Cerien postures up.
Cerien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cerien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gontier is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cerien lands a nice short elbow.
Gontier wants to control but Cerien is keeping busy.
Gontier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerien.
Cerien lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gontier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cerien scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gontier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerien.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerien seems to be working for a kimura but Gontier defends the submission attempt.
Cerien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gontier's head.
Cerien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cerien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gontier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gontier wants to control but Cerien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gontier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerien.
Cerien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gontier trying to hold on to Cerien's head to control him but Cerien postures up.
Cerien is trying to control the action in half guard but Gontier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cerien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cerien trying to work for an americana but Gontier has managed to regain full guard.
Gontier controls Cerien momentarily but Cerien frees himself.
Gontier throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gontier keeping moving, preventing Cerien from controlling successfully.
Cerien throwing strikes from guard but Gontier blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gontier holds on and takes a little breather.
Gontier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gontier wants to sweep but no luck.
Cerien scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gontier throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cerien throws an elbow that misses. Gontier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cerien's guard. Nice move by Gontier!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerien working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gontier has passed into half guard!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gontier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cerien dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gontier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cerien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gontier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cerien stays in close to Gontier's body and controls the position.
Cerien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cerien looking to sit in guard and control but Gontier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gontier throwing strikes from guard but Cerien blocks nicely.
Gontier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cerien keeping moving, preventing Gontier from controlling successfully.
Gontier won't allow Cerien to sweep him here.
Cerien looking to control.
Gontier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gontier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gontier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gontier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gontier throwing strikes but missing.
Gontier trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gontier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cerien keeping moving, preventing Gontier from controlling successfully.
Cerien is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gontier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jean Cerien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cerien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gontier postures up in Cerien's guard and throws a big left but Cerien blocks it.
Gontier is pushing down on Cerien's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cerien is fighting to maintain full guard but Gontier has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Cerien is trying to control but can't.
Gontier looks to land a strike but Cerien avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gontier postures up and lands a big shot to Cerien's brow.
Gontier throws a strike but Cerien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerien is looking to work some ground and pound but Gontier has wrist control.
Cerien trying to control the position from guard on top but Gontier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gontier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cerien is one step ahead there.
Cerien stands up over Gontier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cerien wants to control from the top but Gontier keeps moving.
Cerien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerien throwing strikes from guard but Gontier blocks nicely.
Cerien slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cerien goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gontier has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cerien but great work by Gontier.
Gontier throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cerien parries the strikes from Gontier easily there. Gontier is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cerien to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerien is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cerien dodges the ground and pound from Gontier.
Cerien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gontier on the ground.
Gontier throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geoff Gontier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gontier stuffs the takedown.
Gontier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gontier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gontier thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cerien if he has to take too many more of those.
Cerien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cerien is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gontier's half guard.
Cerien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gontier trying to control but Cerien postures up.
Cerien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cerien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gontier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerien.
Gontier controlling the position well.
Gontier trying to control here.
Cerien is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gontier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cerien.
Cerien is thwarting Gontier's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gontier wants to get back to full guard.
Gontier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cerien is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cerien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cerien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gontier wants to control but Cerien is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerien tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cerien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gontier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cerien trying to control the pace.
Cerien looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cerien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gontier is refusing to be controlled, as Cerien sits in half guard.
Cerien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gontier won't allow Cerien to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gontier wants to get back to full guard.
Cerien throwing shots but Gontier is blocking nicely.
Cerien throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gontier to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Cerien showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cerien 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Cerien!
Post fight, an emotional Jean Cerien said 'man, fighting is scary....'.
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energy
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hype
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