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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the Tiger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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201 lbs
10 - 4 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade connects with a leg kick. Red Gym looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slade looks to throw the jab but Red Gym is out of range.
Slade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a hook.
Slade is looking to land body kicks.
Slade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slade misses with a body kick.
Slade throws a head kick that misses.
Red Gym moves away from the strike by Slade.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red Gym.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Red Gym takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Red Gym staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Red Gym. Beautiful body shot.
Slade misses with an uppercut. Red Gym saw that one coming.
Red Gym moves out of range of the leg kick from Slade.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slade connects with a leg kick. Red Gym looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slade slips a jab and a cross from Red Gym.
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Red Gym counters with a straight right hand.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Red Gym momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Red Gym. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Red Gym there.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red Gym misses with a two punch combination.
Red Gym feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade sizes up Red Gym with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Red Gym is just out of range.
Slade lands a jab.
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Gym takes one on the button.
Slade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Red Gym's calf.
Slade misses with a low kick as Red Gym jumps back.
Slade thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Slade is predictable there
and Red Gym counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slade slips under a jab.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Slade.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the body
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Red Gym under the eye.
A big right from Slade misses.
Slade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Slade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slade on the side of the head.
A head kick by Slade misses
and Red Gym counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slade swings for the body but Red Gym moves out of range.
Red Gym throws a nice looking combination but Slade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Red Gym swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slade counters with a low kick, right behind Red Gym 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade tries to land a front kick but Red Gym steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away.
A big right from Slade misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Slade will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slade defending well as Red Gym loads up on a big left hand.
Slade tries to move into range but Red Gym moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Red Gym avoids the body shot from Slade.
Red Gym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade cracks Red Gym with an open hand slap.
Slade feints and then cracks Red Gym's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red Gym down.
Red Gym slips a jab and a cross from Slade.
A right-left combo lands from Red Gym.
Red Gym works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym digs a good body shot into Slade's ribs.
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Red Gym takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slade has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slade throws the left hand but Red Gym avoids the punch easily.
Slade avoids the body shot from Red Gym.
Slade throws a head kick but Red Gym moves out of range.
Slade staying out of range there.
Red Gym throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Red Gym misses.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Red Gym cracks Slade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Red Gym needs to keep his hands up - Slade had a free shot at his head there.
Slade scores with the left hand. Red Gym knows he should have avoided that one.
Red Gym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Red Gym is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slade rather than just go for the knockout.
Red Gym scores with a jab to the body.
Red Gym throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Red Gym moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade throws a leg kick
and Red Gym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slade counters with a big head kick but Red Gym shrugs it off.
Red Gym loads up on a big right hand but Slade slips the punch.
Slade throws a leg kick but Red Gym sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Red Gym misses the target.
Red Gym will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slade takes one to the side of the head.
Red Gym on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Red Gym, as that shot connected.
Red Gym misses the body punch
and Slade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Red Gym thinking.
Slade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Slade coming out on top.
Red Gym tries to bum rush Slade with a series of wild strikes but Slade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ten Red Gym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slade misses with a hook
and Red Gym counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Slade.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Slade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ten Red Gym showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slade.
Red Gym takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Slade.
Red Gym slips a jab from Slade.
Red Gym bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slade misses with a straight left.
Slade tries to score with a low kick but Red Gym moves his leg out of the way.
Red Gym throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
A big left from Red Gym misses.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade ducks right into an uppercut from Red Gym.
Slade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Red Gym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slade.
Slade connects with a solid leg kick.
Slade stalks Red Gym and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Red Gym's face. Red Gym staggers backwards, shaken.
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slade throws a head kick but Red Gym moves out of range.
Red Gym misses with a left hand
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Red Gym takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Gym moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Red Gym connects with a jab.
Slade lands with a hook. Red Gym tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slade throws a leg kick but Red Gym checks it.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Slade counters with a head kick.
Red Gym thows a left - swing and a miss!
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Red Gym avoids the body shot from Slade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Red Gym checks the leg kick.
Slade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red Gym lands a jab to the head.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade throws a low kick but Red Gym avoids it.
Nice jab there from Slade.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade misses with a leg kick
and Red Gym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slade cracks Red Gym with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Red Gym with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Slade.
Red Gym throws a hook but Slade avoids it easily.
Slade jabs at Red Gym's body.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Red Gym.
Red Gym moves out of range as Slade strikes.
Red Gym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slade throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Red Gym misses.
Slade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Red Gym scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Slade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slade 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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