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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Nyholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe Larson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Nyholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nyholm takes a step back to recover.
Nyholm takes a swing at Larson's ribcage but misses.
Larson throws a leg kick which misses Nyholm's front leg but catches the back leg as Nyholm tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Larson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larson.
Nyholm looks to land a combination but Larson avoids it well.
Nyholm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyholm's calf.
Nyholm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larson throws a good cross that connects.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larson - that will leave a mark!
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!
Larson moves away from the strike by Nyholm.
Larson lands a nice looking body kick.
Wolfe Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson scores with a jab to the body.
Nyholm ducks under a wild hook from Larson.
Larson connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Larson.
Larson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyholm.
Larson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nyholm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larson stuns Nyholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larson with a hook.
Nyholm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nyholm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nyholm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nyholm is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nyholm defends it easily.
Larson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nyholm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nyholm scoring with some ground and pound.
Nyholm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nyholm has managed to get both his arms back between Larson's legs - danger averted.
Nyholm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nyholm has managed to get both his arms back between Larson's legs - danger averted.
Nyholm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nyholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyholm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nyholm stands and throws Larson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nyholm advances nicely into full mount.
Nyholm cracks Larson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nyholm won't let Larson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nyholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nyholm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Larson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nyholm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Larson is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyholm lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson tries to buck Nyholm off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson taking shots to the head.
Nyholm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nyholm lands a big shot there that rocks Larson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nyholm 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.
Nyholm looking to finish Larson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Larson!
Larson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nyholm.
Nyholm dominating with strikes here.
Nyholm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larson is looking to escape.
Larson wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyholm lands with some strikes.
Larson is squirming around, avoiding Nyholm's attempts to control the action.
Nyholm is landing with some decent strikes but Larson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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 Fred Nyholm will probably get the nod.
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.
A combination from Larson does no damage.
Larson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolfe Larson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nyholm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nyholm passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Larson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nyholm raining down shots from the mount!
Nyholm tries to control but Larson wriggling away.
Larson is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Nyholm connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Nyholm prevents Larson from getting the reversal.
Nyholm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nyholm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larson looks a forlorn figure.
Nyholm lands with some strikes.
Larson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson regains half guard.
Nyholm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larson pushes Nyholm off looking to stand but Nyholm dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Nyholm is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Larson is trying to escape back to his feet but Nyholm uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Larson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nyholm is controlling him well.
Larson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nyholm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nyholm working the ground and pound.
Larson taking a bit of punishment here - Nyholm scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nyholm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nyholm tries to control but Larson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Larson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nyholm with shots to the head and body - Larson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nyholm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Larson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nyholm is looking to advance position but Larson won't allow it.
Nyholm passes to side control.
Nyholm is chipping away with strikes.
Larson is pushing Nyholm's head away, looking to escape. Nyholm manages to hold on to the position though.
Nyholm lands some shots froms side control.
Nyholm working the ground and pound.
Larson prevents Nyholm from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is pushing Nyholm's head away, looking to escape. Nyholm manages to hold on to the position though.
Fred Nyholm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nyholm working the head with strikes.
Nyholm lands a few punches from side control.
Larson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nyholm is controlling him well.
Nyholm lands an elbow.
Larson tries to improve position but can't.
Nyholm advances nicely into full mount.
Nyholm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nyholm controlling his opponent.
Larson is looking to improve his position but Nyholm isn't that keen on the idea.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Larson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nyholm stalling.
Larson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyholm landing some decent shots from guard.
Larson wants to stand but Nyholm is controlling the position.
Larson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nyholm defends it easily.
Nyholm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nyholm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nyholm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Nyholm dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nyholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larson, right into the meat.
Nyholm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larson lands with a shot to the body.
Larson thows a body shot but no joy.
Larson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyholm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larson.
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larson dodges the punch combination from Nyholm.
Good exchange - Larson coming out on top.
A jab from Nyholm does it's job there.
Nyholm moves out of range as Larson throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyholm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Larson was covering up waiting for the punch and Nyholm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nyholm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larson working for a triangle but Nyholm defends it easily.
Nyholm scoring with some ground and pound.
Nyholm wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
Larson wants to stand and escape but Nyholm is having none of it.
Nyholm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nyholm is trying to control. Larson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nyholm passes to side control.
Larson wants to get back to his feet but Nyholm drags him back down.
Larson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nyholm trying to control the position but Larson is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyholm remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nyholm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Larson is not content to let Nyholm control the position.
Larson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Larson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is trying to stand up here but Nyholm is controlling him well.
Nyholm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nyholm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nyholm is trying to control the action in half guard but Larson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larson taking some punishment here, with Nyholm in his half guard.
Nyholm uses his free foot to push down on Larson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Larson.
Nyholm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Larson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Larson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nyholm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larson?
Nyholm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nyholm lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyholm landing strikes from the mount and Larson is in trouble!
Nyholm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larson looks a forlorn figure.
Nyholm looking to control but Larson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyholm landing shots from mount.
Nyholm looking to control but Larson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nyholm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larson hang on?
Larson is squirming around, avoiding Nyholm's attempts to control the action.
Larson is looking to improve his position but Nyholm isn't that keen on the idea.
Larson really wants to buck Nyholm off and get back to his feet.
Larson is squirming around, avoiding Nyholm's attempts to control the action.
Nyholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolfe Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Nyholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nyholm dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Nyholm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nyholm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Nyholm!
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hype
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