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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Westerlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch comes to the cage accompanied by Fight For Your Right To Party. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edvard Westerlund!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westerlund shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yauch's guard.
Westerlund showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Westerlund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yauch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yauch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yauch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Westerlund on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yauch wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling the position.
Westerlund lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westerlund stopping the sweep attempt from Yauch.
Yauch wants to hit a switch here but Westerlund passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yauch there!
Yauch can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund pushes him away.
Westerlund landing strikes from the mount and Yauch is in trouble!
Yauch doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Yauch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yauch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yauch is desperately trying to improve his position but Westerlund has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westerlund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Westerlund has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yauch's face.
Westerlund working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Westerlund looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund postures up.
Yauch is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch wants to control but Westerlund is having none of it.
Yauch is desperately trying to improve his position but Westerlund has a good base and remains in mount.
Westerlund controlling his opponent.
Yauch tries to lock up and control but Westerlund gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yauch is squirming around, avoiding Westerlund's attempts to control the action.
Westerlund putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yauch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Westerlund looking to finish Yauch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yauch!
Yauch is trying desperately to improve position.
Yauch is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund has control of Yauch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yauch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund postures up.
Yauch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westerlund with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Westerlund connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yauch tries to lock up and control but Westerlund gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Westerlund looking to finish Yauch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yauch!
BOOM! Westerlund connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westerlund with a couple of short strikes.
Yauch working to try and regain half guard.
Westerlund tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund working for a submission but Yauch is keeping him at bay.
Yauch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westerlund looking to control and managing it successfully.
Westerlund landing punches.
Yauch is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund is landing with some decent strikes but Yauch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Westerlund scoring with strikes but Yauch is staying in there.
Westerlund looking to control but Yauch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Westerlund cracks Yauch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Westerlund dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Yauch misses with a hook.
Edvard Westerlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westerlund misses with an uppercut. Yauch saw that one coming.
Yauch misses with a body kick.
Yauch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Westerlund scores with a takedown into Yauch's guard.
Westerlund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Westerlund trying to control but Yauch is working from the bottom.
Westerlund postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westerlund is stalling in the full guard.
Westerlund won't allow Yauch to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Westerlund from controlling successfully.
Westerlund stops Yauch from standing up.
Edvard Westerlund has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yauch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Westerlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yauch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Westerlund is defended easily by Yauch.
Westerlund blocks the body kick.
Yauch throws a right and a left that Westerlund avoids nicely.
Westerlund fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yauch sprawls well initially but Westerlund persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yauch is trying to control but can't.
Westerlund is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westerlund lands with a punch from half guard.
Westerlund is pressing down on Yauch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yauch is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Westerlund manages to move to mount!
Westerlund looking to secure an arm triangle but Yauch defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westerlund connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Westerlund tries to control but Yauch wriggling away.
Yauch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westerlund lands a heavy elbow.
Westerlund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yauch tries to hold on but Westerlund pushes him away.
Westerlund trying to control but Yauch is having none of it.
Westerlund prevents Yauch from getting the reversal.
Edvard Westerlund has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yauch wants to control but Westerlund is having none of it.
Yauch is desperately trying to improve his position but Westerlund has a good base and remains in mount.
Westerlund with shots to the head and body - Yauch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Westerlund raining down shots from the mount!
Westerlund controlling from mount.
Yauch is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund controlling the position easily from mount.
Westerlund in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Westerlund looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerlund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yauch is looking to improve his position but Westerlund isn't that keen on the idea.
Westerlund landing strikes, looking to finish!
Westerlund scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yauch?
Westerlund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yauch looks a forlorn figure.
Yauch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Westerlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Westerlund dives in and grabs Yauch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yauch pushes down on Westerlund's head and hops out.
Westerlund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yauch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Westerlund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yauch as he jumps to the side.
Westerlund throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Yauch.
It looks like Edvard Westerlund has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerlund looking to score a takedown here. Yauch is defending well but Westerlund drives through and ends up in Yauch's guard.
Westerlund preventing the sweep.
Yauch wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling the position.
Westerlund scoring with some ground and pound.
Westerlund landing some decent shots from guard.
Westerlund scoring with punches to the head and body.
Westerlund thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerlund is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Westerlund stands up over Yauch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Westerlund controlling from the top position.
Yauch looking for a sweep. Not yet Yauch, not yet.
Westerlund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Westerlund is stalling in the full guard.
Westerlund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yauch is trying to control the position but Westerlund postures up.
Westerlund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Westerlund wants to control from the top but Yauch keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Yauch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yauch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Westerlund to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Westerlund trying to control the position from guard on top but Yauch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yauch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Westerlund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westerlund stands up over Yauch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Westerlund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yauch trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Westerlund is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Westerlund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yauch is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yauch wants to sweep here but Westerlund controlling him for the moment.
Yauch controls Westerlund momentarily but Westerlund frees himself.
Adam Yauch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yauch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Westerlund.
Adam Yauch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Westerlund.
Westerlund shoots in but no luck this time.
Westerlund fails with the takedown
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edvard Westerlund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yauch lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Westerlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch tests Westerlund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Westerlund drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yauch is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Westerlund asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yauch is trying to control Westerlund's posture but Westerlund avoids it.
Westerlund happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund is looking to take a break and control but Yauch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edvard Westerlund.
I've got Westerlund winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edvard Westerlund!
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