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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Blacksmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blacksmith comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Downfall. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henkka Blacksmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Muller!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacksmith gets tackled into the cage by Muller. Muller maintains the clinch.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blacksmith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Muller is defending well.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blacksmith dives in and scores a takedown into Muller's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blacksmith prevents Muller from getting back to his feet.
Blacksmith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
Muller trying to control the position.
Blacksmith stopping the sweep attempt from Muller.
Blacksmith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blacksmith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blacksmith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blacksmith 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.
Blacksmith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blacksmith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blacksmith trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Blacksmith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blacksmith stands up and waves to Muller to follow him.
No luck for Blacksmith with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henkka Blacksmith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muller looks gassed!
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Blacksmith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
Muller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Muller is trying to force a seperation but Blacksmith has the dominant position.
Muller working Blacksmith over with knees to the body.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blacksmith avoids it.
Blacksmith avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blacksmith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blacksmith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blacksmith has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Blacksmith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Blacksmith avoids the damage to the body.
Blacksmith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Muller uses from the top position.
Muller preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blacksmith is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blacksmith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blacksmith stands and throws Muller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muller tries to bench press Blacksmith off him but Blacksmith keeps the position.
Blacksmith cracks Muller with a big right hand but Muller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacksmith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blacksmith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Muller is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blacksmith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Muller wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blacksmith scores a takedown into full mount!
Blacksmith looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Blacksmith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muller tries to sprawl but Blacksmith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Muller trying to get back to full guard but Blacksmith takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Blacksmith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blacksmith unloading with bombs!
Muller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blacksmith controlling from the full mount.
Muller wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Muller is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacksmith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blacksmith is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Blacksmith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller tries to clinch but Blacksmith moves out of range.
Muller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blacksmith circles away.
Blacksmith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Muller enables Blacksmith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Muller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blacksmith is stalling in the full guard.
Blacksmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacksmith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Muller wants to get back to his feet but Blacksmith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blacksmith forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blacksmith is looking for a kimura here.
Blacksmith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blacksmith works his way into full mount!
Blacksmith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blacksmith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blacksmith punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Blacksmith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Muller can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henkka Blacksmith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Blacksmith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blacksmith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Muller is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blacksmith looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Blacksmith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blacksmith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blacksmith is looking to take a break and control but Muller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blacksmith is looking to advance position but Muller won't allow it.
Muller is refusing to be controlled, as Blacksmith sits in half guard.
Blacksmith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blacksmith lands strikes from half guard.
Blacksmith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacksmith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blacksmith is keen to just control but Muller is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blacksmith wants to pass the guard but Muller is defending well.
Blacksmith looking for a submission but Muller manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Blacksmith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muller's guard.
Muller pushes Blacksmith off looking to stand but Blacksmith dives back in and keeps control.
Blacksmith content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacksmith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Blacksmith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muller tries to clinch up.
Muller looks for a takedown but Blacksmith sprawls well.
Blacksmith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muller to the mat! Muller manages to get full guard.
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!
Blacksmith forces his way into half guard.
Blacksmith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Blacksmith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blacksmith controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Muller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blacksmith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blacksmith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Muller has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Muller!
Blacksmith has his feet on Muller's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Blacksmith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muller sprawls well initially but Blacksmith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blacksmith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marcel Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacksmith content to control rather than advance.
Blacksmith seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blacksmith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henkka Blacksmith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henkka Blacksmith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blacksmith, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henkka Blacksmith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Henkka Blacksmith waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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