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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregry Tivolvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Haigh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregry Tivolvich!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tivolvich moves forwards but Haigh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haigh looks to land a right hand but Tivolvich moved out of range.
Tivolvich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tivolvich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haigh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tivolvich is in Haigh's guard.
Haigh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haigh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tivolvich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haigh is working an open guard so Tivolvich takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haigh swings widly with a right hand
and Tivolvich counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Haigh misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tivolvich ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
Tivolvich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haigh defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tivolvich is defended easily by Haigh.
Haigh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tivolvich's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Haigh misses with an uppercut
and Tivolvich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haigh's knee momentarily.
Haigh loads up on a big right hand but Tivolvich slips the punch.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haigh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haigh misses with an uppercut
and Tivolvich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haigh won't be happy with that.
Tivolvich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tivolvich has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh misses with a straight left.
Tivolvich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haigh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haigh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haigh throws a jab but it's blocked by Tivolvich.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tivolvich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tivolvich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregry Tivolvich.
Tivolvich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh throws a lazy right hand but Tivolvich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tivolvich.
Haigh throws a lazy right hand but Tivolvich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haigh throws a hook but Tivolvich blocks it.
Haigh loads up on a big right hand but Tivolvich slips the punch.
Tivolvich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haigh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tivolvich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tivolvich seems to be looking for submissions.
Haigh keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tivolvich is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tivolvich is trying to work for a kimura but Haigh is defending well.
Haigh wants to improve his position but Tivolvich is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haigh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Haigh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tivolvich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haigh throws out the jab.
Tivolvich shoots for a takedown but Haigh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haigh throws a hook but Tivolvich blocks it.
Haigh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haigh looks to land a left hand but Tivolvich moved out of range nicely.
Tivolvich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tivolvich moves away from the strike by Haigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Haigh. That snapped Tivolvich's head back.
Haigh throws the left hand but Tivolvich avoids the punch easily.
Haigh scores with a body shot.
Tivolvich slips a jab from Haigh.
Haigh looks to land a right hand but Tivolvich moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tivolvich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haigh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregry Tivolvich.
Tivolvich throws a head kick but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh throws a hook but Tivolvich avoids it easily.
Tivolvich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haigh.
Tivolvich slips under a jab from Haigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tivolvich.
Haigh misses with a straight left.
Tivolvich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haigh defends it nicely.
Tivolvich looks for a takedown but Haigh sprawls well.
Tivolvich is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tivolvich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haigh sprawls well. Haigh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tivolvich gets slowly back to his feet.
Tivolvich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haigh to score with a decent uppercut.
Tivolvich misses with a double jab.
Haigh looks to land a left hand but Tivolvich moved out of range nicely.
Haigh misses with a looping left.
Haigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tivolvich.
Tivolvich staying out of range there.
Haigh works over Tivolvich's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
A big left from Haigh misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tivolvich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haigh sprawls well. Haigh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tivolvich gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Haigh misses the target.
John Haigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Haigh misses its intended target.
Tivolvich moves in looking to clinch but Haigh pushes him off.
Tivolvich defending well as Haigh loads up on a big left hand.
Haigh connects with a superb combination that knocks Tivolvich out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Haigh before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Tivolvich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Haigh!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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