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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Auswitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cool Runnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnings has chosen Damian Marley - Welcom to Jamrock as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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189 cm
26
270 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
26
262 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heinrich Auswitch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cool Runnings! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Runnings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Auswitch counters by moving into the clinch. Runnings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Auswitch tries to clinch up. Auswitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runnings swats him away and circles back towards the center. Auswitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Runnings misses with a looping left. Runnings fails to land with a series of punches.
Auswitch wants to clinch up but Runnings keeps it at a distance. Runnings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Auswitch moves into the clinch. Runnings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Runnings tries to circle away but Auswitch has him pinned against the cage. Auswitch is trying to push Runnings away but Runnings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Runnings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Runnings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Runnings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Runnings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Auswitch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Runnings looks gassed! Auswitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Runnings has him pressed against the cage. Runnings has had enough of the clinch but Auswitch keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Runnings gets underhooks to prevent Auswitch's takedown attempt.
Auswitch is trying to break the clinch but Runnings is controlling him. Auswitch tries to pull guard but Runnings won't allow it.
Auswitch is trying to break the clinch but Runnings has him pressed against the cage. Runnings decides to pull guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Auswitch wants to control from the top but Runnings keeps moving. Auswitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Auswitch wants to stand but Runnings has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Runnings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Auswitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Auswitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Runnings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Heinrich Auswitch just wasn't active enough. Runnings swats away the attempt to clinch by Auswitch. Auswitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Runnings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Runnings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Auswitch has closed the distance and engaged Runnings in a clinch.
Runnings manages to pull guard.
Auswitch wants to stand but Runnings has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Auswitch trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Auswitch throws an elbow that misses. Runnings uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Auswitch's guard. Nice move by Runnings! Auswitch looking to control but Runnings passes into half guard.
Runnings escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Auswitch is looking to clinch but Runnings is avoiding it.
Runnings swats away the attempt to clinch by Auswitch. Auswitch forces Runnings back against the cage and clinches. Auswitch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Runnings pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heinrich Auswitch. That's going to take a lot out of him. Runnings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A combination from Runnings does no damage. Runnings misses with a two punch combination.
Runnings swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Auswitch moves into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Runnings's face as he tries to break the clinch. Auswitch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Auswitch is working for takedown but Runnings is calmly controlling the position for now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Auswitch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Runnings's efforts to push away. Runnings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Runnings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. 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 Heinrich Auswitch 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.
Runnings swats away the attempt to clinch by Auswitch. Runnings misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Auswitch misses. Auswitch is looking to clinch but Runnings is avoiding it.
Runnings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Auswitch counters by clinching up. Runnings breaks the clinch.
Auswitch tries to clinch but Runnings is having none of it. Auswitch is looking to clinch but Runnings is avoiding it.
Auswitch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnings throws out the jab. Auswitch moves in looking to clinch but Runnings pushes him off. Auswitch tries to clinch but Runnings moves out of range. Auswitch is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Auswitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Runnings paws at him with a jab and circles away. Runnings keeps the fight on the outside. Cool Runnings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Runnings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Auswitch counters by moving into the clinch. Runnings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Auswitch is looking to clinch but Runnings is avoiding it.
Auswitch tries to clinch there but Runnings circles away.
Runnings swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Auswitch moves into the clinch. Runnings is breathing heavily. A frustrated look appears on Auswitch's face as he tries to break the clinch. Runnings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Auswitch fails in his attempt to clinch. Runnings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Auswitch circles away quickly and effectively. Auswitch dodges the punch combination from Runnings.
Auswitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnings.
Runnings misses with a combination
and Auswitch counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Auswitch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Auswitch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Runnings wants to stand but Auswitch is controlling his posture from full guard. Auswitch trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Auswitch is looking for a triangle but Runnings pushes his legs off easily.
Runnings won't allow Auswitch to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Auswitch is working hard here to advance position. Auswitch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Runnings passes into side control.
Auswitch trying to control but Runnings flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Auswitch wants to escape the position.
Runnings controls the action. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Runnings is not going to allow Auswitch to sit and survive in this position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Auswitch dominated that second round. 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. This is the final round!
Runnings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Runnings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Auswitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Auswitch is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Auswitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Runnings tries to bum rush Auswitch with a series of wild strikes but Auswitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Runnings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Runnings throws a combination that misses and Auswitch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Runnings is trying to pull guard but Auswitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Auswitch working hard to break the clinch. Auswitch is trying to break free. Runnings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Auswitch is trying to pull guard but Runnings has him pressed against the cage. Auswitch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Runnings prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Auswitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Runnings is trying to break free. Auswitch tries to circle away but Runnings has him pinned against the cage. Runnings is trying to break the clinch but Auswitch is controlling him. Auswitch tries to break the clinch but Runnings is controlling the position. Runnings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Runnings misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Auswitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Runnings misses with a wild combination.
Auswitch clinches with his opponent.
Runnings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A combination from Runnings does no damage. Cool Runnings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Heinrich Auswitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Auswitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Runnings circles away.
Auswitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Runnings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Auswitch clinches up against the cage. Runnings jumps guard but Auswitch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Runnings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Auswitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Auswitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Runnings circles away.
Runnings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Runnings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Auswitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Runnings paws at him with a jab and circles away. Auswitch tries to clinch but Runnings moves out of range. Runnings throws a combination that misses and Auswitch counters by clinching up. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Auswitch breaks from the clinch.
Auswitch tries to clinch but Runnings moves out of range. Auswitch is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Auswitch tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Runnings swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Auswitch counters by clinching up. Runnings prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heinrich Auswitch. That's going to take a lot out of him. Auswitch pulls guard successfully.
Auswitch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Auswitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Auswitch, not yet. Auswitch throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Auswitch looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Heinrich Auswitch wasn't doing enough on the ground. Auswitch tries to clinch but Runnings moves out of range. Runnings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Auswitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Runnings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Runnings misses with a combination
and Auswitch counters by moving into the clinch. Auswitch jumps into guard, dragging Runnings to the mat.
Runnings postures up.
Auswitch wants to stand but Runnings is controlling the position. Auswitch is looking to stand back up but Runnings counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Auswitch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Runnings missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Heinrich Auswitch showed his dominance in that final round. Well Auswitch 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Auswitch!
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energy
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hype
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