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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werkka Easterlund could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jared Listen's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Werkka Easterlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listen misses with a looping left.
Easterlund is looking to clinch.
Easterlund is looking to clinch but Listen is avoiding it.
Easterlund slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Easterlund lands a slapping body shot.
Easterlund moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterlund displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Easterlund misses with a two punch combination.
Listen moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Listen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund staying out of range there.
A big left from Easterlund misses.
Listen tries to move into range but Easterlund moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Listen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Easterlund.
Easterlund instigates a clinch.
Easterlund has Listen pushed against the cage.
Easterlund cracks Listen with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund leaning against his opponent.
Listen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Easterlund has him pressed against the cage.
Easterlund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Listen working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Listen.
Listen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Easterlund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund scores with a body shot.
Easterlund lands a jab to the nose.
Easterlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Easterlund has managed to clinch.
Easterlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Listen.
Easterlund stalls.
Easterlund tries to stall but Listen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easterlund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Listen manages to break the clinch.
Easterlund thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund scores with a jab.
Listen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Easterlund.
Easterlund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Easterlund is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Easterlund tries to throw a body punch but Listen avoids it by throwing Easterlund back against the cage.
Easterlund misses with the head strike.
Listen is trying to break free.
Easterlund effectively controlling the action here.
Listen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Listen misses the shot to the body.
Easterlund with a hook.
Easterlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Listen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Easterlund fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterlund misses with the combination.
Easterlund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listen.
Listen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Listen needs to keep his hands up - Easterlund had a free shot at his head there.
Easterlund cracks Listen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Listen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Listen slips under a jab from Easterlund.
Easterlund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Listen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Easterlund looks to throw the jab but Listen is out of range.
Listen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Easterlund misses with a double jab.
Easterlund clobbers Listen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werkka Easterlund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen's cut.
That's time! Easterlund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easterlund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Listen. Listen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Easterlund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Listen, pushing him back against the cage.
Easterlund dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Easterlund manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Listen tries to stand but Easterlund is controlling from the bottom.
Listen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Listen won't allow Easterlund to get back to his feet.
Easterlund keeping full guard, as Listen tries to pass.
Easterlund pushes Listen off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Easterlund misses the target.
Listen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterlund dips to his left and cracks Listen with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Easterlund - just one landing.
Listen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Easterlund throws a right and a left that Listen avoids nicely.
Easterlund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Easterlund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Listen avoids the body shot from Easterlund.
Easterlund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easterlund is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Listen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen slips a straight right by Easterlund.
Listen slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Easterlund.
Easterlund cracks Listen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Easterlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Listen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Easterlund misses.
Listen misses with a straight right.
Easterlund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Listen connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Easterlund.
Some wild striking there from Easterlund.
Werkka Easterlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Listen scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Werkka Easterlund has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Werkka Easterlund is winning the standup battle so far.
Easterlund slips a jab from Listen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Listen staying out of range there.
Listen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Easterlund is rocked!
Easterlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Listen counters with a huge right that knocks Easterlund out cold! Listen is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jared Listen!
Jared Listen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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