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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Goodridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Schrank!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrank throws a leg kick which misses Goodridge's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodridge tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Schrank.
Goodridge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schrank misses with a right hand
and Goodridge counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schrank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goodridge 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.
Goodridge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodridge wants to pass the guard but Schrank is keeping the position.
Goodridge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Schrank looking for a sweep. Not yet Schrank, not yet.
Goodridge throws a strike but Schrank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schrank trying to control but Goodridge is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrank might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goodridge haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodridge pulls Schrank in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Schrank.
Schrank misses with a wild body shot.
Frank Schrank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schrank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Schrank throws a leg kick that misses.
Schrank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank Schrank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schrank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goodridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schrank feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodridge's calf.
Schrank throws a right hand that Goodridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodridge also avoids with ease.
Schrank digs a good body shot into Goodridge's ribs.
Schrank misses with a looping right.
Schrank goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Gary Goodridge has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schrank.
Schrank misses with a low kick as Goodridge jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrank throws out a leg kick but Goodridge moves out of range and Schrank only half commits.
Goodridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schrank swivels and escapes.
Schrank lands with a shot to the body.
Goodridge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schrank defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Goodridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Schrank. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schrank.
Schrank throws an off balance right hand
and Goodridge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodridge won't allow Schrank to sweep him here.
Schrank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goodridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schrank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goodridge connects with a couple of short punches.
Goodridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schrank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schrank is trying to keep Goodridge in close.
Schrank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goodridge.
Goodridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goodridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Schrank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodridge is in close to Schrank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goodridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Goodridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodridge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrank's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Schrank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Goodridge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schrank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goodridge ducks under a wild hook from Schrank.
Schrank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goodridge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schrank moves away from the strike by Goodridge.
Schrank lands a head shot.
Schrank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Schrank misses.
Schrank attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goodridge closes the distance and clinches up with Schrank, looking for a takedown. Goodridge pushes Schrank against the cage but Schrank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schrank throws a body punch but Goodridge moves out of range.
Schrank misses with a low kick.
Schrank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Schrank. No joy for Goodridge on that attempt.
Schrank is looking to score with low kicks.
Schrank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goodridge is out of range and Schrank settles back down.
Schrank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schrank feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goodridges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schrank throws a lazy right hand but Goodridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schrank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goodridge checks it well.
Goodridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schrank lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schrank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodridge shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goodridge showed some decent athleticism there.
Schrank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goodridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrank is trying to maintain the position but Goodridge is very close to passing his half guard.
Schrank is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goodridge pulls his head out easily.
Schrank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schrank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goodridge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schrank's head.
Schrank tries to get to full guard but Goodridge has control of the leg.
Goodridge working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schrank is trying is best to control the position here.
Goodridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goodridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schrank's head.
Schrank is looking for a sweep. Goodridge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goodridge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schrank's head.
Schrank desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Schrank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goodridge.
Schrank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goodridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodridge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schrank's head.
Goodridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Goodridge there.
Goodridge lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodridge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schrank knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gary Goodridge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goodridge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schrank trying to control from the bottom.
Goodridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schrank is trying to maintain the position but Goodridge is very close to passing his half guard.
Goodridge throwing shots but Schrank is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schrank manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goodridge chips away with some ground and pound.
Goodridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Schrank is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schrank is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Schrank lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goodridge!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Goodridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Goodridge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goodridge shoots in and bounces Schrank off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Goodridge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Schrank has wrist control.
Schrank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goodridge postures up.
Goodridge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodridge wants to pass the guard but Schrank is keeping the position.
Goodridge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodridge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrank's head.
Goodridge wants to pass the guard but Schrank is keeping the position.
Goodridge lands a couple of digs.
Goodridge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schrank's head.
Goodridge lands a couple of elbows.
Goodridge throws a strike but Schrank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schrank works over Goodridge with some ground and pound from guard.
Goodridge is controlling Schrank's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge trying to control the position.
Schrank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodridge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goodridge is looking to sweep but instead, Schrank has passed into half guard.
Schrank controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goodridge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrank.
Schrank is trying to control the action in half guard but Goodridge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frank Schrank has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schrank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frank Schrank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodridge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schrank misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Schrank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goodridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Schrank moves in looking to clinch but Goodridge pushes him off.
Schrank throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodridge walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schrank lands a big head kick that sends Goodridge tumbling to the mat! Schrank takes a step backwards and waves Goodridge back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Schrank throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodridge.
Schrank misses with a hook. Goodridge ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Schrank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schrank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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