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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godsmak, I stand alone. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Black Label!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Label throws a hook to the side of Welker's head but Welker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Label throws a head kick that misses.
Label tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Welker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Label pushes Welker off looking to stand but Welker dives back in and keeps control.
Welker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Welker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Welker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker with the ground and pound from mount.
Welker unloading with bombs!
Label tries to hold on but Welker postures up.
Welker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Label's face.
Welker lands a heavy elbow.
Welker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Welker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Welker with shots to the head and body - Label looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker cracks Label with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Welker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Label is looking to escape.
Label is desperately trying to improve his position but Welker has a good base and remains in mount.
Welker trying to control but Label is having none of it.
Welker with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Label looks a forlorn figure.
Welker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Welker with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Welker.
Welker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Welker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Label throwing hammer fists to the chest of Welker. What's that going to do exactly?
Welker lands a big shot there that rocks Label but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Welker unloading with bombs!
Welker with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Welker looking for a sweep. Not yet Welker, not yet.
Label trying to control the position from guard on top but Welker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welker has his hands on Label's head, controlling the position.
Welker has a closed guard, preventing Label from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welker has his hands on Label's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whisper Welker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Label tries to clinch
and Welker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Welker is stalling in the full guard.
Welker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Label taking a bit of punishment here - Welker scoring with strikes.
Label wants to control but Welker postures up.
Welker takes a little break here. Label wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welker cracks Label with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Welker wants to control but Label is keeping him busy.
Welker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Label some visible discomfort.
Label is trying to buck Welker off.
Welker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Welker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Label tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Welker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Label down.
Welker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Label's shoulder. That is not cool.
Label wants to get back to his feet.
Welker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Label some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welker just content to control the position.
Whisper Welker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Welker working the ground and pound from side control.
Welker controls the position.
Label throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker working the body and head with strikes.
Welker cracks Label with a big right hand but Label just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Welker landing a few strikes.
Label tries to bench press Welker off him but Welker keeps the position.
Label is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Welker trying to control the position but Label is working away.
Label takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Label tries to buck Welker off but Welker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Welker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Welker seems content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Label with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Welker working the head and body with strikes.
Label is trying to escape back to his feet but Welker uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Welker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welker blocks the strikes from Label.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Label is being controlled here.
Welker lands a nice forearm strike.
Label is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Welker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whisper Welker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Label takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Welker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Welker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Welker wants to free his trapped foot but Label is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Label looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Welker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Welker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Label actively working from the bottom here.
Label takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Label can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker wants to control but Label is keeping him busy.
Welker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welker trying to mount his opponent but Label defends it.
Welker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Label in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Welker is landing with some decent strikes but Label is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Welker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Label is trying desperately to improve position.
Welker landing strikes from the mount and Label is in trouble!
Welker controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welker landing strikes from the mount.
Whisper Welker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welker controlling the position easily from mount.
Welker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Welker blocks Label's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Welker scoring with strikes but Label is staying in there.
Welker controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Welker scoring with strikes but Label is staying in there.
Welker raining down shots from the mount!
Welker controlling the position easily from mount.
Black Label has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whisper Welker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Welker 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whisper Welker!
A very excited looking Whisper Welker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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