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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ka Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Gumbercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ka Bum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Homer Gumbercules's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ka Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Gumbercules!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumbercules fails with the takedown
and Bum counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gumbercules's guard now.
Bum trying to control but Gumbercules is working from the bottom.
Bum throws a big right hand that misses.
Bum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gumbercules tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gumbercules can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bum controls the pace.
Bum throws an elbow that misses. Gumbercules uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bum's guard. Nice move by Gumbercules!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing.
Bum wants to sweep but no luck.
Bum 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.
Gumbercules not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing.
Gumbercules throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gumbercules's guard.
Gumbercules keeping moving, preventing Bum from controlling successfully.
Gumbercules is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bum sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bum throwing strikes from guard but Gumbercules blocks nicely.
Gumbercules looking for a sweep. Not yet Gumbercules, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum is looking to work some ground and pound but Gumbercules has wrist control.
Bum trying to control but Gumbercules is working from the bottom.
Bum preventing the sweep.
Bum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ka Bum just wasn't active enough.
Bum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gumbercules looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bum looking to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gumbercules working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gumbercules's guard.
Bum postures up in Gumbercules's guard and throws a big left but Gumbercules blocks it.
Bum connects with a couple of short punches.
Bum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumbercules is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bum prevents Gumbercules from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gumbercules utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bum with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka Bum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gumbercules sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bum somewhat.
Bum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bum showed some decent athleticism there.
Gumbercules wants to control but Bum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ka Bum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gumbercules makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gumbercules.
Bum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bum throws a strike but Gumbercules rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbercules trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.
Bum wants to sweep but no luck.
Gumbercules trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bum manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've been hearing good reports from Bum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gumbercules is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbercules trying to control from Bum's half guard. Bum has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bum keeping moving, preventing Gumbercules from controlling successfully.
Bum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gumbercules controls the pace.
Gumbercules trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bum looking to control but Gumbercules passes into half guard.
Gumbercules throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bum is trying to stand back up but Gumbercules is controlling him
Bum gets full guard.
Gumbercules lands a couple of digs.
Gumbercules throws a big right hand that misses.
Gumbercules controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gumbercules's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum keeping moving, preventing Gumbercules from controlling successfully.
Gumbercules missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gumbercules is one step ahead there.
Gumbercules throwing strikes from guard but Bum blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gumbercules scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumbercules advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Gumbercules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bum.
Bum dives in and grabs Gumbercules's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gumbercules pushes down on Bum's head and hops out.
Gumbercules shoots in but no luck this time.
Gumbercules looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bum is fending him off so far but Gumbercules persists. Nope, Bum circles away and we're back to standing.
Gumbercules shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ka Bum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Gumbercules.
Bum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gumbercules wants to sweep here but Bum controlling him for the moment.
Bum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gumbercules works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gumbercules utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbercules manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gumbercules leaves Bum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bum shoots in for a takedown but Gumbercules shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumbercules looking to score a takedown here. Bum is defending well but Gumbercules drives through and ends up in Bum's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing.
Gumbercules missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bum uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbercules lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bum circles away quickly and effectively.
Bum fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumbercules misses with a takedown
and Bum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bum prevents Gumbercules from improving his position.
Gumbercules is not content to let Bum control the position.
Bum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumbercules's head.
Bum thows a huge punch but Gumbercules dodges it nicely.
Bum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumbercules's head.
Bum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gumbercules can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gumbercules is looking to improve his position.
Bum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gumbercules has hold of Bum's hands but Bum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bum there.
Bum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from 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!
Bum thows a huge punch but Gumbercules dodges it nicely.
Gumbercules avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bum.
Bum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gumbercules is trying to stand back up but Bum is controlling him
Bum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ka Bum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ka Bum!
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