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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between First Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Bertelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn Bertelsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, First Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finn Bertelsen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertelsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soul.
Bertelsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bertelsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bertelsen wants to clinch.
Soul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bertelsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soul, right into the meat.
Soul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soul closes the distance and clinches up with Bertelsen, looking for a takedown. Soul pushes Bertelsen against the cage but Bertelsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soul dives in for a single leg takedown but Bertelsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Soul connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bertelsen's face.
Soul is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bertelsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soul walks away with a smile on his face. Bertelsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul keeps the fight on the outside.
Bertelsen slips a jab and a cross from Soul.
Soul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bertelsen misses with a wild combination.
Bertelsen tries to clinch but Soul is having none of it.
Bertelsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soul throws a head kick that Bertelsen semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Soul.
Soul tries to bum rush Bertelsen with a series of wild strikes but Bertelsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
First Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soul moves out of range of the body kick from Bertelsen.
Soul moves into the clinch successfully.
Soul looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bertelsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bertelsen tries to stall but Soul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertelsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soul just misses with a punch to the body.
Soul connects with a body shot.
Soul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bertelsen.
Soul darts in looking for a takedown but Bertelsen gets double underhooks and turns Soul into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for First Soul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bertelsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bertelsen tries to break free but Soul pushes him back against the cage.
Bertelsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Soul controls his hands.
Soul stalling in the clinch.
Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soul closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Soul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Soul.
Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bertelsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Bertelsen tries to pull guard but Soul holds him up against the cage and eventually Bertelsen drops back down to his feet.
Soul lands an elbow that stopped Bertelsen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Finn Bertelsen has been cut.
Bertelsen tries to pull guard but Soul holds him up against the cage and eventually Bertelsen drops back down to his feet.
Bertelsen jumps guard but Soul turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bertelsen takes a shot to the head.
Soul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Soul breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Soul lands but Bertelsen takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertelsen works over Soul's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Soul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertelsen misses with a jab to the body
and Soul counters with a one-two to the body.
Soul looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bertelsen is fending him off so far but Soul persists. Nope, Bertelsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Soul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bertelsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bertelsen is looking to clinch.
Soul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soul swings widly with a right hand
and Bertelsen counters with a nice body shot.
Soul jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soul has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soul walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Soul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finn Bertelsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soul throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Bertelsen.
Bertelsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soul throws a shot to the body.
Soul gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soul.
Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
First Soul is winning the standup battle so far.
Soul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bertelsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Soul.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soul is defended easily by Bertelsen.
Bertelsen tries to clinch there but Soul circles away.
Soul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soul scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul takes a swing at Bertelsen's ribcage but misses.
Soul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
First Soul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soul circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soul counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bertelsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bertelsen tries to clinch up but Soul circles away and keeps his distance.
Soul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bertelsen wants to improve his position but Soul is controlling well.
Soul is looking to take a break and control but Bertelsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Soul misses with a double jab.
Soul thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bertelsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soul. That one must have hurt.
Bertelsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soul lands an overhand right.
Bertelsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Soul circles away.
Bertelsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soul slips a jab and a cross from Bertelsen.
Bertelsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bertelsen throws a jab when Soul was well out of range.
Bertelsen blocks a jab.
Soul with a hook.
Bertelsen is looking to clinch.
Soul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bertelsen but Bertelsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bertelsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soul.
Bertelsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soul counters with a leg kick.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and Bertelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soul misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul dives in and scores a takedown into Bertelsen's guard.
Soul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bertelsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soul stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Finn Bertelsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertelsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bertelsen darts in trying to clinch
and Soul counters with a big head kick but Bertelsen shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soul dives in and grabs Bertelsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bertelsen pushes down on Soul's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for First Soul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soul swings for the body but Bertelsen moves out of range.
Bertelsen throws the kick towards the body but Soul avoids it.
Soul slips a jab and a cross from Bertelsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Soul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finn Bertelsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bertelsen walks into a left hand.
Soul's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soul duly obliges.
Soul thows a body shot but no joy.
Soul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bertelsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soul misses with a wild body shot.
Bertelsen tries to bum rush Soul with a series of wild strikes but Soul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bertelsen avoids the head kick by Soul.
Bertelsen blocks a head kick by Soul.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bertelsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Soul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soul.
Soul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bertelsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soul shoots in for a takedown but Bertelsen shows good takedown defense.
Soul fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bertelsen tries to clinch but Soul moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bertelsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soul.
Soul pushes Bertelsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bertelsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soul passes Bertelsen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Soul 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.
Soul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bertelsen defends it well.
Soul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soul stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bertelsen to get to his feet.
Bertelsen cracks Soul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soul wants to clinch.
Soul swats away the attempt to clinch by Bertelsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finn Bertelsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soul. That's going to slow Bertelsen down.
Bertelsen tries to clinch there but Soul circles away.
Soul gets a clinch.
Bertelsen is trying to break the clinch but Soul has him pressed against the cage.
Soul looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for First Soul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bertelsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bertelsen is trying to force a seperation but Soul has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Soul managing to block the knees to the body from Bertelsen.
First Soul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soul blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
First Soul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soul 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... First Soul!
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energy
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