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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Multanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Multanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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225 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
23
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Multanen! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Multanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes. Multanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Multanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Multanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat. Black fails with the takedown. Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Multanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Black. Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Multanen circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Black. That's going to take a lot out of him. Black shoots in but no luck this time. Multanen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Multanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively. Multanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes. Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Multanen as he jumps to the side. Multanen tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Multanen fails to land the takedown. Multanen looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well. Black tries a low kick but Multanen avoids it. Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Multanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Multanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Multanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Multanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side. Black circles away from the clinch attempt and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black. Multanen breaks from the clinch.
Multanen wants to clinch but Black slips to the side and Black moves into the clinch. Multanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black is pushing Multanen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Multanen is looking to take this one to the mat. Multanen can't break the clinch.
Multanen is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Multanen prevents Black from breaking the clinch. Multanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Black tries to land a front kick but Multanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. The fight moves into the clinch position. Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Multanen backwards. Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Multanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Multanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Multanen tries to pull guard but Black forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black gets underhooks to prevent Multanen's takedown attempt.
Multanen manages to break the clinch.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Multanen as he avoids it easily. Multanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Multanen looks winded! Multanen is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Multanen wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Black seems keen to control Multanen's posture. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Multanen will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Multanen sprawls well. Multanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Multanen. Multanen avoids the body shot from Black.
Black misses with a kick to the body and Multanen counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt. Multanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Multanen is defending well against a takedown attempt. Black pressing his opponent against the cage. Black is fighting off a takedown attempt but Multanen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Black to the mat. Black regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Black 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. Black keeping moving, preventing Multanen from controlling successfully. Multanen is looking to stand up but Black won't let him. Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black keeping moving, preventing Multanen from controlling successfully. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Black manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Multanen avoids the head kick by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Multanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Black clinches up with Multanen and pushes him back against the cage. Multanen looking for a takedown. Multanen is trying to pull guard but Black has him pressed against the cage. Terry Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Multanen. Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Multanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Multanen is trying to pull guard but Black turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Multanen is breathing heavily. Black manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Multanen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Multanen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Multanen looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Multanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Multanen trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black looking to pass the guard. Multanen looking to control but Black passes into half guard.
Multanen is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. 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 Terry Black will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Black cracks Multanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Black throws a head kick that misses. Terry Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Multanen sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Multanen fails with a takedown attempt. Black tries for a takedown but Multanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Multanen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Multanen ends up having to push Black into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Multanen gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Black. That's going to take a lot out of him. Multanen wants to break free but Black has control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Multanen trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Multanen into the cage. Multanen avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Multanen is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Black is trying to stall.
Multanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Multanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Multanen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Multanen is defended easily by Black. Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Multanen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Multanen tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Multanen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Multanen jumps guard and drags Black to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Multanen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Multanen trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Multanen trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Black wasn't doing enough on the ground. Multanen punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Multanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Black gets caught napping as Multanen dives in and scores a takedown. Black manages to retain guard. Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Multanen is controlling him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Black pushes Multanen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Multanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away. Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Multanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Multanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Multanen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Multanen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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