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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Joll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Albright will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Joll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Albright!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joll throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albright's waist but Albright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joll off to one side.
Albright darts in and clinches Joll up against the cage.
Albright lands a knee to the body.
Joll is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Greg Joll has been cut.
Joll takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright lands an elbow just above Joll 's eye.
Nice elbow from Albright.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Albright tries to throw a body punch but Joll avoids it by throwing Albright back against the cage.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joll's face.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greg Joll's cut is getting worse.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Albright has a couple of punches blocked by Joll.
Albright tries to work over Joll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albright tries to throw a body punch but Joll avoids it by throwing Albright back against the cage.
Albright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
Albright stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Albright fails to land.
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Joll's ribcage.
Joll wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Joll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Joll's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Albright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joll jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albright walks away with a smile on his face. Joll gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Albright moves into the clinch successfully.
Albright taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Joll's ribcage.
Albright lands an elbow just above Joll 's eye.
Joll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
A head punch on the inside from Albright fails to land.
Albright has a couple of punches blocked by Joll.
Albright scores with a knee to the head.
Albright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Albright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albright.
Albright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joll's defenses.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joll in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albright prevents the takedown attempt.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Joll shrugs off.
Albright has a couple of punches blocked by Joll.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joll.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joll is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Albright is defending well.
Albright lands a nice knee to the body.
Joll blocking some punches.
Albright tries to throw a body punch but Joll avoids it by throwing Albright back against the cage.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joll in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Albright lands a nice knee to the body.
Albright working Joll over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joll goes for a takedown attempt but Albright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Albright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Joll's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Albright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Albright.
Albright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Albright slows down the pace here.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Albright lands a nice knee to the body.
Albright lands a nice elbow.
Albright lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Shawn Albright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albright.
Albright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Albright.
Albright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joll lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albright.
Joll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Albright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
Albright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albright lands with a light punch inside.
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Joll's ribcage.
Albright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright gets underhooks to prevent Joll's takedown attempt.
Joll changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Albright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Albright tries to close the distance and clinch but Joll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Joll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albright thows a body shot but no joy.
Albright moves into the clinch.
Albright throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joll takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albright is pressed up against the cage. Joll has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Albright down to the mat. Albright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joll fails with a takedown attempt.
Albright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joll was well out of range. Poor timing from Albright.
Albright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joll looking for a takedown.
Joll takes a knee to the side of the body.
Albright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Albright.
Joll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joll fails to pull guard.
Joll takes an elbow to the temple.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joll in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albright looking to slow down the pace here.
Albright lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joll jumps guard but Albright stands there with Joll around his waist. Joll gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joll prevents a body shot from Albright.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albright smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Albright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Joll's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Albright is looking to clinch but Joll is avoiding it.
Joll dodges the punch combination from Albright.
Albright moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Albright.
Joll decides to pull guard.
Albright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Albright wants to stand and escape but instead Joll has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Albright wants to stand and escape but Joll is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Albright has momentary wrist control but Joll slips an elbow through the middle.
Joll works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Albright is trying to escape back to his feet but Joll uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Joll is working Albright over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joll is looking to take a break and control but Albright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joll has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Albright!
Joll controlling the position easily from mount.
Joll breaks from Albright's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joll cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joll wants to control the pace but Albright is squirming around nicely.
Joll connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Albright is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Joll locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Albright is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greg Joll!
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energy
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hype
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