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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy's entrance music is The Black Mages - Force Your Way. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy wants to clinch up but Calaway keeps it at a distance.
Calaway misses with a double jab.
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almasy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Seifer Almasy has been cut.
Almasy dives in and scores a takedown into Calaway's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Almasy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Almasy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Almasy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almasy 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.
Almasy advances to half guard.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
Almasy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calaway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almasy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almasy.
Almasy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almasy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Almasy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almasy.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almasy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Calaway!
Almasy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Almasy controlling the pace for now.
Almasy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Almasy.
Almasy is working for a guillotine from mount but Calaway frees his head quite easily.
Almasy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Almasy misses with a head shot.
Almasy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Almasy thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy dominating with strikes here.
Almasy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Almasy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Almasy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Almasy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy thowing shots but they're missing.
Almasy lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seifer Almasy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almasy rushes Calaway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.
Almasy tries a body shot but Calaway blocks it.
Almasy has Calaway pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Almasy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Calaway tumbling to the mat - Almasy dives into Calaway's guard.
Almasy lands a couple of digs.
Calaway trying to control the position.
Almasy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almasy forces his way into half guard.
Almasy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almasy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calaway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almasy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almasy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almasy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Almasy.
Almasy working Calaway over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy trying to control from half guard but Calaway is working away.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almasy working over Calaway with some ground and pound. Calaway looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almasy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Calaway regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Almasy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy scoring with some ground and pound.
Almasy is in close to Calaway's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almasy stands up over Calaway, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calaway keeping moving, preventing Almasy from controlling successfully.
Calaway wants to improve his position but instead Almasy has moved into half guard.
Seifer Almasy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almasy throwing shots but Calaway is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway is staying active underneath Almasy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Almasy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calaway defending well though.
Almasy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almasy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almasy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Almasy passes to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Calaway can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Almasy forces Calaway back against the cage and clinches.
Almasy lands a good knee to the midsection. Calaway won't want to take too many of those.
Almasy tries to throw a body punch but Calaway avoids it by throwing Almasy back against the cage.
Almasy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Almasy lands a good knee to the midsection. Calaway won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almasy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway wants to break free but Almasy has control.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calaway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Almasy.
A short left from Almasy.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Calaway is trying to keep an underhook but Almasy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Calaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calaway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almasy lands with a punch from half guard.
Almasy stalling.
Almasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calaway's head.
Almasy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almasy throwing shots but Calaway is blocking nicely.
Mark Calaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calaway regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Almasy.
Almasy throws a strike but Calaway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Almasy has his feet on Calaway's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Seifer Almasy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looks for a takedown but Calaway sprawls well.
Almasy closes the distance and clinches.
Almasy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Almasy passes Calaway's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almasy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Almasy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calaway can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway wants to get back to full guard.
Almasy stalling.
Almasy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Almasy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almasy.
Almasy is pressing down on Calaway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calaway is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seifer Almasy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almasy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seifer Almasy!
A victorious Seifer Almasy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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