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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Duff's choice of entrance music: Ride of the valkyries. Sean Foster looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
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183 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Duff!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duff is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Duff is holding on to half guard well.
Duff is trying to control but can't.
Foster is keen to just control but Duff is a slippery customer.
Duff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foster wants to control from the top but Duff keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Duff is looking for a triangle here but Foster uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff is looking for a sweep.
Foster taking a break here but Duff is having none of it and regains half guard.
Duff is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff is refusing to be controlled, as Foster sits in half guard.
Duff tries to get to full guard but Foster has control of the leg.
Duff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duff.
Foster wants to control from the top but Duff keeps moving.
Duff throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to control from the top but Duff keeps moving.
Foster wanted to stand there but Duff had control of the position.
Foster won't allow Duff to get back to his feet.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Foster.
Foster tries to sprawl but Duff drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Foster punching from the bottom.
Foster trying to hold on to Duff's head to control him but Duff postures up.
Duff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Foster!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying desperately to improve position.
Duff looking to secure an arm triangle but Foster defends it well.
Foster wants to hold on but Duff pushes him away.
Duff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Foster is in a horrible position here. Duff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Duff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Foster!
Foster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duff wants to get back to his feet.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Duff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duff is doing well to control the position and prevent Foster from advancing to side control.
Duff gets full guard.
Gavin Duff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foster trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duff dives on top into guard.
Foster being controlled here, momentarily.
Duff wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Foster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duff is one step ahead there.
Duff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gavin Duff has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Foster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Foster wants to sweep here but Duff controlling him for the moment.
Duff gets to his feet. Foster looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Duff closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foster quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Duff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Duff in particular looking to stall.
Foster is trying to stand.
Duff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Duff is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Duff moves into full mount! Foster won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duff goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Foster turns into him and now he's in Duff's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Duff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duff tries to sprawl but Foster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Duff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foster's back!
Duff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foster is having to fend off submission attempts from Duff, who is looking to sink in the choke. Duff doesn't have the hooks in though and Foster manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Foster trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Duff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duff keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duff is looking to control Foster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duff avoid being mounted?
Foster is keen to just control but Duff is a slippery customer.
Duff wants to control but Foster passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster trying to control the action but Duff is working from the bottom.
Duff keeping his opponent close.
Foster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Foster wants to free his trapped foot but Duff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Foster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duff trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Sean Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff is looking to improve his position.
Gavin Duff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duff is looking to escape.
Foster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Duff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Foster pulls his head out easily.
Foster is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duff 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Duff!
A very excited looking Gavin Duff made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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