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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filip Wera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Nowenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Nowenson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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160 cm
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Wera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthur Nowenson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowenson darts in trying to clinch
and Wera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wera.
Wera postures up in Nowenson's guard and throws a big left but Nowenson blocks it.
Wera 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.
Wera throwing strikes from guard but Nowenson blocks nicely.
Nowenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowenson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wera connects with a decent elbow.
Wera throws an elbow but Nowenson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nowenson is looking for a sweep.
Nowenson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowenson is letting Wera control him for a moment.
Wera in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nowenson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowenson is trying to control Wera's posture but Wera avoids it.
Wera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nowenson struggling a bit here.
Nowenson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wera taking a breather here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nowenson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wera in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wera cracks Nowenson with a big right hand but Nowenson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wera sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nowenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nowenson is trying to get back to half guard.
Wera in side control, throwing shots but Nowenson defends.
Wera working the body and head with strikes.
Wera is staying tight to Nowenson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nowenson parries the strikes from Wera easily there. Wera is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nowenson to escape.
Wera happy to just control the position for now.
Wera tries to score with some ground and pound. Nowenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nowenson trying to remain calm as Wera controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Wera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nowenson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wera sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nowenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wera misses with the ground and pound.
Nowenson taking a bit of punishment here - Wera scoring with strikes.
Nowenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Wera trying to control the position but Nowenson is working away.
Wera throws a strike aimed at the side of Nowenson's head but Nowenson avoids it well.
Nowenson is trying to control Wera's posture but Wera avoids it.
Nowenson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wera trying to control the position but Nowenson is working away.
Nowenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nowenson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Wera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nowenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Wera trying to control the position but Nowenson is working away.
Nowenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wera just content to control the position.
Wera tries to score with some ground and pound. Nowenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Wera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wera darts in looking for a takedown but Nowenson gets double underhooks and turns Wera into the cage.
Wera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nowenson prevents it.
Nowenson tries to break free but Wera pushes him back against the cage.
Nowenson stops a takedown attempt from Wera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Wera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Wera gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nowenson regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wera stands up over Nowenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wera throwing strikes from guard but Nowenson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wera throws a big right hand that misses.
Wera throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowenson working a defensive guard here.
Wera wants to control from the top but Nowenson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowenson trying to keep a closed guard but Wera is proving a slippery customer.
Wera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wera throws an elbow that misses. Nowenson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wera's guard. Nice move by Nowenson!
Nowenson looking to pass the guard.
Wera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nowenson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowenson can do to turn this around?
Wera working some strikes from top position.
Nowenson being controlled here, momentarily.
Nowenson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wera has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wera misses with the ground and pound.
Filip Wera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nowenson keeps working.
Nowenson dodges the ground and pound from Wera.
Nowenson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wera.
Sloppy strikes there by Wera.
Nowenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Nowenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wera in side control, throwing shots but Nowenson defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nowenson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wera gets to mount! Nowenson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nowenson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wera.
Nowenson tries to reverse the position but Wera maintains control.
Wera looking to ground and pound but Nowenson is blocking nicely.
Wera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wera punching from mount but Nowenson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wera throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nowenson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nowenson tries to hold on but Wera postures up.
Wera unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wera throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wera thowing shots but they're missing.
Wera unloads with some shots from mount but Nowenson bucks and avoids them well.
Wera sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nowenson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wera.
Wera throwing strikes here but Nowenson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nowenson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wera.
Wera punching from mount but Nowenson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nowenson is looking to get to half guard.
Nowenson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wera 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Wera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wera shoots in looking for a takedown but Nowenson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nowenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowenson closes the distance but Wera moves to the side
and Wera counters with a solid body kick.
Wera fails to land the takedown.
Nowenson rushes Wera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nowenson has had enough of the clinch but Wera keeps him there for the moment.
Nowenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nowenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wera has picked Nowenson up - he's going for a ride! Wera dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wera wants to free his trapped foot but Nowenson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nowenson's head.
Wera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wera takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nowenson defending well though.
Wera drops an elbow to the side of Nowenson's head.
Nowenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wera.
Wera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Arthur Nowenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nowenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wera.
Wera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nowenson trying to hold on to Wera's head to control him but Wera postures up.
Wera controlling the action here.
Wera trying to control the action but Nowenson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nowenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nowenson defending well though.
Wera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wera is trying to control. Nowenson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nowenson tries to clinch
and Wera moves into the clinch.
Wera has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nowenson regains guard immediately.
Wera throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nowenson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wera.
Wera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wera postures up in Nowenson's guard and throws a big left but Nowenson blocks it.
Wera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wera throws a big elbow that misses.
Nowenson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nowenson trying to keep a closed guard but Wera is proving a slippery customer.
Wera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wera is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowenson has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wera throws a big elbow that misses.
Filip Wera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Wera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wera, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Wera!
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energy
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