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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus Bartholomew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberte Kontador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberte Kontador is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angus Bartholomew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberte Kontador!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontador with a hook.
Bartholomew fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kontador sprawls well initially but Bartholomew persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kontador moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bartholomew is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bartholomew postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bartholomew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartholomew seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kontador has momentary wrist control but Bartholomew slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontador is trying to keep Bartholomew in close.
Kontador had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bartholomew defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontador has momentary wrist control but Bartholomew slips an elbow through the middle.
Bartholomew is working Kontador over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kontador is trying to keep Bartholomew in close.
Kontador is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartholomew is pushing down on Kontador's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kontador is fighting to maintain full guard but Bartholomew has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bartholomew keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bartholomew has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kontador tries to get to full guard but Bartholomew has control of the leg.
Bartholomew takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Bartholomew.
Bartholomew working Kontador over with strikes.
Bartholomew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kontador wants to control but Bartholomew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bartholomew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontador trying to control but Bartholomew postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartholomew controlling the action here.
Kontador looking for submissions off his back.
Bartholomew takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bartholomew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bartholomew working Kontador over with strikes.
Bartholomew with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kontador looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bartholomew connects with a nice short shot to Kontador's temple.
Bartholomew tries to pass to full mount but Kontador defends it.
Bartholomew scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bartholomew controlling the action here.
Kontador has hold of Bartholomew's hands but Bartholomew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kontador is looking to control Bartholomew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kontador avoid being mounted?
Kontador gets back to full guard.
Kontador looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kontador not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholomew controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kontador controls Bartholomew momentarily but Bartholomew frees himself.
Bartholomew pushing down on Kontador's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bartholomew takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bartholomew lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bartholomew.
Bartholomew is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kontador!
Bartholomew working Kontador over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kontador tries to hold on but Bartholomew postures up.
Bartholomew with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartholomew landing strikes from the mount.
Bartholomew is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kontador can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bartholomew tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bartholomew looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Bartholomew dominated that 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.
Bartholomew gets a takedown into half guard.
Kontador wants to get back to full guard.
Bartholomew 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.
Bartholomew working Kontador over with strikes.
Kontador trying to control from the bottom.
Bartholomew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kontador keeps working.
Bartholomew controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontador is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bartholomew scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bartholomew takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bartholomew tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kontador knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bartholomew with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontador actively working from the bottom here.
Bartholomew moves nicely into side control.
Bartholomew is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bartholomew working away.
Kontador gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bartholomew working the head and body with strikes.
Bartholomew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kontador wants to control but Bartholomew is keeping busy.
Bartholomew scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholomew prevents Kontador from standing back up.
Bartholomew is thwarting Kontador's attempts to control the position.
Bartholomew is taking a breather. Kontador says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kontador has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bartholomew is working away from the top position though.
Bartholomew is nestled in close to Kontador, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Angus Bartholomew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartholomew trying to mount his opponent but Kontador defends it.
Bartholomew not doing much here.
Kontador trying to control from the bottom.
Bartholomew trying to mount his opponent but Kontador defends it.
Bartholomew keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontador is looking to control Bartholomew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kontador avoid being mounted?
Kontador is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bartholomew is staying active.
Kontador is in trouble now - Bartholomew has advanced to mount!
Bartholomew unloading with bombs!
Bartholomew fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kontador takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bartholomew lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Kontador that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bartholomew with a couple of short strikes.
Kontador is rocked!
Bartholomew tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kontador is still in real trouble! Can Bartholomew finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kontador tries to lock up and control but Bartholomew gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bartholomew lands a big shot to the head and Kontador winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Angus Bartholomew!
Angus Bartholomew took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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