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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Chrystal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington comes to the cage accompanied by Smoking man - Burning lungs. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Chrystal!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chrystal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chrystal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chrystal throws an elbow that misses.
Buddington blocks the elbow strike.
Buddington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chrystal up against the cage.
Chrystal trying to land knees to the body.
Buddington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chrystal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Buddington.
Buddington throws a leg kick but Chrystal checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chrystal is looking to clinch.
Buddington tries a head kick but it misses.
Chrystal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buddington looking to slow down the pace here.
Chrystal trying to land knees to the body.
Chrystal taking a breather.
Chrystal trying to land knees to the body.
Buddington keeps control of Chrystal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chrystal is struggling to control the position.
Chrystal breaks from the clinch.
Buddington throws a head kick that misses.
Chrystal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buddington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chrystal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chrystal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington looking to stall.
Buddington can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Buddington avoiding damage.
Buddington prevents a body shot from Chrystal.
Chrystal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buddington is trying to stall.
Chrystal tries to throw a body punch but Buddington avoids it by throwing Chrystal back against the cage.
Chrystal breaks the clinch.
Chrystal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buddington misses with a leg kick.
Chrystal is looking to clinch but Buddington is avoiding it.
Chrystal tries to clinch but Buddington moves away
and Buddington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buddington is looking to chop away at Chrystal's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chrystal manages to avoid it.
Buddington keeps the fight on the outside.
Buddington throws a head kick but Chrystal moves out of range.
Buddington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buddington.
Chrystal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buddington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chrystal moves to clinch but Buddington breaks away
and Buddington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buddington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buddington avoids the elbow strike from Chrystal, against the cage.
Chrystal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington looking to stall.
Chrystal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buddington.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buddington dodges an elbow strike from Chrystal.
Buddington blocks a body shot from Chrystal.
Chrystal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chrystal avoids the elbow strike from Buddington, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chrystal misses with an elbow strike.
Chrystal being controlled against the cage.
Buddington working aggressively here.
Chrystal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Buddington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Buddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buddington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buddington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chrystal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buddington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliver Buddington is winning the standup battle so far.
Chrystal tries to clinch but Buddington is having none of it.
Chrystal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Buddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddington throws a low kick but Chrystal moves out of range easily.
Buddington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chrystal tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrystal is looking to clinch but Buddington is avoiding it.
Chrystal tries to bum rush Buddington with a series of wild strikes but Buddington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chrystal clinches with his opponent.
Chrystal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buddington is trying to maintain a safe position but Chrystal gets an underhook and turns Buddington into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington tries a knee to the head but Chrystal blocks it.
Buddington avoiding damage as Chrystal throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buddington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chrystal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buddington.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it misses.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chrystal breaks from the clinch.
Chrystal tries to clinch up but Buddington circles away and keeps his distance.
Chrystal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chrystal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buddington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buddington misses with a straight left.
Buddington circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddington misses with a leg kick
and Chrystal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buddington trying to stall but Chrystal improves his position.
Chrystal breaks from the clinch.
Buddington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chrystal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buddington.
Buddington avoids the head kick by Chrystal.
Chrystal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chrystal drives through and clinches with Buddington against the cage.
Buddington blocks an elbow strike.
Buddington avoids the elbow strike from Chrystal, against the cage.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Chrystal throws an elbow but misses.
Buddington dodges an elbow strike from Chrystal.
Chrystal can't find room to land a body shot as Buddington controls the action.
Buddington misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddington blocks an elbow strike from Chrystal.
Buddington tries to stall but Chrystal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buddington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chrystal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buddington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chrystal is keeping busy.
Chrystal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buddington avoids it.
Buddington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chrystal misses with an elbow over the top.
Chrystal misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chrystal tries to work over Buddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chrystal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buddington avoids it.
Buddington throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it misses.
Buddington looking to stall.
Chrystal letting Buddington take a breather here.
Chrystal is looking to break free of the clinch but Buddington has double underhooks.
Chrystal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buddington.
The referee calls for Chrystal to work.
Buddington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chrystal's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buddington as Chrystal tries to tie him up.
Buddington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chrystal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Chrystal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Chrystal.
Chrystal tries to clinch there but Buddington circles away.
Buddington swats away the attempt to clinch by Chrystal.
Chrystal doesn't manage to clinch there - Buddington circles away.
Buddington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buddington misses with a low kick as Chrystal jumps back.
Chrystal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buddington. Buddington obviously looking to wear him down.
Buddington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buddington counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chrystal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrystal tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chrystal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chrystal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrystal rushes Buddington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chrystal trying to land knees to the body.
Buddington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Justin Chrystal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buddington lands a good knee to the midsection. Chrystal won't want to take too many of those.
Buddington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chrystal is trying to break free.
Buddington scores with a shot to the side of Chrystal's head.
Buddington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Buddington throws a punch but it's blocked by Chrystal.
Buddington looking to stall.
Chrystal dodges an elbow strike from Buddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrystal breaks from the clinch.
Chrystal moves out of range of the leg kick from Buddington.
Chrystal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buddington wants to stall.
Chrystal missing with knees to the body.
Chrystal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddington's elbow.
Buddington looking to throw knees to the head but Chrystal is blocking nicely.
Chrystal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buddington stalling in the clinch but Chrystal improves position.
Chrystal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chrystal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chrystal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buddington's brow.
Chrystal lands an elbow that stopped Buddington in his tracks for a moment.
Chrystal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrystal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chrystal blocks a head kick by Buddington.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chrystal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buddington misses with a low kick.
Chrystal wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Buddington.
Chrystal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buddington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Buddington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chrystal's sensitive parts.
Buddington throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrystal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buddington tries to keep at a distance but Chrystal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chrystal tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
Buddington controlling the action here for a moment.
Chrystal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buddington.
Chrystal tries to work over Buddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chrystal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chrystal is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddington swats away the attempt to clinch by Chrystal.
Buddington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buddington wants to land a leg kick but Chrystal is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Buddington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buddington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Buddington!
After winning the bout, Oliver Buddington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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