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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tad Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szymon Krusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tad Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Szymon Krusz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krusz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitney, pushing him back against the cage.
Krusz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whitney's defenses.
It looks like Tad Whitney has been cut.
Whitney can't break the clinch.
Whitney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krusz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Krusz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krusz throws an elbow but misses.
Krusz has Whitney pressed against the cage, preventing Whitney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitney tries to stall but Krusz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whitney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krusz scores with a shoulder strike.
Krusz scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Krusz to work.
Krusz lands an elbow just above Whitney 's eye.
Krusz wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krusz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krusz trying to land knees to the body.
Krusz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krusz has Whitney pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Szymon Krusz.
Whitney gets tackled into the cage by Krusz. Krusz maintains the clinch.
Whitney has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Krusz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Krusz tries to escape but Whitney has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Whitney is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Whitney trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitney has the hooks in. Krusz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Krusz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Krusz is trying to control but can't.
Whitney is taking a breather. Krusz 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.
Whitney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whitney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitney passes to full mount!
Krusz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krusz working to try and regain half guard.
Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whitney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whitney landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whitney has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krusz's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Whitney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krusz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Whitney looking to control and managing it successfully.
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 Tad Whitney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tad Whitney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krusz has Whitney up against the cage in a clinch.
Krusz taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krusz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krusz pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krusz rushes Whitney and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krusz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whitney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Krusz is defending well.
Krusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Whitney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitney.
Whitney is looking to control Krusz's arms but Krusz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whitney has his back to the cage.
Krusz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whitney takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitney tries to break free but Krusz pushes him back against the cage.
Krusz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Whitney up against the cage.
Krusz misses with an elbow strike.
Whitney is pushing Krusz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whitney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krusz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krusz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitney misses with a punch to the body.
Krusz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Krusz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whitney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitney is looking to break free of the clinch but Krusz has double underhooks.
Whitney blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whitney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krusz keeps control of Whitney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krusz pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitney is looking to break free of the clinch but Krusz has double underhooks.
Krusz keeps control of Whitney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krusz keeps control of Whitney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krusz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krusz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitney backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szymon Krusz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tad Whitney's cut.
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!
Whitney gets tackled into the cage by Krusz. Krusz maintains the clinch.
Whitney blocks an elbow strike.
Szymon Krusz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krusz misses with a body punch.
Krusz lands an elbow that stopped Whitney in his tracks for a moment.
Krusz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tad Whitney's cut is getting worse.
Krusz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitney.
Whitney tries to stall but Krusz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krusz lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitney backwards.
Krusz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitney breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krusz clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krusz obliges.
Whitney blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Krusz.
Krusz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whitney is looking to break free of the clinch but Krusz has double underhooks.
Whitney working hard to break the clinch.
Krusz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitney jumps guard and drags Krusz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Krusz is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitney has wrist control.
Krusz trying to control but Whitney is working from the bottom.
Whitney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitney won't allow Krusz to sweep him here.
Krusz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krusz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krusz 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.
Whitney trying to control the position from guard on top but Krusz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitney 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Krusz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Krusz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krusz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitney backwards.
Krusz avoiding damage.
Krusz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitney wants to break free but Krusz has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krusz lands an elbow inside.
Tad Whitney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whitney slowing the pace effectively.
Whitney trying to control the position but instead, Krusz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whitney into the cage.
Whitney avoiding damage as Krusz throws knees to the body.
Krusz throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krusz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whitney up against the cage.
Krusz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Szymon Krusz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krusz 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Szymon Krusz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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