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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Banting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Banting will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micah Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Banting!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis clinches up with Banting and pushes him back against the cage.
Banting decides to pull guard.
Banting has a closed guard, preventing Dennis from standing up.
Banting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dennis lands a couple of digs.
Dennis stands up from Banting's guard - Dennis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dennis wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banting tries to keep at a distance but Dennis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banting is trying to break the clinch but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banting has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dennis uses from the top position.
Dennis postures up in Banting's guard and throws a big left but Banting blocks it.
Banting is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banting looks winded!
Banting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dennis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dennis wants to stand but Banting has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Banting wants to stand but Dennis is controlling the position.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands a couple of digs.
Banting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dennis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dennis wants to stand and escape but instead Banting has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dennis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennis working for submissions but it's allowed Banting to get to half guard.
Dennis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dennis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banting can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dennis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banting's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dennis 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.
Dennis stands and steps away. Banting gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dennis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis is looking to clinch but Banting is avoiding it.
Banting has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dennis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dennis wants to clinch up but Banting keeps it at a distance.
Banting scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dennis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dennis gets back to full guard.
Dennis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banting manages to get himself to full guard.
Dennis stops Banting from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banting is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dennis is controlling him.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banting's head.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dennis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banting working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennis.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Dennis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banting bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dennis manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dennis is on top in guard.
Dennis distracts Banting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banting really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dennis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dennis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dennis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Banting is breathing heavily.
Dennis postures up in Banting's guard and throws a big left but Banting blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis with a nice head shot there.
Dennis postures up in Banting's guard and throws a big left but Banting blocks it.
Dennis throws a big elbow that misses.
Dennis lands a couple of elbows.
Banting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dennis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dennis tries to clinch up.
Dennis gets caught flat footed, as Banting shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dennis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banting manages to get himself to full guard.
Dennis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banting's head.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dennis lands a couple of digs.
Dennis landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis wanted to stand there but Banting had control of the position.
Dennis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banting can do to turn this around?
Dennis landing with the ground and pound.
Dennis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Banting is proving hard to escape from.
Dennis is looking to work some ground and pound but Banting has wrist control.
Dennis won't allow Banting to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Banting tries to keep at a distance but Dennis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banting is trying to maintain a safe position but Dennis gets an underhook and turns Banting into the cage.
Dennis can't break the clinch.
Banting wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
Banting breaks the clinch.
Dennis tries to clinch up.
Banting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis wants to clinch up but Banting keeps it at a distance.
Dennis clinches with his opponent.
Banting is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Dennis dominated that second round.
That's time! Dennis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Banting keeps the fight on the outside.
Micah Dennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dennis rushes Banting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dennis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banting misses with a double jab.
Dennis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dennis moves in looking to clinch but Banting pushes him off.
Dennis moves in looking to clinch but Banting pushes him off.
Banting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banting looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis looking for a guillotine here but Banting defends easily.
Dennis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dennis.
Dennis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dennis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dennis tries to clinch up but Banting circles away and keeps his distance.
Dennis throws a right and a left that Banting avoids nicely.
Dennis tries to clinch but Banting moves out of range.
Banting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dennis rushes Banting and presses him up against the cage.
Banting manages to pull guard.
Dennis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dennis is looking to work some ground and pound but Banting has wrist control.
Dennis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Micah Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dennis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dennis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dennis postures up in Banting's guard and throws a big left but Banting blocks it.
Dennis won't allow Banting to get back to his feet.
Dennis distracts Banting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jon Banting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennis distracts Banting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banting closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banting wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennis won't allow it.
Dennis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banting is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dennis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Banting to the mat. Banting regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Banting is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dennis defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banting wants to get back to his feet but Dennis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dennis won't allow Banting to get back to his feet.
Banting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dennis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Banting swats away the attempt to clinch by Dennis.
Dennis tries to clinch but Banting moves out of range.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micah Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dennis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banting circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Dennis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennis, 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 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Dennis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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