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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brawl - Bloody spit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 cm
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178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arto Blomsten! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Duffy lands the left hand. Nice shot by Duffy. Nice body kick there by Duffy. Blomsten blocks a jab. Blomsten looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Blomsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Duffy working a defensive guard here.
Blomsten controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Blomsten postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blomsten stopping the sweep attempt from Duffy. Blomsten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blomsten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Blomsten drops back looking for a leg! Duffy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duffy manages to kick Blomsten off! Blomsten jumps back into Duffy's guard. Duffy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round. Duffy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blomsten slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Blomsten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Blomsten tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Blomsten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blomsten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Blomsten 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. Duffy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Blomsten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Duffy throws a body punch but Blomsten moves out of range. Blomsten shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duffy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Blomsten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blomsten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Blomsten is pushing down on Duffy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duffy is fighting to maintain full guard but Blomsten has managed to sneak the leg through. Blomsten is trying to work for a kimura but Duffy is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blomsten seems to be working for a kimura but Duffy defends the submission attempt. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Well, if Blomsten is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blomsten frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Blomsten looking to control but Duffy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Duffy wants to control but Blomsten is having none of it. Duffy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blomsten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Blomsten is looking to work his way around to Duffy's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Duffy wants to hold on but Blomsten pushes him away. Blomsten looking to control but Duffy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Blomsten is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Duffy is surviving well by controlling Blomsten's body position as best he can. Blomsten lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duffy hang on? Blomsten working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Blomsten can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duffy is looking to escape. Blomsten looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Duffy wants to control but Blomsten is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten 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.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blomsten.
Blomsten looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Blomsten has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Duffy defend it? Blomsten steps over the head and cranks it - Duffy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blomsten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arto Blomsten! Arto Blomsten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
38% |
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