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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Helge Fossmo predikar. Uso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Up 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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286 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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240 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Uso!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso gets the takedown into side control.
Uso throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Uso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fossmo keeps working.
Fossmo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Uso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fossmo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Uso.
A lull in the action here as Uso stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Uso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fossmo is looking for a sweep.
Uso working the ground and pound from side control.
Fossmo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Uso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uso working the ground and pound from side control.
Uso fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fossmo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Uso connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fossmo seems to be working for a kimura but Uso defends the submission attempt.
Fossmo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fossmo.
Fossmo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fossmo content to control rather than advance.
Uso is staying active underneath Fossmo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fossmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Uso is looking to control Fossmo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uso avoid being mounted?
Fossmo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fossmo wants to pass to mount but Uso is defending the position.
Uso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fossmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uso's head.
Uso trying to hold on to Fossmo's head to control him but Fossmo postures up.
Fossmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fossmo is working for a kimura but Uso is defending it quite comfortably.
Fossmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso wants to get back to his feet.
Uso is pressing down on Fossmo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uso keeping moving, preventing Fossmo from controlling successfully.
Fossmo throws an elbow that misses. Uso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fossmo's guard. Nice move by Uso!
Fossmo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Uso wants to control from the top but Fossmo keeps moving.
Fossmo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uso defends well.
Fossmo 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.
Fossmo wants to sweep here but Uso controlling him for the moment.
Fossmo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo keeping moving, preventing Uso from controlling successfully.
Fossmo trying to control the position.
Uso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fossmo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uso.
Uso postures up in Fossmo's guard and throws a big left but Fossmo blocks it.
Fossmo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Uso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fossmo is keeping the position for now.
Fossmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Fossmo is working hard here to advance position.
Fossmo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Uso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Uso shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Fossmo with that takedown attempt.
Fossmo misses with a takedown attempt - Uso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fossmo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uso as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fossmo defends well and Uso ends up having to push Fossmo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fossmo has a takedown stuffed.
Uso has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Fossmo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Uso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fossmo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fossmo's back!
Joshua Uso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uso scores with strikes from the back.
Fossmo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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!
Uso thows a huge punch but Fossmo dodges it nicely.
Uso thows a huge punch but Fossmo dodges it nicely.
Fossmo is pressing down on Uso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo looking for a guillotine here but Uso defends easily.
Uso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uso is looking to work some ground and pound but Fossmo has wrist control.
Uso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uso trying to control the position from guard on top but Fossmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uso scoring with some ground and pound.
Fossmo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fossmo is trying to keep Uso in close.
Uso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uso distracts Fossmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uso has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fossmo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Uso is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fossmo pulls down on the head and he's put Uso to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Helge Fossmo!
During a confident post fight interview, Helge Fossmo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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