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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maestro Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maestro Fresh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnnie Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maestro Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Johnnie Hill has been cut.
Fresh fails with the takedown.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Fresh. Fresh gets slowly back to his feet.
Fresh shoots in looking for a takedown. Hill tries to sprawl out of it but Fresh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnnie Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maestro Fresh.
Hill takes a swing at Fresh's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fresh shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh keeping hold of Hill's head, controlling as best he can.
Hill content to control rather than advance.
Fresh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fresh is trying to control but can't.
Hill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fresh defending well though.
Hill throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fresh to regain full guard.
Hill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fresh is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fresh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hill to the mat. Hill regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fresh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fresh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fresh trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Fresh throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fresh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fresh doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Fresh tries to counter it with a takedown but Hill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill gets a takedown into half guard.
Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Hill'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.
Fresh scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Fresh looks to land a body kick but Hill moved away.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fresh doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Fresh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill darts in and clinches Fresh up against the cage.
Fresh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fresh to the ground. Hill is now in Fresh's guard.
Fresh trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Fresh has his hands on Hill's head, controlling the position.
Fresh trying to control the position.
Hill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fresh wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at MMA Sanok Training Center inform us that Fresh has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fresh is on top in guard.
Hill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fresh controls the pace.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fresh looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hill postures up.
Hill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Fresh blocks nicely.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fresh can do to turn this around?
Fresh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fresh is on top in guard.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fresh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fresh has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Fresh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill can't keep his opponent in guard - Fresh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hill is not content to let Fresh control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnnie Hill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Fresh on that attempt.
No luck for Fresh with that takedown attempt.
Hill is looking to counter the offense by Fresh and move into the clinch.
Hill closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fresh's guard.
Johnnie Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fresh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fresh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill stops Fresh from standing up.
Hill is working Fresh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fresh looking to control.
Hill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fresh on his heels. He'll look to pass Fresh's guard now, I'm sure.
Fresh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hill is working Fresh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is trying to keep Hill in close.
Hill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fresh working for submissions but it's allowed Hill to get to half guard.
Hill content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fresh wants to control but Hill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hill shoots in and bounces Fresh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fresh looking to control.
Hill content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fresh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fresh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fresh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnnie Hill!
In defeat, Maestro Fresh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good battle out there tonight, proud of myself for how far I have come but have a long way to go!'.
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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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