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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Heartburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Heartburn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Todd Rosario's chin.
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279 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Heartburn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartburn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rosario at a distance.
Heartburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heartburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosario's hands.
It looks like Todd Rosario has been cut.
Heartburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Rosario as Heartburn shoots in.
Rosario appears to be looking for a big counter.
Heartburn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosario has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heartburn lunges at Rosario with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rosario's hand.
Heartburn misses the shot to the body.
Rosario takes the fight into the clinch.
Rosario misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rosario just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heartburn's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Heartburn holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosario drops back down to his feet.
Come on Heartburn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Rosario - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosario is stalling here.
Rosario gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Heartburn holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosario drops back down to his feet.
Heartburn tries to pull guard but Rosario forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heartburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heartburn tries to pull guard but Rosario holds him up against the cage and eventually Heartburn drops back down to his feet.
Todd Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Heartburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heartburn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rosario but Rosario pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosario tries for a takedown but Heartburn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heartburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosario displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heartburn throws out the jab.
Rosario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heartburn throws a nice looking combination but Rosario bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Heartburn backs away, Rosario returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Heartburn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Heartburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heartburn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heartburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch but Heartburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heartburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Rosario was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adrian Heartburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosario paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosario drops down looking for a counter takedown but Heartburn sprawls and moves away.
Heartburn scores with a takedown into Rosario's guard.
Heartburn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rosario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heartburn wants to control from the top but Rosario keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Heartburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Rosario's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rosario takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heartburn scores with a sloppy right hand. Rosario should have avoided that one.
Heartburn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heartburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch but Heartburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heartburn throws a leg kick but Rosario sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartburn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rosario on his heels. He'll look to pass Rosario's guard now, I'm sure.
Rosario wants to get back to his feet but Heartburn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heartburn trying to control but Rosario is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario working for a triangle but Heartburn defends it easily.
Rosario is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heartburn is controlling him.
Rosario will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosario can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heartburn controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two 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.
Rosario is looking to stand up but Heartburn isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Heartburn tries to bum rush Rosario with a series of wild strikes but Rosario uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heartburn rushes Rosario and presses him up against the cage.
Rosario dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heartburn trying to control the position but instead, Rosario has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heartburn into the cage.
Come on Rosario - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartburn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heartburn wants to stall.
A short right from Rosario on the inside.
That's four 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.
Heartburn trying to stall but Rosario improves his position.
Rosario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heartburn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rosario displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heartburn up against the cage.
Rosario drags the fight down to the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heartburn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heartburn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heartburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Heartburn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Todd Rosario's cut.
That's time! Rosario's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Heartburn lands an overhand right.
Heartburn lands a jab.
Rosario moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosario tries to move into range but Heartburn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heartburn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosario is fending him off so far but Heartburn persists. Nope, Rosario circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosario gets caught flat footed, as Heartburn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heartburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosario is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosario is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heartburn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosario has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Heartburn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rosario pulls his head out easily.
Heartburn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heartburn wants to get back to full guard.
Heartburn is trying to maintain the position but Rosario is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Rosario seems to be looking for submissions.
Rosario is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartburn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosario scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rosario sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heartburn defending well though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heartburn looks to land a right hand but Rosario moved out of range.
Heartburn circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Heartburn misses.
Rosario misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heartburn cracks Rosario with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rosario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heartburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heartburn misses with a low kick as Rosario jumps back.
Heartburn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rosario forces Heartburn back against the cage and clinches.
Adrian Heartburn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rosario digs a right hand into Heartburn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heartburn's gas tank.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosario is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Heartburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heartburn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Heartburn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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