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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samu Paelinck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sven Artur has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samu Paelinck!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paelinck rushes Artur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paelinck is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Artur can't fight it off and eventually Paelinck manages to take the fight to the floor. Artur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paelinck trying to control but Artur is working from the bottom.
Paelinck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paelinck stops Artur from standing up.
Paelinck wants to control from the top but Artur keeps moving.
Artur is working an open guard so Paelinck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paelinck has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Artur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paelinck tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paelinck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paelinck rushes Artur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Artur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur gets through Paelinck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paelinck.
Artur lands a nice uppercut.
Artur has a couple of punches blocked by Paelinck.
Paelinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paelinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paelinck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paelinck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Artur counters with a nice uppercut.
Paelinck fails with the takedown.
Artur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paelinck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Artur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artur instigates a clinch.
Artur is trying to break free.
Paelinck blocking some punches.
Artur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck blocks an uppercut.
Artur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paelinck backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paelincks head.
Artur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paelincks head.
Paelinck lands a right hand.
Paelinck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Artur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paelinck is trying to drag Artur to the mat but Artur just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Paelinck.
Paelinck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Artur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paelinck is trying to drag Artur to the mat but Artur just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paelinck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artur scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck has Artur pressed against the cage, preventing Artur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paelinck wants to take the fight to the mat but Artur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paelinck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paelinck walks into a left hand.
Samu Paelinck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paelinck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Artur pulls Paelinck in close to his closed guard and prevents Paelinck from doing any damage or advancing position.
Artur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paelinck throws an elbow that misses. Artur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paelinck's guard. Nice move by Artur!
Paelinck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Artur is fighting to break Paelinck's control of his arms but Paelinck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've been hearing that Artur has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Artur is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Artur being controlled here momentarily.
Paelinck keeping moving, preventing Artur from controlling successfully.
Paelinck manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sven Artur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paelinck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Artur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paelinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paelinck.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Artur is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paelinck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Artur to the mat. Artur regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Artur trying to control the position.
Artur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paelinck is aware though and is defending well.
Paelinck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur keeping moving, preventing Paelinck from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Artur is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paelinck misses with a lunging right hand
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paelinck is looking to clinch but Artur is avoiding it.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paelinck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Artur sprawls well. Artur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paelinck gets slowly back to his feet.
Paelinck blocks a jab.
Artur clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paelinck.
Artur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Artur.
Paelinck looking for a takedown.
Artur tries to work over Paelinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artur slowing the pace effectively.
Paelinck blocks an uppercut.
Artur stops a takedown attempt from Paelinck.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Paelinck.
Artur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.
Artur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paelinck.
Paelinck misses with a knee strike.
Paelinck is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Artur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Artur gets through Paelinck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Artur misses with the head strike.
Artur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paelinck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Artur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artur throws a hook but Paelinck blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paelinck.
It looked like Artur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paelinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paelinck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Artur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paelinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artur.
Paelinck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck closes the distance and clinches.
Paelinck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artur is trying to push Paelinck away but Paelinck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paelinck's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Artur as the two fighters clinch.
Paelinck is breathing heavily.
A short right from Artur.
Stalling in the clinch from Paelinck.
Artur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paelinck has a couple of punches blocked by Artur.
Paelinck tries a knee to the head but Artur blocks it.
Artur misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that second round.
That's time! Artur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Artur lands an overhand right.
Paelinck slips under a jab.
Paelinck with the counter takedown but Artur avoids it easily.
Paelinck fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Artur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paelinck.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by Paelinck.
Artur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paelinck clinches up with Artur and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur has a couple of punches blocked by Paelinck.
A right hand to the body from Paelinck.
Paelinck keeps control of Artur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artur stalling in the clinch but Paelinck improves position.
Paelinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paelinck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paelinck lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Artur makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
Paelinck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artur cracks Paelinck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artur moves into the clinch successfully.
Artur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paelinck.
Artur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artur's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur misses with some punches.
Paelinck looking for a takedown.
Paelinck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artur avoids it.
Sven Artur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paelinck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Artur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Paelinck.
Paelinck shoots and misses
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Paelinck doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by Paelinck.
Paelinck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Artur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paelinck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artur throwing a counter right hand but Paelinck manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artur.
Paelinck shoots in looking for a takedown. Artur tries to sprawl out of it but Paelinck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by Paelinck.
Artur thuds his right hand into Paelinck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Artur lands with a straight right. Paelinck didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Artur. No joy for Paelinck on that attempt.
Paelinck doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paelinck can do to turn this around?
Paelinck instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck wants a takedown but no success here.
Artur can't find room to land a body shot as Paelinck controls the action.
Artur misses with the head strike.
Paelinck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Artur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paelinck lands a shot to the body.
Artur is trying to stall.
Artur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur prevents Paelinck from breaking the clinch.
Paelinck looking to stall.
Paelinck taking a breather.
Samu Paelinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven Artur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Artur scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Artur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Artur, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Artur!
Sven Artur took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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