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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip scores with the left hand. Blomsten knows he should have avoided that one.
Blomsten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yip looks to throw the jab but Blomsten is out of range.
Yip moves out of range of the body kick from Blomsten.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yip misses with a hook
and Blomsten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blomsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blomsten rushes Yip and presses him up against the cage.
Blomsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yip breaks from the clinch.
Blomsten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Yip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blomsten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blomsten moves out of range as Yip strikes.
Blomsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yip.
Yip throws a lazy right hand but Blomsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blomsten was well out of range. Poor timing from Yip.
Blomsten moves out of range of the leg kick from Yip.
As Yip tries to get set, Blomsten tries to push him back and clinch up but Yip manages to avoid the attempt.
Blomsten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blomsten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blomsten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yip.
Blomsten misses the jab.
Blomsten misses the jab.
Yip throws a right and a left that Blomsten avoids nicely.
Blomsten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blomsten's head.
Blomsten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blomsten is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yip lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blomsten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blomsten has Yip pressed against the cage, preventing Yip from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yip.
Yip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yip scores with a hook to the body.
Yip working aggressively here.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yip backwards.
Yip blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
Blomsten misses with the head strike.
Blomsten throws a punch but it's blocked by Yip.
Blomsten tries to throw a body punch but Yip avoids it by throwing Blomsten back against the cage.
Blomsten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blomsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yip.
Yip lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blomsten backwards.
Yip scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yip blocks a body shot from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Blomsten.
Yip just leaning against Blomsten, taking a breather.
Blomsten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blomsten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blomsten controlling the action here for a moment.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yip trying to control the position but instead, Blomsten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yip into the cage.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yip just leaning against Blomsten, taking a breather.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.
Yip stalling against the cage.
Blomsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yip lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blomsten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
Yip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yip blocking some punches.
Blomsten pushes Yip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yip missing with a left hand there. Blomsten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blomsten throws a leg kick
and Yip counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yip seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yip lands strikes from half guard.
Yip is taking a breather. Blomsten says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yip is trying to work for a kimura but Blomsten is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip trying to pass the guard but Blomsten defending well.
Yip is working for a submission of some sort.
Yip is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blomsten trying to control from the bottom.
Blomsten is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blomsten is not content to let Yip control the position.
Blomsten wants to control but Yip is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blomsten is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yip's back!
Blomsten is persistently looking for the submission but Yip is defending it well.
Yip tries to escape the position.
Blomsten is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yip has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Blomsten controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten is not going to allow Yip to sit and survive in this position.
Blomsten biding his time, controlling Yip.
Blomsten punches Yip on the ear.
Yip manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blomsten's guard. Nice work there by Yip.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Blomsten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip distracts Blomsten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blomsten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blomsten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yip controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yip looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yip pushing down on Blomsten's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Yip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yip shoots in but Blomsten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blomsten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Yip.
An attempted straight right counter from Blomsten misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blomsten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yip with the counter takedown but Blomsten avoids it easily.
Yip moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Blomsten misses.
Yip throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blomsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blomsten thuds a left hand into Yip's body.
Yip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten misses with a low kick.
Blomsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yip doesn't seem bothered though.
Yip connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blomsten momentarily.
Yip moves out of range of the body kick from Blomsten.
Yip lands a jab.
Arto Blomsten is winning the standup battle so far.
Blomsten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yip on the side of the head.
Blomsten wants to clinch up but Yip keeps it at a distance.
Yip darts in looking for a takedown but Blomsten gets double underhooks and turns Yip into the cage.
Blomsten throws a jab but it's blocked by Yip.
Blomsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yip.
Blomsten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yip. Yip circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blomsten moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Blomsten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blomsten prevents a body shot from Yip.
Yip manages to break the clinch.
Blomsten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blomsten clinches up with Yip and pushes him back against the cage.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yip content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yip fails to land.
A short right from Blomsten on the inside.
Yip misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blomsten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blomsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yip can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
Yip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yip lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip is stalling here.
Arto Blomsten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blomsten misses with a body punch.
Yip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blomsten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blomsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Blomsten.
Blomsten stops a takedown attempt from Yip.
Arto Blomsten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Yip.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yip.
Blomsten stalling in the clinch.
Yip tries to stall but Blomsten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Blomsten.
Blomsten keeps control of Yip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip prevents a body shot from Blomsten.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yip backwards.
Yip working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blomsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yip's elbow.
Yip tries for a takedown but Blomsten manages to get underhooks.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yip has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blomsten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yip can turn it around.
Blomsten digs a right hand underneath Yip's ribcage. Yip let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blomsten tries to work over Yip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.
Yip trying to stall but Blomsten improves his position.
Blomsten lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blomsten tries a body shot but Yip blocks it.
Yip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blomsten tries a body shot but Yip blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Blomsten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blomsten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Blomsten!
A very excited looking Arto Blomsten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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