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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Telw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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178 cm
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Telw!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telw throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Telw.
Wilson throws a quick counter head kick but Telw was just out of range.
Telw clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Telw can't get the takedown.
Telw tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telw goes for a double leg but Wilson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wilson continues to drive forward.
Telw clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Telw has the dominant position.
Telw manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Telw wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Telw 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Telw stands up from half guard.
Telw shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tony Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Telw.
Telw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilson sprawls well. Wilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Telw gets slowly back to his feet.
Telw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Telw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andrew Telw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telw throws a lazy head kick
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Telw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilson defends well and Telw ends up having to push Wilson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Telw's waist but Telw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
Telw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Telw controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilson jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Telw is controlling him.
Telw throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Telw is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Telw dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Telw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Telw's guard.
Telw is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wilson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Telw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Telw pulls guard successfully.
Andrew Telw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson stands up from Telw's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Telw shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Telw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson pulls Telw into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Telw controls the pace.
Wilson looking for subs off his back but Telw has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telw decides to stand and escape the position.
Telw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Telw has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telw tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Telw.
Telw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson jumps guard but Telw turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Telw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilson after a bit of a struggle.
Tony Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Telw.
Telw drags the fight down to the ground.
Telw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Telw wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Telw.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Andrew Telw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telw gets a clinch.
Telw is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Telw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Telw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Telw fails with a takedown attempt.
Telw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Telw jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Telw around his waist. Telw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tony Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Telw.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telw moves into the clinch successfully.
Telw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telw is trying to break free.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Telw has double underhooks.
Telw gets control of Wilson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Telw will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Telw pulls Wilson in close to prevent any damage.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Telw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wilson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telw tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Telw wants to get back to his feet.
Telw manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telw dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Telw's head and hops out.
Wilson feinted with a counter takedown.
Telw shoots in but no luck this time.
Telw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Telw.
Wilson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Telw is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Telw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Telw is looking to get back to full guard here but Wilson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Telw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tony Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Telw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telw wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Wilson.
I think Telw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Telw!
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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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