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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Houston Glass (ranked 7844 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenris Worldeater (ranked 6221 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenris Worldeater will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Houston Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fenris Worldeater!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worldeater closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Glass did well to prevent Worldeater getting side control.
Glass trying to control but Worldeater postures up.
Worldeater is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Worldeater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Worldeater takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Worldeater wants to stand but Glass has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Worldeater is looking for a kimura but Glass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Worldeater to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worldeater controlling the action here.
Glass is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worldeater trying to control from half guard but Glass is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glass is staying active underneath Worldeater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Worldeater prevents Glass from improving his position.
Worldeater thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Glass manages to get to full 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.
Worldeater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Worldeater postures up.
Glass throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Worldeater drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Glass will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Worldeater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glass controls Worldeater momentarily but Worldeater frees himself.
Worldeater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Worldeater from controlling successfully.
Glass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Worldeater's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worldeater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Glass controls the pace.
Glass wants to control from the top but Worldeater keeps moving.
Glass controlling from the top position.
Glass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Worldeater, up you get!
Worldeater shoots in and gets a takedown into Glass's guard.
Worldeater preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Glass holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worldeater trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worldeater preventing the sweep.
Glass is trying to hold Worldeater in close to prevent damage but Worldeater has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass gets full guard.
Glass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Glass managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glass keeping full guard, as Worldeater tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenris Worldeater dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Worldeater closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Worldeater - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Glass manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Glass wants to sweep here but Worldeater controlling him for the moment.
Glass being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass wants to sweep but no luck.
Worldeater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glass wants to get back to his feet but Worldeater is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Worldeater from controlling successfully.
Worldeater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Glass lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Worldeater has a closed guard, preventing Glass from standing up.
Worldeater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Glass could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Glass showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Glass has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glass wants to control from the top but Worldeater keeps moving.
Glass is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Worldeater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worldeater looking to score a takedown here. Glass is defending well but Worldeater drives through and ends up in Glass's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Worldeater trying to control but Glass is working from the bottom.
Glass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Worldeater manages to get himself to full guard.
Glass controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Worldeater working a defensive guard here.
Glass decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Worldeater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worldeater wants to clinch.
Glass tries to counter with a takedown but Worldeater is quick to defend against it.
Worldeater looking to score a takedown here. Glass is defending well but Worldeater drives through and ends up in Glass's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glass trying to control the position.
Glass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Worldeater controls the pace.
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 Houston Glass will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Worldeater drives through with a takedown into Glass's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Glass is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Worldeater is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Worldeater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worldeater darts in and clinches Glass up against the cage.
Glass jumps guard but Worldeater stands there with Glass around his waist. Glass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Worldeater breaks the clinch.
Glass misses with a takedown attempt - Worldeater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Worldeater lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worldeater lands a nice looking body shot.
Worldeater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Worldeater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glass missing with knees to the body.
Glass is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Worldeater to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Houston Glass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worldeater manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Glass is working Worldeater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Worldeater controls Glass momentarily but Glass frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass tries to stand but Worldeater is controlling from the bottom.
Glass is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Glass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Worldeater looking for a guillotine here but Glass defends easily.
Glass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Worldeater is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Worldeater has escaped and now he's on top!
Glass 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.
Fenris Worldeater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worldeater trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Worldeater is one step ahead there.
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.
Worldeater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Worldeater wants to get up but he can't break Glass's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Worldeater is looking to work some ground and pound but Glass has wrist control.
Glass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Worldeater trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fenris Worldeater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worldeater lands a high kick!
It looks like Houston Glass has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worldeater throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Glass tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Worldeater is in Glass's guard.
Glass uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Houston Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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