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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jordan (ranked 4043 p4p, 403 weight class) and Urho Mannerheim (ranked 6342 p4p, 541 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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230 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Mannerheim!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mannerheim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Mannerheim shoots in but no luck this time.
Mannerheim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Mannerheim is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
No joy there for Jordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Mannerheim tries to counter it with a takedown but Jordan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Mannerheim moves away and avoids it.
Jordan looks to land a body kick but Mannerheim moved away.
Mannerheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mannerheim defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a crisp one two that drops Jordan! Mannerheim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jordan to his feet! Jordan is in big trouble!
Jordan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannerheim tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Mannerheim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jordan defends well and Mannerheim ends up having to push Jordan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mannerheim has a takedown stuffed.
Matt Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urho Mannerheim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim misses with a kick to the body
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannerheim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mannerheim somewhat.
A counter left hand to the body from Jordan misses its target.
Jordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannerheim blocks a low kick nicely.
Jordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Mannerheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mannerheim with the counter takedown but Jordan avoids it easily.
Mannerheim slips a straight right by Jordan.
Mannerheim avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Mannerheim staying out of range there.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Mannerheim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mannerheim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim moves away from the strike by Jordan.
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mannerheim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannerheim tries to counter with a clinch but Jordan shakes him off and moves away.
Matt Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannerheim scores with a jab. Jordan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jordan throws a right hand that Mannerheim ducks under and follows up with a left that Mannerheim also avoids with ease.
Matt Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannerheim throws the kick towards the body but Jordan avoids it.
Mannerheim closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Mannerheim pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jordan misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannerheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mannerheim shoots in but Jordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Mannerheim moved out of range nicely.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Mannerheim moved out of range.
Mannerheim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a shot to the body
and Mannerheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Mannerheim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a two punch combo.
Mannerheim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Jordan.
Jordan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannerheim is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jordan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mannerheim's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jordan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordan stuffs the takedown.
That kick from Jordan tenderised Mannerheim's leg. Mannerheim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordan throws a combination that misses
and Mannerheim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mannerheim.
Mannerheim doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Mannerheim misses with a takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan scores with a jab. Mannerheim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mannerheim can do to turn this around?
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Mannerheim moves away and avoids it.
Mannerheim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Mannerheim has a takedown stuffed.
Mannerheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannerheim doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Mannerheim tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan misses with an uppercut
and Mannerheim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mannerheim.
Jordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Jordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jordan can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Mannerheim.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannerheim backwards.
Mannerheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick and Mannerheim moves out of range easily.
Mannerheim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mannerheim clinches.
Mannerheim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Mannerheim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jordan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matt Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urho Mannerheim.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mannerheim goes for a double leg but Jordan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jordan continues to drive forward.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannerheim was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Mannerheim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannerheim follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mannerheim doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Jordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Mannerheim. Mannerheim gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan connects with a single shot there.
Matt Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mannerheim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim counters by moving into the clinch.
Mannerheim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim jumps guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mannerheim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mannerheim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mannerheim not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jordan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannerheim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jordan sees it coming and defends easily.
Mannerheim controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jordan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mannerheim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Mannerheim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mannerheim or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Jordan feints and then cracks Mannerheim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mannerheim down.
Mannerheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Mannerheim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mannerheim moves away.
Mannerheim is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mannerheim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jordan sprawls well. Jordan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mannerheim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Mannerheim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mannerheim wants to counter the offense by Jordan and move into the clinch position.
Mannerheim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jordan swivels and escapes.
Jordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matt Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urho Mannerheim.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Mannerheim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mannerheim.
Jordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mannerheim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mannerheim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Mannerheim with that takedown attempt.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Mannerheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mannerheim circles away quickly and effectively.
Mannerheim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Mannerheim slips a straight right by Jordan.
Mannerheim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mannerheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannerheim tries to clinch up.
A jab from Jordan misses.
A good leg kick by Jordan.
Mannerheim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannerheim with the counter takedown but Jordan avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannerheim throws a leg kick
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matt Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mannerheim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannerheim moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to force a seperation but Mannerheim has the dominant position.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim wants to take the fight to the mat but Jordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mannerheim.
Jordan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannerheim's elbow.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jordan.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannerheim prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannerheim fails to pull guard.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannerheim's elbow.
Jordan tries to stall but Mannerheim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan stalling.
Urho Mannerheim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jordan, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Matt Jordan!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Matt Jordan!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Matt Jordan!
Matt Jordan wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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pop
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