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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Gundstrohm (ranked 5911 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Andst (ranked 6283 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Gundstrohm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Andst!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gundstrohm fails to land the takedown.
Gundstrohm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Andst defends well and Gundstrohm ends up having to push Andst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Andst tries to clinch but Gundstrohm moves out of range.
Andst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gundstrohm moves into the clinch.
Andst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gundstrohm is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Gundstrohm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gundstrohm jumps guard but Andst stands there with Gundstrohm around his waist. Gundstrohm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gundstrohm is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andst is looking to break free of the clinch but Gundstrohm has double underhooks.
Gundstrohm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Andst. No joy for Gundstrohm on that attempt.
Gundstrohm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andst tries a head kick but it misses.
Andst has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gundstrohm misses with a takedown attempt - Andst sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andst thinks about the counter body kick.
Andst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gundstrohm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Andst looks to move away, Gundstrohm throws a big counter combo but Andst just gets out of the way.
Andst throws a front kick aimed at Gundstrohm's knee but Gundstrohm avoids it well.
Gundstrohm shoots in and drives through. Andst sprawls well.
Andst wants to counter with a clinch but Gundstrohm pushes him away.
George Andst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gundstrohm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andst is fending him off so far but Gundstrohm persists. Nope, Andst circles away and we're back to standing.
Andst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andst with a hook.
Crunch! Andst slams his shin into Gundstrohm's torso.
Gundstrohm is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andst fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andst tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andst lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gundstrohm will feel that in the morning.
Andst tries a head kick but it misses.
Andst tries to clinch there but Gundstrohm circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gundstrohm shoots in looking for a takedown but Andst manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gundstrohm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andst misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gundstrohm tries to close the distance and clinch but Andst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andst was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Andst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andst throws a head kick that misses.
Andst misses with an uppercut
and Andst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gundstrohm throws a wild body kick that Andst sees coming a mile off.
Andst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gundstrohm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gundstrohm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andst defends it nicely.
Andst throws a chopping leg kick but Gundstrohm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andst gets a clinch.
Andst can't find room to land a body shot as Gundstrohm controls the action.
Andst tries to break free but Gundstrohm pushes him back against the cage.
Andst has had enough of the clinch but Gundstrohm keeps him there for the moment.
Gundstrohm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gundstrohm tries to pull guard but Andst holds him up against the cage and eventually Gundstrohm drops back down to his feet.
Gundstrohm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gundstrohm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gundstrohm checks a low kick from Andst.
Gundstrohm looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gundstrohm tries to clinch there but Andst circles away.
Andst tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gundstrohm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gundstrohm tries to bum rush Andst with a series of wild strikes but Andst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gundstrohm drives through and clinches with Andst against the cage.
Andst is trying to break the clinch but Gundstrohm has him pressed against the cage.
Andst has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Andst dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gundstrohm misses with the combination.
Gundstrohm looks to land a combination but Andst avoids it well.
Andst stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andst wants it to stay on the feet.
Andst tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gundstrohm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andst tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gundstrohm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George Andst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gundstrohm moves out of range of the leg kick from Andst.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gundstrohm is defended easily by Andst.
Andst slaps away a takedown attempt from Gundstrohm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Gundstrohm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andst fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gundstrohm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andst tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gundstrohm counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Gundstrohm.
And Andst responds with a good body kick, but Gundstrohm manages to step out the way in time.
Markus Gundstrohm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andst moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Andst's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andst is trying to push Gundstrohm away but Gundstrohm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andst has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gundstrohm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Andst prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gundstrohm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andst is looking to break free of the clinch but Gundstrohm has double underhooks.
Andst wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andst wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andst stalling in the clinch but Gundstrohm improves position.
Andst is trying to force a seperation but Gundstrohm has the dominant position.
Andst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gundstrohm jumps guard but Andst stands there with Gundstrohm around his waist. Gundstrohm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gundstrohm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gundstrohm can't find room to land a body shot as Andst controls the action.
Gundstrohm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gundstrohm checks a leg kick.
Gundstrohm shoots in for a takedown but Andst shows good takedown defense.
Andst feints a counter leg kick.
Gundstrohm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andst. Andst obviously looking to wear him down.
Andst clinches.
Gundstrohm fails to pull guard.
Andst can't break the clinch.
Gundstrohm gets control of Andst's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gundstrohm will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Andst trying to control but Gundstrohm is working from the bottom.
Andst won't allow Gundstrohm to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andst postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andst decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Andst fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gundstrohm.
Andst closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Andst's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gundstrohm is trying to pull guard but Andst has him pressed against the cage.
Andst can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gundstrohm has Andst pressed against the cage, preventing Andst from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andst wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gundstrohm breaks from the clinch.
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 Markus Gundstrohm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gundstrohm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andst unleashes a big counter combination but Gundstrohm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Andst should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Andst 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.
Andst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gundstrohm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andst displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gundstrohm up against the cage.
Andst tries to break the clinch but Gundstrohm is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gundstrohm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andst wants to break free but Gundstrohm has control.
Gundstrohm fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gundstrohm prevents Andst from breaking the clinch.
Andst being controlled against the cage.
Andst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andst tries to clinch up.
Andst pushes Gundstrohm away with a front kick.
Gundstrohm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gundstrohm throws a big counter combination but Andst scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andst throws a lazy head kick
and Gundstrohm moves into the clinch.
Andst is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gundstrohm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andst gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Gundstrohm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gundstrohm can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andst wants to break free but Gundstrohm has control.
Andst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gundstrohm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gundstrohm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andst sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gundstrohm scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Andst.
Andst fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gundstrohm attempts a counter takedown but Andst avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andst tries to clinch there but Gundstrohm circles away.
Gundstrohm dives in for a single leg takedown but Andst sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andst clinches with his opponent.
Gundstrohm tries to pull guard but Andst holds him up against the cage and eventually Gundstrohm drops back down to his feet.
Andst tries to circle away but Gundstrohm has him pinned against the cage.
Andst wants to get back to striking at distance but Gundstrohm won't allow it.
Andst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andst tries to break the clinch but Gundstrohm is controlling the position.
Gundstrohm prevents Andst from breaking the clinch.
Andst tries to break free but Gundstrohm pushes him back against the cage.
Andst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gundstrohm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gundstrohm has Andst pressed against the cage, preventing Andst from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andst wants to break free but Gundstrohm has control.
George Andst seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andst gets underhooks to prevent Gundstrohm's takedown attempt.
Gundstrohm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Andst.
Andst misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gundstrohm is defended easily by Andst.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Andst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andst has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Andst!
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