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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 4057 p4p, 409 weight class) and Victor Hadley (ranked 4566 p4p, 452 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Hadley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley slips a straight right by Asmundsen.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asmundsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hadley tries to clinch there but Asmundsen circles away.
Hadley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hadley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Asmundsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Hadley's guard.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet but Asmundsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Asmundsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Asmundsen advances position into side control!
Asmundsen trying to control the position but Hadley is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmundsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Asmundsen crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Asmundsen connects with a decent elbow.
Asmundsen prevents Hadley from escaping the position.
Asmundsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadley keeps working.
Asmundsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hadley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Asmundsen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hadley some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Asmundsen trying to control the action but Hadley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hadley has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asmundsen just content to control the position.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is not content to let Asmundsen control the position.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
Asmundsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet.
Hadley is not content to let Asmundsen control the position.
Asmundsen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hadley, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen wants to control but Hadley is keeping him busy.
Asmundsen cracks Hadley with a big right hand but Hadley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Asmundsen grinds an elbow into Hadley's temple.
Hadley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Asmundsen is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asmundsen trying to control the position but Hadley is working away.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
Asmundsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadley keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trond Asmundsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asmundsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asmundsen throws an overhand right that lands on Hadley's shoulder, as Hadley tries to avoid the shot.
Hadley fails to land with a series of punches.
Asmundsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hadley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hadley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Asmundsen's guard.
Asmundsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Asmundsen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Hadley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Asmundsen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Asmundsen trying to control from half guard but Hadley is working away.
Asmundsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Hadley pushes Asmundsen off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Asmundsen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Asmundsen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asmundsen trying to control here.
Asmundsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hadley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hadley won't allow Asmundsen to sweep him here.
Asmundsen pulls Hadley in close to prevent any damage.
Hadley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Asmundsen's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hadley stuffs the takedown attempt from Asmundsen. Asmundsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadley is looking to clinch but Asmundsen is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Asmundsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Hadley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asmundsen.
Trond Asmundsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Asmundsen. Beautiful body shot.
Hadley shoots in looking for a takedown but Asmundsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hadley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Asmundsen feinted with a counter takedown.
Hadley defending well as Asmundsen loads up on a big left hand.
Asmundsen misses with a straight right.
Asmundsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadley defends it nicely.
Asmundsen looks to land a right hand but Hadley moved out of range.
Hadley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asmundsen.
Hadley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hadley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asmundsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hadley.
Asmundsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hadley slaps away a takedown attempt from Asmundsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trond Asmundsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asmundsen has closed the distance and engaged Hadley in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Hadley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hadley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hadley connects with an inside leg kick.
Asmundsen scores with a shot to the body.
Hadley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hadley can do to turn this around?
Hadley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Asmundsen scores with a shot to the body.
Asmundsen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hadley wants to stand up but Asmundsen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley being controlled here, momentarily.
Asmundsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Asmundsen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hadley wants to stand up but Asmundsen is controlling him.
Asmundsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Asmundsen throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
Asmundsen stands and throws Hadley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Asmundsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hadley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Asmundsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Asmundsen throwing strikes but Hadley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hadley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Asmundsen to his feet.
Asmundsen shoots in for a takedown but Hadley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Asmundsen backs off Hadley throws a huge counter combo but Asmundsen manages to avoid it all.
Asmundsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadley wants to clinch up but Asmundsen keeps it at a distance.
Asmundsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is trying to break the clinch but Asmundsen is controlling him.
Hadley can't get the takedown.
Asmundsen lands a left hand.
Asmundsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asmundsen slows down the pace here.
Asmundsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asmundsen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hadley is trying to stall.
Asmundsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asmundsen taking a breather.
Asmundsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trond Asmundsen.
Hadley moves in looking to clinch but Asmundsen pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Hadley.
It looks like Trond Asmundsen has been cut.
Hadley slips a straight right by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asmundsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hadley counters with a three punch combo that has Asmundsen backing up. Asmundsen nods at Hadley to acknowledge the strikes.
Asmundsen misses the shot to the body.
Asmundsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asmundsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hadley avoids it really well and circles away.
Asmundsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asmundsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trond Asmundsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asmundsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trond Asmundsen!
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energy
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RATING
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