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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott John (ranked 423 p4p, 59 weight class) and Bestar Andreasson (ranked 476 p4p, 62 weight class). Andreasson has chosen In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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256 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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195 cm
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260 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bestar Andreasson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreasson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Andreasson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andreasson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John 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.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John avoids the head kick by Andreasson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andreasson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreasson tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
John scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andreasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Andreasson tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreasson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Andreasson misses with a body punch.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Andreasson.
John misses with the head strike.
Andreasson can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Andreasson misses with a punch to the body.
Andreasson lands with a right to the head.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John blocking some punches.
Andreasson blocks a body shot from John.
Andreasson throws a head punch that misses.
Andreasson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John scores with a shot to the side of Andreasson's head.
Andreasson struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Andreasson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andreasson digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andreasson avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Andreasson blocks with his arms.
Andreasson tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andreasson.
Andreasson swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John tries a body shot but Andreasson blocks it.
Andreasson digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andreasson pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andreasson avoiding damage.
John blocking some punches.
Andreasson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
John blocks an uppercut.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andreasson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Andreasson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andreasson can turn it around.
Andreasson lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Andreasson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Andreasson can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
Andreasson misses with a body punch.
John missing with knees to the body.
Andreasson lands a shoulder strike.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andreasson digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andreasson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andreasson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andreasson dodges an elbow strike from John.
John avoiding damage as Andreasson throws knees to the body.
A short right from Andreasson.
Andreasson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands a shoulder strike.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andreasson throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Andreasson throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Andreasson lands with a light punch inside.
Andreasson lands a left hand.
John tries a body shot but Andreasson blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
John prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
Andreasson has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Andreasson tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andreasson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andreasson misses with the head strike.
Andreasson working aggressively here.
Andreasson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Andreasson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bestar Andreasson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by John.
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John misses with a looping left.
Andreasson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andreasson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Andreasson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andreasson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John lands with an overhand left.
John misses with an uppercut.
John thuds a left hand into Andreasson's body.
Andreasson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andreasson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John moves away from the strike by Andreasson.
Andreasson tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
John lands a jab to the head.
John blocks a head kick by Andreasson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andreasson.
That has opened up Bestar Andreasson's cut even more.
Andreasson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Andreasson.
John looks to throw a body kick
and Andreasson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andreasson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by John.
Andreasson scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John swings for the body but Andreasson moves out of range.
Jab from Andreasson.
John throws an off balance right hand
letting Andreasson counter with a right hand.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andreasson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John throws out a loose jab but Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
John scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John throws a good cross that connects.
John scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a wild body kick that Andreasson sees coming a mile off.
John misses with a looping left.
John tries to clinch but Andreasson is having none of it.
Good leg kick by John there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
John tries to clinch up.
John sizes up Andreasson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scott John is winning the standup battle so far.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Bestar Andreasson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
John throws a leg kick but Andreasson moved away.
John cracks Andreasson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andreasson just misses with a punch to the body.
John misses with a kick to the body.
And Andreasson responds with a good body kick, but John manages to step out the way in time.
John feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andreasson's calf.
Andreasson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a lovely overhand right.
John swings for the body but Andreasson moves out of range.
Andreasson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John sizes up Andreasson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick by Andreasson misses
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scott John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreasson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
Andreasson slips under a jab from John.
Andreasson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Andreasson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
John digs a good hook to Andreasson's body.
Andreasson just misses with a punch to the body.
John lands with a good body shot.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andreasson throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andreasson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
John connects with a leg kick. Andreasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
John misses the shot to the body.
A jab from John finds it's way through Andreasson's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bestar Andreasson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scott John!
Scott John seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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