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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piemel van Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piemel van Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dark Horse!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Ass doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
van Ass tries to clinch there but Horse circles away.
van Ass drives through and clinches with Horse against the cage.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horse.
Horse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
van Ass slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
Horse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from van Ass.
van Ass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horse but Horse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horse has van Ass up against the cage in a clinch.
Horse is trying to force a seperation but van Ass has the dominant position.
Horse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. van Ass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Horse is working for takedown but van Ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Piemel van Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
van Ass misses with a body punch.
Horse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
van Ass tries to clinch but Horse moves out of range.
Horse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Ass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice takedown defense from van Ass. No joy for Horse on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Horse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. van Ass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Ass working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Horse.
Horse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Horse lands a big shot there that rocks van Ass but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Horse landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horse misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Horse working for a submission but van Ass is keeping him at bay.
Horse looks gassed!
van Ass suckers Horse into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! van Ass is now in Horse's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Ass wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.
van Ass throws a big right hand that misses.
van Ass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horse on the ground.
van Ass wants to pass the guard but Horse is keeping the position.
van Ass throwing strikes but missing.
van Ass looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse has a closed guard, preventing van Ass from standing up.
van Ass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
van Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
van Ass misses with an uppercut.
Horse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
van Ass throws a series of punches but Horse avoids them all with ease.
Horse lands with a shot to the body.
Horse stalks van Ass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van Ass's face. van Ass staggers backwards, shaken.
van Ass throws a nice looking combination but Horse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horse scores with a shot to the body.
Horse lands a really nice looking cross but van Ass seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Ass misses with a low kick.
Horse throws a series of punches but van Ass avoids them all with ease.
Horse slips a jab and a cross from van Ass.
van Ass closes the distance but Horse moves to the side
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Horse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse shoots for a takedown but van Ass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
van Ass takes one to the chin there.
van Ass instigates a clinch.
Horse wants to break free but van Ass has control.
van Ass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from van Ass.
van Ass lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse takes an elbow to the forehead.
van Ass lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van Ass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
van Ass wants to clinch but Horse slips to the side
and Horse counters with a left and a right that stings van Ass.
Horse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van Ass misses with a few strikes there.
van Ass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Horse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
van Ass is looking to clinch.
van Ass sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Horse to the ground! van Ass dives into full mount looking to finish!
Horse is rocked!
Horse is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Horse is still in real trouble! Can van Ass finish him?
Horse tries to hold on but van Ass postures up.
van Ass wants to control the pace but Horse is squirming around nicely.
Horse seems to have recovered his senses.
Horse keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Ass blocks Horse's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse gets back to half guard.
Horse wants to get back to his feet.
van Ass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
van Ass slips a nice elbow through Horse's hands, connecting with Horse's forehead.
Horse is staying active underneath van Ass, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Horse manages to escape and get back to his feet!
van Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van Ass wants to clinch.
van Ass throws a combination that misses
and Horse counters with a two punch combo.
van Ass throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse moves out of range as van Ass throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as van Ass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horse doesn't seem phased though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Horse.
A combination from van Ass does no damage.
van Ass throws a head kick that half lands.
van Ass wants to clinch.
Horse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van Ass wants to clinch
and Horse makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. van Ass really felt that one!
Piemel van Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
van Ass moves into range and clinches up with Horse.
van Ass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
van Ass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. van Ass just stands there and leans against the cage.
van Ass breaks the clinch.
van Ass is looking to clinch.
Horse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Ass moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from van Ass.
van Ass lunges at Horse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horse's hand.
van Ass fails in his attempt to clinch.
van Ass closes the distance and clinches up with Horse, looking for a takedown. van Ass pushes Horse against the cage but Horse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horse stalks van Ass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van Ass's face. van Ass staggers backwards, shaken.
van Ass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piemel van Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dark Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
van Ass misses with a hook to the body
and Horse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Horse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. van Ass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piemel van Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Horse.
van Ass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horse wants to get back to striking at distance but van Ass won't allow it.
van Ass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
van Ass jumps into guard, dragging Horse to the mat.
Horse trying to control but van Ass is working from the bottom.
Horse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horse gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
van Ass moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piemel van Ass dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
van Ass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van Ass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horse rushes van Ass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
van Ass misses with a punch on the inside.
van Ass drops down looking for an ankle pick but Horse pulls his leg out and moves away.
van Ass tries to clinch but Horse moves away
and Horse counters with a left and a right that stings van Ass.
van Ass thows a body kick. Horse tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horse throws a combination. van Ass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horse gets a clinch.
Horse is working for takedown but van Ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Horse goes for a takedown attempt but van Ass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
van Ass thumps Horse with a low kick.
van Ass tries to clinch
and Horse counters with a one-two to the body.
van Ass wants to clinch.
van Ass is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Horse as van Ass shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piemel van Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Ass tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
van Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as van Ass checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from van Ass as Horse shoots in.
Horse tries to keep at a distance but van Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.
van Ass scores with a nice hook to the head.
van Ass taking a breather.
Good body shot from van Ass.
Horse tries to circle away but van Ass has him pinned against the cage.
van Ass working Horse over with knees to the body.
van Ass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
van Ass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from van Ass.
van Ass digs a right hand underneath Horse's ribcage. Horse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
van Ass scores with a knee to the head.
van Ass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
van Ass misses with a knee to the head.
van Ass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
van Ass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from van Ass.
van Ass manages to break the clinch.
Horse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. van Ass defends it nicely.
Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van Ass.
A shot to de liver by Horse. Beautiful body shot.
Horse misses with a leg kick.
van Ass misses with a head kick.
van Ass wants to land a leg kick but Horse is out of range.
van Ass walks forward, straight into a front kick from Horse.
van Ass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Horse!
van Ass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horse.
Horse looks to land a combination. van Ass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
van Ass is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Horse closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Ass lands a knee to the body.
van Ass stops a takedown attempt from Horse.
van Ass is trying to maintain a safe position but Horse gets an underhook and turns van Ass into the cage.
van Ass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
van Ass has Horse pressed against the cage, preventing Horse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
van Ass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. van Ass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, van Ass scores with a nice short uppercut.
van Ass looking to throw knees to the head but Horse is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, van Ass throws an elbow but misses.
Horse is trying to maintain a safe position but van Ass gets an underhook and turns Horse into the cage.
van Ass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
van Ass misses with a body punch.
van Ass lands a knee to the head.
Horse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. van Ass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
van Ass struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
van Ass lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
Horse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from van Ass.
van Ass tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
That's four 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horse.
van Ass throws a head kick but Horse moves out of range.
van Ass throws the kick towards the body but Horse avoids it.
Horse fails with a takedown attempt.
Horse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Ass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van Ass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horse, pushing him back against the cage.
van Ass misses with a knee strike.
Horse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from van Ass.
van Ass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horse throws a nice looking combination but van Ass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van Ass doesn't seem bothered though.
van Ass leaves Horse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
van Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from van Ass. No joy for Horse on that attempt.
van Ass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horse circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dark Horse.
I think Horse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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