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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalil Mahmoudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX. Mahmoudi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CAUTION!!! VULGAR AS F^CK. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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268 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalil Mahmoudi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahmoudi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mahmoudi.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mahmoudi wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Mahmoudi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mahmoudi controlling from the top position.
Foster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mahmoudi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahmoudi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foster is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster wants to improve his position but instead Mahmoudi has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mahmoudi seems content to control.
Mahmoudi trying to mount his opponent but Foster defends it.
Foster gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahmoudi wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Foster wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahmoudi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jalil Mahmoudi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mahmoudi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mahmoudi off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foster. Mahmoudi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahmoudi thumps Foster with a low kick.
Mahmoudi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Mahmoudi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmoudi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Jalil Mahmoudi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoudi manages to avoid it.
Mahmoudi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mahmoudi is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
Mahmoudi trying to mount his opponent but Foster defends it.
Mahmoudi misses with a head shot. Foster uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahmoudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoudi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mahmoudi preventing the sweep.
Foster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mahmoudi is aware though and is defending well.
Foster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahmoudi working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahmoudi with a nice head shot there.
Mahmoudi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mahmoudi's guard.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Mahmoudi working a defensive guard here.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Mahmoudi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jalil Mahmoudi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jalil Mahmoudi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahmoudi circles away.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoudi.
Mahmoudi slips a jab from Foster.
Mahmoudi misses with a combination
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmoudi moves out of range as Foster strikes.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahmoudi.
Foster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamie Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster swings for the body but Mahmoudi moves out of range.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster dodges the punch combination from Mahmoudi.
Foster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster thows a body shot but no joy.
Foster thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Mahmoudi both land. Nice combination.
Mahmoudi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoudi is just out of range.
Jamie Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmoudi slips under a jab.
Foster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoudi avoids the body shot from Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoudi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mahmoudi controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Mahmoudi.
Mahmoudi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foster keeps working.
Foster gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mahmoudi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foster preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foster misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahmoudi closes the distance and clinches up with Foster, looking for a takedown. Mahmoudi pushes Foster against the cage but Foster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Foster misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Foster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jalil Mahmoudi's cut.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Foster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoudi avoids the body shot from Foster.
Mahmoudi has a takedown stuffed.
Mahmoudi misses with a wild combination.
Foster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster throws a hook to the side of Mahmoudi's head but Mahmoudi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster throws a lazy right hand but Mahmoudi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahmoudi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jamie Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahmoudi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
Mahmoudi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
A punch combination from Mahmoudi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoudi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoudi.
Foster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foster cracks Mahmoudi with an open hand slap.
Foster misses with a body shot.
Mahmoudi moves away from the strike by Foster.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahmoudi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mahmoudi counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Mahmoudi does no damage.
Mahmoudi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Mahmoudi shoots for a takedown but Foster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jamie Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalil Mahmoudi.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoudi was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Foster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mahmoudi counters with a nice uppercut.
Jalil Mahmoudi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoudi shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense.
Mahmoudi staying out of range there.
Foster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahmoudi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoudi manages to avoid it.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoudi was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoudi was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Foster!
Jamie Foster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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