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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulix Troy (ranked 5123 p4p, 5272 weight class) and Jon Christ (ranked 595 p4p, 605 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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, Paulix Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christ connects with a body shot.
Christ gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Troy stops Christ from standing up.
Troy is in close to Christ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Troy throws a big elbow that misses.
Troy won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Christ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troy.
Troy won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Troy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troy throwing strikes but missing.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christ can do anything to dispel that myth.
Troy throwing strikes from guard but Christ blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Troy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Troy postures up in Christ's guard and throws a big left but Christ blocks it.
Troy is looking to work some ground and pound but Christ has wrist control.
Troy postures up in Christ's guard and throws a big left but Christ blocks it.
Troy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christ wants to stand up but Troy is controlling him.
Troy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Troy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christ wants to stand up but Troy is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christ connects with a single shot there.
Troy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Paulix Troy has been cut.
Christ lands a big right hand that sends Troy crashing to the mat! Christ stays standing though and waves Troy back to his feet!
Troy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Troy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oh Troy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Troy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Christ is trying to buck Troy off.
Troy seems to have got his legs back now.
Troy is chipping away with strikes.
Christ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Troy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Troy drags him back down.
Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Troy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christ wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Troy.
Christ tries to escape but Troy is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy working the ground and pound but Christ is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Troy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Christ wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Troy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Troy prevents Christ from escaping the position.
Troy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy tries to score with some ground and pound. Christ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christ is trying to buck Troy off.
Troy throws an elbow but Christ slips to the side and avoids it well.
Troy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Troy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Christ parries the strikes from Troy easily there. Troy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Christ to escape.
Christ is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Troy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Troy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Troy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christ managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Troy.
Christ is pushing Troy's head away, looking to escape. Troy manages to hold on to the position though.
Troy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulix Troy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulix Troy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christ, as that shot connected.
Christ drops Troy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Troy looks back up at him and smiles so Christ waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Troy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Christ tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Troy is in Christ's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Troy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Troy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christ is keeping the position for now.
Troy throws a big right hand that misses.
Troy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Troy won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Troy throws an elbow that misses. Christ uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Troy's guard. Nice move by Christ!
Troy wants to stand up but Christ is controlling him.
Christ wants to stand but Troy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulix Troy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Christ's jab looks to have found its range, popping Troy under the eye.
Troy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Troy dives in and scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ wants to stand up but Troy is controlling him.
Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Troy prevents Christ from getting back to his feet.
Troy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christ wants to stand and escape but Troy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Troy tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Jon Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Troy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Christ napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Christ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Troy tries to score with some ground and pound. Christ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christ takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Christ is trying to buck Troy off.
Troy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Troy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Troy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Troy prevents Christ from escaping the position.
Troy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Christ is avoiding damage well.
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Troy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Troy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christ knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Christ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Christ dodges the ground and pound from Troy.
Christ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Sloppy strikes there by Troy.
Christ defending against the ground and pound.
Troy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulix Troy'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. This is the final round!
Troy has his takedown stuffed
and Christ counters with a crisp one two that drops Troy! Christ thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Troy to his feet! Troy is in big trouble!
Christ is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Troy flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Troy is out cold! Christ holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Christ!
A relieved looking Jon Christ thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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