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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Iron Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keats comes into the arena with Ludacris- Undisputed (ft. Floyd "Money" Mayweather) blaring out of the sound system. Jacob Keats has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Keats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Iron Man!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iron Man tries to clinch up but Keats circles away and keeps his distance.
Keats shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Iron Man counters with a shoot takedown. Keats fights it but they end up in guard.
Iron Man trying to control but Keats is working from the bottom.
Iron Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Keats has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iron Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keats will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Iron Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Iron Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keats is keeping the position for now.
Iron Man connects with a couple of short punches.
Iron Man trying to control but Keats is working from the bottom.
Keats is looking for a triangle but Iron Man pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats looking to control.
Iron Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Keats is looking for a triangle but Iron Man pushes his legs off easily.
Keats escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iron Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keats is breathing heavily.
Iron Man wants to pass the guard but Keats is keeping the position.
Keats looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iron Man is working Keats over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Keats can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Iron Man controls the pace.
Keats looking for a guillotine here but Iron Man defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man trying to control but Keats is working from the bottom.
Keats preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keats looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keats escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iron Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iron Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Keats has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iron Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iron Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Keats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Iron Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iron Man trying to control the action but Keats is working from the bottom.
Iron Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keats. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iron Man wants to get back to his feet.
Iron Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keats does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Iron Man wants to free his trapped foot but Keats is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iron Man trying to control from half guard but Keats is working away.
Iron Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man trying to control from half guard but Keats is working away.
Keats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Iron Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iron Man gets a clinch.
Keats changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Iron Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Iron Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iron Man rushes Keats and presses him up against the cage.
Keats is trying to drag Iron Man to the mat but Iron Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Keats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iron Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Iron Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Iron Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Keats counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iron Man won't be happy with that.
Keats is trying to get an arm triangle but Iron Man is defending well.
Iron Man tries to bench press Keats off him but Keats keeps the position.
Keats is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Iron Man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Iron Man is trying to control Keats's posture but Keats avoids it.
Iron Man is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Keats is staying active.
Iron Man might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Keats kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Iron Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Iron Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Iron Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iron Man is looking to clinch but Keats is avoiding it.
Keats has his takedown stuffed
and Iron Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Iron Man.
Iron Man stands and throws Keats's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Iron Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Iron Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keats keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man takes a little break here. Keats wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Keats can't do much from the bottom here.
Iron Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keats keeps working.
Keats is trying to control Iron Man's posture but Iron Man avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Iron Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man wants to control but Keats is keeping him busy.
Iron Man lands an elbow.
Keats tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Iron Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keats is not content to let Iron Man control the position.
Keats tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Iron Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Iron Man lands a few punches from side control.
Mauri Iron Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keats is looking to reverse the position.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Iron Man fails with the takedown
and Keats counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keats.
Keats postures up in Iron Man's guard and throws a big left but Iron Man blocks it.
Keats tries to free his leg and advance position but Iron Man is retaining full guard.
Keats with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keats 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.
Keats trying to stand up but can't free himself from Iron Man's guard.
Iron Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Iron Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Iron Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacob Keats will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Keats shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Iron Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keats's guard now.
Iron Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keats escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iron Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iron Man wants to control from the top but Keats keeps moving.
Iron Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Keats's head.
Iron Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Iron Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Keats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Keats looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Iron Man lands a couple of elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iron Man is looking to clinch.
Iron Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keats counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Iron Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Iron Man throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keats has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iron Man is proving hard to escape from.
Iron Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Keats postures up.
Iron Man keeping moving, preventing Keats from controlling successfully.
Keats drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keats jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Keats wants to control from the top but Iron Man keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keats has his takedown stuffed
and Iron Man counters with a shoot takedown. Keats fights it but they end up in guard.
Iron Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Keats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keats is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keats working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iron Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iron Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keats working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iron Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iron Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keats working for submissions but it's allowed Iron Man to get to half guard.
Keats is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Iron Man content to control rather than advance.
Iron Man trying to control the action but Keats is working from the bottom.
Keats wants to get back to his feet.
Iron Man winds up and cracks Keats with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Keats looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Iron Man with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Keats is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Iron Man pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keats leaves Iron Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Iron Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iron Man 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Iron Man!
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energy
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RATING
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