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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smash Ington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Adam Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smash Ington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ington misses with a body punch.
Sullivan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ington is keeping busy.
Ington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sullivan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Ington is blocking nicely.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
It looks like Smash Ington has been cut.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Ington keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan tries to clinch but Ington is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ington keeps the fight on the outside.
Ington swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Ington pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sullivan back to the cage. Ington follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ington blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sullivan uses from the top position.
Sullivan postures up.
Ington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ington wants to get back to his feet but Sullivan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sullivan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ington is trying to keep Sullivan in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Smash Ington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ington circles away.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Ington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sullivan thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ington shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
Sullivan scores with a nice head shot.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Ington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ington moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Ington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sullivan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adam Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Ington.
Sullivan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Ington blocks it.
Ington decides to pull guard.
Ington working a defensive guard here.
Sullivan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ington's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ington closes the distance and pushes Sullivan back into the cage.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Ington blocks with his arms.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Ington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
Ington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
Sullivan looking to stall.
Sullivan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ington is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smash Ington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ington shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ington shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
Adam Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Ington.
Ington throws a head kick that misses.
Ington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ington moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan moves to clinch but Ington breaks away
and Ington counters with a shoot takedown. Sullivan fights it but they end up in guard.
Sullivan pushes Ington off and gets back to his feet.
Adam Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ington doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Ington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ington.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Sullivan has Ington pushed against the cage.
Ington looking to throw knees to the head but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ington misses with a knee strike.
Ington is working for takedown but Sullivan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Ington blocks it.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Ington blocks it.
Ington can't get the takedown.
Ington wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Sullivan.
Ington is working for takedown but Sullivan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ington tries to pull guard but Sullivan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ington's face.
Sullivan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ington successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
Ington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Sullivan just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Sullivan as Ington shoots in.
Sullivan connects with a crisp jab.
Adam Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ington, pushing him back against the cage.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ington blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ington as Sullivan tries to tie him up.
Ington goes for a takedown attempt but Sullivan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Ington keeps it at a distance.
Ington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sullivan swivels and escapes.
Adam Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ington gets tackled into the cage by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ington tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ington blocks it with crossed arms.
Ington leaning against his opponent.
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 Adam Sullivan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smash Ington's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sullivan tries to clinch
and Ington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Ington moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ington counters with a two punch combo.
Ington shoots for a takedown but Sullivan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ington counters with a shoot takedown. Sullivan fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan wants to stand up but Ington is controlling him.
Ington decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ington closes the distance and clinches up with Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Ington pushes Sullivan against the cage but Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ington shoots in but no luck this time.
Adam Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Ington.
Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to stall but Ington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Ington is trying to push Sullivan away but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ington is trying to drag Sullivan to the mat but Sullivan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ington gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to kick Ington off in order to stand up. Ington Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sullivan tries to escape but Ington is in control.
Sullivan tries to improve position but can't.
Ington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullivan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Sullivan is trying to buck Ington off.
You can see the frustration on Sullivan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ington wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sullivan down.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Ington drags him back down.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ington on the ground.
Ington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
Ington scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sullivan reaches up to try and control the position but Ington seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sullivan rolls and tries to escape and now Ington has his back!
Ington looking for the choke from the back.
Ington patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sullivan really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Ington's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Ington has the hooks in. Sullivan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ington scores with punches to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ington is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sullivan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sullivan for a finish.
Ington trying to control.
Ington is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sullivan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ington is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sullivan is defending well though. Ington let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan trying to control the hands but Ington breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smash Ington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sullivan 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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