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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Standifer (ranked 1434 p4p, 1574 weight class) and Dusty Sleeth (ranked 205 p4p, 213 weight class). Dusty Sleeth is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Sleeth!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleeth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Standifer misses with a wild body shot.
Standifer missing with a left hand there. Sleeth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sleeth darts in looking for a takedown but Standifer gets double underhooks and turns Sleeth into the cage.
Standifer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Standifer misses with a body shot.
Sleeth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dusty Sleeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Standifer has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer breaks the clinch.
Sleeth shoots in for a double leg but Standifer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finlay Standifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Sleeth.
Sleeth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Standifer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sleeth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeth misses with a takedown attempt - Standifer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Standifer connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Dusty Sleeth has been cut.
Sleeth shoots in for a takedown but Standifer shows good takedown defense.
Standifer gets caught napping as Sleeth dives in and scores a takedown. Standifer manages to retain guard.
Sleeth throws a strike but Standifer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Standifer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sleeth wants to sweep here but Standifer controlling him for the moment.
Sleeth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sleeth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sleeth keeping moving, preventing Standifer from controlling successfully.
Standifer preventing the sweep.
Sleeth working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleeth working a defensive guard but Standifer passes into half guard.
Standifer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Standifer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sleeth told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sleeth trying to control here.
Standifer throws a strike but Sleeth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Standifer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sleeth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Standifer has managed to get both his arms back between Sleeth's legs - danger averted.
Sleeth is trying to keep Standifer in close.
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.
Sleeth pulls Standifer in to control the position.
Standifer is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sleeth takes one to the chin there.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleeth moves away.
Sleeth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sleeth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Standifer sprawls well. Standifer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sleeth gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Standifer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sleeth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sleeth fails with a takedown attempt.
Standifer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Standifer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sleeth in his tracks.
Sleeth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sleeth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Standifer jabs at Sleeth's body.
Finlay Standifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Sleeth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Standifer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Standifer tries to avoid it but Sleeth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Standifer to the ground. Standifer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sleeth with a poor takedown
and Standifer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlay Standifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Sleeth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Standifer controlling from the top position.
Sleeth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sleeth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Standifer looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer 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.
Standifer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sleeth is looking for a triangle but Standifer pushes his legs off easily.
Standifer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Standifer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Standifer is looking to wear down Sleeth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth misses with a takedown attempt
letting Standifer counter with a right hand.
Standifer shoots in looking for a takedown. Sleeth tries to sprawl out of it but Standifer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sleeth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Standifer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleeth scores with a takedown into Standifer's guard.
Standifer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sleeth postures up.
Standifer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sleeth can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth trying to control the position from guard on top but Standifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Standifer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sleeth trying to control but Standifer is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sleeth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Standifer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A counter left hand to the body from Standifer misses its target.
A big right from Standifer misses.
Sleeth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Standifer avoids it really well and circles away.
Standifer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sleeth shoots in but Standifer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finlay Standifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Sleeth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth misses with a takedown
letting Standifer counter with a right hand.
Sleeth misses with a takedown
and Standifer counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer swings for the body but Sleeth moves out of range.
Sleeth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sleeth dives in for a single leg takedown but Standifer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sleeth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Standifer finds it's way through Sleeth's defenses.
Standifer takes the fight into the clinch.
Standifer scores with a shot to the side of Sleeth's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Standifer.
A short body shot lands from Standifer as the two fighters clinch.
Standifer scores with a shot to the side of Sleeth's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standifer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sleeth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Standifer.
Sleeth jumps guard but Standifer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sleeth can't get the takedown.
Sleeth looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Standifer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Standifer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sleeth or not.
Standifer has clasped his hands together around Sleeth's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Standifer just content to control the position.
Standifer tries for a kimura but Sleeth is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer working away.
Sleeth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sleeth wants to control but Standifer postures up.
Sleeth tries to bench press Standifer off him but Standifer keeps the position.
Finlay Standifer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Standifer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sleeth to see if he's OK.
Standifer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sleeth's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Standifer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Standifer trying to control the position but Sleeth is working away.
Sleeth sneaks back into half guard.
Finlay Standifer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Standifer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sleeth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Standifer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dusty Sleeth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Standifer wants to pass the guard but Sleeth is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Standifer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
In defeat, Dusty Sleeth stepped up to the mic, saying 'I’m coming back, better then ever! '.
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