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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 709 p4p, 2165 weight class) and Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 88 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18 - 12 - 0 |
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235
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama throws a sloppy head kick and Miettinen moves out of range easily.
And Miettinen tries to counter it with a takedown but Lama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lama tried to score with a low kick but Miettinen checks it.
Lama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miettinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miettinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miettinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miettinen is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama wants to sweep here but Miettinen controlling him for the moment.
Miettinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miettinen's guard.
Lama trying to control but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Lama advances to half guard.
Miettinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lama trying to control from half guard but Miettinen is working away.
Lama wants to free his trapped foot but Miettinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lama seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miettinen is concentrating on defense, preventing Lama from advancing position.
Lama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miettinen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen wants to improve his position but Lama is controlling well.
Lama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miettinen's head.
Miettinen trying to control from the bottom.
Miettinen tries to get to full guard but Lama has control of the leg.
Miettinen is trying to control but can't.
Miettinen taking some punishment here, with Lama in his half guard.
Miettinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lama is looking to take a break and control but Miettinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lama is pressing down on Miettinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miettinen is holding on for now.
Lama wants to take a breather but Miettinen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama working the head and body with strikes.
Lama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miettinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Miettinen is trying to control the position but Lama postures up.
Lama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miettinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miettinen wants to get back to his feet but Lama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lama wants to control from the top but Miettinen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen working a defensive guard here.
Lama trying to control but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lama or perhaps it was just good defense by Miettinen, which made it look bad.
Lama misses with a takedown attempt - Miettinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lama misses with a body shot
and Miettinen moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Miettinen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lama has had enough of the clinch but Miettinen keeps him there for the moment.
Miettinen manages to break the clinch.
Miettinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Balal Lama has been cut.
Miettinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balal Lama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balal Lama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Lama as Miettinen shoots in.
Lama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miettinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miettinen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lama is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miettinen to the mat. Miettinen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lama wants to control from the top but Miettinen keeps moving.
Lama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miettinen keeping moving, preventing Lama from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama is really struggling to control Miettinen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lama preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miettinen tries to improve position but can't.
Lama trying to control the position but Miettinen is working away.
Lama working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Balal Lama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miettinen regains half guard, as Lama was trying to land strikes.
Lama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miettinen won't allow Lama to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miettinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lama has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Miettinen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lama is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Miettinen pulls down on the head and he's put Lama to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Meltdown Miettinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Meltdown Miettinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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