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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Fergus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho has chosen Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
21
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seamus Fergus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexi Laiho! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laiho tries a head kick but it misses.
Fergus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiho was well out of range. Poor timing from Fergus.
Fergus dives in and scores a takedown into Laiho's guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Fergus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laiho works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Fergus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Laiho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Fergus forces his way into half guard. Laiho taking some punishment here, with Fergus in his half guard. Fergus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiho's head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Fergus trying to control the action but Laiho is working from the bottom. Laiho is trying to stand back up but Fergus is controlling him
Laiho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Fergus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though. Fergus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fergus scoring with strikes to the body and head. Fergus wants to take a breather but Laiho is having none of it. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laiho can do anything to dispel that myth. Fergus lands strikes from half guard. Laiho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fergus. Laiho won't allow Fergus to pass to mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Fergus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Nice strikes from Fergus there. Fergus is looking to take a break and control but Laiho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Laiho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fergus. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fergus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Fergus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Fergus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Fergus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Laiho won't allow Fergus to pass to mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Fergus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Laiho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Laiho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Fergus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiho's head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fergus lands a nice short elbow. Laiho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Fergus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though. Laiho tries to roll over but Fergus keeps him under control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Fergus is looking to advance position but Laiho won't allow it. Laiho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fergus connects with a nice short shot to Laiho's temple. Laiho is trying to stand up here but Fergus is controlling him well. Laiho looks gassed! Laiho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. 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. Fergus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laiho keeps working. Fergus lands strikes from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Fergus dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fergus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fergus misses the shot to the body. Laiho missing with a left hand there. Fergus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fergus blocks a head kick by Laiho.
Fergus misses with a body shot.
Fergus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laiho's guard. Fergus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Laiho wants to stand up but Fergus is controlling him. Fergus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Laiho is breathing heavily. Fergus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Fergus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Laiho has momentary wrist control but Fergus slips an elbow through the middle. Fergus with a nice head shot there. Fergus pushing down on Laiho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Fergus thows a huge punch but Laiho dodges it nicely.
Fergus drops an elbow to the side of Laiho's head. Fergus with the ground and pound but Laiho uses the opportunity to regain guard. Fergus throwing strikes but missing.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Fergus works over Laiho with some ground and pound from guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fergus is working Laiho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Fergus slips nicely into half guard. Fergus throwing shots but Laiho is blocking nicely. Fergus is just content to waste time from the top position. Laiho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Fergus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laiho's guard. Fergus lands with a punch from half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Fergus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Fergus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laiho can do to turn this around? Laiho is staying active underneath Fergus, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Fergus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Laiho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fergus scores with a couple of nice shots. Fergus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Laiho! Fergus looking to control but Laiho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Fergus dominating with strikes here. Fergus breaks from Laiho's wrist control and lands an elbow. Laiho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Fergus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Seamus Fergus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Fergus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laiho hang on?
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Laiho is rocked! Fergus unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Laiho wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Fergus celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Fergus! Seamus Fergus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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