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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter's entrance music is Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique . A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown but Flashlighter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reinhardt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flashlighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flashlighter is looking to land body kicks.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Reinhardt checks it.
A lazy left from Flashlighter finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Flashlighter blocks the low kick.
Reinhardt throws a looping overhand right but Flashlighter ducks down to avoid it.
Flashlighter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flashlighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reinhardt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reinhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flashlighter.
Reinhardt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flashlighter pushes Reinhardt away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter has closed the distance and engaged Reinhardt in a clinch.
Reinhardt presses Flashlighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flashlighter scores with a hook to the body.
Flashlighter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flashlighter!
Felix Flashlighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flashlighter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reinhardt lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Reinhardt misses its intended target.
Flashlighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinhardt checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter throws out a powerful jab.
Flashlighter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Flashlighter blocks a low kick nicely.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a takedown. Flashlighter tries to sprawl out of it but Reinhardt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flashlighter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flashlighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinhardt's sensitive parts.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick.
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flashlighter.
Reinhardt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flashlighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Flashlighter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flashlighter. That's going to slow Reinhardt down.
Reinhardt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flashlighter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reinhardt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Flashlighter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reinhardt has Flashlighter in his guard.
Reinhardt looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flashlighter is one step ahead there.
Flashlighter is fighting to break Reinhardt's control of his arms but Reinhardt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Reinhardt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reinhardt stuns Flashlighter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Flashlighter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felix Flashlighter will probably get the nod.
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.
Reinhardt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flashlighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reinhardt.
Reinhardt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reinhardt misses with a two punch combination.
Reinhardt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flashlighter can pounce on him.
Flashlighter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reinhardt takes a step back to recover.
Reinhardt looks to throw a body kick
and Flashlighter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reinhardt's knee momentarily.
Flashlighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flashlighter looks to land a right hand but Reinhardt moved out of range.
Flashlighter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flashlighter closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt dodges an elbow strike from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flashlighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reinhardt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flashlighter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reinhardt's brow.
Flashlighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Flashlighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flashlighter stalling in the clinch but Reinhardt improves position.
Reinhardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flashlighters head.
Reinhardt blocking some punches.
Flashlighter is working Reinhardt over against the cage.
Flashlighter tries to work over Reinhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flashlighter throws a head punch that misses.
Flashlighter misses with a body punch.
Flashlighter misses with some punches.
Flashlighter lands a nice elbow.
Flashlighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Reinhardt prevents a body shot from Flashlighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt avoids a wild elbow strike from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter working aggressively here.
Flashlighter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reinhardt pushes Flashlighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flashlighter tries a body shot but Reinhardt blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Reinhardt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Reinhardt.
Flashlighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reinhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reinhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Reinhardt blocks an elbow strike.
Flashlighter misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flashlighter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flashlighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reinhardt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reinhardt lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter lands a left hand.
Flashlighter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Flashlighter - that landed with a thud.
Flashlighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flashlighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flashlighter lands an elbow that stopped Reinhardt in his tracks for a moment.
Reinhardt goes for a takedown attempt but Flashlighter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reinhardt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reinhardt takes a swing at Flashlighter's ribcage but misses.
Reinhardt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flashlighter is out of range and Reinhardt settles back down.
Flashlighter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Flashlighter blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinhardt moves away.
Flashlighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Reinhardt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinhardt tries a low kick but Flashlighter avoids it.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter looks to throw the jab but Reinhardt is out of range.
Reinhardt tries for a takedown but Flashlighter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Felix Flashlighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
Reinhardt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reinhardt misses with a takedown attempt - Flashlighter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flashlighter drives through and clinches with Reinhardt against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flashlighter.
Reinhardt has Flashlighter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flashlighter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reinhardt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick as Reinhardt jumps back.
Flashlighter ducks under a wild hook from Reinhardt.
A bone on bone clash there as Reinhardt blocks the leg kick.
Reinhardt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick.
Reinhardt lands a lovely overhand right.
A low kick from Flashlighter misses
and Reinhardt counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Reinhardt moved away.
Felix Flashlighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter looks to land a right hand but Reinhardt moved out of range.
Reinhardt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flashlighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Reinhardt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reinhardt.
Jab by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reinhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Flashlighter tenderised Reinhardt's leg. Reinhardt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flashlighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinhardt's sensitive parts.
A jab from Reinhardt misses.
Reinhardt thuds his right hand into Flashlighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reinhardt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flashlighter slips a straight right by Reinhardt.
Flashlighter tries to land a front kick but Reinhardt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Flashlighter misses with a body shot.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick which misses Reinhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Reinhardt tries to avoid it.
Victor Reinhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reinhardt.
Flashlighter throws out a powerful jab.
Reinhardt checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinhardt blocks the body kick.
Flashlighter tries to land a leg kick but Reinhardt saw it coming and moves away.
Flashlighter misses with a kick to the body.
Reinhardt scores with a push kick.
Reinhardt scores with a leg kick.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
Reinhardt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flashlighter pinned against the cage. Flashlighter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felix Flashlighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick that misses.
Reinhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Flashlighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flashlighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinhardt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Flashlighter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flashlighter with a jab.
Reinhardt throws a chopping leg kick but Flashlighter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flashlighter jabs Reinhardt right on the nose. Reinhardt blinks but takes it well.
Flashlighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reinhardt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flashlighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Felix Flashlighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reinhardt tries to clinch but Flashlighter is having none of it.
A jab from Flashlighter finds it's way through Reinhardt's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flashlighter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reinhardt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flashlighter.
Horrible takedown by Reinhardt or perhaps it was just good defense by Flashlighter which made him look bad.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a takedown but Flashlighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reinhardt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt throws a low kick but Flashlighter moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Flashlighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flashlighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Felix Flashlighter!
Felix Flashlighter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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