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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Stevens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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138 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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141 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Out sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Out's waist but Out gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevens off to one side.
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Out pinned against the cage. Out gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Out but Out pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
Jonny Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Out saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stevens slows the pace down in half guard.
Stevens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Out keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonny Stevens just wasn't active enough.
Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens looks for a takedown but Out sprawls well.
Stevens fails with the takedown.
Out tests Stevens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Out throws a nice outside leg kick.
Out scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a wild body kick that Stevens sees coming a mile off.
Out thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Stevens feints and as Out raises his hands in defense, Stevens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Out is wriggling around but Stevens manages to pass to half guard.
Stevens content to control rather than advance.
Stevens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stevens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens'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.
Stevens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Stevens.
Out looks to land a combination. Stevens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out misses with a body shot.
Stevens shoots in and bounces Out off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Out wants to stand and escape but Stevens is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Out misses
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stevens in particular looking to stall.
Stevens throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.
Stevens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonny Stevens just wasn't active enough.
Out stuffs the takedown.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Out is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Out circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Out sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Out stuffs the takedown.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Out sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonny Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Out but Out pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Out throws the kick towards the body but Stevens avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevens fails to land the takedown.
Stevens fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Out.
Out misses with a hook.
Out stuffs the takedown.
Out lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looks for a takedown but Out sprawls well.
Stevens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stevens lands in his opponent's guard.
Out wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.
Stevens engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Stevens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Out wants to stand and escape but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Out for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Out as Stevens shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens dominated that second round.
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!
Out displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Out is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Stevens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.
Out won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
Stevens is nestled in close to Out, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Out is working away.
Stevens trying to mount his opponent but Out defends it.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Stevens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Out saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens looks for a takedown but Out sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.
Out stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to kick Stevens off but Stevens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevens throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Out wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Out to regain full guard.
Stevens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stevens stops Out from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stevens controls the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Stevens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Out shows good takedown defense.
Out lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Out, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Out against the cage but Out circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.
Out cracks Stevens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Out tries to sprawl but Stevens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Out is refusing to be controlled, as Stevens sits in half guard.
Stevens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Out is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jonny Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonny Stevens just wasn't active enough.
Stevens fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Stevens!
Jonny Stevens 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
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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