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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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162 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Stone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Gaines settles back down.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaines manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Gaines shows good takedown defense.
Chris Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stone.
Gaines throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Gaines.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaines feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Stone dives in and grabs Gaines's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaines pushes down on Stone's head and hops out.
Stone fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gaines is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stone slips a nice elbow through Gaines's hands, connecting with Gaines's forehead.
Gaines on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stone stops Gaines from getting back to his feet.
Gaines tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
Gaines on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stone working the head and body with strikes.
Gaines is looking to escape.
Stone working the head and body with strikes.
Gaines tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
Gaines really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone slips a nice elbow through Gaines's hands, connecting with Gaines's forehead.
Stone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gaines punching from the bottom.
Stone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stone trying to pass the guard but Gaines defending well.
Stone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of Gaines's head.
Stone blocks the strikes from Gaines.
Gaines works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gaines tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
Gaines thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working Gaines over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Gaines is keeping the position.
Gaines wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
Gaines tries to strike from the bottom.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Stone stands up and waves to Gaines to follow him.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaines tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaines manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaines throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gaines.
Gaines throws a body kick that misses.
Gaines connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Gaines shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaines keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaines lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone winds up and cracks Gaines with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gaines wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gaines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaines throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Gaines tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaines.
Gaines rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Gaines pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chris Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stone.
Gaines is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Gaines tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaines tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaines to the ground. Gaines escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gaines scores with a head kick. Stone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Gaines is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaines is looking to clinch.
Gaines misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Gaines misses.
Gaines stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaines wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaines throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Gaines only half commits.
Gaines misses with a looping left.
Stone blocks a head kick by Gaines.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Gaines sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses.
Gaines looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaines is looking to land body kicks.
Gaines pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Gaines settles back down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Gaines.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaines defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines stuffs the takedown.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Gaines saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaines tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Gaines throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gaines lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaines is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Gaines circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaines throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaines.
Nice takedown defense from Gaines. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Gaines 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!
Gaines throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaines.
Gaines throws a head kick that misses.
Gaines scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaines looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaines but Gaines pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Stone blocks a head kick by Gaines.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaines sprawls well. Gaines wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaines jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Gaines sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gaines tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Gaines just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaines sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaines swivels and escapes.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gaines tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaines misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaines lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chris Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Gaines.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaines.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Gaines, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Gaines against the cage but Gaines circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaines throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaines as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaines.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaines looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaines sprawls well. Gaines wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaines misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaines lands a right hook to the body.
Gaines is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaines turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Gaines saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaines keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaines connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Gaines finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Gaines showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaines has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Gaines!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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