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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman comes to the cage accompanied by Christiansands by Tricky. Maia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vida Bandida. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demian Maia enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but Maia checks it.
Loman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the cage.
Maia is trying to push Loman away but Loman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Loman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow.
Maia avoiding damage as Loman throws knees to the body.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Loman keeps him there for the moment.
Loman looking to throw knees to the head but Maia is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Loman fails to land.
Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maia throws a right hand that Loman ducks under and follows up with a left that Loman also avoids with ease.
Loman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loman wants to slow Maia down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses with a kick to the body.
Maia motions for Loman to come forward. Maia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Loman looks to land a body kick but Maia moved away.
Loman wants to slow Maia down by chopping away at his legs.
Loman throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Loman sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maia misses with a hook. Loman ducked under it nicely.
Loman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia swings for the body but Loman moves out of range.
Loman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loman misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Loman.
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a leg kick but Maia moved away.
Loman closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Maia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loman takes a shot to the head.
Maia blocks an elbow strike.
Maia tries a body shot but Loman blocks it.
Maia tries to throw a body punch but Loman avoids it by throwing Maia back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Loman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loman lands a nice elbow.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia throws a sloppy body shot
and Loman counters with a head kick.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loman.
Maia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loman.
A telegraphed right hand from Maia misses the target.
Loman misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teuvo Loman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia tries a head kick but it misses.
Loman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Loman throws a leg kick but Maia checks it.
Maia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loman moves into the clinch.
Loman tightens his grip and picks Maia up, before dumping him to the ground. Maia manages to land in guard.
Loman is pushing down on Maia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maia is fighting to maintain full guard but Loman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loman.
Loman is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is not content to let Loman control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loman tries to stand and escape but Maia is controlling the position.
Maia manages to get to full guard.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman looking to pass the guard.
Loman trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loman tries to land a front kick but Maia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Loman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loman misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maia.
Loman throws out a leg kick but Maia moves out of range and Loman only half commits.
Maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman misses with a straight left.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loman checks a low kick from Maia.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Loman lands with a good body shot.
Loman ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Loman throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
Loman throws a leg kick but Maia checks it.
Loman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loman misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Loman misses.
Maia lands a nice shot that snaps Loman's head back.
Maia lands a front kick.
Teuvo Loman is winning the standup battle so far.
Loman throws out a leg kick but Maia moves out of range and Loman only half commits.
Loman tries to clinch up.
Loman is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Maia misses with a leg kick.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Maia.
Loman misses with a body punch
and Maia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loman moves away.
Loman moves out of range of the strikes.
Maia misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman misses with a two punch combination.
Loman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maia throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teuvo Loman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Loman tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loman defending well though.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Loman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loman gets full guard.
Loman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a couple of elbows.
Maia trying to control but Loman is working from the bottom.
Loman is trying to keep Maia in close.
Loman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loman is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Maia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maia prevents Loman from getting back to his feet.
Maia landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control from the top but Loman keeps moving.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loman is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia works over Loman with some ground and pound from guard.
Maia stands up over Loman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Loman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Loman is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Loman keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman pulls Maia in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Loman saw that one coming.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Loman.
Maia throws an overhand right that lands on Loman's shoulder, as Loman tries to avoid the shot.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Loman.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loman.
Maia misses with a hook.
Maia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Loman saw that one coming.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Maia tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.
Loman wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Loman throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Loman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Loman moves out of range easily.
Loman works Maia's body with a nice hook.
Loman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but Maia checks it.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loman sizes up Maia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Loman.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Loman.
Loman takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman scores with a sloppy right hand. Maia should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Maia blocks the low kick.
Loman tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loman drops his hands momentarily and Maia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loman connects with a solid leg kick.
Loman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Loman takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Loman lands a jab to the head.
Loman throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Maia connects with a high kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Loman.
Loman pushes Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries a body shot but Loman blocks it.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Maia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Loman lands an elbow just above Maia 's eye.
A short uppercut from Maia.
Maia is leaning against Loman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loman is leaning against Maia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman pushes Maia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Demian Maia's cut even more.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loman lands a shoulder strike.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman has Maia pressed against the cage, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
Loman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Loman lands with a left to the head.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
Maia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maia is able to avoid easily.
Loman looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loman moves out of range as Maia throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loman throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Loman misses
and Maia counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia lands with an overhand left.
Loman connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Maia does no damage.
Maia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Maia thuds a left hand into Loman's body.
Loman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maia.
Maia misses with a kick to the body
and Loman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia lands a leg kick that knocks Loman off balance momentarily.
Loman lands with a straight right. Maia didn't see that one coming.
Maia looks to land a body kick but Loman moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loman wants to clinch
and Maia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loman throws a low kick, looking for Maia's leg but Maia calmly moves out of range.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loman.
Loman scores with a nice right hand.
Loman scores with a one two! Maia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
Maia fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia wants to slow Loman down by chopping away at his legs.
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loman misses with a two punch combination.
Loman takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Loman.
Loman wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Loman sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Loman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loman tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
Maia catches Loman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maia misses with a body kick.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia walks into a jab.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Loman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maia moves out of range as Loman throws a body kick.
Loman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loman ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Loman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loman throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loman's head.
Maia scores with a body shot.
Maia throws a shot from downtown. Loman moves away and avoids it.
Maia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia connects with a solid leg kick.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loman counters with an outside leg kick.
Maia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Loman misses with a body kick.
Loman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Maia.
A good leg kick by Loman.
Loman is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loman 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 Maia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Loman blocks a body shot from Maia.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Teuvo Loman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
That's time! Loman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loman.
Maia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loman.
Loman rushes Maia and presses him up against the cage.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maia.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Loman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loman swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but Maia checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loman. That's going to slow Maia down.
Loman misses with a double jab
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Loman.
Loman is looking to score with low kicks.
Loman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
Maia gets a takedown into half guard.
Maia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loman is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
The fighters are battling for position here. Loman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maia.
Loman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demian Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia being controlled here, momentarily.
Demian Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loman working some strikes from top position.
Loman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maia is looking for a triangle but Loman pushes his legs off easily.
Maia trying to control the position.
Maia working for a triangle but Loman defends it easily.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Loman passes into side control.
Maia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Loman in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Loman moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Loman.
Maia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teuvo Loman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman retains his middleweight title!
Teuvo Loman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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