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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stillao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Nate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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147 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stillao!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nate moves out of range of the body kick.
Stillao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stillao wants it to stay on the feet.
Nate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stillao tries to bench press Nate off him but Nate keeps the position.
Nate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stillao keeps working.
Stillao wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Stillao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stillao is trying to improve his position.
Stillao defending against the ground and pound.
Stillao is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Nate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stillao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nate off and has taken his back!
Stillao scores with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stillao lands with a hammerfist to the side of Nate's head.
Nate looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nate manages to escape to his feet.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown but Nate shows good takedown defense.
Nate dives in and grabs Stillao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stillao pushes down on Nate's head and hops out.
Nate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stillao is working an open guard so Nate takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Nate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stillao avoids it really well and circles away.
Nate gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stillao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stillao.
Nate is breathing heavily.
Nate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nate scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nate looks for a takedown but Stillao sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Stillao as Nate shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stillao.
Stillao misses with a head kick.
Nate looks for a takedown but Stillao sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nate.
Nate swats away the attempt to clinch by Stillao.
Nate looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stillao looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stillao is looking to control Nate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stillao avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stillao is refusing to be controlled, as Nate sits in half guard.
Stillao is looking to escape.
Nate stands up from half guard.
Stillao slaps away a takedown attempt from Nate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stillao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Nate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nate stalks Stillao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stillao's face. Stillao staggers backwards, shaken.
Nate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stillao sprawls well. Stillao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nate gets slowly back to his feet.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nate sprawls well. Nate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stillao gets slowly back to his feet.
Nate closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nate decides to stand back up.
Nate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nate scores with a takedown into Stillao's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nate wants to control from the top but Stillao keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate won't allow Stillao to get back to his feet.
Stillao is breathing heavily.
Nate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liam Nate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stillao pulls Nate in to control the position.
Stillao trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stillao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nate lands a head shot.
Nate fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Nate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nate shoots in for a double leg but Stillao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Nate with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nate scores with the left hand. Stillao knows he should have avoided that one.
Nate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stillao defends it nicely.
Liam Nate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nate fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stillao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nate fails with a takedown attempt.
Nate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stillao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillao slaps away a takedown attempt from Nate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stillao wants to clinch.
Stillao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stillao trying to control the position from guard on top but Nate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nate pushes Stillao off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillao fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Nate with that takedown attempt.
Stillao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nate was covering up waiting for the punch and Stillao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stillao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nate.
Stillao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nate's waist but Nate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stillao off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nate dives in and scores a takedown into Stillao's guard.
Nate stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Nate 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!
Nate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stillao's waist but Stillao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nate off to one side.
Nate scores with a hook.
Nate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nate duly obliges.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stillao.
Nate is letting Stillao control him for a moment.
Stillao wants to control but Nate is keeping him busy.
Nate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stillao connects with a decent elbow.
Nate is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stillao is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stillao is looking to take a break and control but Nate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nate is not content to let Stillao control the position.
Nate takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stillao scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stillao tries to score with some ground and pound. Nate controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nate tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Stillao is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Stillao gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Stillao gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Stillao apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Nate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nate dives in and grabs Stillao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stillao pushes down on Nate's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Nate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nate gets caught napping as Stillao dives in and scores a takedown. Nate manages to retain guard.
Stillao trying to control the position from guard on top but Nate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stillao won't allow Nate to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stillao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nate's head.
Nate wants to stand and escape but Stillao is having none of it.
Stillao wants to control from the top but Nate keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillao prevents Nate from getting back to his feet.
Stillao sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nate's guard.
Stillao stops Nate from getting back to his feet.
Stillao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nate is trying to stand back up but Stillao is controlling him
Nate trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stillao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stillao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nate manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stillao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stillao shoots for a double leg takedown but Nate sprawls well. He's pushed Stillao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nate shoots in but Stillao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stillao tries for a takedown but Nate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Stillao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nate misses with a wild combination.
Mike Stillao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stillao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nate as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Stillao.
Well Nate 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Nate!
Liam Nate decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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RATING
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