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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Von Hellens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Von Hellens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mats Holm!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm defending well as Von Hellens loads up on a big left hand.
Von Hellens moves out of range of the body kick.
Holm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Hellens is trying to control but can't.
Holm takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Von Hellens!
Holm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Von Hellens is trying to escape the mount.
Holm landing strikes from the mount.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Holm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Hellens is looking to escape.
Von Hellens wants to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Von Hellens really wants to buck Holm off and get back to his feet.
Von Hellens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm postures up.
Holm looking to control but Von Hellens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Von Hellens is looking to improve his position but Holm isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Holm has control of Von Hellens's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Von Hellens regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Holm looks gassed!
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Von Hellens is trying to escape the mount.
Von Hellens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm tries to control but Von Hellens wriggling away.
Holm is landing with some decent strikes but Von Hellens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Holm throwing strikes here but Von Hellens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Von Hellens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Holm manages to capitalize on a mistake by Von Hellens to take his back!
Holm lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Holm.
Holm is hanging on to Von Hellens's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Hellens trying to control the position but Holm manages to sink in the hooks.
Holm lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Holm's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Holm is trying to stick to Von Hellens's back but Von Hellens is turning into Holm. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Holm's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Von Hellens.
Holm keeping moving, preventing Von Hellens from controlling successfully.
Holm should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Hellens pushes Holm up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Hellens drags the fight down to the ground.
Von Hellens keeping moving, preventing Holm from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Holm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Hellens sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Holm to the ground! Von Hellens dives into full mount looking to finish!
Holm is rocked!
Von Hellens wants to take Holm's back here but Holm is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Holm is still in real trouble! Can Von Hellens finish him?
Von Hellens with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Von Hellens.
Holm seems to have recovered his senses.
Holm is working to get back to half guard.
Von Hellens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holm looks a forlorn figure.
Von Hellens landing punches.
Holm is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holm tries to hold on but Von Hellens pushes him away.
Von Hellens trying to control but Holm is having none of it.
Von Hellens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holm regains half guard.
Holm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Von Hellens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Von Hellens is working hard here to advance position.
Holm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Von Hellens looking to sit in guard and control but Holm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Hellens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holm trying to control but Von Hellens is working from the bottom.
Holm wants to pass the guard but Von Hellens is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hellens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Von Hellens trying to mount his opponent but Holm defends it.
Holm kicks Von Hellens off and gets back to his feet.
Von Hellens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holm is trying to control but can't.
Holm wants to get back to full guard.
Von Hellens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holm reaches up to try and control the position but Von Hellens seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Holm rolls and tries to escape and now Von Hellens has his back!
Von Hellens wants to control but Holm manages to buck him off and is now in Von Hellens's guard! Nice work there by Holm!
Holm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holm just content to control the position.
Holm decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Von Hellens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Holm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Hellens.
A swing and a miss from Holm.
Holm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Holm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Von Hellens is trying to escape the mount.
Von Hellens is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holm landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Von Hellens is trying desperately to improve position.
Mats Holm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Holm controlling the pace for now.
Holm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holm avoids the attempt from Von Hellens to control.
Von Hellens is desperately trying to improve his position but Holm has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm pushes him away.
Holm is working for a guillotine from mount but Von Hellens frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm wants to control the pace but Von Hellens is squirming around nicely.
Holm working for a guillotine from mount but Von Hellens is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Holm.
Von Hellens tries to lock up and control but Holm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Von Hellens is bucking up trying to escape but Holm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Holm with a couple of short strikes.
Holm working the ground and pound effectively.
Holm controlling the position easily from mount.
Holm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Von Hellens looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Hellens tries to hold on but Holm postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Holm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Holm!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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