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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Linwood Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dire Rhea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dire Rhea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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150 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linwood Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dire Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Rhea has him pressed against the cage.
Miller pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rhea has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rhea defends well and Miller ends up having to push Rhea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linwood Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhea is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rhea is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller jumps guard but Rhea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rhea working hard to break the clinch.
Rhea tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Rhea is trying to break free.
Miller prevents Rhea from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhea is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller 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 one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhea smiles and moves away.
Rhea clinches.
Rhea can't break the clinch.
Rhea is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller tries to pull guard but Rhea holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Rhea turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rhea to keep the fight standing.
Rhea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miller jumps guard but Rhea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Rhea slams his shin into Miller's torso.
Rhea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miller avoids the head kick by Rhea.
Rhea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rhea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dire Rhea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhea fakes the leg kick and cracks Miller in the body.
Rhea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhea tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhea fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhea throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Rhea throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rhea's waist but Rhea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Miller avoids the head kick by Rhea.
Rhea tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller is rocked!
Rhea slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhea closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhea breaks the clinch.
Rhea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Rhea lands a front kick.
Rhea instigates a clinch.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Rhea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Rhea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rhea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rhea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Rhea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rhea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller blocks a head kick by Rhea.
Rhea throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dire Rhea dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rhea scores with a nice body kick.
Linwood Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller has Rhea up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Rhea turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rhea has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rhea after a bit of a struggle.
Rhea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhea breaks the clinch.
Rhea has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linwood Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rhea walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhea rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Rhea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Rhea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rhea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rhea clinches up against the cage.
Rhea breaks the clinch.
Rhea misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhea throws a head kick that misses.
Miller blocks a head kick by Rhea.
Rhea throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhea, which made it look bad.
A head kick misses from Rhea.
Miller blocks a head kick by Rhea.
Rhea moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rhea walks away with a smile on his face. Miller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rhea clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhea has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Rhea breaks the clinch.
Miller tries for a takedown but Rhea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Rhea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhea tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rhea. That one must have hurt.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rhea.
Rhea throws a shot to the body.
Rhea closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller wants to stay close but Rhea steps back to make room for something. Miller seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Rhea and Miller drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dire Rhea!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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