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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Vardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Lars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Vardy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vardy works the jab nicely.
Vardy throws a sloppy head kick and Lars moves out of range easily.
Lars throws a nice looking combination but Vardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Vardy catches Lars right on the button with a cross.
Lars is looking to clinch but Vardy is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Vardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lars looks to score with a jab to the body but Vardy is just out of range.
Vardy throws a fast counter high kick but Lars manages to duck under it in time.
Vardy with a hook.
Lars shoots for a takedown but Vardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander Lars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vardy!
Lars clinches with his opponent.
Vardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lars takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lars throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Vardy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vardy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lars tries to clinch
and Vardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lars blocks a head kick by Vardy.
Lars looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lars doesn't manage to clinch there - Vardy circles away.
As Lars backs off Vardy throws a huge counter combo but Lars manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vardy slips a straight right by Lars.
Vardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vardy looks for the body kick but Lars saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vardy throws a head kick but Lars moves out of range.
Lars tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vardy is able to avoid easily.
Lars tries to clinch up but Vardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Vardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lars doesn't manage to clinch there - Vardy circles away.
A head kick by Lars misses
and Vardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vardy thumps Lars with a low kick.
Lars tries to clinch there but Vardy circles away.
Lars has closed the distance and engaged Vardy in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lars fails with a takedown attempt.
As Lars backs off Vardy throws a huge counter combo but Lars manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lars. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lars blocks a head kick by Vardy.
Vardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lars.
Vardy misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Vardy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lars tries to clinch but Vardy moves out of range.
Vardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lars.
Vardy throws a big counter head kick but Lars avoids it with no problem.
Alexander Lars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Vardy finds it's target.
Lars shoots for a takedown but Vardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lars pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lars throws a combination that misses
and Vardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lars misses the shot to the body.
Vardy unleashes a big counter combination but Lars bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lars looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lars is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lars wants to clinch
and Vardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vardy tries to land a body kick
and Lars counters with a stiff right hand.
Lars moves to clinch but Vardy breaks away
and Vardy counters with a left and a right that stings Lars.
Lars wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lars.
Vardy throws a sloppy head kick and Lars moves out of range easily.
Lars closes the distance but Vardy moves to the side
and Vardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lars avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lars closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vardy counters with a three punch combo that has Lars backing up. Lars nods at Vardy to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Alexander Lars has been cut.
Lars doesn't manage to clinch there - Vardy circles away.
A nice side step and Vardy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lars instigates a clinch.
Vardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lars takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lars rushes Vardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vardy breaks from the clinch.
Vardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lars throws a big counter combination but Vardy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lars takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lars darts in trying to clinch
and Vardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Vardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lars's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vardy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lars blocks a head kick by Vardy.
Lars lands a front kick.
Vardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vardy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vardy lands with a kick to the temple. Lars shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lars checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lars.
Despite the aggression on Vardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vardy lands with a good body shot.
Lars closes the distance and clinches up with Vardy, looking for a takedown. Lars pushes Vardy against the cage but Vardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lars is looking to clinch.
Vardy throws a sloppy head kick and Lars moves out of range easily.
Lars tries to clinch up but Vardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Lars moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVardy.
Lars throws an overhand right that lands on Vardy's shoulder, as Vardy tries to avoid the shot.
Vardy misses with a leg kick.
Vardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Lars should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vardy throws a head kick but Lars moves out of range.
Lars throws a wild body kick that Vardy sees coming a mile off.
Vardy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vardy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lars's head.
Lars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vardy manages to avoid it.
Vardy slips under a jab from Lars.
Vardy feints and then cracks Lars's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lars down.
Vardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamie Vardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Vardy.
Alexander Lars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lars is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Lars misses.
Good leg kick by Vardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lars closes the distance but Vardy moves to the side
and Vardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Lars tries a head kick but it misses.
Vardy throws a good cross that connects.
Lars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lars throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vardy counters by clinching up.
Vardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lars gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lars lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lars darts in trying to clinch
letting Vardy counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Vardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Vardy!
A very excited looking Jamie Vardy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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