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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Charles (ranked 2295 p4p, 118 weight class) and Oddis Slajos (ranked 21374 p4p, 498 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Shake It Off. Mike Charles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oddis Slajos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slajos throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Slajos scores with a shot to the body.
Charles staying out of range there.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charles swings for the body but Slajos moves out of range.
Charles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slajos scores with a decent looking hook.
Slajos throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Slajos throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Slajos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slajos. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slajos manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slajos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Slajos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slajos throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Slajos.
Slajos misses with a looping left.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Slajos and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slajos misses with a wild body shot.
Charles changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oddis Slajos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slajos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Slajos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slajos.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Slajos and move into the clinch.
Slajos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Slajos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Charles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slajos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles feinted with a counter takedown.
Slajos lands a jab.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Slajos throws a lazy uppercut
and Charles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Charles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slajos avoids it.
Charles jumps guard and drags Slajos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Charles has his hands on Slajos's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Charles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slajos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Charles's guard.
Charles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles controls Slajos momentarily but Slajos frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charles has his hands on Slajos's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slajos throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
As Slajos tries to get set, Charles tries to push him back and clinch up but Slajos manages to avoid the attempt.
Slajos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Slajos and move into the clinch.
Slajos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles jumps guard.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Slajos is proving a slippery customer.
Charles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles has a closed guard, preventing Slajos from standing up.
Charles pulls Slajos in close to prevent any damage.
Slajos wants to get up but he can't break Charles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oddis Slajos dominated that 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.
Slajos misses with a hook.
Slajos just misses with a punch to the body.
Oddis Slajos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slajos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slajos looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Slajos and move into the clinch.
Slajos jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slajos throws a jab when Charles was well out of range.
Charles swings for the body but Slajos moves out of range.
Oddis Slajos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slajos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slajos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slajos dips to his left and cracks Charles with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles avoids the body shot from Slajos.
Slajos misses with a looping left.
Slajos looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Slajos scores with a hook to the body. Charles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slajos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slajos misses with a wild body shot.
Slajos throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slajos manages to circle out of the way.
Charles avoids the body shot from Slajos.
Slajos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slajos manages to circle out of the way.
Charles slips a straight right by Slajos.
Charles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slajos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charles scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slajos.
Slajos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Slajos tries to get set, Charles tries to push him back and clinch up but Slajos manages to avoid the attempt.
Slajos misses with a body punch
and Charles counters by clinching up.
Charles drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles has his hands on Slajos's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slajos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slajos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Charles pulls Slajos in close to his closed guard and prevents Slajos from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Charles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Charles is trying to keep Slajos in close.
Charles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Charles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Charles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slajos defends it easily.
Charles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slajos defends well.
Charles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Slajos is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oddis Slajos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Slajos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Slajos tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charles moves out of range as Slajos strikes.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slajos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charles scrambles back to his feet.
Slajos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Slajos.
Charles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Slajos.
Slajos throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Slajos throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slajos manages to circle out of the way.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slajos manages to circle out of the way.
Slajos lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slajos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Charles on the side of the head.
Slajos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slajos. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles tries to counter by clinching up but Slajos breaks away and moves out of range.
Slajos fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slajos misses with a hook.
Charles is looking to counter the offense by Slajos and move into the clinch.
Slajos throws a combination that misses
and Charles counters by moving into the clinch.
Slajos has picked Charles up - he's going for a ride! Slajos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Charles gets back to full guard.
Charles pulls Slajos in close to prevent any damage.
Charles continues to stall.
Charles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slajos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Charles is tightening it up a little... Slajos has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Slajos reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Slajos taps out! Nice BJJ there by Charles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Charles!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Charles thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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