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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 11
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Howell has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Howell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Litamen regains guard immediately.
Howell lands a couple of digs.
Litamen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howell is one step ahead there.
Howell wants to control from the top but Litamen keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Howell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Litamen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Howell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1#
Litamen is controlling Howell's posture.
Howell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Howell has gone for a leg lock! Litamen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Howell's guard.#REVB#
Litamen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Litamen is one step ahead there.
Litamen trying to control but Howell is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Howell managing to control the position.
Litamen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litamen postures up in Howell's guard and throws a big left but Howell blocks it. #SUB#
Litamen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Howell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Litamen has managed to get both his arms back between Howell's legs - danger averted.
Litamen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3##SUB#
Howell has his foot on Litamen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Litamen works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Litamen trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Litamen postures up in Howell's guard and throws a big left but Howell blocks it.
Litamen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Howell shoots for a double leg takedown but Litamen sprawls well. He's pushed Howell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Litamen slaps away a takedown attempt from Howell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Litamen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Litamen misses with a kick to the body.
Howell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Litamen defends well and Howell ends up having to push Litamen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T4##TD#
Howell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Howell showed some decent athleticism there.
Litamen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Litamen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Litamen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been informed that Litamen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howell trying to control but Litamen is working from the bottom.
Litamen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Howell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Litamen. No joy for Howell on that attempt.
Litamen feints a counter leg kick.#TD#
Litamen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Litamen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Howell trying to control but Litamen is working from the bottom.
Leonard Howell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Howell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Litamen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Litamen has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T1##SUB2#
Litamen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Litamen content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Howell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Litamen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Howell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Howell has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litamen can do to turn this around?#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Litamen keeping moving, preventing Howell from controlling successfully.
Litamen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Litamen keeping moving, preventing Howell from controlling successfully.
Howell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Litamen's head.#T3#
Howell throwing strikes but missing.
Litamen keeping moving, preventing Howell from controlling successfully.
Litamen working a defensive guard but Howell manages to pass into side control anyway.
#SUB#
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Litamen is defending well.
Litamen tries to bench press Howell off him but Howell keeps the position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Litamen keeps working.
Litamen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Litamen manages to get to full guard.
Howell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Litamen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Howell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Litamen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Litamen throws a push kick but Howell slaps the foot to one side.
Howell moves in looking to clinch but Litamen pushes him off.
Litamen with the counter takedown but Howell avoids it easily.#TD#
Howell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Litamen!
Howell working away.
Litamen isn't going anywhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litamen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Howell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Howell looks up at the clock and then as Litamen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1##SUB#
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Litamen is defending well. #SUB#
Howell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Howell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Litamen is defending well.
Litamen wants to control but Howell postures up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Litamen is looking to regain half guard here but Howell keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Howell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Litamen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Litamen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Howell off and has taken his back!
Howell is trying to break free.
#SUB2#
Litamen looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB2#
Howell showing good submission defense here.
#T3#
Howell tries to escape but Litamen has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Litamen looking for the RNC.
Howell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #SUB2#
Litamen has control of Howell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Howell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Litamen trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Litamen landing shots from mount.
Howell tries to hold on but Litamen postures up.
Howell blocking the ground and pound.
Howell wants to hold on but Litamen pushes him away.
Litamen unloads with some shots from mount but Howell bucks and avoids them well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Litamen looking to ground and pound but Howell is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Litamen working for a submission but Howell is keeping him at bay.
Marku Litamen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Howell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marku Litamen.
I think Howell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Howell!
An out of breath Leonard Howell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 6
Date: Aug 19, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
GraceKing moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
GraceKing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
GraceKing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Litamen is trying to drag GraceKing to the mat but GraceKing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Litamen tries to score a body lock takedown but GraceKing shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Litamen goes for a takedown attempt but GraceKing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike GraceKing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marku Litamen.
Litamen shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litamen moves out of range of the body kick from GraceKing.
Litamen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Litamen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as GraceKing sprawls well. GraceKing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Litamen gets slowly back to his feet.
GraceKing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
GraceKing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Litamen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Litamen.
GraceKing tries to clinch but Litamen is having none of it. #CL#
GraceKing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
GraceKing fails to pull guard.
#TD2#
Litamen has GraceKing pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Litamen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending GraceKing tumbling to the mat - Litamen dives into GraceKing's guard.
GraceKing has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
GraceKing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Litamen. #T2#
Litamen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of GraceKing's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now GraceKing is on top in guard.
#REVR#
GraceKing wants to stand but Litamen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Litamen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GraceKing wants to get back to his feet.
GraceKing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Litamen. #T3#
Litamen wants to take a breather but GraceKing is having none of it.
GraceKing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Litamen with the ground and pound but GraceKing uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Litamen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Litamen looking to pass the guard.
Litamen trying to control but GraceKing is working from the bottom.
GraceKing wants to sweep but no luck.
GraceKing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
GraceKing keeping moving, preventing Litamen from controlling successfully. #SUB#
GraceKing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Litamen defends well.#SUB#
GraceKing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Litamen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike GraceKing dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
GraceKing lands a nice looking kick to the body. Litamen takes a step back to recover.
GraceKing connects with an inside leg kick.
Litamen with a poor takedown #TD#
and GraceKing counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
An elbow from GraceKing crashes against the mat.
#SU#
GraceKing decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GraceKing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
GraceKing closes the distance and clinches.
Litamen tries for a takedown but GraceKing manages to get underhooks.
GraceKing wants a takedown.
#T1#
GraceKing holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
GraceKing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Litamen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike GraceKing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litamen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by GraceKing.
Mike GraceKing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
GraceKing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Litamen feints a counter leg kick.
Litamen misses with a takedown attempt - GraceKing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike GraceKing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marku Litamen.
Litamen leaves GraceKing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
GraceKing tries to clinch there but Litamen circles away.
Litamen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - GraceKing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Litamen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Litamen cracks a nice hook into GraceKing's ribs.
GraceKing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Litamen.
Litamen throws out a counter right but GraceKing avoids it with no problem.
Litamen throws a low kick, looking for GraceKing's leg but GraceKing calmly moves out of range.
Litamen wants to land a leg kick but GraceKing is out of range. #T3#
GraceKing is looking to clinch but Litamen is avoiding it.
Litamen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
GraceKing shoots in but Litamen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Litamen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#TD#
GraceKing shoots in and bounces Litamen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litamen pulls GraceKing in close to prevent any damage.
Litamen controls GraceKing momentarily but GraceKing frees himself. #T4#
GraceKing throws a strike but Litamen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Litamen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Litamen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've been informed that Litamen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB2#
Litamen swings around for an armbar but GraceKing sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Litamen's guard.
GraceKing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Litamen wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
GraceKing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Litamen looking to hit a scissor sweep but GraceKing is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike GraceKing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Litamen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows GraceKing to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Litamen working a defensive guard here.
Litamen wants to sweep here but GraceKing controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litamen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GraceKing's guard. #REVB##T1#
Litamen is pushing down on GraceKing's leg trying to pass to half guard. GraceKing is fighting to maintain full guard but Litamen has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Litamen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Litamen prevents GraceKing from improving his position.#SUB2#
Litamen is trying to work for a kimura but GraceKing is defending well.
Litamen is thwarting GraceKing's attempts to control the position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Litamen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Litamen seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Litamen is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from GraceKing as he works his way to full guard.
GraceKing lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Litamen controls GraceKing momentarily but GraceKing frees himself.
GraceKing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
GraceKing wants to pass the guard but Litamen is keeping the position.
Litamen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GraceKing's guard. #REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Litamen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Litamen cracks GraceKing with a solid left hand.
Litamen trying to control but GraceKing is working from the bottom.
GraceKing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litamen can do to turn this around?#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Litamen won't allow GraceKing to sweep him here.
Litamen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
GraceKing is striking from the bottom but Litamen uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.#SUB2#
Litamen is looking for a kimura here.
GraceKing is refusing to be controlled, as Litamen sits in half guard.
Marku Litamen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike GraceKing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Litamen is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marku Litamen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well GraceKing 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike GraceKing!
After the fight, Mike GraceKing was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Litamen closes the distance and clinches.
Bowman really is a fat lump.
Bowman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD#
Bowman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Bowman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litamen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bowman is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Bowman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Litamen to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Litamen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Litamen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Litamen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bowman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Litamen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Litamen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#TD2#
Litamen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bowman napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Litamen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Litamen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Litamen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Litamen trying to control the action but Bowman is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Litamen is trying to get an arm triangle but Bowman is defending well.
Bowman is trying to improve his position.#T3##SUB2#
Litamen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bowman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Litamen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bowman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Litamen lets go of the hold and Bowman can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marku Litamen!
Marku Litamen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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