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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eino Leino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eino Leino has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Leino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Sewell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leino.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sewell has eaten all the pies!
Nice sprawl there from Sewell as Leino shoots in.
Leino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sewell pinned against the cage. Sewell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Leino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sewell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leino is looking to clinch but Sewell is avoiding it.
Leino moves in looking to clinch but Sewell pushes him off.
Sewell gets a takedown into half guard.
Leino trying to control but Sewell postures up.
Leino wants to improve his position but Sewell is controlling well.
Leino is staying active underneath Sewell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leino is in trouble now - Sewell has advanced to mount!
Leino throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sewell gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Leino misses with a takedown attempt
and Sewell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leino!
Sewell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leino taking shots to the head.
Sewell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Leino really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Leino is breathing heavily.
Sewell looking to secure an arm triangle but Leino defends it well.
Leino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Leino tries to hold on but Sewell pushes him away.
BOOM! Sewell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sewell stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Leino misses with a takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Sewell counters with a shoot takedown. Leino fights it but they end up in guard.
Sewell advances to half guard.
Leino is refusing to be controlled, as Sewell sits in half guard.
Leino scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sewell manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sewell controlling the position easily from mount.
Sewell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leino is looking to improve his position but Sewell isn't that keen on the idea.
Leino tries to lock up and control but Sewell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sewell content just to control the position here.
Sewell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Leino is on top in guard.
Leino connects with a couple of short punches.
Leino trying to control the position from guard on top but Sewell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sewell controls Leino momentarily but Leino frees himself.
Leino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sewell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Leino has Sewell in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Sewell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sewell darts in trying to clinch
and Leino counters with a takedown into side control.
Leino with the ground and pound but Sewell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Leino wants to work for an arm triangle but Sewell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sewell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sewell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Leino fails with the takedown
and Sewell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leino!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sewell wants to control the pace but Leino is squirming around nicely.
Leino flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Leino is now in Sewell's guard. A big mistake from Sewell there, giving up the dominant position!
Joshua Sewell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leino 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.
Sewell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leino postures up in Sewell's guard and throws a big left but Sewell blocks it.
Sewell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sewell misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sewell counters by clinching up.
Leino looking to throw knees to the head but Sewell is blocking nicely.
Leino landing knees to the head.
Come on Sewell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sewell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sewell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sewell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sewell tries to pull guard but Leino holds him up against the cage and eventually Sewell drops back down to his feet.
Leino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sewell blocks it with crossed arms.
Sewell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leino prevents it.
Eino Leino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Sewell.
Leino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sewell blocks it with crossed arms.
Leino throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leino lands a knee to the head.
Sewell is pressed up against the cage. Leino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sewell down to the mat. Sewell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sewell circles away.
Sewell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leino goes for a takedown attempt but Sewell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leino tries to clinch but Sewell moves away
and Sewell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leino!
Leino tries to buck Sewell off but he can't manage it.
Leino is looking to get to half guard.
Sewell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leino is looking to escape.
Leino tries to hold on but Sewell postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leino is trying desperately to improve position.
Leino squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sewell working the ground and pound effectively.
Leino is trying to stand but he's just given Sewell his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sewell's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Leino controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Sewell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sewell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leino manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sewell misses with a jab to the body
and Leino moves into the clinch.
Leino is working for takedown but Sewell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leino is looking to break free of the clinch but Sewell has double underhooks.
Leino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sewell is trying to break free.
Leino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leino tries to pull guard but Sewell won't allow it.
Sewell tries to land knees in the clinch but Leino avoids the damage to the body.
Leino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sewell manages to pull guard.
Sewell has his feet on Leino's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leino throws a head kick that Sewell semi-blocks.
Sewell misses with a few strikes there.
Leino fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sewell sprawls well initially but Leino persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leino trying to advance position but Sewell counters by regaining guard.
Leino decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sewell, up you get!
Leino throws a head kick that misses.
Leino fails with the takedown
and Sewell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Leino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leino trying to control but Sewell postures up.
Leino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leino wants to get back to his feet.
Leino trying to hold on to Sewell's head to control him but Sewell postures up.
Leino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leino pushes Sewell off looking to stand but Sewell dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sewell. That's going to slow Leino down.
Sewell has managed to clinch.
Sewell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leino tries to clinch
and Sewell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leino manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sewell tries for a takedown but Leino circles away easily
and Leino counters with a one-two to the body.
Leino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Leino as Sewell shoots in.
Sewell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leino to the mat! Leino manages to get full guard.
Leino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sewell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leino is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sewell has his hands clasped together but Leino extends an breaks Sewell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Leino.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eino Leino!
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energy
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