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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Lashley looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Wickline!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickline gets the takedown into side control.
Lashley looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wickline is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wickline sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lashley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lashley seems a little lost for a moment, as Wickline dominates the positioning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wickline is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wickline working the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wickline is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wickline wants to stand but Lashley has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wickline clinches up with Lashley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lashley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wickline.
Wickline decides to pull guard.
Wickline 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wickline bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lashley's guard.
Wickline slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickline throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lashley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wickline showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wickline trying to control but Lashley is working from the bottom.
Lashley 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.
Wickline missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wickline stands up out of Lashley's guard for a moment - Lashley manages to land a nice upkick.
Lashley trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lashley stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
Lashley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wickline misses with a takedown
and Lashley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wickline's guard now.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Wickline.
Wickline not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wickline keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Lashley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lashley stopping the sweep attempt from Wickline.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wickline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wickline trying to keep a closed guard but Lashley is proving a slippery customer.
Wickline looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lashley is one step ahead there.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Wickline keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wickline throws a head kick that Lashley semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Wickline will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lashley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lashley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wickline is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wickline might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lashley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wickline working to try and regain half guard.
Wickline tries to hold on but Lashley pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lashley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lashley avoids the attempt from Wickline to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wickline trying to control but Lashley postures up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Travis Wickline just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wickline shoots and misses
and Lashley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lashley.
Wickline 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.
Wickline is trying to keep Lashley in close.
Lashley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley being controlled here momentarily.
Lashley stands up over Wickline, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wickline wants to sweep here but Lashley controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lashley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lashley misses with a takedown
and Wickline moves into the clinch.
Wickline is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lashley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lashley has Wickline pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wickline manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wickline is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickline breaks the clinch.
Wickline fails with the takedown
and Lashley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lashley.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Wickline.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wickline holds on and takes a little breather.
Wickline looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lashley is one step ahead there.
Wickline is trying to control the position but Lashley postures up.
Wickline has momentary wrist control but Lashley slips an elbow through the middle.
Wickline looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickline looking for a sweep. Not yet Wickline, not yet.
Wickline controls Lashley momentarily but Lashley frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wickline closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wickline breaks the clinch.
Wickline instigates a clinch.
Wickline is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wickline is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lashley has Wickline pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wickline manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wickline doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown. Wickline fights it but they end up in guard.
Wickline keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Wickline tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wickline manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wickline trying to control but Lashley is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline working Lashley over with strikes here.
Lashley tries to lock up and control but Wickline gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wickline lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lashley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lashley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lashley tries to get out of the position.
Lashley tries to hold on but Wickline postures up.
Wickline scoring with strikes but Lashley is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lashley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lashley is trying to escape the mount.
Wickline lands a nice shot to the head.
Lashley is working to get back to half guard.
Wickline wants to control the pace but Lashley is squirming around nicely.
Lashley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wickline is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wickline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley trying to control but Wickline is working from the bottom.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lashley is working Wickline over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wickline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lashley throwing strikes from guard but Wickline blocks nicely.
Wickline keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt
and Wickline counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wickline.
Wickline manages to break the clinch.
Wickline has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lashley prevents Wickline from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wickline.
Wickline drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wickline gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lashley.
Wickline tries to score a body lock takedown but Lashley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Wickline.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lashley is trying to trip Wickline. He has hold of a leg but Wickline is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lashley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lashley 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lashley!
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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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