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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lehman (ranked 4422 p4p, 4648 weight class) and Ryan Mckendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Lehman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Mckendrick !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehman moves into the clinch.
Lehman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lehman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mckendrick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mckendrick trying to control but Lehman is working from the bottom.
Lehman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mckendrick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehman keeping moving, preventing Mckendrick from controlling successfully.
Mckendrick throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckendrick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mckendrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lehman looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mckendrick moves in looking to clinch but Lehman pushes him off.
Mckendrick avoids the body shot from Lehman.
Mckendrick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mckendrick is looking to take a break and control but Lehman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehman throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Lehman tries to improve position but can't.
Lehman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mckendrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lehman tries to improve position but can't.
Mckendrick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lehman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckendrick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lehman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lehman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mckendrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mckendrick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lehman is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lehman is trying to control Mckendrick 's posture but Mckendrick avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckendrick is trying to get an arm triangle but Lehman is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mckendrick wants to stand but Lehman has his arm trapped.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Mckendrick will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mckendrick tries to clinch up.
Mckendrick moves out of range of the body kick from Lehman.
Lehman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lehman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lehman drives through and clinches with Mckendrick against the cage.
Mckendrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Lehman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckendrick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lehman sprawls well initially but Mckendrick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lehman is in trouble now - Mckendrick has advanced to mount!
Mckendrick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lehman?
Mckendrick tries to control but Lehman wriggling away.
Lehman regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckendrick blocks the strikes from Lehman.
Lehman is controlling Mckendrick 's trapped leg to prevent Mckendrick from advancing to side control.
Lehman is trying to get back to full guard.
Lehman gets full guard.
Mckendrick trying to control but Lehman is working from the bottom.
Mckendrick throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lehman has a closed guard, preventing Mckendrick from standing up.
Lehman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mckendrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lehman pulls Mckendrick in close to his closed guard and prevents Mckendrick from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckendrick tries to clinch but Lehman is having none of it.
Mckendrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lehman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Mckendrick as Lehman shoots in.
Mckendrick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mckendrick throws a head kick that misses.
Mckendrick clinches up against the cage.
Mckendrick tries to pull guard but Lehman won't allow it.
Mckendrick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lehman to keep the fight standing.
Chris Lehman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mckendrick .
Mckendrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mckendrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehman instigates a clinch.
Lehman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mckendrick is trying to keep an underhook but Lehman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckendrick trying to hold on to Lehman's head to control him but Lehman postures up.
Lehman tries to stand and escape but Mckendrick is controlling the position.
Lehman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mckendrick wants to improve his position but Lehman is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Lehman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Lehman moves into range and clinches up with Mckendrick .
Lehman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mckendrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehman missing with knees to the body.
Mckendrick tries to break free but Lehman pushes him back against the cage.
Mckendrick stops a takedown attempt from Lehman.
Mckendrick gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckendrick is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckendrick wants to control but Lehman is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehman is looking to improve his position.
Mckendrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mckendrick thows a huge punch but Lehman dodges it nicely.
Lehman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mckendrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mckendrick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mckendrick looks to throw a body kick
and Lehman counters with a single leg into guard. Mckendrick didn't expect that.
Mckendrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lehman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lehman stops Mckendrick from standing up.
Lehman landing some decent shots from guard.
Lehman wants to control from the top but Mckendrick keeps moving.
Lehman working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehman slips nicely into half guard.
Lehman is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Lehman 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.
Mckendrick wants to control but Lehman is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
Lehman is trying to control. Mckendrick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mckendrick keeping control of the position.
Lehman wants to stand but Mckendrick has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mckendrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lehman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lehman lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Lehman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lehman 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 for Chris Lehman!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Chris Lehman!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Chris Lehman!
Chris Lehman wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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