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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 1190 p4p, 259 weight class) and Torhte Finlayson (ranked 180 p4p, 43 weight class). Finlayson has chosen Scotland the Brave, Black Bear as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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8 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludwig Lachmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torhte Finlayson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finlayson as he jumps to the side.
Lachmann tries for a takedown but Finlayson circles away easily
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson's coach down at Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Finlayson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ludwig Lachmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson connects with the punch.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lachmann gets a takedown into half guard.
Finlayson is not content to let Lachmann control the position.
Lachmann is working for a kimura but Finlayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Lachmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finlayson is positioning himself well to prevent Lachmann advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachmann is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lachmann to get the leverage.
Lachmann trying to mount his opponent but Finlayson defends it.
Lachmann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Finlayson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Finlayson won't allow Lachmann to pass to mount.
Lachmann is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lachmann to get the leverage.
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.
Lachmann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lachmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lachmann is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Finlayson reverses the position - he's now on top in Lachmann's guard.
Lachmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finlayson defends it easily.
Lachmann is looking for a triangle here but Finlayson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann is looking to regain half guard here but Finlayson keeps moving and retains side control.
Lachmann manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lachmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lachmann is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lachmann to get the leverage.
Lachmann trying to pass the guard but Finlayson defending well.
Finlayson trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann works his way into full mount!
Lachmann moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Finlayson has worked his arm free - good work by Finlayson!
Finlayson is trying to control Lachmann's posture but Lachmann avoids it.
Lachmann tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finlayson can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Lachmann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lachmann goes for a double leg but Finlayson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finlayson continues to drive forward.
Lachmann has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Finlayson uses from the top position.
Lachmann is looking for a triangle but Finlayson pushes his legs off easily.
Finlayson wants to control from the top but Lachmann keeps moving.
Finlayson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Finlayson has control of an arm but Lachmann manages to advance to Finlayson's back!
Lachmann has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachmann is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Finlayson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Finlayson for a finish.
Lachmann looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lachmann gets his way!
Finlayson can't escape the position.
Finlayson keeps trying to improve his position.
Finlayson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lachmann gets his way!
Lachmann goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Finlayson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Lachmann wants to get back to full guard.
Lachmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finlayson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Finlayson pulls his head out easily.
Lachmann looking for submissions off his back.
Lachmann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finlayson is working away from the top position though.
Finlayson wants to pass the guard but Lachmann is defending well.
Finlayson trying to control from half guard but Lachmann is working away.
Lachmann looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann looking for submissions off his back.
Finlayson wants to free his trapped foot but Lachmann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lachmann wants to control but Finlayson is keeping busy.
Lachmann actively working from the bottom here.
Finlayson passes into side control, despite Lachmann's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Finlayson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lachmann's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lachmann struggling a bit here.
Lachmann gets back to half guard.
Lachmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lachmann actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachmann actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Lachmann dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lachmann with a poor takedown
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Lachmann toppling to the canvas! Lachmann scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
and Finlayson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lachmann! He's just covering up as Finlayson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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