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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 972 p4p, 2188 weight class) and Cody Lake (ranked 136 p4p, 283 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen gets a clinch.
Ilmarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ilmarinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Ilmarinen pushes Lake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen tightens his grip and picks Lake up, before dumping him to the ground. Lake manages to land in guard.
Ilmarinen stops Lake from standing up.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Ilmarinen stops Lake from standing up.
Lake is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Lake is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilmarinen.
Lake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen stops Lake from standing up.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Lake wants to stand up but Ilmarinen is controlling him.
Ilmarinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lake wants to stand up but Ilmarinen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ilmarinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Ilmarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ilmarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes from guard but Lake blocks nicely.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilmarinen looking to sit in guard and control but Lake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ilmarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Lake is proving a slippery customer.
Lake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilmarinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position.
Lake wants to stand but Ilmarinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ilmarinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Ilmarinen trying to strike off his back.
Ilmarinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lake misses with a hook.
Lake looks to land a combination. Ilmarinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Anton Ilmarinen has been cut.
Lake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lake scores with a jab. Ilmarinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lake misses the shot to the body.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Lake's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ilmarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab to the body
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
Ilmarinen is rocked!
Ilmarinen slips under a jab.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.
Oh Ilmarinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lake slaps away a takedown attempt from Ilmarinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ilmarinen seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that Lake ducks under and follows up with a left that Lake also avoids with ease.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake tries to kick Ilmarinen off but Ilmarinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lake defending well though.
Still in half guard, Ilmarinen seems content to control.
Lake felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ilmarinen trying to control from half guard but Lake is working away.
Lake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ilmarinen trying to control from Lake's half guard. Lake has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ilmarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilmarinen distracts Lake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilmarinen.
Lake is looking to stand back up but Ilmarinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lake.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lake can do to turn this around?
Lake is refusing to be controlled, as Ilmarinen sits in half guard.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but Lake dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Lake is having none of it.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ilmarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ilmarinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ilmarinen works his way into side control.
Ilmarinen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen prevents Lake from escaping the position.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound from side control.
Ilmarinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ilmarinen is chipping away with strikes.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ilmarinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilmarinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
Lake cracks Ilmarinen with an open hand slap.
Jab from Lake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lake.
Lake misses with a lunging right hand
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lake won't be happy with that.
Lake is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Ilmarinen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lake tries to escape but Ilmarinen is in control.
Ilmarinen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lake throws Ilmarinen to one side and escapes!
Lake works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake lands a glancing blow to the side of Ilmarinen's head.
Lake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ilmarinen moves away from the strike by Lake.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Lake moved out of range.
Ilmarinen has a takedown stuffed.
Lake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lake misses with an uppercut
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lake has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ilmarinen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Lake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ilmarinen cracks Lake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ilmarinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lake circles away quickly and effectively.
Lake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilmarinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lake! But no joy.
Lake loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Lake stuffs the takedown.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Ilmarinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Ilmarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lake wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ilmarinen manages to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilmarinen is trying to control. Lake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Anton Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ilmarinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anton Ilmarinen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ilmarinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Anton Ilmarinen!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Anton Ilmarinen!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Anton Ilmarinen!
Anton Ilmarinen wins by unanimous decision!
Anton Ilmarinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Cody Lake had this to say: 'Sometimes I have a bad night. It happens. I’m always here to impress and i’ll be back very soon.'.
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