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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Asmodeus (ranked 2008 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Wild Eri (ranked 223 p4p, 184 weight class). Leonard Asmodeus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Asmodeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wild Eri!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmodeus defending well as Eri loads up on a big left hand.
Asmodeus tries to land a body kick
and Eri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eri connects with a body shot that sends Asmodeus's belly button to the back.
Eri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eri misses with a hook
and Asmodeus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eri looks to throw the jab but Asmodeus is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asmodeus.
Asmodeus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asmodeus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eri is rocked!
Eri drives through and clinches with Asmodeus against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eri throws a punch but it's blocked by Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asmodeus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asmodeus motions for Eri to come forward. Asmodeus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asmodeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Asmodeus.
Eri takes a swing at Asmodeus's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri tries to clinch there but Asmodeus circles away.
Nice cross by Eri.
A nice combination there by Eri.
Eri lunges at Asmodeus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asmodeus's hand.
Asmodeus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asmodeus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eri throws the left hand but Asmodeus avoids the punch easily.
Eri slips under a jab.
Asmodeus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eri. Eri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asmodeus looks to land a left hand but Eri moved out of range nicely.
Eri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Asmodeus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asmodeus throws a big shot that misses.
Asmodeus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asmodeus misses with a leg kick
and Eri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wild Eri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asmodeus throws a big shot that misses.
Asmodeus avoids the body shot from Eri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eri swings for the body but Asmodeus moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Asmodeus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Asmodeus misses.
Asmodeus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eri.
Asmodeus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asmodeus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asmodeus.
Eri is looking to clinch.
Eri clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Asmodeus.
Eri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asmodeus on the side of the head.
Eri loads up on a big right hand but Asmodeus slips the punch.
Asmodeus misses with an uppercut. Eri saw that one coming.
Eri misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asmodeus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asmodeus misses with a hook.
Eri lands a nice hook to Asmodeus's body. Asmodeus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eri misses with a jab to the body
and Eri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eri moves out of range as Asmodeus strikes.
Eri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asmodeus moves away.
Eri slips a jab from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asmodeus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asmodeus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eri misses the shot to the body.
Eri stuns Asmodeus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asmodeus drops Eri with a big left hand and mounts him. Eri is in big trouble!
Eri is still in real trouble! Can Asmodeus finish him?
Asmodeus throws some wild stikes that Eri manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eri tries to lock up and control but Asmodeus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Asmodeus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Eri seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asmodeus thowing shots but they're missing.
Eri regains half guard.
Asmodeus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eri to regain full guard.
Asmodeus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asmodeus throws a big elbow that misses.
Eri is controlling Asmodeus's posture.
Eri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eri pulls Asmodeus in to control the position.
Asmodeus throws an elbow that misses. Eri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asmodeus's guard. Nice move by Eri!
Asmodeus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eri.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonard Asmodeus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Asmodeus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eri.
Eri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus staying out of range there.
Asmodeus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asmodeus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asmodeus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eri throws a shot from downtown. Asmodeus moves away and avoids it.
Asmodeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asmodeus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eri.
Eri dips to his left and cracks Asmodeus with an uppercut!
Eri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Asmodeus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Asmodeus misses its intended target.
Eri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Asmodeus misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eri digs a good hook to Asmodeus's body.
A slow jab from Eri misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asmodeus looks to land a right hand but Eri moved out of range.
Eri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Asmodeus looks to throw the jab but Eri is out of range.
Eri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Asmodeus eats them both and turns towards Eri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Eri misses.
Eri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asmodeus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Asmodeus drops his shoulder and cracks Eri with a huge uppercut! Eri goes down! Can Asmodeus finish him?
It looks like Wild Eri has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asmodeus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Asmodeus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Asmodeus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asmodeus throwing strikes from guard but Eri blocks nicely.
Asmodeus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eri trying to keep a closed guard but Asmodeus is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asmodeus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asmodeus throws a big elbow that misses.
Eri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws an elbow that misses. Eri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asmodeus's guard. Nice move by Eri!
Asmodeus keeping moving, preventing Eri from controlling successfully.
Asmodeus is looking to sweep but instead, Eri has passed into half guard.
Eri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eri trying to control the action but Asmodeus is working from the bottom.
Eri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Asmodeus wants to get back to his feet.
Eri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Asmodeus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eri content to control rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eri moves out of range of the strikes.
Eri ducks under a wild hook from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws the kick towards the body but Eri avoids it.
Eri cracks Asmodeus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asmodeus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eri counters with a stiff right hand.
Eri throws a big shot that misses.
Asmodeus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asmodeus cracks Eri with an uppercut from hell and Eri crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Asmodeus's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Eri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Asmodeus is staying active underneath Eri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eri thows a huge punch but Asmodeus dodges it nicely.
Asmodeus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Leonard Asmodeus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wild Eri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Eri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asmodeus at a distance.
Asmodeus throws a leg kick but Eri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asmodeus misses with a hook.
A big left from Asmodeus misses.
Asmodeus throws a looping overhand right but Eri ducks down to avoid it.
Eri takes a swing at Asmodeus's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Asmodeus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Eri in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Asmodeus misses.
Eri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eri loads up on a big right hand but Asmodeus slips the punch.
Asmodeus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asmodeus misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Eri.
Asmodeus slips a straight right by Eri.
Asmodeus loads up on a big right hand but Eri slips the punch.
Eri throws the left hand but Asmodeus avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asmodeus throws a hook but Eri blocks it.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asmodeus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asmodeus misses with a low kick.
Asmodeus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Asmodeus moves out of range as Eri strikes.
It looked like Asmodeus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Asmodeus misses the target.
Eri slips under a jab from Asmodeus.
Eri with a hook.
Eri pushes Asmodeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Eri is trying to stall.
Asmodeus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asmodeus misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eri throws a sloppy body shot
and Asmodeus counters with a left hand that sends Eri to the canvas!
Eri trying to keep a closed guard but Asmodeus is proving a slippery customer.
Eri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wild Eri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asmodeus postures up in Eri's guard and throws a big left but Eri blocks it.
Eri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Asmodeus manages to get himself to full guard.
Asmodeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leonard Asmodeus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asmodeus trying to keep a closed guard but Eri is proving a slippery customer.
Asmodeus is wriggling around but Eri manages to pass to half guard.
Eri is looking to take a break and control but Asmodeus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asmodeus's head.
Eri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asmodeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eri.
Eri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Asmodeus is staying active underneath Eri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eri is working for a kimura but Asmodeus is defending it quite comfortably.
Asmodeus trying to hold on to Eri's head to control him but Eri postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eri staying out of range there.
Asmodeus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eri missing with a left hand there. Asmodeus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eri throws a good cross that connects.
Leonard Asmodeus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Leonard Asmodeus has been cut.
Eri throws a poor cross that misses
and Eri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Leonard Asmodeus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asmodeus, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leonard Asmodeus!
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