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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birta Lif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birta Lif is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucio Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Birta Lif!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lif has time to react.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Lif which made him look bad.
Vera throws a front kick aimed at Lif's knee but Lif avoids it well.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Lif tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Lif throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Lif tries a head kick but it misses.
Lif tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Vera misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vera.
Lif throws a combination that misses
and Vera counters with a nice body shot.
Vera with a hook.
Lif is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Vera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lif tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lif tries a head kick but it misses.
Lif thows a body shot but no joy.
Birta Lif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lif lands with a kick to the temple. Vera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lif is out of range.
Lif ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Vera scores with a decent looking hook.
Lif clinches up against the cage.
Lif pushes off an throws an elbow but Vera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vera has Lif pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lif manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Lif tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vera scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lif's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera lands with some strikes.
Vera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lif working to try and regain half guard.
Vera cracks Lif with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vera landing shots from mount.
Vera cracks Lif with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lif tries to hold on but Vera pushes him away.
Vera is landing with some decent strikes but Lif is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lif really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vera working the ground and pound effectively.
Lif takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vera dominating with strikes here.
Vera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lif is looking to escape.
Lif is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera with shots to the head and body - Lif looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Vera lands a big elbow.
Vera working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lif working to try and regain half guard.
Vera dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Vera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vera misses with a straight left.
Lif pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lif clinches.
Vera is trying to break the clinch but Lif has him pressed against the cage.
Vera blocks an elbow strike.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Vera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lif is out of range.
Vera lands a right hook to the body.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Lif misses.
Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucio Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lif takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Lif.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lif moves out of range as Vera throws a body kick.
Vera thumps Lif with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
Lif throws a lazy head kick
and Vera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lif is rocked!
Lif is breathing heavily.
Lif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Lif is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
Vera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Vera.
Lif seems to have recovered his senses.
Lif tries to bench press Vera off him but Vera keeps the position.
Lif is not content to let Vera control the position.
Check out the look on Vera's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vera creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lif sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera cracks Lif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lif takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vera landing a few strikes.
Vera fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lif is looking for a sweep.
Vera landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lif is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vera is controlling him well.
Vera working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera cracks Lif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lif on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vera controlling the position.
Lif is trying to control Vera's posture but Vera avoids it.
Vera lands a few punches from side control.
Vera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vera scoring with punches from side control.
Vera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lif keeps working.
Vera remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lif down.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lif can do to turn this around?
Vera lands some shots froms side control.
Lif is not content to let Vera control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Vera dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vera throws a series of punches but Lif moves out of range.
Lif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera slips under a jab from Lif.
Lif clinches but Vera breaks the clinch
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Lif misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera blocks a head kick by Lif.
Vera blocks a head kick by Lif.
Vera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vera showed some decent athleticism there.
Lif takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vera trying to control the action but Lif is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lands with a punch from half guard.
Vera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vera controlling the pace.
Vera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lif can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vera drops an elbow to the side of Lif's head.
Vera has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lif can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands a big elbow.
Vera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vera with a couple of short strikes.
Lucio Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lif is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vera landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lif in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vera 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.
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera content just to control the position here.
Vera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lif is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vera with good strikes from the mount here!
Vera controlling the pace for now.
Lif is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lif is squirming around, avoiding Vera's attempts to control the action.
Vera with good strikes from the mount here!
Lif is in a horrible position here. Vera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vera controlling from mount.
Birta Lif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucio Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vera, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Vera!
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