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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Buscemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buscemi's entrance music is Sopranos Theme. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Buscemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buscemi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buscemi closes the distance and clinches up with Conroy, looking for a takedown. Buscemi pushes Conroy against the cage but Conroy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buscemi wants to clinch up but Conroy keeps it at a distance.
Buscemi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Buscemi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conroy keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buscemi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Conroy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Conroy is trying to control but can't.
Buscemi is trying to control. Conroy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Conroy trying to control but Buscemi postures up.
Buscemi trying to control from half guard but Conroy is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy is in trouble now - Buscemi has advanced to mount!
Buscemi is stalling here but it's allowed Conroy to get half guard.
Conroy wants to get back to full guard.
Buscemi is trying to control the action in half guard but Conroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conroy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buscemi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Conroy is squirming around, avoiding Buscemi's attempts to control the action.
Conroy wants to control but Buscemi is having none of it.
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.
Conroy regains half guard.
Buscemi wants to pass the guard but Conroy is defending well.
Buscemi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Conroy is looking for a sweep. Buscemi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buscemi stalling.
Buscemi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Conroy wants to control but Buscemi is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi throwing shots but Conroy is blocking nicely.
Buscemi thows a huge punch but Conroy dodges it nicely.
Conroy is not content to let Buscemi control the position.
Conroy is concentrating on defense, preventing Buscemi from advancing position.
Conroy looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Conroy misses with a takedown
and Buscemi counters with a takedown into side control.
Conroy looks gassed!
Buscemi wants to control but Conroy is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Conroy looks to move to half guard but instead Buscemi has passed into mount! Damn!
Buscemi trying to control but Conroy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buscemi wants to stand but Conroy is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Conroy is squirming around, avoiding Buscemi's attempts to control the action.
Buscemi controlling from mount.
Conroy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Buscemi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Buscemi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buscemi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buscemi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Conroy is looking to reverse the position.
Buscemi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conroy keeps working.
Buscemi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Conroy to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi clinches.
Buscemi pushes Conroy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buscemi avoiding damage as Conroy throws knees to the body.
Buscemi stops a takedown attempt from Conroy.
A knee to the head by Buscemi.
It looks like Dylan Conroy has been cut.
Conroy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buscemi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conroy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conroy is breathing heavily.
Buscemi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buscemi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Buscemi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conroy tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buscemi prevents it.
Steve Buscemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Conroy.
Buscemi crunches a lovely knee into Conroy's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi effectively controlling the action here.
Buscemi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conroy.
Buscemi landing knees to the head.
Conroy can't get the takedown.
Buscemi lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buscemi.
Buscemi stalling the fight.
Buscemi lands a good knee to the midsection. Conroy won't want to take too many of those.
Buscemi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buscemi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buscemi lands a good knee to the midsection. Conroy won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Buscemi.
Buscemi working Conroy over with knees to the body.
Buscemi lands a nice knee to the body.
Buscemi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Conroy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Buscemi tries to get the hooks in deep but Conroy pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Buscemi controlling the positon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Will Buscemi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Buscemi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Conroy's cut.
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!
Buscemi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conroy sprawls well initially but Buscemi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Buscemi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Buscemi passes to side control.
Conroy is looking to reverse the position.
Buscemi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Buscemi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buscemi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Conroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy is desperately trying to improve his position but Buscemi has a good base and remains in mount.
Buscemi is trying to take his opponent's back.
Buscemi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Conroy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Buscemi looking to control but Conroy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conroy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Buscemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conroy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buscemi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conroy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Conroy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Conroy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buscemi keeping moving, preventing Conroy from controlling successfully.
Conroy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buscemi keeping moving, preventing Conroy from controlling successfully.
Conroy thows a big elbow that misses.
Buscemi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conroy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Buscemi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Conroy.
Buscemi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conroy keeps working.
Buscemi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Conroy down.
A control attempt from Conroy but he's now mounted!
Buscemi has control of Conroy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Conroy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Buscemi trying to control but Conroy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buscemi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conroy is looking to escape.
Conroy tries to reverse the position but Buscemi maintains control.
Conroy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Conroy is squirming around, avoiding Buscemi's attempts to control the action.
Buscemi controlling his opponent.
Dylan Conroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Buscemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conroy is trying to reverse the position but instead Buscemi has taken his back - oops!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Buscemi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buscemi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Buscemi!
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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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