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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nishio Hiotaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Lindholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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168 cm
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nishio Hiotaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiotaki moves in looking to clinch but Lindholm pushes him off.
Hiotaki tries to clinch there but Lindholm circles away.
Hiotaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiotaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lindholm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Hiotaki crashes against the mat.
Lindholm sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiotaki moves nicely into side control.
Hiotaki wants to control but Lindholm is keeping him busy.
Lindholm is trying to control Hiotaki's posture but Hiotaki avoids it.
Hiotaki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm wants to control but Hiotaki postures up.
Hiotaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lindholm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lindholm struggling a bit here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lindholm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiotaki misses with a head kick.
Lindholm takes a swing at Hiotaki's ribcage but misses.
Hiotaki moves in looking to clinch but Lindholm pushes him off.
Lindholm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lindholm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hiotaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lindholm is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hiotaki flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lindholm winds up and cracks Hiotaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hiotaki trying to hold on to Lindholm's head to control him but Lindholm postures up.
Hiotaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiotaki trying to control but Lindholm postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lindholm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hiotaki is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lindholm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiotaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindholm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hiotaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Hiotaki misses with a head kick.
Hiotaki misses the jab.
Hiotaki tries to clinch
and Lindholm moves into the clinch.
Hiotaki trying to stall but Lindholm improves his position.
Lindholm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hiotaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lindholm manages to pull guard.
Lindholm trying to keep a closed guard but Hiotaki is proving a slippery customer.
Lindholm has his foot on Hiotaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hiotaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Hiotaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lindholm is trying to keep Hiotaki in close.
Lindholm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiotaki.
Lindholm has his hands on Hiotaki's head, controlling the position.
Lindholm will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiotaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hiotaki postures up.
Lindholm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hiotaki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hiotaki tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Lindholm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hiotaki throws a head kick but Lindholm moves out of range.
Hiotaki lands a nice shot that snaps Lindholm's head back.
Hiotaki closes the distance but Lindholm moves to the side
and Lindholm counters by clinching up.
Lindholm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindholm forces Hiotaki back against the cage and clinches.
Hiotaki trying to control the position but instead, Lindholm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiotaki into the cage.
Lindholm misses with an elbow strike.
Lindholm decides to pull guard.
Hiotaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindholm controls Hiotaki momentarily but Hiotaki frees himself.
Lindholm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiotaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lindholm managing to control the position.
Hiotaki passes Lindholm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lindholm scores with a few weak punches.
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.
Lindholm is trying is best to control the position here.
Lindholm is looking to control Hiotaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lindholm avoid being mounted?
Lindholm flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lindholm misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lindholm trying to control here.
Hiotaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Lindholm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiotaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lindholm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hiotaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hiotaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiotaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Lindholm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lindholm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hiotaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lindholm pulls guard successfully.
Lindholm is pulling down on Hiotaki's head to control his posture.
Lindholm has a closed guard, preventing Hiotaki from standing up.
Lindholm trying to keep a closed guard but Hiotaki is proving a slippery customer.
Lindholm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm is trying to control the position but Hiotaki postures up.
Lindholm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hiotaki!
The referee warns Hiotaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hiotaki wants to control but Lindholm is having none of it.
Hiotaki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lindholm. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiotaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Lindholm has a good base and remains in mount.
Lindholm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hiotaki?
Hiotaki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Lindholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lindholm moves into the clinch successfully.
Lindholm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiotaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindholm is looking to clinch.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hiotaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hiotaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hiotaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hiotaki lands with a right hand.
Hiotaki misses with a body kick.
Lindholm is looking to clinch but Hiotaki is avoiding it.
Hiotaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Nishio Hiotaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindholm wants to clinch but Hiotaki slips to the side
and Hiotaki counters with a left and a right that stings Lindholm.
Lindholm is looking to clinch but Hiotaki is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lindholm.
Hiotaki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindholm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hiotaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lindholm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hiotaki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lindholm presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hiotaki wants to control but Lindholm is having none of it.
Lindholm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiotaki's face.
Hiotaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hiotaki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lindholm. What's that going to do exactly?
Hiotaki is looking to improve his position but Lindholm isn't that keen on the idea.
Lindholm breaks from Hiotaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lindholm controlling from mount.
Hiotaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lindholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hiotaki working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm landing shots from mount.
Lindholm content just to control the position here.
Hiotaki tries to lock up and control but Lindholm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hiotaki is looking to improve his position but Lindholm isn't that keen on the idea.
Lindholm looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four 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.
Hiotaki working to try and regain half guard.
Lindholm looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hiotaki tries to hold on but Lindholm postures up.
Lindholm prevents Hiotaki from getting the reversal.
Martin Lindholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lindholm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hiotaki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Lindholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindholm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Lindholm!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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