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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Skott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanda Skott had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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216 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amanda Skott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amanda Skott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skott pushes Nilsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Skott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skott, as that shot connected.
Nilsson tries for a takedown but Skott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nilsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Skott plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skott tries to clinch up.
Skott scores with a takedown into Nilsson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skott stops Nilsson from standing up.
Skott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nilsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nilsson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nilsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nilsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nilsson lands a head kick. Skott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skott gets a clinch.
Skott looking for a takedown.
Nilsson working aggressively here.
Nilsson managing to block the knees to the body from Skott.
Nilsson tries to break free but Skott pushes him back against the cage.
Skott goes for a takedown attempt but Nilsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skott takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skott breaks the clinch.
Skott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nilsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skott is trying to stall.
Nilsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilsson is pressed up against the cage. Skott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nilsson down to the mat. Nilsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Skott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nilsson presses Skott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nilsson is trying to stall.
Nilsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skott gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skott trying to control the action but Nilsson is working from the bottom.
Nilsson is pushing Skott's head away, looking to escape. Skott manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Skott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nilsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nilsson tries to escape but Skott is in control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nilsson!
Nilsson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Skott looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nilsson is squirming around, avoiding Skott's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skott scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nilsson?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Skott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skott moves into the clinch.
Nilsson manages to break the clinch.
Skott doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilsson circles away.
Skott has his takedown stuffed
and Nilsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nilsson fails with the takedown
and Skott counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Skott tries a head kick but it misses.
Skott wants to clinch but Nilsson slips to the side
and Nilsson counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheers as Nilsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skott doesn't seem phased though.
Nilsson throws a push kick but Skott slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Nilsson does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nilsson.
Skott fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skott moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Nilsson scores with a push kick.
Skott moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Skott throws a lazy right hand but Nilsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilsson shoots for a takedown but Skott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nilsson.
Amanda Skott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Nilsson.
Nilsson tries to clinch but Skott is having none of it.
Skott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nilsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skott's knee momentarily.
Nilsson throws a head kick that misses.
Skott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nilsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilsson clinches but Skott breaks the clinch
and Skott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skott as Nilsson tries to tie him up.
Nilsson misses with a body punch.
Skott breaks from the clinch.
Skott has closed the distance and engaged Nilsson in a clinch.
Skott unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Nilsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skott breaks from the clinch.
Nilsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Skott.
Nilsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skott's waist but Skott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nilsson off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skott has managed to clinch.
Skott tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilsson avoids the damage to the body.
Skott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skott leaning his opponent against the cage.
Skott is trying to stall.
Nilsson tries to circle away but Skott has him pinned against the cage.
Skott landing knees to the head.
Skott manages to break the clinch.
Nilsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nilsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Skott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilsson misses with a takedown
and Skott counters with a solid body kick.
Nilsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skott moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Skott trying to land knees to the body.
Skott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nilsson smiles and moves away.
Skott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Some wild striking there from Skott.
Skott clinches up with Nilsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nilsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skott misses with a head kick.
Skott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nilsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nilsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amanda Skott will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skott lands a nice shot to the body.
Nilsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Skott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Skott struggling a bit here.
Nilsson wants to stand but Skott has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Nilsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nilsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Skott's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skott working a defensive guard here.
Skott has a closed guard, preventing Nilsson from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nilsson dives in and grabs Skott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skott pushes down on Nilsson's head and hops out.
That's two 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.
Nilsson moves in looking to clinch but Skott pushes him off.
Skott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nilsson as he avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Skott here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nilsson wants to clinch up but Skott keeps it at a distance.
Skott looks for the body kick but Nilsson saw that one coming.
Skott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nilsson is trying to defend but Skott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nilsson is trying to stand up here but Skott is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson tries to kick Skott off in order to stand up. Skott Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nilsson parries the strikes from Skott easily there. Skott is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nilsson to escape.
Skott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nilsson clinches.
Skott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nilsson slows down the pace here.
Nilsson blocks an elbow strike from Skott.
Skott goes for a takedown attempt but Nilsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skott has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skott tries a knee to the head but Nilsson blocks it.
Skott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skott is looking to clinch but Nilsson is avoiding it.
Skott darts in trying to clinch
and Nilsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Skott missing with knees to the body.
Skott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nilsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nilsson manages to break the clinch.
Skott misses with the body kick
and Nilsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skott clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Skott.
Nilsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nilsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skott's efforts to push away.
Liam Nilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amanda Skott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nilsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Amanda Skott.
Well Skott 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amanda Skott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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