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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petr Klasnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Payette will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Klasnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payette .
Klasnic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Payette won't allow Klasnic to sweep him here.
Payette trying to control the position from guard on top but Klasnic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payette looking to sit in guard and control but Klasnic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klasnic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klasnic stands and throws Payette 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Klasnic wants to control but Payette is keeping him busy.
Payette is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasnic decides to stand back up.
Payette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klasnic's waist but Klasnic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payette off to one side.
Payette shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Payette showed some decent athleticism there.
Klasnic is looking to improve his position.
Klasnic trying to control from the bottom.
Payette missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klasnic tries to get to full guard but Payette has control of the leg.
Klasnic trying to control but Payette postures up.
Payette prevents Klasnic from improving his position.
Payette seems to be looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Payette has a takedown stuffed.
Petr Klasnic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Payette looks gassed!
Payette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klasnic drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Payette is looking for a triangle here but Klasnic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Klasnic staying calm.
Payette taking a bit of punishment here - Klasnic scoring with strikes.
Klasnic stands up and beckons Payette to his feet.
Klasnic fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasnic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payette decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Klasnic's guard.
Klasnic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Payette wants to stand but Klasnic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Klasnic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Payette gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Klasnic wants to clinch.
Klasnic rushes Payette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Payette dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Payette has his takedown stuffed
and Klasnic counters with a stiff right hand.
Klasnic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Payette manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Payette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klasnic defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klasnic trying to control but Payette is working from the bottom.
Klasnic passes Payette 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Payette taking some punishment here, with Klasnic in his half guard.
Klasnic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette can't escape the position.
Klasnic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Payette wants to hold on but Klasnic pushes him away.
Klasnic working Payette over with strikes here.
Klasnic landing shots from mount.
Klasnic raining down shots from the mount!
Klasnic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Payette is squirming around, avoiding Klasnic's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Klasnic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klasnic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Payette hang on?
Klasnic with shots to the head and body - Payette looks very uncomfortable down there.
Klasnic landing strikes from the mount.
Klasnic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Payette tries to hold on but Klasnic postures up.
Payette is trying desperately to improve position.
Klasnic controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasnic gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
No luck for Klasnic with that takedown attempt.
Payette doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klasnic moves into the clinch.
Payette tries to score a body lock takedown but Klasnic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petr Klasnic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Payette tries for a takedown but Klasnic manages to get underhooks.
Payette keeps control of Klasnic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klasnic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Klasnic tightens his grip and picks Payette up, before dumping him to the ground. Payette manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Payette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klasnic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Klasnic wants to control from the top but Payette keeps moving.
Payette working a defensive guard here.
Klasnic trying to control the position from guard on top but Payette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payette trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Klasnic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Klasnic misses the shot to the body.
Klasnic misses with a takedown attempt - Payette sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payette fails with the takedown
and Klasnic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Payette won't be happy with that.
Klasnic advances to full mount.
Klasnic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Klasnic prevents Payette from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klasnic wants to control but instead Payette manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klasnic is working away from the top position though.
Payette regains full guard. Nicely done.
Payette looking for a sweep. Not yet Payette , not yet.
Payette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klasnic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klasnic is working Payette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Klasnic trying to control but Payette is working from the bottom.
Klasnic is stalling in the full guard.
Klasnic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Klasnic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payette counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Payette .
Payette wants to control from the top but Klasnic keeps moving.
Klasnic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payette can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette trying to control the position from guard on top but Klasnic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klasnic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Klasnic keeping moving, preventing Payette from controlling successfully.
Klasnic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Payette is controlling him.
Klasnic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klasnic can't keep his opponent in guard - Payette advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four 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.
Klasnic is defending against the submission attempts here by Payette .
Klasnic trying to control here.
Klasnic tries to kick Payette off but Payette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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 Petr Klasnic.
Well Klasnic 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Payette !
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energy
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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