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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Homstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homstad has chosen Sea of Fate - Rhapsody of Fire as his entrance music. Edvard Homstad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edvard Homstad!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardonia throws a right and a left that Homstad avoids nicely.
Homstad throws a right and a left that Ardonia avoids nicely.
Homstad punishes Ardonia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad counters with a straight right hand.
Ardonia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Homstad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Homstad.
Homstad missing with knees to the body.
Homstad manages to break the clinch.
Ardonia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Homstad counters with a thumping low kick.
Homstad misses with a takedown attempt - Ardonia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ardonia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Homstad counters with a solid body kick.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad moves into the clinch.
Ardonia is breathing heavily.
Ardonia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Homstad has him pressed against the cage.
Homstad throws an elbow but it misses.
Homstad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Homstad swinging wildly here.
Homstad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ardonia tries to avoid it but Homstad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ardonia to the ground. Ardonia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ardonia misses with a double jab
and Homstad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Homstad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Homstad shoots in looking for a takedown. Ardonia tries to sprawl out of it but Homstad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ardonia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Homstad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homstad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Homstad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Homstad tries to clinch but Ardonia moves out of range.
Ardonia slips a jab and a cross from Homstad.
Ardonia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Homstad counters with an outside leg kick.
Homstad rushes Ardonia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Homstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ardonia backwards.
Homstad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Homstad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Homstad breaks the clinch.
Homstad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homstad connects with a solid leg kick.
Homstad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Homstad is trying to control the action in half guard but Ardonia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Homstad.
Homstad throwing shots but Ardonia is blocking nicely.
Ardonia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Homstad.
Ardonia missing with punches from the bottom.
Homstad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ardonia defending well though.
Homstad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ardonia defending well though.
It looks like Homstad is going to stand back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Homstad throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homstad clinches with his opponent.
Homstad is trying to stall.
Homstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ardonia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Homstad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ardonia's knee momentarily.
Homstad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Homstad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Homstad thuds his shin into the meat of Ardonia's side.
Homstad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ardonia. That did some damage!
Homstad instigates a clinch.
Homstad wants to stall.
Ardonia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Homstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Homstad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ardonia at a distance.
Homstad throws a series of punches but Ardonia avoids them all with ease.
Homstad scores with a sloppy right hand. Ardonia should have avoided that one.
Homstad throws a right and a left that Ardonia avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homstad gets a clinch.
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!
Ardonia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Homstad has him pressed against the cage.
Ardonia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Homstad has had enough of the clinch but Ardonia keeps him there for the moment.
Ardonia wants to get back to striking at distance but Homstad won't allow it.
Homstad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Homstad throws a nice head kick!
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad counters by clinching up.
Homstad manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Homstad.
Homstad throws a nice looking combination but Ardonia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Homstad is looking to clinch but Ardonia is avoiding it.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Homstad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Homstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Homstad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Homstad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Homstad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses
and Homstad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ardonia is rocked!
Ardonia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Ardonia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ardonia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Homstad counters with an inside leg kick.
Homstad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Homstad misses with a few strikes there.
Ardonia seems to have got his legs back now.
Homstad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Homstad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ardonia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Homstad. Homstad obviously looking to wear him down.
Homstad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Homstad works over Ardonia's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Homstad forces Ardonia back against the cage and clinches.
Homstad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Homstad has managed to clinch.
Ardonia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Homstad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Homstad lands with a right hand.
Ardonia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Homstad.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses
and Homstad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Homstad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Homstad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Homstad passes Ardonia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homstad decides to return to a standing position.
Homstad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Homstad cracks Ardonia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Homstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Homstad.
Homstad lands with a good body shot.
Homstad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad counters with a three punch combo that has Ardonia backing up. Ardonia nods at Homstad to acknowledge the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Homstad.
Homstad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ardonia's half guard.
Ardonia is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homstad decides to stand and escape the position.
Ardonia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Homstad counters with a solid body kick.
Homstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Homstad closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Homstad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Homstad throws a series of strikes that have Ardonia backpedaling.
Homstad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ardonia is looking to regain half guard here but Homstad keeps moving and retains side control.
Homstad working the head and body with strikes.
Homstad scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homstad decides to stand back up.
Homstad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Homstad scores with a one two! Ardonia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Homstad is defended easily by Ardonia.
Homstad moves in looking to clinch but Ardonia pushes him off.
Homstad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ardonia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Homstad tries to clinch but Ardonia moves out of range.
Homstad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Homstad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Homstad rushes Ardonia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ardonia is trying to break the clinch but Homstad has him pressed against the cage.
Homstad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ardonia tries to break the clinch but Homstad is controlling the position.
Homstad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homstad has managed to clinch.
Ardonia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Homstad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Homstad does no damage.
Ardonia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Homstad counters by moving into the clinch.
Homstad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Homstad.
Homstad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ardonia is fending him off so far but Homstad persists. Nope, Ardonia circles away and we're back to standing.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Homstad.
Homstad tries to close the distance and clinch but Ardonia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Homstad tries to clinch but Ardonia is having none of it.
Homstad lands with a hook. Ardonia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Homstad is looking to clinch but Ardonia is avoiding it.
Homstad tries to clinch up.
Homstad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ardonia. Ardonia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ardonia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Homstad. Homstad obviously looking to wear him down.
Homstad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ardonia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ardonia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses
so Homstad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Homstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Homstad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses
and Homstad counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Homstad.
Homstad misses with the combination.
Homstad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardonia circles away quickly and effectively.
Homstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Homstad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ardonia's calf.
Ardonia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Homstad counters with a leg kick.
Homstad scores with a nice head shot.
Edvard Homstad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Homstad throws a series of punches but Ardonia moves out of range.
Homstad shoots in for a takedown but Ardonia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Homstad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Homstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ardonia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Homstad counters with a good low kick that Ardonia was not able to check.
Homstad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homstad wants to control from the top but Ardonia keeps moving.
Homstad is looking to stand up but Ardonia won't let him.
Homstad stands up and waves to Ardonia to follow him.
Homstad closes the distance and pushes Ardonia back into the cage.
Homstad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Homstad shoots in and bounces Ardonia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Homstad gets to his feet. Ardonia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homstad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ardonia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Homstad counters by moving into the clinch.
Homstad scores with a shot to the side of Ardonia's head.
Homstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Homstad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Homstad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Homstad looks to land a combination but Ardonia avoids it well.
Homstad connects with a solid leg kick.
Ardonia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Homstad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ardonia as he avoids it easily.
Homstad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Homstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ardonia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Homstad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ardonia throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Homstad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homstad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ardonia is desperately trying to improve his position but Homstad has a good base and remains in mount.
Homstad landing punches.
The referee warns Ardonia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Homstad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Homstad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ardonia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Homstad looking to finish Ardonia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ardonia!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Homstad looking to secure an arm triangle but Ardonia defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Homstad landing strikes from the mount and Ardonia is in trouble!
BOOM! Homstad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Homstad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ardonia is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Homstad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ardonia?
And that's the end of the fight!
Edvard Homstad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Homstad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edvard Homstad!
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