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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Dilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arabian Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beattie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danzig - Mother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
26
166 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrea Dilja! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arabian Beattie! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Beattie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dilja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beattie tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Beattie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beattie tries to clinch up. Arabian Beattie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja is having none of it. Beattie tries to clinch up but Dilja circles away and keeps his distance. Beattie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilja swats him away and circles back towards the center. Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja is having none of it. Decent striking displayed by Dilja there. Dilja throws a good cross that connects.
Dilja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Beattie wants to clinch. Beattie clinches. Dilja stalling the fight.
Dilja gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Dilja breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beattie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dilja moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Dilja clinches. Dilja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beattie backwards. Beattie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dilja pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beattie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Beattie wants to slow Dilja down by chopping away at his legs. Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch and Dilja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dilja lands with a good body shot. Beattie tries to clinch up and Dilja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Beattie looks gassed! 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! Dilja throws a series of punches but Beattie avoids them all with ease. Dilja closes the distance and clinches. Beattie fails to pull guard.
Andrea Dilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arabian Beattie. Dilja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beattie lands an elbow just above Dilja 's eye. Dilja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dilja wants to get back to striking at distance but Beattie won't allow it.
Beattie lands a good knee to the midsection. Dilja won't want to take too many of those. A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie. Dilja is trying to break the clinch but Beattie is controlling him. Dilja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch and Dilja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dilja scores with a nice strike. Dilja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilja scores with a nice strike. Beattie moves into range and clinches up with Dilja. Beattie lands an elbow just above Dilja 's eye. Beattie tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilja avoids the damage to the body. Dilja stops a takedown attempt from Beattie.
Dilja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Beattie lands a nice knee to the body. Beattie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dilja blocks it with crossed arms. Dilja manages to break the clinch.
Dilja misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beattie tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Dilja counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dilja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beattie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dilja throws a head kick that misses. Dilja lands with a right hand. Dilja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dilja lands with a right hand. Dilja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dilja throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away and Dilja counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dilja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Beattie darts in trying to clinch and Dilja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Andrea Dilja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dilja bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Beattie wants to clinch and Dilja counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dilja with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dilja digs a good hook to Beattie's body.
Dilja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beattie is rocked! Dilja closes the distance and clinches. Dilja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Beattie. Dilja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Dilja scores with a three punch combo!
Beattie is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilja finish him? Beattie takes a shot right to the bread basket. Beattie seems to have recovered his senses. Beattie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Beattie with a poor takedown and Dilja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dilja closes the distance and clinches. Dilja has Beattie pressed against the cage.
Beattie crunches a lovely knee into Dilja's ribcage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Dilja dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilja as he connects with a hook. Dilja lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beattie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Beattie looks to clinch and Dilja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Beattie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Beattie wants to clinch and Dilja counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Andrea Dilja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dilja closes the distance and clinches. Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but Dilja is blocking nicely.
Dilja working hard to break the clinch. Beattie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilja tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot. Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch and Dilja counters with a left and a right that stings Beattie. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Beattie blocks a head kick by Dilja.
Dilja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dilja throws a head kick that misses. Beattie tries to clinch but fails miserably and Dilja counters with a left and a right that stings Beattie.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beattie is looking to clinch. Beattie shoots in for a takedown but Dilja shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Dilja digs a good body shot into Beattie's ribs. Beattie tries to clinch up and Dilja counters by clinching up. Beattie manages to break the clinch.
Beattie closes the distance but Dilja moves to the side and Dilja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away and Dilja counters with a stiff right hand. A head kick misses from Beattie. A shot to de liver by Dilja. Beautiful body shot. Beattie on the wrong end of a nice hook. Beattie blocks a head kick by Dilja.
Dilja tries to clinch but Beattie is having none of it. Dilja uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beattie has time to react. Dilja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beattie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Horrible takedown by Beattie or perhaps it was just good defense by Dilja which made him look bad. Dilja misses with a head kick.
Beattie closes the distance but Dilja moves to the side and Dilja counters with a lovely straight right hand! Beattie closes the distance and clinches. Dilja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dilja takes an elbow to the forehead. Dilja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beattie can do to turn this around? Beattie misses with a knee to the head. Dilja wants to get back to striking at distance but Beattie won't allow it.
Dilja is trying to break free. Beattie lands a damaging elbow. Beattie lands a nice elbow. Dilja is looking to control Beattie's arms but Beattie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dilja has his back to the cage. Dilja takes an elbow to the temple. A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie. Beattie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dilja avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beattie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Beattie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dilja is keeping busy. Dilja breaks the clinch.
Dilja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dilja dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dilja rushes Beattie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Dilja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Dilja. Beattie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dilja connects with a body shot. Dilja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beattie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dilja is defending well for now. Dilja dodges an elbow strike from Beattie.
Beattie misses with a knee strike.
Dilja leaning against his opponent.
Dilja lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Dilja is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Beattie pushes off an throws an elbow but Dilja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Dilja breaks from the clinch.
Beattie looks to clinch and Dilja counters with a nice body shot. Dilja scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away and Dilja counters with a series of strikes. Beattie will be more careful next time no doubt. Beattie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dilja scores to the head and body with a nice combination! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dilja's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dilja jabs at Beattie's body. Beattie tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Dilja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dilja circles away from the clinch attempt and Dilja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Dilja dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dilja misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Dilja both land. Nice combination. Andrea Dilja is winning the standup battle so far. Beattie tries to clinch up and Dilja counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dilja throws a series of punches but Beattie moves out of range. Beattie closes the distance looking to clinch and Dilja counters with a nice uppercut. Beattie drops his hands momentarily and Dilja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Beattie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilja tries to avoid it but Beattie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilja to the ground. Dilja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Beattie shoots in for a takedown but Dilja shows good takedown defense. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilja. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dilja lands a nice hook to Beattie's body. Beattie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dilja's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dilja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A lazy left from Dilja finds it's target. Dilja tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beattie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dilja throws a right and a left that Beattie avoids nicely. Dilja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beattie throws a head kick but Dilja moves out of range.
Dilja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beattie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dilja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Beattie clinches. Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but Dilja is blocking nicely.
Beattie tries to pull guard but Dilja holds him up against the cage and eventually Beattie drops back down to his feet.
Andrea Dilja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arabian Beattie. Beattie prevents Dilja from breaking the clinch. Beattie stalling.
Beattie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Beattie keeps control of Dilja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Beattie wants to stall.
Beattie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dilja tries to break the clinch but Beattie is controlling the position. Nice body punch from Dilja. Beattie looking to throw knees to the head but Dilja is blocking nicely.
Beattie lands an elbow just above Dilja 's eye. Dilja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beattie has him pressed against the cage. Dilja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilja tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot. Arabian Beattie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dilja with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dilja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beattie clinches but Dilja breaks the clinch and Dilja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Beattie throws a leg kick which misses Dilja's front leg but catches the back leg as Dilja tries to avoid it. Beattie tries to clinch but Dilja moves away and Dilja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Beattie shoots and misses and Dilja counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dilja. Dilja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dilja manages to break the clinch.
Beattie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Dilja displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Beattie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Dilja throws a head kick but Beattie moves out of range.
Dilja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beattie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A left lands for Dilja. Dilja closes the distance and clinches. Dilja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beattie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Dilja is trying to break the clinch but Beattie has him pressed against the cage. Dilja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beattie scores with a knee to the head.
Dilja dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Beattie. Beattie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beattie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beattie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beattie throws an elbow that misses.
Dilja wants to break free but Beattie has control.
Andrea Dilja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dilja manages to break the clinch.
Dilja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dilja goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Beattie is looking to score with low kicks. Dilja drives through and clinches with Beattie against the cage.
Beattie connects with a knee to the head.
Dilja avoiding damage as Beattie throws knees to the body.
Beattie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dilja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! Andrea Dilja showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dilja 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Dilja!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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