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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Teuvo Loman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Asher Lee's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Loman tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Loman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Loman settles back down.
Loman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Loman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee avoids the body shot from Loman.
Lee blocks a head kick by Loman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loman.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Loman walks into a left hand.
Loman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loman closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Loman pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Loman misses with a looping right.
Loman tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Loman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Loman.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Loman.
Loman shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Loman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Loman is proving a slippery customer.
Loman throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loman won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loman swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Loman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Loman wants to clinch.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee cracks Loman with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loman.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Loman.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A big right from Loman misses.
A jab from Lee misses.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Loman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Loman lands a nice short elbow.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loman.
Loman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee is not content to let Loman control the position.
Loman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Loman.
Loman lands with a punch from half guard.
Loman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teuvo Loman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loman wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Loman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loman.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Loman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Loman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Loman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Loman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loman is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Loman thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loman.
Loman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Loman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Loman misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Loman's lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Loman connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Loman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Loman sits in half guard.
Loman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee is staying active underneath Loman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Loman throwing strikes here but Lee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Loman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Loman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee wants to stand but Loman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Loman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Loman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Loman!
Loman tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Loman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Loman.
Loman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Loman wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Loman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loman moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Loman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loman moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Loman counters with an outside leg kick.
No luck for Loman with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman connects with a high kick.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loman.
Loman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loman moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Loman shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Asher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Loman.
Loman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Loman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Loman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Loman.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loman misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loman wants to clinch.
Loman connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Loman shoots in.
Loman shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Loman throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Loman backs away looking to recover.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loman tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Loman on that attempt.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Loman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Lee pulls Loman in close to prevent any damage.
Loman stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Loman tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Loman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loman won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Loman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loman slips nicely into half guard.
Loman wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Lee lands.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
Loman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee misses with a hook. Loman ducked under it nicely.
Loman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Loman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Loman has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Loman connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Lee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Loman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loman postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Loman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loman passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Loman trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Loman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee is looking to control Loman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Loman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loman on the ground.
Loman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loman is controlling the pace.
Loman winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Loman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loman is just content to waste time from the top position. Lee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Loman throwing strikes but missing.
Loman throws a big right hand that misses.
Loman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loman darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Loman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Loman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Loman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Loman persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Loman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Loman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loman throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loman.
Loman throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Loman throws a head kick that misses.
Loman misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loman's hands.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loman closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Loman backing up. Loman nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Loman clinches but Lee breaks the clinch
and Loman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Loman misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Loman misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with the combination.
Loman fails with a takedown attempt.
Loman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Loman lands a jab to the nose.
Loman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loman.
Asher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Loman.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loman moves away from the strike by Lee.
Loman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Loman lands a head kick!
Loman wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loman ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Loman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Loman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman connects with a couple of short punches.
Loman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loman stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Teuvo Loman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee keeping full guard, as Loman tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice shot lands for Loman.
Asher Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loman throws a shot to the body.
Loman scores with a jab to the body.
Loman looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Loman is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Teuvo Loman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loman is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman is the new middleweight champion!
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