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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jao Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannah Holmbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jao Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannah Holmbom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai gets a clinch.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Holmbom blocks with his arms.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai landing knees to the head.
Lai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmbom's face.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmbom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Holmbom is blocking nicely.
Lai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai lands an elbow just above Holmbom 's eye.
Holmbom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmbom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lai landing knees to the body.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Holmbom is blocking nicely.
Lai with a knee to the head.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lai leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmbom is defending well for now.
Lai is breathing heavily.
Lai scores with a knee to the head.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Lai to work.
Lai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holmbom wants to get back to striking at distance but Lai won't allow it.
Holmbom avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lai leaning against his opponent.
Holmbom blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmbom.
Holmbom is looking to break free of the clinch but Lai has double underhooks.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmbom avoids it.
Lai misses with an elbow strike.
Lai has Holmbom pressed against the cage, preventing Holmbom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmbom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmbom.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmbom blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
Lai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmbom avoids it.
Holmbom wants to break free but Lai has control.
The referee calls for Lai to work.
Lai tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmbom avoids the damage to the body.
Lai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Holmbom is blocking nicely.
Holmbom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lai with a knee to the head.
Lai lands a nice elbow.
Holmbom avoids the elbow strike from Lai, against the cage.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Holmbom in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Holmbom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmbom wants to get back to striking at distance but Lai won't allow it.
Lai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lai keeps control of Holmbom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lai stalling in the clinch.
Holmbom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmbom.
That's four 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.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Holmbom in his tracks for a moment.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmbom blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmbom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmbom avoids it.
Holmbom tries to break the clinch but Lai is controlling the position.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lai is pushing Holmbom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmbom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmbom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lai walks away with a smile on his face. Holmbom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jao Lai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannah Holmbom.
Holmbom throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jao Lai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmbom throws a shot from downtown. Lai moves away and avoids it.
Lai clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lai stalling against the cage.
Holmbom avoids the elbow strike from Lai, against the cage.
Holmbom fails to pull guard.
Lai stalling in the clinch.
Lai lands an elbow just above Holmbom 's eye.
Lai crunches a lovely knee into Holmbom's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Lai.
Holmbom managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Holmbom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lai lands a knee to the head.
Lai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmbom's efforts to push away.
Holmbom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lai landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmbom blocks an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lai throws an elbow that misses.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Lai has Holmbom pressed against the cage, preventing Holmbom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Holmbom blocks with his arms.
Holmbom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lai smiles and moves away.
Holmbom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lai was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmbom.
Lai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmbom.
Lai scores with a three punch combo!
Holmbom swinging wildly here.
Johannah Holmbom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Lai.
That's two 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.
Holmbom looks to score with a jab to the body but Lai is just out of range.
Holmbom misses with an uppercut.
Lai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holmbom.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holmbom scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Lai misses.
Holmbom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmbom just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmbom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lai was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmbom.
Lai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmbom, pushing him back against the cage.
Lai tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmbom avoids the damage to the body.
Lai misses with an elbow over the top.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmbom avoids it.
Holmbom managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Holmbom jumps guard but Lai stands there with Holmbom around his waist. Holmbom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jao Lai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannah Holmbom.
Lai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lai.
Lai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai effectively controlling the action here.
Holmbom dodges an elbow strike from Lai.
Holmbom avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Holmbom jumps guard but Lai stands there with Holmbom around his waist. Holmbom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmbom looking to slow down the pace here.
Lai misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmbom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmbom blocks the elbow strike.
Lai lands an elbow inside that Holmbom shrugs off.
Holmbom is trying to break free.
Lai prevents Holmbom from breaking the clinch.
Lai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holmbom up against the cage.
Holmbom avoids a wild elbow strike from Lai.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmbom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmbom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lai smiles and moves away.
Holmbom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lai rather than just go for the knockout.
Holmbom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jao Lai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Holmbom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmbom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmbom throws a jab but it's blocked by Lai.
Lai forces Holmbom back against the cage and clinches.
Lai lands a knee to the body.
Holmbom avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmbom blocks it with crossed arms.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Holmbom is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Lai.
Lai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmbom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai keeps control of Holmbom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmbom avoids a wild elbow strike from Lai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lai throws an elbow that misses.
Lai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lai keeps control of Holmbom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmbom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
Lai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lai throws an elbow but misses.
Holmbom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lai.
Holmbom managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmbom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lai smiles and moves away.
Holmbom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lai moves away.
Holmbom loads up on a big right hand but Lai slips the punch.
Holmbom thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Lai catches Holmbom right on the button with a cross.
Holmbom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lai is rocked!
Lai motions for Holmbom to come forward. Lai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Lai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmbom looks to land a right hand but Lai moved out of range.
Lai has managed to clinch.
Holmbom blocks an elbow strike.
Lai seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmbom dodges an elbow strike from Lai.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Holmbom managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmbom.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmbom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lai smiles and moves away.
Jao Lai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannah Holmbom.
Lai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmbom.
Holmbom connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmbom throws a hook to the side of Lai's head but Lai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmbom just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmbom throws a shot from downtown. Lai moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lai.
Lai closes the distance and clinches.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.
Lai throws an elbow that misses.
Holmbom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmbom avoids it.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lai for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lai landing knees to the head.
Holmbom wants to get back to striking at distance but Lai won't allow it.
Holmbom dodges an elbow strike from Lai.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Holmbom is blocking nicely.
Holmbom tries to break free but Lai pushes him back against the cage.
Holmbom wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Holmbom can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmbom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmbom is defending well for now.
Holmbom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lai is keeping busy.
Lai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lai seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johannah Holmbom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jao Lai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmbom misses with a punch to the body.
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 Jao Lai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jao Lai!
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