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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicco Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun comes to the cage accompanied by Always Strapped. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicco Robin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Robin is trying to get back to half guard.
Calhoun in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calhoun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robin taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Calhoun crashes against the mat.
Calhoun is trying to get an arm triangle but Robin is defending well.
Calhoun decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Robin misses with a takedown attempt
and Calhoun counters by moving into the clinch.
Calhoun has hold of one of Robin's legs. Robin is fighting the takedown attempt but Calhoun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robin controls Calhoun momentarily but Calhoun frees himself.
Robin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calhoun is one step ahead there.
Robin has momentary wrist control but Calhoun slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun trying to control but Robin is working from the bottom.
Robin keeping full guard, as Calhoun tries to pass.
Robin keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Robin wants to control but Calhoun passes easily into half guard.
Robin is defending against the submission attempts here by Calhoun.
Calhoun not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calhoun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calhoun lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Calhoun won't allow Robin to sweep him here.
Robin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calhoun is aware though and is defending well.
Robin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Calhoun passes into side control.
Calhoun staying calm.
Robin is pushing Calhoun's head away, looking to escape. Calhoun manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robin manages to get back to half guard.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calhoun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Calhoun is pressing down on Robin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robin is holding on for now.
Robin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calhoun.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Calhoun blocks the strikes from Robin.
Robin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calhoun works his way into full mount!
Calhoun controlling his opponent.
Calhoun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robin is looking to escape.
Calhoun landing punches.
Calhoun tries to control but Robin wriggling away.
Robin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Robin working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robin is in a horrible position here. Calhoun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robin doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Calhoun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calhoun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calhoun tries to get out of the position.
Calhoun wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Robin.
Robin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Calhoun is on top in guard.
Calhoun wants to control from the top but Robin keeps moving.
Calhoun with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calhoun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calhoun trying to control the position from guard on top but Robin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calhoun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Calhoun wants to control from the top but Robin keeps moving.
Calhoun chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun trying to control but Robin is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Slim Calhoun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robin shoots and misses
and Calhoun counters by moving into the clinch.
Robin is trying to break the clinch but Calhoun has him pressed against the cage.
Calhoun turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Robin gets back to half guard.
Calhoun prevents Robin from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin is breathing heavily.
Calhoun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calhoun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robin defends it well.
Robin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calhoun stands up and beckons Robin to join him on the feet.
Robin tries for a takedown but Calhoun circles away easily
and Calhoun counters with a takedown into side control.
Slim Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicco Robin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun decides to stand up, so the ref orders Robin to his feet.
Calhoun tries to clinch there but Robin circles away.
Calhoun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robin is looking to sweep but instead, Calhoun has passed into half guard.
Calhoun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robin tries to get to full guard but Calhoun has control of the leg.
Robin has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robin punching from the bottom.
Calhoun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robin looking for submissions off his back.
Robin wants to control but Calhoun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robin is defending against the submission attempts here by Calhoun.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robin wants to improve his position but Calhoun is controlling well.
Robin is trying to stand back up but Calhoun is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robin is staying active underneath Calhoun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calhoun frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Calhoun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robin?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun 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!
Calhoun gets the takedown into side control.
Robin pushes Calhoun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Calhoun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Calhoun cracks Robin with a big elbow.
Calhoun trying to control the position but Robin is working away.
Slim Calhoun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robin tries to bench press Calhoun off him but Calhoun keeps the position.
Calhoun controlling from side mount.
Calhoun lands a nice forearm strike.
Calhoun prevents Robin from escaping the position.
Calhoun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Calhoun is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calhoun working the ground and pound.
Robin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robin is staying active underneath Calhoun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calhoun wants to pass to mount but Robin is defending the position.
Robin is refusing to be controlled, as Calhoun sits in half guard.
Calhoun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robin's head.
Calhoun is keen to just control but Robin is a slippery customer.
Calhoun working Robin over with strikes.
Robin is staying active underneath Calhoun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calhoun is looking to work some ground and pound but Robin has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin keeping full guard, as Calhoun tries to pass.
Robin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calhoun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calhoun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calhoun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robin keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Calhoun wants to pass the guard but Robin is keeping the position.
Robin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calhoun defends it easily.
Calhoun trying to control the position from guard on top but Robin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun advances to half guard.
Robin wants to control but Calhoun is keeping busy.
Calhoun is taking a breather. Robin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Calhoun working Robin over with strikes.
Calhoun is working for a kimura but Robin is defending it quite comfortably.
Robin is looking for a sweep. Calhoun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Calhoun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Calhoun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robin can do to turn this around?
Calhoun wants to work for an arm triangle but Robin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robin tries to kick Calhoun off but Calhoun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calhoun prevents Robin from improving his position.
Calhoun decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Robin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Calhoun eats them both and turns towards Robin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nicco Robin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robin lands with a nice body punch.
Calhoun gets caught flat footed, as Robin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calhoun wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calhoun, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Calhoun!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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