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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between viinilasi niko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazlo Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meek has chosen ordo ab chao as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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199 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, viinilasi niko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lazlo Meek! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! niko is looking to clinch but Meek is avoiding it.
That kick from niko tenderised Meek's leg. Meek is trying to keep his angry face on. The fight stays on the outside here - niko looks like he's thinking about clinching though. niko throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Lazlo Meek has been cut. niko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Meek goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Meek swings for the body but niko moves out of range.
Meek circles away from the clinch attempt.
niko doesn't manage to clinch there - Meek circles away.
niko tries to clinch up but Meek circles away and keeps his distance. Meek throws a head kick that misses. niko throws a sloppy head kick and Meek counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Meek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but niko sees it coming and defends easily. The fighters are battling for position here. niko manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Meek trying to control but niko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. niko is trying to keep Meek in close.
Meek trying to control but niko is working from the bottom. niko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meek on the ground. Meek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. niko is keeping the position for now. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Meek looking to sit in guard and control but niko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. niko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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. niko wants to control from the top but Meek keeps moving. Meek has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes niko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. niko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
niko tries to clinch up so Meek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. niko working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. niko swivels though and keeps the full guard. niko is breathing heavily. niko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Meek manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Meek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for niko to stand up. Meek gets a takedown into half guard. niko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. niko tries to roll over but Meek keeps him under control. Meek not doing much here.
Meek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Meek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Meek is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Meek dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lazlo Meek's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meek connects with a high kick. niko connects with an inside leg kick. niko darts in trying to clinch and Meek counters with a head kick. That will keep niko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Meek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? niko is fending him off so far but Meek persists. Nope, niko circles away and we're back to standing. Meek moves into range and clinches up with niko. Meek breaks the clinch.
niko wants to clinch and Meek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. niko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. niko tries to clinch but Meek moves away and Meek counters with a nice double leg into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. niko swivels though and keeps the full guard. Meek scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Meek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Meek stays in close to niko's body and controls the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. niko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meek. niko being controlled here, momentarily. niko is looking to sweep but instead, Meek has passed into half guard.
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. niko is trying to get back to full guard. niko trying to control from the bottom.
Meek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. niko pushes Meek off looking to stand but Meek dives back in and keeps control.
Lazlo Meek has got the better of the ground game so far. Meek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for niko to stand up. Meek fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meek decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Meek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Meek trying to control from half guard but niko is working away. Meek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Meek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but niko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Meek frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Meek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Meek looking to control but niko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. niko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Meek controlling the pace for now. niko is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Meek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Lazlo Meek's cut. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Meek throws a nice head kick!
niko scores with a head kick.
Meek avoids a punch combination nicely.
niko darts in trying to clinch and Meek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meek. Both fighters working to control the clinch. niko being controlled against the cage. Meek tightens his grip and picks niko up, before dumping him to the ground. niko manages to land in guard. Meek trying to control the position from guard on top but niko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. niko trying to keep a closed guard but Meek is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Meek wants to control from the top but niko keeps moving. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Meek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Meek is pushing down on niko's leg trying to pass to half guard. niko is fighting to maintain full guard but Meek has managed to sneak the leg through. Meek controlling the pace. Meek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two 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. Meek works his foot free and advances to mount. Meek is going oldschool here, as he tries to force niko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so niko shrugs it off. Meek controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. niko looks a forlorn figure.
Meek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Meek throwing strikes here but niko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Meek is landing with some decent strikes but niko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Meek controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Meek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as niko is looking to escape. niko is trying to reverse the position but instead Meek has taken his back - oops!
And that's the end of the fight! Lazlo Meek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Meek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazlo Meek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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