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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mankowski Meta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Mankowski Meta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meta.
Lewis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meta is fending him off so far but Lewis persists. Nope, Meta circles away and we're back to standing.
Meta has managed to clinch.
Lewis jumps guard.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Meta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Meta postures up.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meta is aware though and is defending well.
Meta sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mankowski Meta just wasn't active enough.
Meta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis wants to clinch but Meta slips to the side
and Meta counters with a nice leg kick.
Meta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Meta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lewis trying to control here.
Meta stalling.
Meta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meta is controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mankowski Meta just wasn't active enough.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lewis enables Meta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lewis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Meta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meta controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meta tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meta counters with a shoot takedown. Lewis fights it but they end up in guard.
Meta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewis on the ground.
Lewis looks gassed!
Lewis is looking to stand up but Meta isn't so interested in that idea.
Meta controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta wanted to stand there but Lewis had control of the position.
Meta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Meta trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mankowski Meta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Meta's guard.
Meta looking for a sweep. Not yet Meta, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meta could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Meta controlling the action here.
Meta wants to stand but Lewis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Meta controlling the action here.
Meta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lewis for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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. Meta connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mankowski Meta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lewis's guard now.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Meta from controlling successfully.
Meta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Meta is looking to stand up but Lewis won't let him.
Meta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meta stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.
Mankowski Meta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Meta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meta.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meta gets a clinch.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mankowski Meta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Lewis.
Lewis jumps guard but Meta stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Meta lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lewis is trying to stand.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Meta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Meta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Meta has control of the leg.
Meta wants to stand up but Lewis has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski Meta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Meta darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
Meta gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meta lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Meta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Meta wants to stand up but Lewis has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Meta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Mankowski Meta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meta gets the takedown into side control.
Meta controlling from side mount.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Meta stalls from top position.
Meta has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lewis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meta decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lewis to his feet.
Meta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meta jumps guard.
Meta seems keen to control Lewis's posture.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis wants to stand but Meta is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mankowski Meta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
Meta decides to stand back up. Meta steps back and let's Lewis get back to his feet.
Meta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Meta is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mankowski Meta.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Meta circles away easily
and Meta counters with a shoot takedown. Lewis fights it but they end up in guard.
Meta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lewis is working an open guard so Meta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Meta.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meta won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.
Meta is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meta tries to stand but Lewis is controlling from the bottom.
Meta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Meta stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Meta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis wants to stand but Meta is controlling the position.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meta controls the pace.
Meta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Meta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mankowski Meta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Meta in particular looking to stall.
Dean Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mankowski Meta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mankowski Meta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meta, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mankowski Meta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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