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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolinen Steroidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Liriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steroidi comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Billie Jean. Anabolinen Steroidi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nelson Liriano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steroidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liriano throws a right hand that misses
and Steroidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liriano misses with a body punch
letting Steroidi counter with a right hand.
Liriano throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Steroidi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Liriano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steroidi controls the pace.
Steroidi throwing strikes but missing.
Liriano wants to sweep but no luck.
Steroidi trying to control but Liriano is working from the bottom.
Steroidi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Steroidi in side control, throwing shots but Liriano defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi trying to control the action but Liriano is working from the bottom.
Liriano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Liriano defending against the ground and pound.
Steroidi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Steroidi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Steroidi swings around for an armbar but Liriano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Steroidi's guard.
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.
Steroidi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liriano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steroidi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steroidi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liriano is one step ahead there.
Liriano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Liriano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Steroidi looking for a sweep. Not yet Steroidi, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nelson Liriano was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Steroidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Liriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Steroidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Steroidi.
Liriano misses with an uppercut
and Steroidi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liriano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steroidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steroidi counters with a left and a right that stings Liriano.
Liriano looks gassed!
Liriano misses the body punch
and Steroidi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Liriano's guard now.
Steroidi looking to pass the guard.
Steroidi wants to get up but he can't break Liriano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Liriano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steroidi wants to control from the top but Liriano keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steroidi is fighting to break Liriano's control of his arms but Liriano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steroidi throwing strikes but missing.
Liriano controls Steroidi momentarily but Steroidi frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Steroidi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steroidi is fighting to break Liriano's control of his arms but Liriano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liriano swings for the body but Steroidi moves out of range.
Liriano lands a really nice looking cross but Steroidi seems unphased.
Liriano throws a one two combo.
It looks like Anabolinen Steroidi has been cut.
Liriano throws a lazy uppercut
and Steroidi counters with a single leg into guard. Liriano didn't expect that.
Steroidi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Steroidi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liriano trying to control the position here.
Steroidi wants to pass the guard but Liriano is keeping the position.
Liriano is breathing heavily.
Steroidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Liriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liriano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Steroidi, into his guard.
Steroidi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steroidi is looking to sweep but instead, Liriano has passed into half guard.
Steroidi is looking for a sweep. Liriano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steroidi is looking to control Liriano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steroidi avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liriano moves into full mount! Steroidi won't be happy about that!
Steroidi is desperately trying to improve his position but Liriano has a good base and remains in mount.
Liriano content just to control the position here.
Steroidi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liriano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Steroidi is looking to improve his position but Liriano isn't that keen on the idea.
Liriano controlling from mount.
Steroidi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steroidi is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Liriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steroidi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liriano takes a swing at Steroidi's ribcage but misses.
Liriano misses with a shot to the body
and Steroidi counters by clinching up.
Liriano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liriano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steroidi up against the cage.
Liriano manages to break the clinch.
Liriano throws a poor cross that misses
and Steroidi moves into the clinch.
Liriano avoids a wild elbow strike from Steroidi.
Liriano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steroidi backwards.
Liriano is leaning against Steroidi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steroidi missing with knees to the body.
Liriano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liriano is working Steroidi over against the cage.
Liriano is leaning against Steroidi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liriano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liriano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steroidi.
Liriano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi ducks under a wild hook from Liriano.
Liriano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Steroidi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson Liriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liriano looks to land a left hand but Steroidi moved out of range nicely.
Liriano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Steroidi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Liriano's guard now.
Liriano managing to control the position.
Steroidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steroidi postures up in Liriano's guard and throws a big left but Liriano blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steroidi.
Steroidi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steroidi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steroidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steroidi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steroidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steroidi trying to control but Liriano is working from the bottom.
Liriano wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liriano controls Steroidi momentarily but Steroidi frees himself.
Steroidi looking to pass the guard.
Liriano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steroidi looking to pass the guard.
Steroidi postures up in Liriano's guard and throws a big left but Liriano blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steroidi is looking to work some ground and pound but Liriano has wrist control.
Steroidi looking to sit in guard and control but Liriano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steroidi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liriano is one step ahead there.
Steroidi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Liriano passes into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steroidi is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Liriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liriano 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Liriano!
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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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