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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maoto Lychida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lychida comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maoto Lychida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Jason!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jason takes the fight into the clinch.
Lychida landing knees to the head.
It looks like Steven Jason has been cut.
Lychida looking to throw knees to the head but Jason is blocking nicely.
Jason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jason wants a takedown but no success here.
Lychida trying to land knees to the body.
Lychida tries a knee to the head but Jason blocks it.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Lychida.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Lychida.
Jason tries for a takedown but Lychida manages to get underhooks.
Lychida prevents the takedown attempt.
Maoto Lychida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Jason.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jason looks gassed!
Jason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lychida lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lychida landing knees to the body.
Lychida lands a knee to the body.
Lychida lands a knee to the head.
Lychida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lychida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lychida is pushing Jason up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lychida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lychida landing knees to the body.
Lychida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lychida landing knees to the body.
Lychida with a knee to the head.
Lychida is stalling here.
Lychida working Jason over with knees to the body.
Lychida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jason is trying to drag Lychida to the mat but Lychida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lychida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lychida working Jason over with knees to the body.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason is working for takedown but Lychida is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lychida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lychida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lychida missing with knees to the body.
Lychida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lychida tries to land knees in the clinch but Jason avoids the damage to the body.
Jason is trying to drag Lychida to the mat but Lychida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lychida scores a nice knee to the body.
Jason goes for a takedown attempt but Lychida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steven Jason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Jason misses.
Lychida tries to clinch up.
Jason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lychida doesn't manage to clinch there - Jason circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lychida moves to clinch but Jason breaks away
and Jason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jason misses the shot to the body.
Jason shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jason showed some decent athleticism there.
Jason is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lychida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lychida tries to get out of the position.
Lychida is looking for a sweep. Jason is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jason is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lychida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lychida is positioning himself well to prevent Jason advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lychida wants to get back to full guard.
Jason wants to work for an arm triangle but Lychida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jason seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jason is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lychida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lychida is defending against the submission attempts here by Jason.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lychida tries to roll over but Jason keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maoto Lychida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Jason's cut.
That's time! Lychida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jason tries to clinch up.
Jason shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lychida keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lychida wants to get back to full guard.
Jason is working for a submission of some sort.
Jason is looking for a kimura but Lychida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jason to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lychida defends it well.
Jason is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lychida tries to roll over but Jason keeps him under control.
Lychida controlling the position for now.
Lychida is trying to get back to full guard.
Jason is keen to just control but Lychida is a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Jason wants to get back to his feet.
Jason seems to be working for a kimura but Lychida defends the submission attempt.
Jason is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lychida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jason is working away from the top position though.
Lychida tries to roll over but Jason keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lychida is holding on to half guard well.
Lychida is looking to control Jason's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lychida avoid being mounted?
Jason is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lychida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jason drops back looking for a leg! Lychida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lychida manages to kick Jason off! Jason jumps back into Lychida's guard.
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.
Lychida is pulling down on Jason's head to control his posture.
Jason drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lychida looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lychida looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lychida!
You can see the frustration on Jason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lychida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jason on the ground.
Jason wants to control but Lychida postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Jason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steven Jason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lychida tries to clinch up.
Lychida doesn't manage to clinch there - Jason circles away.
Jason forces Lychida back against the cage and clinches.
Maoto Lychida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jason has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lychida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lychida misses with a knee strike.
Jason avoiding damage as Lychida throws knees to the body.
Jason has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lychida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lychida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maoto Lychida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Jason.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lychida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lychida stops a takedown attempt from Jason.
Lychida landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lychida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lychida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jason avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lychida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jason managing to block the knees to the body from Lychida.
Lychida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jason is working for takedown but Lychida is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lychida missing with knees to the body.
Lychida looking to throw knees to the head but Jason is blocking nicely.
Lychida has Jason pressed against the cage, preventing Jason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jason goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lychida prevents it.
A knee to the head by Lychida.
Lychida tries to land knees in the clinch but Jason avoids the damage to the body.
Lychida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jason is defending well for now.
Lychida trying to land knees to the body.
Lychida stops a takedown attempt from Jason.
Jason goes for a takedown attempt but Lychida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lychida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jason's head.
Jason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lychida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lychida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Jason.
Jason shoots in looking for a takedown but Lychida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jason's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lychida tries to clinch up.
Lychida is looking to clinch.
Jason shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lychida as he jumps to the side.
Lychida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lychida tries to clinch but Jason moves away
and Jason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lychida tries to clinch there but Jason circles away.
Jason misses with a takedown
and Lychida moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lychida.
Jason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lychida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jason is trying to break the clinch but Lychida is controlling him.
Lychida pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lychida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jason is defending well for now.
Lychida tries to land a knee to the head but Jason blocks with his arms.
Lychida has Jason pressed against the cage, preventing Jason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jason tries to score a body lock takedown but Lychida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jason avoiding damage as Lychida throws knees to the body.
Lychida prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lychida misses with a knee to the head.
That's four 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.
Jason has Lychida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lychida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lychida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lychida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jason.
Lychida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lychida looking to stall.
Lychida is pressed up against the cage. Jason has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lychida down to the mat. Lychida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lychida.
Jason closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lychida circles away.
Lychida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jason.
Lychida keeping full guard, as Jason tries to pass.
Jason has gone for a leg lock! Lychida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jason's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maoto Lychida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lychida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maoto Lychida!
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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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