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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Marloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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142 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ziggy Marloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marloney connects with an inside leg kick.
Lankari gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marloney wants to get back to full guard but Lankari has mounted him!
Marloney is looking to get to half guard.
Lankari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lankari punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marloney is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lankari has taken his back.
Lankari is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marloney has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lankari is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Marloney is defending well though. Lankari let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marloney is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marloney looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lankari.
Lankari is hanging on to Marloney's back as he tries to escape.
Marloney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lankari misses with punches from the back.
Marloney is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Marloney wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari trying to control momentarily.
Marloney tries to escape but Lankari has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lankari trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Marloney is in bad spot here.
Lankari punches Marloney on the ear.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marloney is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Marloney is in bad spot here.
Marloney is keeping busy.
Marloney turns into Lankari and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari can't keep his opponent in guard - Marloney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lankari wants to control but Marloney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lankari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lankari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marloney looking to pass the guard.
Lankari pushes Marloney off and gets back to his feet.
Lankari fails with the takedown.
Marloney misses with an uppercut. Lankari saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marloney thumps Lankari with a low kick.
Lankari scores with a head kick.
Lankari tries to clinch up.
Lankari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lankari wants to clinch up but Marloney keeps it at a distance.
Marloney throws a solid leg kick but Lankari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marloney.
Marloney thumps Lankari with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marloney tries a head kick but it misses.
Lankari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marloney's waist but Marloney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lankari off to one side.
Lankari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lankari blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marloney throws a leg kick but Lankari moved away.
Marloney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marloney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lankari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Lankari dominated that 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.
Lankari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marloney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marloney looks to throw a body kick
and Lankari counters with a two punch combo.
Marloney connects with a solid leg kick.
Marloney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Lankari blocks the low kick.
Marloney misses with a leg kick
and Lankari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marloney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marloney wants to control but Lankari passes easily into half guard.
Marloney is looking for a sweep. Lankari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Lankari 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.
Lankari passes into side control, despite Marloney's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marloney regains half guard.
Marloney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marloney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marloney tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marloney is refusing to be controlled, as Lankari sits in half guard.
Lankari not doing much here.
Lankari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marloney has hold of Lankari's hands but Lankari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lankari get's back to his feet.
Lankari wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Marloney. No joy for Lankari on that attempt.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marloney as he jumps to the side.
Ziggy Marloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Marloney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marloney stuffs the takedown.
Hans Lankari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marloney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lankari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari checks a leg kick.
Lankari closes the distance and clinches up with Marloney, looking for a takedown. Lankari pushes Marloney against the cage but Marloney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Lankari as he checks the leg kick.
Marloney throws a low kick but Lankari avoids it.
Ziggy Marloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankari looks for a takedown but Marloney sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Marloney.
Lankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lankari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marloney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lankari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marloney tries to pull guard but Lankari won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari successfully pulls guard.
Lankari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marloney advances to half guard.
Marloney lands with a punch from half guard.
Marloney passes to full mount!
Marloney landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marloney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marloney throws a strike there. Lankari manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lankari manages to get to full guard.
Marloney postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Lankari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lankari is defended easily by Marloney.
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt - Marloney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lankari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lankari has closed the distance and engaged Marloney in a clinch.
Marloney trying to land knees to the body.
Marloney dodges an elbow strike from Lankari.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marloney.
Lankari looking to slow down the pace here.
Marloney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lankari is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marloney pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankari stands and throws Marloney's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marloney tries to improve position but can't.
Lankari controlling from side mount.
Marloney manages to get back to half guard.
Lankari prevents Marloney from improving his position.
Lankari is looking to stall here but Marloney recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marloney looking for subs off his back but Lankari has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lankari is looking to advance position but Marloney won't allow it.
Lankari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marloney keeps working.
Marloney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lankari on the ground.
Lankari looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lankari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marloney is pressing down on Lankari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lankari wants to control from the top but Marloney keeps moving.
Marloney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lankari controls the pace.
Marloney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lankari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lankari trying to control but Marloney is working from the bottom.
Marloney has a closed guard, preventing Lankari from standing up.
Lankari advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marloney is trying to improve his position.
Lankari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marloney is looking for a sweep.
Ziggy Marloney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lankari working the head and body with strikes.
Lankari trying to control the position but Marloney is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lankari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hans Lankari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marloney is not content to let Lankari control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Lankari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lankari 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Lankari!
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energy
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hype
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