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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall by Accept. Helmut Doerner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Messi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Messi counters with a stiff right hand.
Messi lands a leg kick that knocks Doerner off balance momentarily.
Doerner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Messi was covering up waiting for the punch and Doerner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doerner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Doerner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doerner trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Messi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Messi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Messi keeping moving, preventing Doerner from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Helmut Doerner just wasn't active enough.
Messi lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doerner's guard.
Doerner keeping full guard, as Messi tries to pass.
Messi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Messi advances position into side control!
Doerner wants to control but Messi postures up.
Doerner tries to buck Messi off but Messi is having none of it.
Messi swings around for an armbar but Doerner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Messi's guard.
Doerner tries to stand but Messi is controlling from the bottom.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doerner defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Messi is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doerner is looking to stand up but Messi isn't so interested in that idea.
Messi content to stall in guard here.
Messi throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to pass the guard.
Doerner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Messi controls the pace.
Doerner wants to control but Messi passes easily into half guard.
Messi throws a strike but Doerner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Doerner is looking for a triangle here but Messi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Messi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doerner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Messi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doerner, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Doerner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Messi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Messi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doerner drives through with a takedown into Messi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doerner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Messi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Doerner working a defensive guard here.
Messi looking to sit in guard and control but Doerner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Messi keeping moving, preventing Doerner from controlling successfully.
Doerner looking to sit in guard and control but Messi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner keeping full guard, as Messi tries to pass.
Messi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Messi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Messi preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doerner keeping moving, preventing Messi from controlling successfully.
Messi advances to half guard.
Messi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Doerner sees it coming and defends easily.
Messi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Messi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Messi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner is desperately trying to improve his position but Messi has a good base and remains in mount.
Doerner wants to control but Messi is having none of it.
Messi tries to control but Doerner wriggling away.
Leo Messi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Messi controlling from mount.
Messi trying to control but Doerner is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Messi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Doerner turns into him and now he's in Messi's guard.
Doerner preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Messi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Messi tries to score with a low kick but Doerner moves his leg out of the way.
Doerner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Messi's guard.
Messi keeping full guard, as Doerner tries to pass.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Messi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doerner is one step ahead there.
Messi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Doerner is desperately trying to improve his position but Messi has a good base and remains in mount.
Messi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doerner is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi prevents Doerner from getting the reversal.
Messi wants to control the action but instead Doerner gets a body lock and reverses into Messi's guard! Nice work!
Messi is trying to keep Doerner in close.
Messi wants to sweep here but Doerner controlling him for the moment.
Messi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doerner manages to get himself to full guard.
Messi wants to control from the top but Doerner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doerner controls Messi momentarily but Messi frees himself.
Doerner wants to sweep but no luck.
Doerner trying to control the position.
Messi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doerner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doerner has escaped and now he's on top!
Doerner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Messi is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Messi has a closed guard, preventing Doerner from standing up.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Helmut Doerner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doerner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doerner walks into a jab.
Messi lands a jab.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Helmut Doerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Messi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Doerner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Messi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doerner pulls his head out easily.
Leo Messi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Messi works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doerner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doerner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Messi keeping moving, preventing Doerner from controlling successfully.
Messi has control of Doerner's left arm, preventing Doerner from doing any damage.
Messi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doerner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doerner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi pulls Doerner in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Helmut Doerner.
Well Messi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Messi!
A victorious Leo Messi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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