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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lose Yourself. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollila throws a front kick aimed at Stamatis's knee but Stamatis avoids it well.
Ollila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Stamatis blocks the low kick.
Ollila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stamatis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Ollila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ollila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ollila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ollila misses with a low kick.
Ollila on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ollila as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ollila.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Stamatis misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila throws a head kick but Stamatis moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
Ollila moves out of range as Stamatis strikes.
Ollila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Stamatis.
Ollila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stamatis lands a nice hook to Ollila's body. Ollila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stamatis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ollila.
Ollila tries to land a leg kick but Stamatis saw it coming and moves away.
Ollila tried to score with a low kick but Stamatis checks it.
Ollila throws a solid leg kick but Stamatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ollila.
Ollila defending well as Stamatis loads up on a big left hand.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ollila sprawls well. Ollila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ollila doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ollila doesn't seem bothered though.
Ville Ollila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ollila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stamatis is out of range and Ollila settles back down.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick
and Stamatis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stamatis tries to keep at a distance but Ollila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Stamatis won't want to take too many of those.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stamatis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila looking to throw knees to the head but Stamatis is blocking nicely.
Stamatis tries to work over Ollila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ollila is looking to control Stamatis's arms but Stamatis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ollila has his back to the cage.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamatis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Stamatis avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stamatis.
Ollila's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamatis avoids it.
Stamatis tries to work over Ollila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ollila stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a left hand.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Stamatis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stamatis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Stamatis.
Stamatis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamatis avoids it.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ollila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stamatis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stamatis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Ollila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stamatis blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ville Ollila will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ollila throws a head kick that half lands.
Stamatis is looking to wear down Ollila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stamatis throws a body punch but Ollila moves out of range.
Stamatis punishes Ollila's body with a nice straight punch.
Ollila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stamatis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stamatis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stamatis thumps Ollila with a low kick.
Ollila takes one on the button.
Stamatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Ollila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stamatis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stamatis.
Stamatis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ollila stuffs the takedown.
Ollila is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Stamatis - just one landing.
Ollila is looking to land body kicks.
Stamatis connects with an inside leg kick.
Stamatis digs a good body shot into Ollila's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila wants to land a leg kick but Stamatis is out of range.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stamatis connects with an inside leg kick.
Ollila throws a low kick but Stamatis moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a jab to Ollila's midsection.
Ollila tries to land a leg kick but Stamatis saw it coming and moves away.
Stamatis scores with a jab to the body.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Stamatis counters with a good, hard body kick but Ollila shrugs it off.
Stamatis throws a leg kick which misses Ollila's front leg but catches the back leg as Ollila tries to avoid it.
Stamatis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis works Ollila's body with a nice hook.
Ollila avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ville Ollila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Ollila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stamatis gets a double leg takedown into Ollila's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ollila is keeping the position for now.
Stamatis landing some decent shots from guard.
Stamatis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stamatis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stamatis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stamatis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ollila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stamatis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stamatis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stamatis postures up and lands a big shot to Ollila's brow.
Ollila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stamatis gets back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stamatis keeping moving, preventing Ollila from controlling successfully.
Stamatis looking for a sweep. Not yet Stamatis, not yet.
Stamatis pulls Ollila in to control the position.
Ollila trying to control but Stamatis is working from the bottom.
Ollila won't allow Stamatis to sweep him here.
Ollila trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamatis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ville Ollila hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ollila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stamatis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ollila lands with a kick to the temple. Stamatis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Stamatis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stamatis avoids the head kick by Ollila.
Ollila slaps away a takedown attempt from Stamatis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollila misses with a head kick.
Stamatis connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Ollila tries to work over Stamatis's front leg with a kick but Stamatis checks it.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ollila thows a leg kick but Stamatis checks it
and Stamatis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ollila throws a leg kick but Stamatis checks it.
Ollila connects with an inside leg kick.
Ollila bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stamatis takes a swing at Ollila's ribcage but misses.
Ollila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stamatis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ollila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ollila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ollila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stamatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stamatis blocks the body kick.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Ollila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Stamatis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ollila thows a body kick. Stamatis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ollila.
Ollila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stamatis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ollila throws a push kick but Stamatis slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Stamatis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ollila tries a head kick but it misses.
Stamatis works over Ollila's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stamatis. That's going to slow Ollila down.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Stamatis moves out of range easily.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ollila avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a nice hook to Ollila's body. Ollila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stamatis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ollila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis tries to land a leg kick but Ollila saw it coming and moves away.
Stamatis delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Stamatis.
Ollila darts in trying to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ollila thinking.
Ollila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ollila's calf.
Ollila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stamatis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ollila connects with a leg kick. Stamatis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ollila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stamatis throws a leg kick which misses Ollila's front leg but catches the back leg as Ollila tries to avoid it.
Ollila is looking to clinch but Stamatis is avoiding it.
Stamatis drives through with a takedown into Ollila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from Ollila.
Stamatis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stamatis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis stands up over Ollila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollila has momentary wrist control but Stamatis slips an elbow through the middle.
Stamatis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ollila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stamatis 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stamatis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stamatis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ollila wants to sweep but no luck.
Stamatis cracks Ollila with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis preventing the sweep.
Stamatis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses.
Ollila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stamatis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ollila keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Ollila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from Ollila.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis wants to pass the guard but Ollila is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stamatis 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
Our winner, Athan Stamatis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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