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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen AnSchanz as his entrance music. 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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191 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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195 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters with a head kick. That will keep Bandit thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Bandit tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Bandit is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Bandit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandit goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Bandit back into the cage.
Bandit is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bandit.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
Bandit is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bandit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Bandit's ribcage.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bandit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bandit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bandit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandit postures up.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bandit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bandit has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Bandit wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Bandit 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.
Garcia trying to control the position here.
Bandit postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Bandit wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bandit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bandit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bandit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bandit postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Bandit tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Bandit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandit landing some decent shots from guard.
Bandit throwing strikes but missing.
Bandit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bandit has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Bandit is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Bandit defends easily.
Garcia looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandit with a poor takedown
and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia decides to pull guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bandit passes into half guard.
Bandit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandit.
Bandit working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bandit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is staying active underneath Bandit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bandit drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bandit throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bandit manages to pass to mount!
Bandit unloads with some shots from mount but Garcia bucks and avoids them well.
Lee Bandit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bandit lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bandit.
Bandit trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia regains half guard.
Bandit throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bandit is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Bandit seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bandit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Bandit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bandit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bandit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bandit working Garcia over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bandit working Garcia over with strikes.
Bandit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bandit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Bandit.
Bandit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Nice strikes from Bandit there.
Bandit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bandit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Bandit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bandit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bandit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bandit with the ground and pound but Garcia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bandit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia is trying to keep Bandit in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Bandit defends easily.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Bandit dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bandit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bandit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia jumps guard.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bandit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Bandit pushes his legs off easily.
Bandit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Bandit trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bandit defends well.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Bandit from controlling successfully.
Bandit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bandit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Bandit tries to pass.
Bandit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia controls Bandit momentarily but Bandit frees himself.
Bandit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Bandit pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bandit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bandit uses it to pass to side control.
Bandit cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia dodges the ground and pound from Bandit.
Bandit is working Garcia over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bandit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia is trying to control Bandit's posture but Bandit avoids it.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Bandit throws an elbow but Garcia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bandit postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bandit creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garcia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bandit working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bandit is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Bandit 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bandit lands a nice short elbow.
Bandit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bandit pulls his head out easily.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia is looking to control Bandit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Bandit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bandit 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Bandit!
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energy
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hype
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