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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polvi Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by AnSchanz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Knockout power |
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Polvi Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumpio throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Lumpio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Lumpio throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Lumpio.
Lumpio takes the fight into the clinch.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Lumpio has Garcia pushed against the cage.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lumpio slowing the pace effectively.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia tries to work over Lumpio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lumpio stalls.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Lumpio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Lumpio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lumpio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Lumpio tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lumpio content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for subs off his back but Lumpio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lumpio.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Lumpio sits in half guard.
Lumpio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lumpio controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Lumpio has a good base and remains in mount.
Lumpio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
Lumpio trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Lumpio controlling his opponent.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lumpio trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Lumpio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lumpio cracks Garcia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polvi Lumpio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia blocks a head kick by Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lumpio.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Lumpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lumpio misses with a body kick.
Lumpio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lumpio ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lumpio closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Lumpio has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Lumpio stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Lumpio avoiding damage.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia jumps guard.
Lumpio wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia working for a triangle but Lumpio defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio stands up from Garcia's guard - Lumpio perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lumpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Lumpio.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Lumpio has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Lumpio.
Lumpio avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lumpio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lumpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Lumpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lumpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lumpio blocks the elbow strike.
Lumpio just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polvi Lumpio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lumpio tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lumpio scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Garcia pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lumpio wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lumpio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lumpio has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Garcia working for a triangle but Lumpio defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lumpio advances to half guard.
Lumpio is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lumpio working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lumpio is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
Lumpio seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lumpio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lumpio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lumpio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia has his foot on Lumpio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lumpio works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lumpio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Lumpio postures up.
Lumpio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polvi Lumpio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lumpio defends it easily.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lumpio tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia working for a triangle but Lumpio defends it easily.
Lumpio trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Lumpio pushes his legs off easily.
Lumpio tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lumpio is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Lumpio from standing up.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Lumpio throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lumpio trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Leon Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polvi Lumpio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lumpio is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him.
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 Leon Garcia.
Well Lumpio 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polvi Lumpio!
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