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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas's entrance music is Spartan Warriors. A fine choice. Elastinen has chosen Cascada - Dangerous as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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148 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Elastinen fails to land the takedown.
Elastinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leonidas wants to get back to his feet.
Leonidas is looking for a sweep.
Elastinen trying to control the position but Leonidas is working away.
Leonidas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Elastinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Leonidas wants to get back to his feet.
Leonidas is looking for a sweep. Elastinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Elastinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Leonidas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leonidas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elastinen is trying to control. Leonidas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen is trying to work for a kimura but Leonidas is defending well.
Elastinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonidas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Elastinen is pressing down on Leonidas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leonidas is holding on for now.
Elastinen is keen to just control but Leonidas is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonidas moves into full guard.
Leonidas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elastinen is trying to drag Leonidas to the mat but Leonidas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Leonidas lands a hook that snaps the head of Elastinen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas cracks Elastinen with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Leonidas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elastinen's elbow.
Leonidas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elastinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leonidas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Leonidas circles away easily
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Elastinen's shoulder, as Elastinen tries to avoid the shot.
Elastinen shoots in but Leonidas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Elastinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elastinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonidas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leonidas wants to hit a switch here but Elastinen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Leonidas there!
Elastinen tries to control but Leonidas wriggling away.
Elastinen won't let Leonidas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Leonidas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elastinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leonidas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elastinen pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control from half guard but Leonidas is working away.
Leonidas tries to get to full guard but Elastinen has control of the leg.
Leonidas gets full guard.
Elastinen wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Leonidas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elastinen is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elastinen is one step ahead there.
Elastinen is pushing down on Leonidas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leonidas is fighting to maintain full guard but Elastinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas manages to get to full guard.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Elastinen from controlling successfully.
Leonidas pushes Elastinen off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas 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.
Leonidas leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Elastinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Leonidas which made him look bad.
Elastinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Elastinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonidas throws out the jab.
Leonidas thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Elastinen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leonidas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Elastinen works to advance to full mount. Leonidas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Elastinen trying to control but Leonidas is having none of it.
Leonidas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leonidas is working hard here to advance position.
Elastinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Erkki Elastinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leonidas can't escape the position.
Elastinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas really wants to buck Elastinen off and get back to his feet.
Leonidas tries to reverse the position but Elastinen maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elastinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Elastinen tries to control but Leonidas wriggling away.
Leonidas is trying to escape the mount.
Elastinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leonidas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Leonidas is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Leonidas is having none of it.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leonidas tries to reverse the position but Elastinen maintains control.
Elastinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leonidas?
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leonidas is looking to escape.
Leonidas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Leonidas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elastinen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Leonidas working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen controlling his opponent.
Elastinen tries to control but Leonidas wriggling away.
Leonidas is desperately trying to improve his position but Elastinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elastinen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leonidas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Elastinen tries to control but Leonidas wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Leonidas is looking to improve his position but Elastinen isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Elastinen 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! And we move into the final round!
Elastinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elastinen looking to score a takedown here. Leonidas is defending well but Elastinen drives through and ends up in Leonidas's guard.
Leonidas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leonidas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elastinen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Leonidas wants to get back to his feet.
Elastinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leonidas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Elastinen moves into full mount! Leonidas won't be happy about that!
Leonidas is looking to improve his position but Elastinen isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen landing shots from mount.
Leonidas is trying to stand.
Leonidas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elastinen controlling his opponent.
Elastinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leonidas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leonidas shrugs it off.
Leonidas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Leonidas is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Leonidas is surviving well by controlling Elastinen's body position as best he can.
Leonidas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Elastinen controlling from the full mount.
Leonidas taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elastinen trying to control but Leonidas is having none of it.
Leonidas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elastinen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Elastinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Elastinen content just to control the position here.
Leonidas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Elastinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leonidas sees it coming and defends easily.
Leonidas tries to kick Elastinen off but Elastinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leonidas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Elastinen from controlling successfully.
Elastinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonidas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonidas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elastinen's guard.
Leonidas is looking to work some ground and pound but Elastinen has wrist control.
Elastinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leonidas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen wants to sweep here but Leonidas controlling him for the moment.
Elastinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leonidas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elastinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leonidas defends well.
Elastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elastinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Leonidas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leonidas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elastinen tries to roll over but Leonidas keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Elastinen can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erkki Elastinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Elastinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erkki Elastinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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