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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Laurila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Cesar Alcaraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Cesar Alcaraz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Laurila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Cesar Alcaraz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laurila.
Julius Cesar Alcaraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurila fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alcaraz to the ground. Laurila is now in Alcaraz's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alcaraz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laurila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Laurila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alcaraz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laurila pushing down on Alcaraz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laurila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alcaraz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcaraz wants to get back to full guard.
Alcaraz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laurila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alcaraz wants to get back to his feet.
Laurila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alcaraz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laurila trying to pass the guard but Alcaraz defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laurila in particular looking to stall.
Laurila working Alcaraz over with strikes.
Laurila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alcaraz's head.
Laurila with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alcaraz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laurila is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laurila preventing the sweep.
Alcaraz is looking to stand up but Laurila isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laurila controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marko Laurila just wasn't active enough.
Alcaraz slaps away a takedown attempt from Laurila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alcaraz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laurila is defended easily by Alcaraz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Laurila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcaraz shoots in and drives through. Laurila sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Alcaraz. No joy for Laurila on that attempt.
Laurila shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alcaraz as he jumps to the side.
Laurila is breathing heavily.
Alcaraz feints and as Laurila raises his hands in defense, Alcaraz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz throwing strikes from guard but Laurila blocks nicely.
Laurila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alcaraz is one step ahead there.
Alcaraz throws a big right hand that misses.
Alcaraz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laurila's head.
Alcaraz throws a big elbow that misses.
Alcaraz stands up over Laurila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alcaraz is working Laurila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alcaraz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alcaraz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alcaraz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcaraz is looking to work some ground and pound but Laurila has wrist control.
Laurila 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.
Alcaraz pushes down on Laurila's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcaraz lands with a punch from half guard.
Alcaraz wants to pass to mount but Laurila is defending the position.
Alcaraz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alcaraz uses his free foot to push down on Laurila's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laurila.
Laurila on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laurila tries to get out of the position.
Alcaraz with good strikes from the mount here!
Alcaraz is landing with some decent strikes but Laurila is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Laurila tries to hold on but Alcaraz pushes him away.
Laurila is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alcaraz cracks Laurila with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alcaraz working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Cesar Alcaraz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alcaraz shoots in for a double leg but Laurila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laurila shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alcaraz as he avoids it easily.
Laurila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alcaraz tries to avoid it but Laurila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alcaraz to the ground. Alcaraz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alcaraz is defended easily by Laurila.
Alcaraz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marko Laurila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Cesar Alcaraz.
Laurila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alcaraz tries to avoid it but Laurila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alcaraz to the ground. Alcaraz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alcaraz looks for a takedown but Laurila sprawls well.
Laurila stuffs the takedown attempt from Alcaraz. Alcaraz gets slowly back to his feet.
Laurila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alcaraz's waist but Alcaraz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laurila off to one side.
Laurila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcaraz drives through with a takedown into Laurila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alcaraz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alcaraz is working Laurila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alcaraz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alcaraz looking to pass the guard.
Laurila trying to keep a closed guard but Alcaraz is proving a slippery customer.
Alcaraz cracks Laurila with a solid left hand.
Laurila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alcaraz.
Alcaraz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alcaraz is working Laurila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alcaraz distracts Laurila with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Julius Cesar Alcaraz has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcaraz landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alcaraz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alcaraz postures up in Laurila's guard and throws a big left but Laurila blocks it.
Alcaraz wants to pass the guard but Laurila is keeping the position.
Alcaraz working some strikes from top position.
Alcaraz lands a couple of elbows.
Laurila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alcaraz defends it easily.
Alcaraz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Laurila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Alcaraz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laurila is keeping the position for now.
Alcaraz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alcaraz is in close to Laurila's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alcaraz chips away with some ground and pound.
Alcaraz wants to pass the guard but Laurila is keeping the position.
Alcaraz is looking to work some ground and pound but Laurila has wrist control.
Alcaraz landing some decent shots from guard.
Alcaraz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laurila is keeping the position for now.
Alcaraz postures up and lands a big shot to Laurila's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurila wants to stand and escape but Alcaraz is having none of it.
Alcaraz stands up over Laurila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laurila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alcaraz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcaraz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laurila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alcaraz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alcaraz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alcaraz wants to pass the guard but Laurila is keeping the position.
Alcaraz postures up in Laurila's guard and throws a big left but Laurila blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alcaraz wants to pass the guard but Laurila is keeping the position.
Alcaraz scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Cesar Alcaraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alcaraz.
Laurila is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alcaraz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laurila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laurila is looking to control Alcaraz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laurila avoid being mounted?
Laurila keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laurila manages to get to full guard.
Alcaraz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alcaraz preventing the sweep.
Alcaraz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laurila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laurila wants to stand but Alcaraz is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcaraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Laurila is retaining full guard.
Laurila lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alcaraz!
Laurila lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alcaraz is in a horrible position here. Laurila smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alcaraz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laurila lands a big shot there that rocks Alcaraz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Alcaraz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alcaraz 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.
Alcaraz is trying to stand back up but Laurila is controlling him
Laurila slips a nice elbow through Alcaraz's hands, connecting with Alcaraz's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcaraz wants to get back to his feet.
Alcaraz taking some punishment here, with Laurila in his half guard.
Alcaraz tries to kick Laurila off but Laurila keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Laurila is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alcaraz defends it well.
Laurila lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurila frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Laurila with shots to the head and body - Alcaraz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laurila looking to isolate an arm here. Alcaraz doesn't see it coming and as Laurila extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Laurila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marko Laurila!
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