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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ellimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellimaki comes to the ring accompanied by Somos de calle. Flashlighter has chosen Aerosmith - Lightning Strikes 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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169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ellimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellimaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ellimaki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Flashlighter's legs.
Ellimaki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Flashlighter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Ellimaki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Flashlighter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ellimaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ellimaki prevents Flashlighter from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ellimaki scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellimaki trying to control the position but Flashlighter is working away.
Ellimaki taking a breather here.
Flashlighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellimaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flashlighter taking a bit of punishment here - Ellimaki scoring with strikes.
Flashlighter is trying to improve his position.
Ellimaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Flashlighter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flashlighter is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ellimaki works to advance to full mount. Flashlighter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ellimaki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Flashlighter because Ellimaki loaded up on that one.
Ellimaki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ellimaki looking to finish with strikes here!
Ellimaki scoring with strikes but Flashlighter is staying in there.
Ellimaki thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ellimaki looking for a guillotine from mount but Flashlighter is having none of it.
Ellimaki cracks Flashlighter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ellimaki has hold of Flashlighter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Flashlighter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ellimaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Flashlighter frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellimaki avoids the attempt from Flashlighter to control.
Ellimaki unloads with some shots from mount but Flashlighter bucks and avoids them well.
Ellimaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flashlighter tries to buck Ellimaki off but Ellimaki takes his back!
Ellimaki trying to control.
Ellimaki missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ellimaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Flashlighter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot by Flashlighter.
A combination from Flashlighter does no damage.
Ellimaki forces Flashlighter back against the ropes and clinches.
Ellimaki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flashlighter uses from the top position.
Ellimaki has his foot on Flashlighter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flashlighter works his way back into a safe position though.
Flashlighter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flashlighter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ellimaki is proving hard to escape from.
Flashlighter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flashlighter controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellimaki looking to control.
Flashlighter wants to stand but Ellimaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ellimaki wants to control but Flashlighter passes easily into half guard.
Ellimaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flashlighter.
Ellimaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flashlighter wants to stand but Ellimaki has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ellimaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ellimaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Flashlighter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flashlighter missing with a left hand there. Ellimaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flashlighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellimaki scores a takedown into full mount!
Flashlighter blocking the ground and pound.
Ellimaki misses with a head shot.
Ellimaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ellimaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Flashlighter is surviving well by controlling Ellimaki's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter is squirming around, avoiding Ellimaki's attempts to control the action.
Flashlighter is trying to stand up.
Ellimaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ellimaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flashlighter is looking to escape.
Flashlighter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Flashlighter is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ellimaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ellimaki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Ellimaki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flashlighter can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Flashlighter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Ellimaki.
Ellimaki trying to control but Flashlighter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ellimaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Flashlighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Ville Ellimaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellimaki avoids the head kick by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flashlighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellimaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellimaki throws a combination that misses
and Flashlighter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ellimaki thinking.
Flashlighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flashlighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellimaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flashlighter's guard.
Ellimaki postures up.
Flashlighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellimaki looking to pass the guard.
Ellimaki has gone for a leg lock! Flashlighter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ellimaki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellimaki is looking for a triangle but Flashlighter pushes his legs off easily.
Ellimaki striking off his back.
Ellimaki is looking for a triangle here but Flashlighter uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ellimaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Flashlighter is going to stand back up.
Ellimaki wants to control the action here but instead Flashlighter manages to pass to full mount!
Flashlighter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flashlighter looking to control but Ellimaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ellimaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellimaki throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Flashlighter trying to control but Ellimaki is having none of it.
Flashlighter blocks Ellimaki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flashlighter prevents Ellimaki from getting the reversal.
Ellimaki is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flashlighter controlling from the full mount.
Ellimaki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Flashlighter is thwarting Ellimaki's attempts to control the position.
Felix Flashlighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flashlighter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Ellimaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellimaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ellimaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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