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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Columbus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Multanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Multanen enters the cage!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Columbus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Multanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Multanen fails with the takedown
and Clay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clay content to stall in guard here.
Multanen trying to control the position.
Clay looking to pass the guard.
Multanen is trying to control the position but Clay postures up.
Clay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Columbus Clay just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Multanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Clay which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Multanen has a takedown stuffed.
Columbus Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Multanen.
Multanen misses with a takedown attempt - Clay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clay jumps guard but Multanen stands there with Clay around his waist. Clay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clay jumps guard and drags Multanen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clay managing to control the position.
Clay has his foot on Multanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Multanen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Multanen passes Clay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Multanen.
Clay regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Multanen.
Clay 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.
Clay managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Multanen stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Multanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay keeping full guard, as Multanen tries to pass.
Multanen is looking to stand up but Clay won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Multanen connects with a right hand. Clay shakes it off.
Clay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clay misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Multanen is defended easily by Clay.
Multanen misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clay pinned against the cage. Clay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clay shoots in and drives through. Multanen sprawls well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Multanen enables Clay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Multanen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Multanen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Clay puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Clay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay controlling the pace.
Multanen wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Columbus Clay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Multanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Multanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Multanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Multanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Multanen as Clay shoots in.
Clay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Multanen.
Multanen leaves Clay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Multanen misses with a head kick.
Clay moves into range and clinches up with Multanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clay breaks from the clinch.
Multanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Multanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clay.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Columbus Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay tries to pull guard but Multanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Clay drops back down to his feet.
Multanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Multanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay tries to clinch but Multanen is having none of it.
Multanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clay at a distance.
Multanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Multanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clay's head.
Clay is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clay wants to clinch.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clay stuffs the takedown attempt from Multanen. Multanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Multanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clay will feel that in the morning.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Multanen darts in looking for a takedown but Clay gets double underhooks and turns Multanen into the cage.
Multanen prevents Clay from breaking the clinch.
Clay breaks from the clinch.
Multanen throws a sloppy head kick and Clay moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay moves into the clinch successfully.
Multanen tries to circle away but Clay has him pinned against the cage.
Clay fails to pull guard.
Multanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Multanen tries to pull guard but Clay won't allow it.
Multanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clay jumps guard.
Clay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Multanen stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multanen won't allow Clay to get back to his feet.
Multanen wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John Multanen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Multanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clay as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Multanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clay fails to land the takedown.
Multanen wants to clinch.
Columbus Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clay darts in looking for a takedown but Multanen gets double underhooks and turns Clay into the cage.
Multanen looking for a takedown.
Multanen jumps into guard, dragging Clay to the mat.
Multanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Multanen wants to stand but Clay is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay postures up.
Clay won't allow Multanen to get back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Multanen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Multanen scores with a hook to the body. Clay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Multanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Multanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Multanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clay rather than just go for the knockout.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Multanen forces Clay back against the cage and clinches.
Multanen is trying to pull guard but Clay has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Multanen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Columbus Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay wants to get back to striking at distance but Multanen won't allow it.
Multanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Multanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Multanen tries to pull guard but Clay won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Multanen regains guard immediately.
Columbus Clay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Multanen wants to get back to his feet but Clay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clay postures up and lands a big shot to Multanen's brow.
Clay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Multanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clay stands and steps away. Multanen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clay in particular looking to stall.
Clay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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!
Clay seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Multanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clay.
Multanen won't allow Clay to pass to mount.
Multanen trying to control but Clay postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Multanen misses with a takedown attempt - Clay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Multanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Clay tries to sprawl out of it but Multanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Columbus Clay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clay 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Columbus Clay!
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