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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Skallagrimsson's choice of entrance music: Hoeremeisje. This should be fireworks!
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203 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skallagrimsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell looks to land a combination. Skallagrimsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Skallagrimsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skallagrimsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bell thows a big elbow that misses.
Skallagrimsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skallagrimsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.
Skallagrimsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell is trying to keep Skallagrimsson in close.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Skallagrimsson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is working an open guard so Skallagrimsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson throws and low kick but Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Skallagrimsson, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Skallagrimsson against the ropes but Skallagrimsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Bell tries to clinch but Skallagrimsson moves out of range.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Skallagrimsson.
Egill Skallagrimsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skallagrimsson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Skallagrimsson misses.
Skallagrimsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skallagrimsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skallagrimsson defending well though.
Bell wants to free his trapped foot but Skallagrimsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skallagrimsson wants to get back to his feet.
Bell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is tying to control. Skallagrimsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skallagrimsson is pressing down on Bell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
Skallagrimsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Skallagrimsson misses its intended target.
Skallagrimsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Skallagrimsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Skallagrimsson throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skallagrimsson darts in trying to clinch
and Bell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Skallagrimsson as the two fighters clinch.
Skallagrimsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson breaks from the clinch.
Skallagrimsson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skallagrimsson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice combo by Skallagrimsson! Oh, that's hurt him - Bell falls to the canvas and Skallagrimsson follows him into side control.
It looks like Stringer Bell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the position but Bell is working away.
Bell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Skallagrimsson wants to get back to his feet.
Bell 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.
Bell tries to roll over but Skallagrimsson keeps him under control.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skallagrimsson is looking to stand up but Bell won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skallagrimsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bell's guard.
Skallagrimsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Skallagrimsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bell looking for a guillotine here but Skallagrimsson defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skallagrimsson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Skallagrimsson has wrist control.
Bell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skallagrimsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skallagrimsson is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skallagrimsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Skallagrimsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Skallagrimsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bell swings around for an armbar but Skallagrimsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bell's guard.
Skallagrimsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skallagrimsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skallagrimsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Skallagrimsson stands up and waves to Bell to follow him.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Skallagrimsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bell wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skallagrimsson tries to clinch up
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egill Skallagrimsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell slips a straight right by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skallagrimsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Skallagrimsson counters with a series of strikes that sends Bell to the canvas! Skallagrimsson follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell working for submissions but it's allowed Skallagrimsson to get to half guard.
Skallagrimsson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Skallagrimsson tries to pass to full mount but Bell defends it.
Skallagrimsson is thwarting Bell's attempts to control the position.
Skallagrimsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Skallagrimsson looking to pass the guard.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skallagrimsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Skallagrimsson is keeping the position.
Skallagrimsson keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Skallagrimsson is keeping the position.
Bell prevents Skallagrimsson from getting back to his feet.
Bell looking to sit in guard and control but Skallagrimsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skallagrimsson pushing down on Bell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bell is trying to maintain the position but Skallagrimsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Skallagrimsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bell is really struggling to control Skallagrimsson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Skallagrimsson wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skallagrimsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bell won't allow Skallagrimsson to get back to his feet.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Skallagrimsson is keeping the position.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Skallagrimsson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skallagrimsson controlling Bell's posture.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Skallagrimsson.
Bell won't allow Skallagrimsson to get back to his feet.
Skallagrimsson looking to control.
Skallagrimsson keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bell drives through and clinches with Skallagrimsson against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Skallagrimsson can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Egill Skallagrimsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skallagrimsson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egill Skallagrimsson!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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