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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Linwood Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Lleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linwood Miller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linwood Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergio Lleva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lleva fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller leaves Lleva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lleva looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lleva did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Lleva has his hands clasped together around Miller's back. He's all about the action.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Lleva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller thows a huge punch but Lleva dodges it nicely.
Lleva manages to get to full guard.
Miller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lleva is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lleva keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller stops Lleva from standing up.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lleva is looking to sweep but instead, Miller has passed into half guard.
Lleva tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller working Lleva over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lleva defending well though.
Lleva wants to control the action here but instead Miller manages to pass to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lleva hang on?
Lleva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller controlling his opponent.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lleva is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling from the full mount.
Miller trying to control but Lleva is having none of it.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lleva tries to reverse the position but Miller maintains control.
Miller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lleva working to try and regain half guard.
Miller controlling his opponent.
Lleva wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling the pace for now.
Lleva prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Miller controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lleva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linwood Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Lleva misses.
Lleva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lleva takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Lleva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lleva.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lleva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller jumps guard but Lleva stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lleva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
Lleva tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Lleva tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to pull guard but Lleva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linwood Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lleva uses from the top position.
Miller is looking for a triangle but Lleva pushes his legs off easily.
Miller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Linwood Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lleva won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lleva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lleva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miller.
Miller gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to hold on but Lleva pushes him away.
Lleva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Miller is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lleva trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Lleva looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miller is looking to control Lleva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lleva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Linwood Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lleva defends it nicely.
Lleva misses with a kick to the body
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller is trying to maintain a safe position but Lleva gets an underhook and turns Miller into the cage.
Lleva looking to stall.
Lleva jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lleva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lleva!
A head kick misses from Lleva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lleva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lleva stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Lleva gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Lleva jumps guard but Miller stands there with Lleva around his waist. Lleva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Lleva is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lleva jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.
Miller postures up.
Lleva is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lleva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Miller wants to control from the top but Lleva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Lleva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Lleva as Miller shoots in.
Lleva fails with a takedown attempt.
Lleva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller misses the body punch
and Lleva counters with a two punch combo.
Lleva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linwood Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Lleva.
Lleva shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lleva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lleva fails to land the takedown.
Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lleva's guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Lleva keeps moving.
Lleva wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Linwood Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Lleva, which made it look bad.
Lleva dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Lleva's head and hops out.
Lleva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Lleva looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lleva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lleva misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Lleva shrugs it off.
Lleva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lleva as he avoids it easily.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Lleva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lleva lands a jab to the head.
Lleva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lleva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller tries for a takedown but Lleva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Lleva sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lleva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lleva shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lleva tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Linwood Miller.
I think Miller 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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