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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Holme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Lestaatius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
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195 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Tomi Holme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Lestaatius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lestaatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holme lands a slapping body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holme.
Holme throws a right hand that Lestaatius ducks under and follows up with a left that Lestaatius also avoids with ease.
Holme swinging wilding here.
Lestaatius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lestaatius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lestaatius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lestaatius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lestaatius controlling the pace.
Holme knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lestaatius on the ground.
Lestaatius wants to control but Holme is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lestaatius decides to stand up.
Holme works over Lestaatius's head and body with a nice combination.
Lestaatius looks gassed!
Lestaatius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holme misses with the combination.
Holme scores with a jab to the head.
Holme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lestaatius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lestaatius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holme misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holme throws a right and a left that Lestaatius avoids nicely.
Lestaatius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lestaatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holme moves away.
Holme lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lestaatius backs up against the cage.
Holme falls off balance throwing a combination
so Lestaatius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lestaatius postures up in Holme's guard and throws a big left but Holme blocks it.
Lestaatius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lestaatius trying to control but Holme is working from the bottom.
Lestaatius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holme's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lestaatius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lestaatius is looking to work some ground and pound but Holme has wrist control.
Holme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holme misses with a two punch combination.
Lestaatius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holme is trying to stand.
Lestaatius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lestaatius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lestaatius is looking to take a break and control but Holme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lestaatius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holme knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lestaatius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lestaatius throwing shots but Holme is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lestaatius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lestaatius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Holme dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Holme.
Lestaatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Holme misses.
Holme misses with an uppercut. Lestaatius saw that one coming.
Holme looks to land a combination but Lestaatius avoids it well.
Holme slips under a jab.
Holme throws a right and a left that Lestaatius avoids nicely.
Lestaatius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lestaatius looking to pass the guard.
Lestaatius is working Holme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lestaatius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lestaatius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lestaatius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holme working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lestaatius.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lestaatius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomi Holme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holme misses with a double jab.
Tomi Holme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Holme.
Holme throws a series of punches but Lestaatius avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Lestaatius.
Lestaatius lands a really nice looking cross but Holme seems unphased.
Lestaatius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Holme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lestaatius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Lestaatius with that takedown attempt.
Holme just misses with a punch to the body.
Holme throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lestaatius counter with a right hand.
Lestaatius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holme to the mat! Holme manages to get full guard.
Lestaatius postures up and lands a big shot to Holme's brow.
Lestaatius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holme keeping full guard, as Lestaatius tries to pass.
Lestaatius trying to control the position from guard on top but Holme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lestaatius trying to control the position from guard on top but Holme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lestaatius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Holme swinging wilding here.
Holme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holme misses with a double jab.
Lestaatius misses with a two punch combination.
Holme misses with a combination
and Holme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right-left combo lands from Holme.
Holme throws a combination that misses
letting Lestaatius counter with a right hand.
Lestaatius slips a jab and a cross from Holme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Lestaatius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lestaatius.
Holme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lestaatius is fending him off so far but Holme persists. Nope, Lestaatius circles away and we're back to standing.
Lestaatius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holme misses with a looping right.
Lestaatius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lestaatius throws a series of punches but Holme avoids them all with ease.
Holme throws a hook but Lestaatius avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Holme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Lestaatius.
Lestaatius scores a takedown into full mount!
Lestaatius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lestaatius landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lestaatius raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Lestaatius there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lestaatius throwing strikes here but Holme is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lestaatius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lestaatius throws some wild stikes that Holme manages to avoid easily.
Holme wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lestaatius.
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.
Lestaatius tries to control but Holme wriggling away.
Lestaatius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lestaatius sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Holme wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lestaatius cracks Holme with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lestaatius misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lestaatius lands with some strikes.
Lars Lestaatius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lestaatius with shots to the head and body - Holme looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lestaatius looking to ground and pound but Holme is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Holme really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lestaatius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lestaatius throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lestaatius punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holme is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lestaatius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lestaatius punching from mount but Holme doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holme wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lestaatius.
Lestaatius tries to control but Holme wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Lestaatius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lestaatius 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Lestaatius!
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energy
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hype
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