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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christoper Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Mattias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessio Mattias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christoper Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alessio Mattias!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mattias.
Mattias is looking to clinch.
Reed is looking to counter the offense by Mattias and move into the clinch.
Mattias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mattias looking to score a takedown here. Reed is defending well but Mattias drives through and ends up in Reed's guard.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
Reed looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattias looking to pass the guard.
Mattias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reed pulls Mattias in close to prevent any damage.
Mattias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reed is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is trying to keep Mattias in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mattias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reed walks into a left hand.
Mattias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mattias looks winded!
Mattias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed throws a big counter combination but Mattias scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mattias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mattias.
Mattias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mattias decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reed wants to improve his position but Mattias is controlling well.
Reed is working hard here to advance position.
Mattias performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Mattias has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Mattias is keen to just control but Reed is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reed wants to control but Mattias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mattias closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mattias prevents Reed from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Well, if Mattias is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
Reed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed working a defensive guard here.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Mattias dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mattias to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mattias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reed wants to sweep here but Mattias controlling him for the moment.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Mattias is proving a slippery customer.
Mattias stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reed looking to control.
Mattias is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattias controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mattias wants to clinch.
Mattias is looking to clinch.
Mattias tries to clinch but Reed moves away
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Alessio Mattias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mattias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reed is looking to counter the offense by Mattias and move into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Reed.
Mattias doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
Reed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mattias to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mattias preventing the sweep.
Reed pulls Mattias in close to his closed guard and prevents Mattias from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mattias.
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.
Mattias engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alessio Mattias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reed with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mattias holds on and takes a little breather.
Mattias looking for a sweep. Not yet Mattias, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reed throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christoper Reed will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mattias looking to score a takedown here. Reed is defending well but Mattias drives through and ends up in Reed's guard.
Mattias is in close to Reed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Mattias is proving a slippery customer.
Mattias landing with the ground and pound.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mattias won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattias postures up.
Mattias throws a big elbow that misses.
Reed is trying to control the position but Mattias postures up.
Reed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mattias's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reed landing some decent shots from guard.
Mattias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mattias trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mattias closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mattias lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed pulls Mattias in close to prevent any damage.
Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mattias tries to stand but Reed is controlling from the bottom.
Reed is trying to keep Mattias in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed wants to stand but Mattias is controlling the position.
Mattias advances position into side control!
Reed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mattias wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mattias wants to stand but Reed is controlling his arm.
Mattias working the ground and pound.
Reed struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A lull in the action here.
Mattias has control of an arm but Reed manages to advance to Mattias's back!
Mattias has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Mattias manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Mattias.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mattias holds on and takes a little breather.
Mattias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Mattias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mattias 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Mattias!
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energy
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hype
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