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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Silli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Lawliet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawliet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stetsasonic - On Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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167 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarkko Silli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Lawliet!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawliet lands a nice hook to Silli's body. Silli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nate Lawliet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawliet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silli moves away.
Lawliet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawliet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawliet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawliet.
Silli connects with a right hand. Lawliet shakes it off.
Lawliet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silli.
A punch combination from Lawliet misses.
It looked like Silli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lawliet misses the jab.
Lawliet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silli wants to control but Lawliet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lawliet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawliet throwing shots but Silli is blocking nicely.
Lawliet thows a huge punch but Silli dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawliet controlling the pace.
Lawliet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silli's head.
Silli is defending against the submission attempts here by Lawliet.
Lawliet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawliet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawliet seems to be working for a kimura but Silli defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lawliet seems content to control.
Lawliet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silli is trying to maintain the position but Lawliet is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawliet.
Lawliet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lawliet is thwarting Silli's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lawliet connects with a nice short shot to Silli's temple.
Lawliet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawliet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawliet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lawliet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lawliet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silli is looking to control Lawliet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silli avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawliet lands with a shot to the body.
Silli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawliet on the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Lawliet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Lawliet.
Lawliet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silli counters with a slapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lawliet.
A little feinted left hand from Silli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawliet misses with a left hand
enabling Silli to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawliet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawliet stays in close to Silli's body and controls the position.
Lawliet distracts Silli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawliet throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawliet throwing strikes but missing.
Lawliet throwing strikes from guard but Silli blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawliet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawliet throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silli lands the left hand.
Lawliet lands with a good body shot.
Lawliet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silli rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawliet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silli backs up against the cage.
Lawliet manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silli on his heels. He'll look to pass Silli's guard now, I'm sure.
Lawliet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawliet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawliet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silli can't keep his opponent in guard - Lawliet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawliet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawliet is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lawliet is thwarting Silli's attempts to control the position.
Lawliet is taking a breather. Silli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawliet is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nate Lawliet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawliet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lawliet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lawliet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawliet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silli trying to control but Lawliet postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Lawliet there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Lawliet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lawliet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lawliet showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawliet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Lawliet there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawliet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawliet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawliet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lawliet connects with a nice short shot to Silli's temple.
Silli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silli tries to roll over but Lawliet keeps him under control.
Lawliet working Silli over with strikes.
Lawliet content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Lawliet there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lawliet there.
Lawliet is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Silli is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Lawliet!
An out of breath Nate Lawliet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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