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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lepijewitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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214 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White 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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demetrius Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Lepijewitz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepijewitz misses with a few strikes there.
Lepijewitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Lepijewitz misses with a head kick.
Lepijewitz shoots in looking for a takedown but Farmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lepijewitz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lepijewitz misses with a takedown attempt - Farmer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demetrius Farmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Lepijewitz.
Farmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniel Lepijewitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lepijewitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farmer gets a double leg takedown into Lepijewitz's guard.
Farmer passes Lepijewitz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepijewitz is trying to maintain the position but Farmer is very close to passing his half guard.
Lepijewitz wants to get back to full guard.
Lepijewitz is looking to control Farmer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lepijewitz avoid being mounted?
Farmer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Farmer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Farmer blocks the strikes from Lepijewitz.
Farmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lepijewitz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Farmer manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepijewitz is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Farmer throwing strikes here but Lepijewitz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Farmer controlling the position easily from mount.
Lepijewitz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farmer controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepijewitz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lepijewitz tries to lock up and control but Farmer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Farmer controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Farmer prevents Lepijewitz from getting the reversal.
Farmer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farmer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Farmer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lepijewitz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farmer controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farmer avoids the attempt from Lepijewitz to control.
Farmer content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Farmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Farmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lepijewitz gets tackled into the cage by Farmer. Farmer maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lepijewitz fails to pull guard.
Lepijewitz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lepijewitz jumps guard but Farmer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Demetrius Farmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Lepijewitz.
Farmer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lepijewitz tries to circle away but Farmer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmer jumps guard and drags Lepijewitz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lepijewitz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lepijewitz has gone for a leg lock! Farmer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lepijewitz's guard.
Lepijewitz is breathing heavily.
Farmer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepijewitz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lepijewitz trying to keep a closed guard but Farmer is proving a slippery customer.
Lepijewitz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two 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.
Lepijewitz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Farmer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lepijewitz shoots in looking for a takedown but Farmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lepijewitz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Farmer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lepijewitz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Farmer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Farmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lepijewitz some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer takes a little break here. Lepijewitz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lepijewitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lepijewitz keeps trying to improve his position.
Farmer takes a little break here. Lepijewitz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lepijewitz tries to bench press Farmer off him but Farmer keeps the position.
Farmer controls the position.
Farmer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Lepijewitz counters with a series of strikes. Farmer will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Farmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Farmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Farmer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lepijewitz sprawls well initially but Farmer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lepijewitz trying to control from the bottom.
Farmer not doing much here.
Farmer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Farmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lepijewitz can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lepijewitz wants to improve his position but Farmer is controlling well.
Farmer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lepijewitz wants to control the action here but instead Farmer manages to pass to full mount!
Farmer lands a heavy elbow.
Lepijewitz is trying desperately to improve position.
Farmer controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Farmer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer scoring with strikes but Lepijewitz is staying in there.
Farmer controlling his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Farmer.
Demetrius Farmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lepijewitz is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer controlling from the full mount.
Farmer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lepijewitz for as long as he can get away with.
Lepijewitz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lepijewitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lepijewitz wants to stand but Farmer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lepijewitz won't allow Farmer to get back to his feet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Farmer manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lepijewitz pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer stays in close to Lepijewitz's body and controls the position.
Farmer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Farmer controlling the action here.
Farmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farmer lands a nice short elbow.
Daniel Lepijewitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demetrius Farmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmer controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrius Farmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Farmer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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