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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smaukka Maestro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetrius Farmer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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225 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smaukka Maestro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestro clinches up against the cage.
Farmer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maestro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Farmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maestro goes for a double leg but Farmer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farmer continues to drive forward.
Maestro clinches up against the cage.
Maestro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farmer to keep the fight standing.
Demetrius Farmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smaukka Maestro.
Farmer trying to stall but Maestro improves his position.
Farmer trying to land knees to the body.
Farmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maestro's defenses.
Farmer can't find room to land a body shot as Maestro controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Farmer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maestro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maestro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Farmer wants to get back to his feet but Maestro passes into half guard.
Maestro is pressing down on Farmer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farmer is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maestro thows a huge punch but Farmer dodges it nicely.
Farmer trying to control but Maestro postures up.
Maestro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maestro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two 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.
Maestro decides to stand and escape the position.
No luck for Maestro with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Maestro with that takedown attempt.
Maestro gets a takedown into half guard.
Maestro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farmer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farmer pushes Maestro off looking to stand but Maestro dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farmer is looking to improve his position.
Farmer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Farmer manages to get to full guard.
Maestro won't allow Farmer to get back to his feet.
Maestro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Farmer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maestro defends well.
Maestro throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four 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.
Farmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maestro is one step ahead there.
Maestro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Farmer working for a triangle but Maestro defends it easily.
Farmer is breathing heavily.
Maestro content to stall in guard here.
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!
No luck for Maestro with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Smaukka Maestro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maestro moves into the clinch.
Maestro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maestro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maestro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Farmer uses from the top position.
Farmer stopping the sweep attempt from Maestro.
Farmer wants to control from the top but Maestro keeps moving.
Maestro wants to stand and escape but Farmer is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farmer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maestro keeping moving, preventing Farmer from controlling successfully.
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.
Maestro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Farmer manages to get himself to full guard.
Farmer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maestro manages to get himself to full guard.
Farmer wants to stand but Maestro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maestro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Farmer uses it to pass to side control.
Maestro can't do much from the bottom here.
Farmer is looking to take a break and control but Maestro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro sneaks back into half guard.
Maestro is refusing to be controlled, as Farmer sits in half guard.
Maestro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farmer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maestro manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Maestro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maestro working a defensive guard but Farmer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Maestro struggling a bit here.
Maestro is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Maestro regains half guard.
Maestro trying to control but Farmer postures up.
Farmer wants to stand up but Maestro manages to regain full guard.
Smaukka Maestro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maestro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Farmer wants to control from the top but Maestro keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farmer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Smaukka Maestro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Farmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maestro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Demetrius Farmer has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Maestro. No joy for Farmer on that attempt.
Smaukka Maestro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestro misses with a head kick.
Farmer stuffs the takedown.
Maestro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farmer backs up against the cage.
Farmer is rocked!
Maestro moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmer is pressed up against the cage. Maestro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Farmer down to the mat. Farmer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maestro.
Demetrius Farmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smaukka Maestro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Maestro. No joy for Farmer on that attempt.
Farmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maestro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro misses with a kick to the body.
Maestro rushes Farmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farmer trying to stall but Maestro improves his position.
Farmer wants to stall.
Farmer wants to stall.
Farmer seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Maestro is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Maestro manages to pull guard.
Farmer trying to control but Maestro is working from the bottom.
Farmer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro controlling Farmer's posture.
Maestro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maestro is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Farmer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Farmer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maestro wants the takedown. Farmer is fighting it off but Maestro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Farmer's guard against the cage.
Farmer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Farmer.
Maestro has Farmer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Farmer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maestro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farmer up against the cage.
Maestro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farmer after a bit of a struggle.
Maestro being controlled against the cage.
Farmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Farmer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farmer working hard to break the clinch.
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.
Farmer breaks the clinch.
Farmer blocks a head kick by Maestro.
Farmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maestro avoids it really well and circles away.
Maestro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maestro defends it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Maestro misses.
Demetrius Farmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smaukka Maestro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smaukka Maestro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maestro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Farmer circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smaukka Maestro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maestro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smaukka Maestro!
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