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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Cline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumi Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumi Keijo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoffrey Cline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumi Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cline circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cline takes the fight into the clinch.
Cline tries to break free but Keijo pushes him back against the cage.
Cline trying to land knees to the body.
Keijo has Cline pressed against the cage, preventing Cline from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cline tries to break free but Keijo pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cline.
Keijo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keijo successfully pulls guard.
Keijo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cline is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cline seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Keijo for as long as he can get away with.
Cline continues to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two 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.
More hug and hope from Cline.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Keijo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cline manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cline darts in and clinches Keijo up against the cage.
Cline is looking to break free of the clinch but Keijo has double underhooks.
Cline is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cline tries to circle away but Keijo has him pinned against the cage.
Cline breaks from the clinch.
Cline gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo is looking to control Cline's arms but Cline gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keijo has his back to the cage.
Cline struggles to land a body shot inside as Keijo controls his hands.
Cline breaks the clinch.
Cline moves into the clinch.
Keijo scores a nice knee to the body.
Cline is looking to break free of the clinch but Keijo has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Cline.
Keijo pulls guard.
Cline might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keijo controls Cline momentarily but Cline frees himself.
Keijo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cline controls the pace.
Cline landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo looking to control.
Keijo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cline is controlling him.
Cline engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cline'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Cline dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keijo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cline to the ground. Keijo is now in Cline's guard.
Keijo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cline is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cline throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keijo has Cline pressed against the cage, preventing Cline from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Cline.
Cline wants to break free but Keijo has control.
Keijo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo lands a knee to the body.
Cline tries to break free but Keijo pushes him back against the cage.
Keijo keeps control of Cline as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cline pulls guard.
Keijo tries to stand but Cline is controlling from the bottom.
Cline trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keijo wants to stand but Cline has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cline wants to stand up but Keijo is controlling him.
Keijo trying to control but Cline is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cline is pulling down on Keijo's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cline shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cline was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Keijo holding on.
Cline thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cline thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Keijo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cline is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Keijo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cline prevents Keijo from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Cline politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cline prefers to stall for the moment though.
Geoffrey Cline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Cline dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Keijo tries to clinch there but Cline circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keijo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cline tries to counter by clinching up but Keijo breaks away and moves out of range.
Keijo tries to clinch up.
Cline swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cline manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Keijo on his heels. He'll look to pass Keijo's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keijo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cline is controlling Keijo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keijo wants to take a breather but Cline is having none of it.
Keijo controlling the action here.
Cline regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cline controlling Keijo's posture.
Keijo tries to stand but Cline is controlling from the bottom.
Cline looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cline looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kumi Keijo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cline enables Keijo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cline manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cline wriggles free and stands up.
Keijo clinches up with Cline and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cline wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keijo has him pressed against the cage.
Cline tries to land knees in the clinch but Keijo avoids the damage to the body.
Cline tries to pull guard but Keijo won't allow it.
Cline wants to get back to striking at distance but Keijo won't allow it.
Keijo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cline controls his hands.
Cline breaks the clinch.
Keijo gets a takedown into half guard.
Cline has one foot on Keijo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Cline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cline has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Cline!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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