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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Victoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinister Strike has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 Helsinki, Sinister Strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Victoria!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victoria was well out of range. Poor timing from Strike.
Strike lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strike throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Victoria counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Strike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Victoria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strike throws out a loose jab but Victoria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strike circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strike counters with a two punch combo.
Victoria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Victoria turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strike is trying to escape the position but Victoria is controlling the position.
Strike really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strike can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victoria controls the position.
Strike sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Strike is trying to maintain the position but Victoria is very close to passing his half guard.
Victoria looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Strike is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Victoria's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Victoria's back!
Victoria just looking to survive in the bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strike trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Victoria just looking to survive in the bad position.
Victoria staying busy and making it hard for Strike to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victoria surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Victoria trying to control the hands but Strike won't let him.
Will Strike go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Strike is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Victoria is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Victoria controlling Strike 's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victoria looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Strike will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Victoria trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Strike struggling to keep hold of the position.
Strike is not going to allow Victoria to sit and survive in this position.
Victoria looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
Victoria trying to control the position but Strike manages to sink in the hooks.
Victoria controlling Strike 's hands.
Victoria looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Strike wants to control but Victoria is keeping busy.
Strike avoiding Victoria 's attempts to control his hands.
Strike wants to control but Victoria is keeping busy.
Victoria controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Victoria trying to control the action but Strike just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinister Strike dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Victoria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Victoria breaks from the clinch.
Victoria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Victoria closes the distance and clinches.
Victoria has clasped his hands together around Strike's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Strike explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strike connects with a looping right hand.
Strike misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Victoria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Victoria can do to turn this around?
Victoria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victoria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strike is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Victoria scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Victoria is controlling the pace.
Strike won't allow Victoria to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike tries to roll over but Victoria keeps him under control.
Strike is working hard here to advance position.
Victoria is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Victoria's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two 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.
Sinister Strike overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strike is looking for a sweep. Victoria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Victoria keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Strike is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strike tries to keep at a distance but Victoria has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victoria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strike misses with an uppercut. Victoria saw that one coming.
Strike looks to score with a jab to the body but Victoria is just out of range.
Victoria tries to counter by closing the distance.
Strike throws a lazy right hand but Victoria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strike misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victoria tries to clinch there but Strike circles away.
Strike connects with a crisp jab.
Strike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victoria was well out of range. Poor timing from Strike.
Victoria closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Victoria lands in his opponent's guard.
Strike controls Victoria momentarily but Victoria frees himself.
Victoria is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike wants to stand but Victoria is controlling the position.
Strike not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Victoria engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victoria decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 Sinister Strike will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Victoria has Strike up against the cage in a clinch.
Victoria is trying to drag Strike to the mat but Strike just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strike is trying to break the clinch but Victoria is controlling him.
Victoria gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Strike is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Strike trying to keep a closed guard but Victoria is proving a slippery customer.
Victoria content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victoria is continuing to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Strike is trying to control the position but Victoria postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Strike gets caught flat footed, as Victoria shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Strike wants to stand up but Victoria is controlling him.
Strike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victoria is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Strike is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe Victoria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victoria showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sinister Strike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Strike misses
and Victoria counters by moving into the clinch.
Victoria is trying to pull guard but Strike has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Strike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Victoria manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike is fighting off a takedown attempt but Victoria is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Strike to the mat. Strike regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Victoria showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Victoria won't allow Strike to get back to his feet.
Strike has momentary wrist control but Victoria slips an elbow through the middle.
Victoria looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Victoria postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Strike is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Victoria is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Victoria 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.
Victoria postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Strike being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victoria lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sinister Strike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Victoria landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Victoria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strike has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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