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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Lahomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Lahomaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaakko Lahomaki!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lahomaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lahomaki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Davies wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lahomaki, who protects the arm well.
Davies in side control, throwing shots but Lahomaki defends.
The ground and pound from Davies seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davies decides to stand back up. Davies steps back and let's Lahomaki get back to his feet.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lahomaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lahomaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Lahomaki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lahomaki prevents Davies from standing back up.
Lahomaki working Davies over with strikes.
Davies won't allow Lahomaki to pass to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Lahomaki controlling the pace.
Davies looking for submissions off his back.
Davies is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahomaki seems to be working for a kimura but Davies defends the submission attempt.
Lahomaki seems to be working for a kimura but Davies defends the submission attempt.
Davies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lahomaki not doing much here.
Lahomaki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Davies has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davies is looking to escape.
Lahomaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies has hold of Lahomaki's hands but Lahomaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lahomaki lands strikes from half guard.
Davies taking some punishment here, with Lahomaki in his half guard.
Lahomaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lahomaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lahomaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lahomaki blocks the strikes from Davies.
Lahomaki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Lahomaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davies is trying to stand.
Lahomaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies is squirming around, avoiding Lahomaki's attempts to control the action.
Lahomaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davies looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lahomaki.
Lahomaki breaks from Davies's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lahomaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lahomaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Lahomaki with shots to the head and body - Davies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lahomaki lands a big elbow.
Lahomaki with a couple of short strikes.
Lahomaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lahomaki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Davies is bucking up trying to escape but Lahomaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lahomaki is landing with some decent strikes but Davies is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lahomaki with a couple of short strikes.
Lahomaki dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lahomaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lahomaki with the ground and pound from mount.
Lahomaki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Lahomaki lands a heavy elbow.
Lahomaki lands with some strikes.
Lahomaki working Davies over with strikes here.
Davies is bucking up trying to escape but Lahomaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
A nice elbow there by Lahomaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lahomaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lahomaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davies hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Lahomaki.
Lahomaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davies looks a forlorn figure.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Lahomaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lahomaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Davies is trying desperately to improve position.
Lahomaki controlling his opponent.
Lahomaki looking to finish Davies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davies!
Davies is looking to improve his position but Lahomaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Lahomaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davies is desperately trying to improve his position but Lahomaki has a good base and remains in mount.
Lahomaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davies is squirming around, avoiding Lahomaki's attempts to control the action.
Lahomaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davies?
Lahomaki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lahomaki controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahomaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davies?
Davies is in a horrible position here. Lahomaki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lahomaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lahomaki controlling from the full mount.
Lahomaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lahomaki wants to control the pace but Davies is squirming around nicely.
Davies working to try and regain half guard.
Lahomaki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davies tries to buck Lahomaki off but he can't manage it.
Davies throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lahomaki. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lahomaki landing strikes from the mount and Davies is in trouble!
Lahomaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lahomaki lands with some strikes.
Davies wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lahomaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davies is looking to escape.
Davies is trying to stand up.
Lahomaki landing strikes from the mount and Davies is in trouble!
Lahomaki landing shots from mount.
Lahomaki with shots to the head and body - Davies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Davies wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lahomaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lahomaki wants to control the pace but Davies is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jaakko Lahomaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lahomaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lahomaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lahomaki lands a heavy elbow.
Lahomaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davies looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Lahomaki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lahomaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davies hang on?
Lahomaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davies?
Lahomaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davies looks a forlorn figure.
Davies is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lahomaki controlling his opponent.
Davies tries to reverse the position but Lahomaki maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lahomaki is going olschool here, as he tries to force Davies to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davies shrugs it off.
Davies is trying to stand.
Lahomaki lands a big elbow.
Lahomaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davies wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lahomaki tries to control but Davies wriggling away.
Lahomaki avoids the attempt from Davies to control.
Davies is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lahomaki controlling the position easily from mount.
Lahomaki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davies has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Lahomaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lahomaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davies pinned against the cage. Davies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lahomaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Davies counters with a low kick, right behind Lahomaki 's knee.
Lahomaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Lahomaki instigates a clinch.
Davies wants to get back to striking at distance but Lahomaki won't allow it.
Davies is trying to break free.
Davies can't break the clinch.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Lahomaki has him pressed against the cage.
Lahomaki pulls guard successfully.
Lahomaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lahomaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lahomaki managing to control the position.
Lahomaki lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies wants to stand but Lahomaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lahomaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Lahomaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lahomaki passes to full mount!
Davies wants to hold on but Lahomaki pushes him away.
Davies bucks Lahomaki off and manages to get back to his feet!
Lahomaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lahomaki lands with a punch from half guard.
Lahomaki is looking to take a break and control but Davies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lahomaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davies makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Scott Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki drops his hands momentarily and Davies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Davies misses its intended target.
Lahomaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lahomaki.
Scott Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Lahomaki.
Davies closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lahomaki manages to get back to half guard.
Davies tries to stand and escape but Lahomaki is controlling the position.
Davies scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davies wants to stand up but Lahomaki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Davies is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lahomaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davies.
Lahomaki is looking to control Davies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lahomaki avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lahomaki is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davies tries to clinch but Lahomaki moves out of range.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Lahomaki saw that one coming.
Lahomaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lahomaki tries for a takedown but Davies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davies lands with a nice body punch.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt
and Lahomaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lahomaki.
Davies is trying to keep Lahomaki in close.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lahomaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jaakko Lahomaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lahomaki controls the pace.
Lahomaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lahomaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lahomaki is controlling him.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies looks to clinch
and Lahomaki moves into the clinch.
Lahomaki tightens his grip and picks Davies up, before dumping him to the ground. Davies manages to land in guard.
Davies looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lahomaki throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lahomaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Lahomaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lahomaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Lahomaki!
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