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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damian Douglas (ranked 22816 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Odonkoh (ranked 5336 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon Odonkoh 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Odonkoh!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Odonkoh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Douglas.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas dives in and grabs Odonkoh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Odonkoh pushes down on Douglas's head and hops out.
Odonkoh tries a quick counter leg kick but Douglas is wise to it.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odonkoh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odonkoh breaks from the clinch.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas takes a swing at Odonkoh's ribcage but misses.
Odonkoh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Odonkoh leaves Douglas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Douglas closes the distance and pushes Odonkoh back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas jumps guard but Odonkoh stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Odonkoh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Odonkoh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Odonkoh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Douglas's guard.
Douglas throws his legs up looking for a submission but Odonkoh uses it to pass to side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Odonkoh.
Douglas is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odonkoh stands up.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Odonkoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt
and Odonkoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Odonkoh avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Odonkoh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Douglas misses with a takedown
and Odonkoh counters with a straight right hand.
Odonkoh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas misses with a takedown
and Odonkoh counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas darts in and clinches Odonkoh up against the cage.
Douglas jumps guard but Odonkoh stands there with Douglas around his waist. Douglas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Odonkoh effectively controlling the action here.
Douglas jumps into guard, dragging Odonkoh to the mat.
Odonkoh preventing the sweep.
Odonkoh content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Odonkoh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Odonkoh slips nicely into half guard.
Odonkoh is working for a kimura but Douglas is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odonkoh prevents Douglas from improving his position.
Odonkoh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Douglas manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Odonkoh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Odonkoh tries to pass.
Odonkoh wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas is trying to keep Odonkoh in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Odonkoh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Douglas shoots in for a takedown but Odonkoh shows good takedown defense.
Odonkoh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Douglas clinches.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas is trying to pull guard but Odonkoh has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Odonkoh holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonkoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas rushes Odonkoh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas has Odonkoh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Odonkoh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Odonkoh holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Odonkoh decides to pull guard.
Odonkoh seems keen to control Douglas's posture.
Odonkoh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas stands and steps away. Odonkoh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Douglas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Odonkoh counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas rushes Odonkoh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odonkoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Odonkoh to the mat! Odonkoh manages to get full guard.
Odonkoh looking for a guillotine here but Douglas defends easily.
Odonkoh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Douglas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Douglas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Solomon Odonkoh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Odonkoh but Odonkoh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Douglas instigates a clinch.
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.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Douglas decides to pull guard.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Odonkoh from controlling successfully.
Odonkoh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odonkoh throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damian Douglas.
I think Odonkoh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Odonkoh!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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