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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Bryan (ranked 5032 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Osmis (ranked 5004 p4p, 0 weight class). Osmis has chosen Joyner - Look Alive as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyndon Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Osmis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Osmis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bryan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bryan trying to control the action but Osmis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Osmis's head but Osmis avoids it well.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osmis keeps working.
Bryan lands a nice forearm strike.
Osmis taking a bit of punishment here - Bryan scoring with strikes.
Bryan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Osmis seems a little lost for a moment, as Bryan dominates the positioning.
Bryan working the strikes but Osmis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bryan misses with a head shot. Osmis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Osmis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryan working some strikes from top position.
Bryan scoring with some ground and pound.
Bryan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryan prevents Osmis from getting back to his feet.
Bryan postures up and lands a big shot to Osmis's brow.
Bryan preventing the sweep.
Bryan stands up over Osmis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bryan is in close to Osmis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Osmis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Osmis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Osmis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osmis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Bryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryan working some strikes from top position.
Bryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Osmis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.
Osmis looks winded!
Bryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryan works over Osmis with some ground and pound from guard.
Osmis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Osmis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryan is working Osmis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Osmis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bryan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Osmis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Osmis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Osmis!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmis tries to stand but Bryan controls the position and pulls Osmis into his guard.
Bryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Osmis is working an open guard so Bryan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bryan wants to take the fight to the mat but Osmis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Osmis is looking to control Bryan's arms but Bryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Osmis has his back to the cage.
Bryan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Osmis is defending well.
Bryan misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyndon Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryan fails to pull guard.
Osmis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Osmis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osmis stands and steps away. Bryan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Bryan dominated that round.
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.
Osmis forces Bryan back against the cage and clinches.
Osmis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Osmis pulls guard successfully.
Bryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Osmis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Bryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Bryan scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan is working Osmis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Osmis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Osmis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osmis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Bryan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Osmis is breathing heavily.
Bryan postures up and lands a big shot to Osmis's brow.
Bryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyndon Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.
Bryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryan stands up over Osmis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bryan trying to control but Osmis is working from the bottom.
Bryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Osmis has wrist control.
Bryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan controlling from the top position.
Bryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Osmis has wrist control.
Bryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bryan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryan cracks Osmis with a solid left hand.
Bryan postures up in Osmis's guard and throws a big left but Osmis blocks it.
Bryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
Bryan tries to stand but Osmis is controlling from the bottom.
Bryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Osmis keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Osmis tries to sprawl but Bryan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Osmis wants to get back to full guard.
Bryan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan wants to control but Osmis is keeping him busy.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryan winds up and cracks Osmis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Osmis has hold of Bryan's hands but Bryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bryan stands up out of the half guard.
Osmis stuffs the takedown.
Osmis throws a counter combo.
Bryan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Osmis for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Bryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bryan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bryan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bryan lands an elbow.
Osmis tries to buck Bryan off but Bryan is having none of it.
Osmis wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan tries to score with some ground and pound. Osmis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bryan cracks Osmis with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osmis is trying to escape the position but Bryan is controlling the position.
Osmis wants to get back to his feet but Bryan drags him back down.
Osmis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Osmis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryan connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan cracks Osmis with a big elbow.
Bryan wants to control but Osmis is keeping him busy.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Osmis down.
Bryan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Osmis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bryan cracks Osmis with a big right hand but Osmis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bryan is chipping away with strikes.
Osmis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bryan landing a few strikes.
Osmis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryan connects with a decent elbow.
Bryan working the ground and pound from side control.
Bryan cracks Osmis with a big elbow.
Bryan decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan closes the distance and pushes Osmis back into the cage.
Osmis is pressed up against the cage. Bryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Osmis down to the mat. Osmis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryan checks a low kick from Osmis.
Bryan tries to counter by clinching up but Osmis breaks away and moves out of range.
Bryan looks for a takedown but Osmis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyndon Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryan moves in looking to clinch but Osmis pushes him off.
Osmis throws a counter combo.
Bryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Osmis defends well and Bryan ends up having to push Osmis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bryan sets himself, and Osmis steps forward looking for the clinch! Bryan avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Osmis to the ground. Bryan is now in Osmis's guard.
Bryan postures up.
Bryan throws an elbow that misses. Osmis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryan's guard. Nice move by Osmis!
Osmis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osmis stopping the sweep attempt from Bryan.
Osmis stays in close to Bryan's body and controls the position.
Osmis wants to stand but Bryan is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmis stopping the sweep attempt from Bryan.
Osmis trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Osmis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Osmis wanted to stand there but Bryan had control of the position.
Bryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Osmis uses it to pass to side control.
Tom Osmis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyndon Bryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryan can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Bryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyndon Bryan!
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