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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bilbrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Bilbrough!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taalasmaa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taalasmaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bilbrough tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Bilbrough is looking to get to half guard.
Bilbrough is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taalasmaa manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bilbrough to take his back!
Bilbrough looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Taalasmaa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bilbrough really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taalasmaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilbrough tries to roll but Taalasmaa sticks to his back.
The referee is taking a good look at Bilbrough as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Taalasmaa!
Taalasmaa is looking to control Bilbrough but Bilbrough is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Taalasmaa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bilbrough knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bilbrough for a finish.
Bilbrough is in bad spot here.
Bilbrough manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taalasmaa's guard. Nice work there by Bilbrough.
Bilbrough controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Bilbrough trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bilbrough doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bilbrough manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bilbrough is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bilbrough stands and steps away. Taalasmaa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bilbrough scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bilbrough lands with a punch from half guard.
Bilbrough content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilbrough seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bilbrough in particular looking to stall.
Taalasmaa trying to control here.
Bilbrough thows a huge punch but Taalasmaa dodges it nicely.
Taalasmaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bilbrough preventing the sweep.
Taalasmaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taalasmaa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taalasmaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Taalasmaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Taalasmaa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bilbrough defends it well.
Bilbrough trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Taalasmaa manages to pass to mount!
Taalasmaa controlling his opponent.
Taalasmaa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bilbrough has worked his arm free - good work by Bilbrough!
Bilbrough is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Taalasmaa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bilbrough misses with a takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a shoot takedown. Bilbrough fights it but they end up in guard.
Bilbrough is trying to control the position but Taalasmaa postures up.
Bilbrough keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Seppo Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa advances to half guard.
Taalasmaa is thwarting Bilbrough's attempts to control the position.
Bilbrough is refusing to be controlled, as Taalasmaa sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilbrough has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taalasmaa is working away from the top position though.
Bilbrough is trying to stand up here but Taalasmaa is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bilbrough manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilbrough kicks Taalasmaa off and gets back to his feet.
Bilbrough moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown.
Taalasmaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bilbrough's calf.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown
and Bilbrough counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bilbrough has Taalasmaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilbrough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Bilbrough bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bilbrough decides to stand back up. Bilbrough steps back and let's Taalasmaa get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilbrough is looking to clinch but Taalasmaa is avoiding it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bilbrough sends Taalasmaa down but not out. Bilbrough dives into side control looking to finish.
Taalasmaa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Taalasmaa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bilbrough lands an elbow.
Bilbrough looks up at the clock and then as Taalasmaa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bilbrough smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bilbrough controls the position.
Taalasmaa taking a bit of punishment here - Bilbrough scoring with strikes.
Taalasmaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Bilbrough working the ground and pound but Taalasmaa is defending the strikes.
Bilbrough in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Taalasmaa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bilbrough's best efforts.
Bilbrough takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taalasmaa gets back to full guard.
Bilbrough must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bilbrough stopping the sweep attempt from Taalasmaa.
Bilbrough trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilbrough avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bilbrough stands up from Taalasmaa's guard - Bilbrough perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown
and Bilbrough counters with a single leg into guard. Taalasmaa didn't expect that.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bilbrough avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bilbrough doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bilbrough manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bilbrough is in close to Taalasmaa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa working for a triangle but Bilbrough defends it easily.
Bilbrough forces his way into half guard.
It looks like Bilbrough is going to stand back up.
Bilbrough is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bilbrough in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bilbrough passes the guard and advances to mount!
Taalasmaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bilbrough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taalasmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Bilbrough circles away easily
and Bilbrough counters with an inside leg kick.
Bilbrough throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bilbrough darts in and clinches Taalasmaa up against the cage.
Bilbrough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bilbrough using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bilbrough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taalasmaa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bilbrough decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taalasmaa's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but Bilbrough controlling him for the moment.
Bilbrough controlling from the top position.
Bilbrough decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Taalasmaa, up you get!
Bilbrough takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taalasmaa gets the takedown into side control.
Bilbrough can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilbrough is not content to let Taalasmaa control the position.
Taalasmaa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bilbrough!
Bilbrough throwing hammer fists to the chest of Taalasmaa. What's that going to do exactly?
Taalasmaa tries to control but Bilbrough wriggling away.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot there that rocks Bilbrough but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bilbrough bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bilbrough trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa is looking to stand up but Bilbrough isn't so interested in that idea.
Bilbrough pushes down on Taalasmaa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa moves into full guard.
Bilbrough trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa controlling the position.
Taalasmaa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bilbrough is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Taalasmaa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bilbrough's back instead.
Bilbrough trying to control the hands but Taalasmaa breaks the grip.
Taalasmaa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bilbrough just trying to survive but Taalasmaa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bilbrough is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bilbrough turns into Taalasmaa and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilbrough gets to his feet - Taalasmaa follows without any prompting.
Taalasmaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Bilbrough is not content to let Taalasmaa control the position.
Bilbrough tries to kick Taalasmaa off but Taalasmaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taalasmaa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bilbrough wants to hold on but Taalasmaa pushes him away.
Bilbrough is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa has isolated one of Bilbrough's arms. Bilbrough looking to fight him off but Taalasmaa twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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