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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Runzo Vena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Runzo Vena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vena drops his hands momentarily and Lannister takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lannister punishes Vena's body with a nice straight punch.
Lannister paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lannister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister tries to bum rush Vena with a series of wild strikes but Vena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lannister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Lannister finds it's target.
Lannister scores with a one two! Vena had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vena.
Jab from Lannister.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister swings for the body but Vena moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lannister. That's going to slow Vena down.
Vena with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lannister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vena thinking.
Good leg kick by Lannister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vena dodges the punch combination from Lannister.
Vena shoots and misses
and Lannister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot by Lannister.
Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vena ducks right into an uppercut from Lannister.
Vena fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Runzo Vena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Lannister misses.
Lannister stuffs the takedown.
Lannister lands a jab.
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a shot to the body.
Vena gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lannister.
Lannister misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lannister.
Lannister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lannister has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lannister missing with a left hand there. Vena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vena looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaime Lannister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister rushes Vena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is looking to break free of the clinch but Vena has double underhooks.
Lannister tries to work over Vena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vena is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vena's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vena wants to take the fight to the mat but Lannister manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Lannister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vena shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lannister defends it nicely.
Lannister works over Vena's head and body with a nice combination.
Vena shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Lannister. Beautiful body shot.
Runzo Vena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister tries to clinch but Vena moves out of range.
Vena slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Lannister thumps Vena with a low kick.
Vena shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lannister sprawls well. Lannister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vena gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Runzo Vena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister lands a head kick. Vena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaime Lannister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannister is looking to slow Vena down with leg kicks.
Lannister lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lannister.
It looks like Runzo Vena has been cut.
Vena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lannister gets tackled into the cage by Vena. Vena maintains the clinch.
Lannister tries a body shot but Vena blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister effectively controlling the action here.
Lannister struggles to land a body shot inside as Vena controls his hands.
Lannister is pressed up against the cage. Vena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lannister down to the mat. Lannister avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lannister throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Lannister lands a nice shot to the body.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vena.
Lannister misses with a series of wild punches.
Vena swats away the attempt to clinch by Lannister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vena shoots and misses
and Lannister counters with a three punch combo that has Vena backing up. Vena nods at Lannister to acknowledge the strikes.
Vena tries for a takedown but Lannister circles away easily
and Lannister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lannister lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Lannister. Those never looked like landing.
Lannister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vena. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A right-left combo lands from Lannister.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Lannister throws a sloppy head kick and Vena moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Lannister misses its intended target.
Lannister throws a right and a left that Vena avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Runzo Vena's cut.
That's time! Vena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lannister throws a right and a left that Vena avoids nicely.
Lannister stuns Vena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vena keeps the fight on the outside.
Lannister misses with a few strikes there.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lannister lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Lannister.
Lannister moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lannister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Vena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lannister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Lannister - just one landing.
Lannister moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vena looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lannister is fending him off so far but Vena persists. Nope, Lannister circles away and we're back to standing.
Lannister lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lannister misses with an uppercut. Vena saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vena shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Runzo Vena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister misses with a two punch combination.
Lannister moves in looking to clinch but Vena pushes him off.
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vena ducks right into an uppercut from Lannister.
Vena slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch but Vena is having none of it.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Lannister throws a shot from downtown. Vena moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch but Vena moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Lannister - just one landing.
Vena shoots in for a double leg but Lannister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lannister misses with a two punch combination.
Vena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vena is defended easily by Lannister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vena doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lannister to counter with a crisp jab.
Lannister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lannister lands an overhand right.
A jab from Lannister finds it's way through Vena's defenses.
Runzo Vena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaime Lannister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vena is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lannister throws a body punch but Vena moves out of range.
Lannister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vena blocks the body kick.
Lannister throws out a powerful jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Lannister scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaime Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lannister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Lannister!
In his post fight interview, Jaime Lannister started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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