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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Loveslo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Erickson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Loveslo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loveslo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Erickson's guard.
Erickson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Erickson trying to keep a closed guard but Loveslo is proving a slippery customer.
Erickson being controlled here, momentarily.
Loveslo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loveslo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveslo postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Erickson looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveslo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loveslo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Loveslo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erickson wants to control but Loveslo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo working over Erickson with some ground and pound. Erickson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Loveslo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Loveslo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Erickson to stand up.
Erickson gets caught flat footed, as Loveslo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Erickson can't keep his opponent in guard - Loveslo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Loveslo trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson trying to control here.
Loveslo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Loveslo 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.
Loveslo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Loveslo landing strikes from the mount.
Loveslo with shots to the head and body - Erickson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Erickson?
Loveslo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Erickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee warns Erickson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Loveslo content just to control the position here.
Loveslo lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loveslo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loveslo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Loveslo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loveslo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Erickson's half guard.
Loveslo is trying to work for a kimura but Erickson is defending well.
Still in half guard, Loveslo seems content to control.
Loveslo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveslo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Erickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loveslo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Loveslo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erickson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveslo decides to stand up.
Loveslo goes for a double leg but Erickson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Erickson continues to drive forward.
Erickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Loveslo.
Erickson tries to clinch there but Loveslo circles away.
Loveslo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Erickson is fending him off so far but Loveslo persists. Nope, Erickson circles away and we're back to standing.
Erickson darts in and clinches Loveslo up against the cage.
Erickson tries to circle away but Loveslo has him pinned against the cage.
Erickson can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Loveslo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loveslo is working for takedown but Erickson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Loveslo fails to pull guard.
Loveslo looking to slow down the pace here.
Loveslo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Erickson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Loveslo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Loveslo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Loveslo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Loveslo avoids the attempt from Erickson to control.
Loveslo prevents Erickson from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Loveslo controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Loveslo.
Loveslo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Erickson for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Loveslo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Loveslo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Erickson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Erickson.
No joy there for Loveslo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loveslo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loveslo dives in and scores a takedown into Erickson's guard.
Loveslo landing some decent shots from guard.
Loveslo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveslo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gordon Loveslo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loveslo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Loveslo seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loveslo continues to hold on tight.
Further stalling from Loveslo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erickson is in trouble now - Loveslo has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Loveslo content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loveslo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Loveslo controlling his opponent.
Loveslo breaks from Erickson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveslo controlling from the full mount.
Erickson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Loveslo with shots to the head and body - Erickson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loveslo dominating with strikes here.
Dexter Erickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon Loveslo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loveslo controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Loveslo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loveslo, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Loveslo!
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FIGHT
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