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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juho Heinonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Luiz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juho Heinonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luiz wants to get back to his feet.
Luiz manages to get to full guard.
Luiz trying to control the position.
Heinonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Luiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heinonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Luiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Luiz looking for subs off his back but Heinonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Heinonen is looking for a kimura but Luiz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heinonen to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heinonen pulls his head out easily.
Heinonen is keen to just control but Luiz is a slippery customer.
Luiz wants to control but Heinonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Luiz wants to get back to full guard.
Heinonen trying to control from half guard but Luiz is working away.
Luiz wants to get back to full guard.
Heinonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Heinonen with that takedown attempt.
Luiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Heinonen circles away.
Luiz misses with a takedown
and Heinonen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luiz won't be happy with that.
Heinonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Heinonen is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Luiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luiz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wants to control but Heinonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Luiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heinonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Heinonen stops Luiz from standing up.
Heinonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luiz looking to control.
Luiz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Heinonen frees his head nicely. Oh but Luiz has switched to an armbar! Heinonen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Claudio Luiz!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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