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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Spence (ranked 5386 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lionheart (ranked 5377 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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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Monroe Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Lionheart!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lionheart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spence throws Lionheart to one side and escapes!
Lionheart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spence looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spence sneaks out the side door and pushes Lionheart away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lionheart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lionheart showed some decent athleticism there.
Spence has one foot on Lionheart's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Spence looks to land a combination but Lionheart avoids it well.
Lionheart moves in looking to clinch but Spence pushes him off.
Spence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lionheart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lionheart showed some decent athleticism there.
Spence makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick Lionheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Lionheart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lionheart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spence is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Spence manages to break the clinch.
Lionheart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spence to the mat! Spence manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence keeping full guard, as Lionheart tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lionheart is aware though and is defending well.
Spence keeping moving, preventing Lionheart from controlling successfully.
Spence pushes Lionheart off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spence closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lionheart did well to prevent Spence getting side control.
Spence is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spence seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart wants to control but Spence passes into side.
Spence really is a fat lump.
Spence tries for a kimura but Lionheart is defending well.
Spence is breathing heavily.
Spence avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lionheart.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spence grinds an elbow into Lionheart's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lionheart takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Spence lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Lionheart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spence working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lionheart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spence in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lionheart is trying to control Spence's posture but Spence avoids it.
Spence has control of an arm but Lionheart manages to advance to Spence's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Spence 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.
Lionheart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lionheart moves in looking to clinch but Spence pushes him off.
Lionheart looking to score a takedown here. Spence is defending well but Lionheart drives through and ends up in Spence's guard.
Spence uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lionheart shoots in and gets a takedown into Spence's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lionheart is aware though and is defending well.
Spence is looking to stand up but Lionheart isn't so interested in that idea.
Lionheart is fighting to break Spence's control of his arms but Spence is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Spence has a closed guard, preventing Lionheart from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart trying to control but Spence is working from the bottom.
Spence 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.
Lionheart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spence's guard.
Lionheart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spence, up you get!
Spence gets caught napping as Lionheart dives in and scores a takedown. Spence manages to retain guard.
Lionheart is breathing heavily.
Lionheart throws an elbow that misses. Spence uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lionheart's guard. Nice move by Spence!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lionheart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spence is one step ahead there.
Spence connects with a couple of short punches.
Lionheart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spence throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart is trying to keep Spence in close.
Spence connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe Spence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lionheart has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spence has passed into side control.
Lionheart taking a bit of punishment here - Spence scoring with strikes.
Lionheart is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spence connects with a decent elbow.
Spence working the ground and pound from side control.
Spence landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence is putting a hurting on Lionheart here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lionheart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spence scores with punches from side control.
Spence in side control, throwing shots but Lionheart defends.
Spence working the head with strikes.
Spence scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spence decides to stand back up. Spence steps back and let's Lionheart get back to his feet.
Lionheart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spence!
Spence bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Spence dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.
Spence tries a head kick but it misses.
As Spence backs off Lionheart throws a huge counter combo but Spence manages to avoid it all.
Spence chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lionheart can pounce on him.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
Lionheart wants to clinch
and Spence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lionheart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spence pushes Lionheart off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lionheart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spence manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spence napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Spence throws Lionheart to one side and escapes!
Spence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lionheart avoids it really well and circles away.
Spence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lionheart can do to turn this around?
Spence forces Lionheart back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence is looking to break free of the clinch but Lionheart has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart breaks from the clinch.
Spence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spence looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lionheart is fending him off so far but Spence persists. Nope, Lionheart circles away and we're back to standing.
Lionheart shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lionheart shoots in and bounces Spence off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lionheart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lionheart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart wants to control from the top but Spence keeps moving.
Spence has his foot on Lionheart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lionheart works his way back into a safe position though.
Lionheart gets to his feet. Spence looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lionheart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lionheart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spence sprawls well initially but Lionheart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spence trying to hold on to Lionheart's head to control him but Lionheart postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart drops an elbow to the side of Spence's head.
Lionheart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Lionheart is going to stand back up.
Lionheart trying to control the action but Spence is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monroe Spence!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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