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MMAHelsinki - 165 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lambert (ranked 8039 p4p, 691 weight class) and Darrel Petersen (ranked 2170 p4p, 278 weight class). Lambert kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert tries to bum rush Petersen with a series of wild strikes but Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petersen gets tackled into the cage by Lambert. Lambert maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petersen fails to land.
Petersen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Lambert throws an elbow but it misses.
Lambert tries a knee to the head but Petersen blocks it.
Lambert landing knees to the head.
Petersen blocks the elbow strike.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Lambert.
Lambert unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petersen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lambert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lambert is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lambert pushes off an throws an elbow but Petersen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambert lands an elbow inside that Petersen shrugs off.
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the head but Petersen blocks with his arms.
Lambert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Lambert utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lambert lands a shoulder strike.
Lambert prevents a body shot from Petersen.
Lambert blocks an uppercut.
Lambert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lambert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petersen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lambert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lambert misses with a knee to the head.
Petersen tries to score a body lock takedown but Lambert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Lambert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petersen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lambert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petersen's brow.
Petersen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petersen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mike Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrel Petersen.
Still in the clinch, Lambert scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lambert.
Lambert looking to throw knees to the head but Petersen is blocking nicely.
Petersen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petersen avoids the elbow strike from Lambert, against the cage.
Petersen avoids a wild elbow strike from Lambert.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petersen blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petersen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petersen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lambert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lambert throws an elbow that misses.
Petersen dodges an elbow strike from Lambert.
Petersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lambert misses with a knee to the head.
Lambert tries a knee to the head but Petersen blocks it.
Lambert gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petersen.
Lambert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambert is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petersen dodges an elbow strike from Lambert.
Lambert misses with an elbow over the top.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Petersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lambert lands an elbow that stopped Petersen in his tracks for a moment.
Petersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambert trying to land knees to the body.
Petersen misses with some punches.
Lambert lands an elbow inside that Petersen shrugs off.
Lambert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lambert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lambert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lambert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen tries to work over Lambert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
Petersen avoids a wild elbow strike from Lambert.
Petersen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lambert pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lambert.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Petersen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lambert.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lambert was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
Lambert moves in looking to clinch but Petersen pushes him off.
Lambert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lambert misses with a wild combination.
Lambert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petersen's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lambert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Lambert misses
and Petersen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lambert lands with a good body shot.
Lambert missing with a left hand there. Petersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petersen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lambert fails to land with a series of punches.
Petersen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petersen connects with a crisp jab.
Lambert misses with a series of wild punches.
Lambert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Jab, jab by Petersen - just one landing.
Petersen throws out a loose jab but Lambert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambert tries to counter by clinching up but Petersen breaks away and moves out of range.
Lambert throws a lazy uppercut
and Petersen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lambert.
Lambert misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Petersen misses.
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lambert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Lambert tries to clinch but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen scores with a jab to the body.
Lambert walks into a stiff left hand from Petersen.
Lambert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen misses with an uppercut. Lambert saw that one coming.
Lambert is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petersen.
Lambert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petersen can do to turn this around?
Petersen digs a good body shot into Lambert's ribs.
Lambert scores with the left hand. Petersen knows he should have avoided that one.
Petersen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lambert.
Mike Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petersen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Petersen.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lambert misses the target.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambert moves away.
Lambert fakes the leg kick and cracks Petersen in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands an overhand right.
Petersen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mike Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Petersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambert.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lambert moves away.
Lambert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lambert throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Petersen misses.
Lambert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lambert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambert is looking to clinch.
Lambert fails to land with a series of punches.
Petersen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lambert misses with the combination.
Lambert moves into range and clinches up with Petersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen managing to block the knees to the body from Lambert.
Lambert missing with knees to the body.
Petersen avoids a wild elbow strike from Lambert.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Lambert lands an elbow that stopped Petersen in his tracks for a moment.
Petersen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lambert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petersen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lambert fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen takes a swing at Lambert's ribcage but misses.
Lambert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petersen.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Lambert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Petersen throws a big shot that misses.
Lambert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petersen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert closes the distance looking to clinch
and Petersen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lambert thinking.
Petersen throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Petersen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lambert doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen scores with a sloppy right hand. Lambert should have avoided that one.
Lambert misses with a series of wild punches.
Petersen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lambert's head backwards.
Petersen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambert swivels and escapes.
Petersen digs a good hook to Lambert's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambert throws a jab when Petersen was well out of range.
Petersen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petersen jabs Lambert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Petersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Petersen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petersen shoots in and drives through. Lambert sprawls well.
Lambert wants to clinch up but Petersen keeps it at a distance.
Lambert rushes Petersen and presses him up against the cage.
Lambert trying to land knees to the body.
Lambert misses with a knee strike.
Lambert missing with knees to the body.
Lambert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lambert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Lambert.
Petersen has Lambert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lambert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lambert swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert scores with a knee to the head.
Petersen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lambert prevents a body shot from Petersen.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Petersen fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petersen scores with a shot to the side of Lambert's head.
A knee to the head by Lambert.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambert lands an elbow just above Petersen 's eye.
Lambert connects with a knee to the head.
Petersen tries to work over Lambert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lambert misses with a knee to the head.
Petersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petersen.
Petersen pushes Lambert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petersen has Lambert pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Petersen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lambert tumbling to the mat - Petersen dives into Lambert's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petersen controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Petersen stopping the sweep attempt from Lambert.
Petersen is fighting to break Lambert's control of his arms but Lambert is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen wants to pass the guard but Lambert is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lambert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lambert lands a nice looking body kick.
Mike Lambert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petersen scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lambert. Those never looked like landing.
Lambert throws a sloppy head kick
and Petersen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Lambert tries to clinch up.
Petersen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lambert takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petersen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lambert sprawls well. He's pushed Petersen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrel Petersen.
Lambert tries to bum rush Petersen with a series of wild strikes but Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lambert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lambert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert sneaks back into half guard.
Lambert wants to get back to full guard.
Petersen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lambert wants to get back to full guard.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Lambert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but Lambert defending well.
Lambert moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Lambert.
I think Lambert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Lambert!
An out of breath Mike Lambert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Kalashnikov (ranked 4387 p4p, 489 weight class) and Max Ward (ranked 3610 p4p, 417 weight class). Ward is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy. Max Ward has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikhail Kalashnikov's chin.
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193 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ward to the ground. Kalashnikov is now in Ward's guard.
Ward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov postures up in Ward's guard and throws a big left but Ward blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalashnikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalashnikov trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Kalashnikov passes Ward's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalashnikov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalashnikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kalashnikov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ward defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalashnikov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Kalashnikov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is staying active underneath Kalashnikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kalashnikov is just content to waste time from the top position. Ward takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kalashnikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalashnikov 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalashnikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalashnikov throws a strike but Ward rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kalashnikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Mikhail Kalashnikov has been cut.
Ward working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position here.
Kalashnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ward working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ward scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Kalashnikov is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kalashnikov is on top in guard.
Kalashnikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalashnikov throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
Kalashnikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kalashnikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Kalashnikov working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalashnikov is controlling him.
Kalashnikov trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Kalashnikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalashnikov.
That's four 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.
Kalashnikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kalashnikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Ward avoids the body shot from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalashnikov, which made it look bad.
Ward looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalashnikov is fending him off so far but Ward persists. Nope, Kalashnikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalashnikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kalashnikov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ward manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kalashnikov stays in close to Ward's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalashnikov is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Kalashnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Kalashnikov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kalashnikov looking to score a takedown here. Ward is defending well but Kalashnikov drives through and ends up in Ward's guard.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ward wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Kalashnikov with a nice head shot there.
Kalashnikov slips nicely into half guard.
Kalashnikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalashnikov wants to pass to mount but Ward is defending the position.
Kalashnikov controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is trying to stand back up but Kalashnikov is controlling him
Kalashnikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov is keen to just control but Ward is a slippery customer.
Kalashnikov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kalashnikov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kalashnikov thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
Kalashnikov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kalashnikov leaves Ward with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kalashnikov tries to counter with a takedown but Ward is quick to defend against it.
Kalashnikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ward.
Kalashnikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov shows good takedown defense.
Kalashnikov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mikhail Kalashnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Kalashnikov sprawls well.
Ward tries to sprawl but Kalashnikov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kalashnikov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is looking to stall here but Ward recovers full guard.
Kalashnikov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kalashnikov throws an elbow that misses. Ward uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kalashnikov's guard. Nice move by Ward!
Kalashnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Ward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ward postures up.
Kalashnikov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kalashnikov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ward has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov wants to pass to mount but Ward is defending the position.
Kalashnikov thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
Kalashnikov wants to take a breather but Ward is having none of it.
Kalashnikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kalashnikov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mikhail Kalashnikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kalashnikov in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Kalashnikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Kalashnikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalashnikov connects with a body shot.
Kalashnikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ward doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Kalashnikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ward being controlled here, momentarily.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalashnikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalashnikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ward wants to stand up but Kalashnikov is controlling him.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kalashnikov is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kalashnikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalashnikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kalashnikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ward with a poor takedown
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mikhail Kalashnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Ward preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalashnikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ward is looking to stand up but Kalashnikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov looking to sit in guard and control but Ward gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ward is fighting to break Kalashnikov's control of his arms but Kalashnikov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ward postures up and lands a big shot to Kalashnikov's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
Kalashnikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Ward has wrist control.
Ward wants to stand up but Kalashnikov is controlling him.
Kalashnikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kalashnikov throwing strikes but missing.
Kalashnikov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov looking to sit in guard and control but Ward gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kalashnikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ward manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalashnikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kalashnikov'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Kalashnikov from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Kalashnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalashnikov 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Kalashnikov!
Mikhail Kalashnikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 1665 p4p, 195 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 2823 p4p, 321 weight class). Day comes to the cage accompanied by Last minute - Great day to choke you out. Sakurai has chosen Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
11 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws an off balance right hand
and Sakurai counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakurai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Day fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Day fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakurai connects with a jab.
Day throws a body punch but Sakurai moves out of range.
Day lands an overhand right.
Sakurai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sakurai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sakurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Day swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sakurai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sakurai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Day.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day slips a straight right by Sakurai.
Day lands a slapping body shot.
Sakurai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Day.
Day lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Day throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Sakurai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Day backs up against the cage.
It looks like Gary Day has been cut.
Day throws a lazy right hand but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakurai throws out a counter right but Day avoids it with no problem.
Sakurai lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideo Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Day pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sakurai is out of range and Day settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Sakurai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Sakurai tries to get set, Day tries to push him back and clinch up but Sakurai manages to avoid the attempt.
Sakurai defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Sakurai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Day swings for the body but Sakurai moves out of range.
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Day was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sakurai.
Sakurai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Sakurai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sakurai throws a shot to the body.
Day misses with a body punch
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day misses with a jab to the body
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakurai misses with a looping left.
Day cracks Sakurai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Day throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Sakurai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakurai. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Day on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
It seemed like Sakurai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakurai.
Day slips a straight right by Sakurai.
Day cracks Sakurai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Day lands with a hook. Sakurai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Day bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day working the ground and pound but Sakurai is defending the strikes.
Sakurai defending against the ground and pound.
Day in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Day working the ground and pound but Sakurai is defending the strikes.
Day working the head with strikes.
Day grinds an elbow into Sakurai's temple.
Day prevents Sakurai from escaping the position.
Day grinds an elbow into Sakurai's temple.
Day in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Day scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakurai in his tracks.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Sakurai avoids it.
Sakurai throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Day is looking to counter punch.
Gary Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakurai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Day takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Day moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gary Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Day throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Day darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Day scores with a nice head shot.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sakurai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Day throws an off balance right hand
and Sakurai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day scores with the left hand. Sakurai knows he should have avoided that one.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
Day throws a right hand that Sakurai ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakurai also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Sakurai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Day connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakurai's hands.
Day throws a poor cross that misses
and Sakurai counters with a nice uppercut.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
A telegraphed right hand from Day misses the target.
Sakurai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Day throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai misses with a left hand
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Day on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Day misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day misses with a left hand
enabling Sakurai to counter with a crisp jab.
Sakurai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakurai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Day with a body shot.
Day misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakurai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Day throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
Day smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sakurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai avoids the body shot from Day.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sakurai checks a leg kick.
Sakurai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Day slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai takes one on the button.
Day's corner calls for a 1-2. Day obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakurai throws a body shot but no joy.
Day staying out of range there.
Day ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Day misses with a right hand
and Sakurai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Day scores with the left hand. Sakurai knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Day misses
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Day lands a jab to Sakurai's midsection.
Day on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Day paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sakurai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Day misses
and Sakurai counters with a straight right hand.
Day throws an off balance right hand
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakurai's corner calls for a 1-2. Sakurai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakurai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Day.
Sakurai throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day throws a body punch but Sakurai moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Day will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Day misses with a leg kick.
Sakurai takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Sakurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Day scores with a nice strike.
Day swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakurai counters with a crisp one two that drops Day! Sakurai thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Day to his feet! Day is in big trouble!
Day is rocked!
Day scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day misses with a body punch
enabling Sakurai to counter with a crisp jab.
Day misses with a left hand
and Sakurai counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakurai misses the shot to the body.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakurai misses with a wild body shot.
Sakurai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakurai.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Day uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakurai.
Day's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Day duly obliges.
Sakurai lands a jab to the head.
Day walks into a straight right hand from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Sakurai.
Sakurai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Day. Day circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Day thinks about countering with a body kick.
Day misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakurai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Gary Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakurai misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Day.
Day connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Day blocks a jab.
Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakurai counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakurai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Day buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Day fails with the takedown.
Sakurai lands a nice hook to Day's body. Day takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakurai takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Sakurai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day is looking for a counter combo.
Sakurai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Day comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakurai.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
Day throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the body from Sakurai misses
and Day counters with a nice leg kick.
Day slips a jab from Sakurai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Hideo Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day misses with an uppercut. Sakurai saw that one coming.
Day staying out of range there.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Day lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakurai circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Day.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hideo Sakurai.
I think Day has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Jackal (ranked 884 p4p, 92 weight class) and Louis Paterson (ranked 3605 p4p, 313 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Paterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ce Fait Mal - La Founine. Jacky Jackal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Louis Paterson's 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacky Jackal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackal loads up on a big right hand but Paterson slips the punch.
Paterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paterson slips a jab from Jackal.
The fighters circling - Paterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paterson connects with a right hand. Jackal shakes it off.
Paterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paterson sprawls well initially but Jackal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackal.
Jackal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackal is trying to control the action in half guard but Paterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackal connects with a nice short shot to Paterson's temple.
Paterson won't allow Jackal to pass to mount.
Jackal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paterson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paterson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paterson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackal trying to control the position from guard on top but Paterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackal looking to pass the guard.
Paterson is trying to keep Jackal in close.
Jackal landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two 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.
Jackal trying to control the position from guard on top but Paterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paterson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackal has Paterson in his guard.
Paterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paterson postures up in Jackal's guard and throws a big left but Jackal blocks it.
Paterson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackal has wrist control.
Paterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackal is keeping the position for now.
Paterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paterson works over Jackal with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paterson is sitting in close to Jackal's body. Jackal has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Paterson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Paterson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jackal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacky Jackal!
After the fight, Jacky Jackal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 1771 p4p, 238 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 1195 p4p, 168 weight class). Agnarsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Pearl. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lecter's choice of entrance music: The Hannibal Lecter Sonr. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
13 - 20 - 0 |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lecter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Agnarsson's head back.
Lecter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agnarsson is looking for a counter combo.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Agnarsson drives through and clinches with Lecter against the cage.
Agnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Agnarsson's belly button to the back.
Lecter stuns Agnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lecter sizes up Agnarsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lecter digs a right hand underneath Agnarsson's ribcage. Agnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Agnarsson just leaning against Lecter, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Agnarsson.
Lecter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.
Lecter looks winded!
Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Lecter.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Agnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter breaks from the clinch.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lecter thinking.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Agnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter misses the jab.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lecter misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses its target.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Agnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Agnarsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Agnarsson lands a head kick!
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
As Lecter looks to move away, Agnarsson throws a big counter combo but Lecter just gets out of the way.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a series of strikes. Lecter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter cracks Agnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Agnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lecter lands a jab to the nose.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Agnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
Agnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson is looking to wear down Lecter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Bjarni Agnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Agnarsson forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson has Lecter pushed against the cage.
Lecter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter has had enough of the clinch but Agnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Lecter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Agnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Lecter has his takedown stuffed
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lecter thinking.
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 Bjarni Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Lecter misses with a body punch
and Agnarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agnarsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjarni Agnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lecter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Agnarsson taking a breather.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter looking to slow down the pace here.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Agnarsson slips a jab from Lecter.
Agnarsson stuffs the takedown.
Agnarsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Lecter avoided it.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lecter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarsson's shoulder, as Agnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter tries to keep at a distance but Agnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agnarsson's elbow.
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Lecter lands a jab.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agnarsson on the side of the head.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Agnarsson counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Lecter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
As Lecter looks to move away, Agnarsson throws a big counter combo but Lecter just gets out of the way.
Agnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lecter cracks Agnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lecter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lecter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agnarsson as Lecter tries to tie him up.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson jabs at Lecter's body.
Agnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Lecter in a clinch.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Agnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Agnarsson.
Good shot there by Lecter.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a body kick that stops Lecter in his tracks momentarily.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Lecter finds it's target.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Agnarsson slips under a jab from Lecter.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson takes one on the button.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Agnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Lecter circles away.
Lecter takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Agnarsson. Agnarsson maintains the clinch.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Agnarsson.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agnarsson or not.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Agnarsson is fending him off so far but Lecter persists. Nope, Agnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Lecter misses with a wild body shot.
Agnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agnarsson rushes Lecter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Agnarsson defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarsson's shoulder, as Agnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Agnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter lands a nice shot to the body.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter lands with a hook. Agnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson looks to clinch
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Lecter shoots in and drives through. Agnarsson sprawls well.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjarni Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Agnarsson's head back.
Agnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Lecter's belly button to the back.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Agnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Lecter.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Lecter circles away.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agnarsson forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Lecter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lecter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fanatic Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ahonen (ranked 979 p4p, 134 weight class) and Chinggis Khaan (ranked 1820 p4p, 241 weight class). Ahonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Ahonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan has closed the distance and engaged Ahonen in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ahonen fails to land.
Ahonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahonen prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan misses with an elbow strike.
Ahonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khaan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khaan goes for a takedown attempt but Ahonen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khaan. Ahonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Khaan.
Khaan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khaan throws a series of punches but Ahonen avoids them all with ease.
Khaan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahonen lands with an overhand left.
Ahonen scores with a head kick. Khaan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khaan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khaan leaves his chin hanging out and Ahonen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Khaan crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manu Ahonen!
Manu Ahonen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 544 p4p, 80 weight class) and Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 420 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsini cracks Vasleyiev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasleyiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasleyiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasleyiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orsini lands with a cross.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasleyiev looks to land a right hand but Orsini moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Orsini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orsini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsini misses with a right hand
and Vasleyiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Vasleyiev lands with a good body shot.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Orsini throws out a loose jab but Vasleyiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasleyiev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orsini.
Vasleyiev misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Vasleyiev.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Vasleyiev manages to avoid it.
Orsini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasleyiev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
A big right from Vasleyiev misses.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orsini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vasleyiev!
Orsini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasleyiev is able to avoid easily.
Orsini misses the jab.
Orsini misses with an uppercut
and Vasleyiev counters with a straight right hand.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev moves out of range as Orsini strikes.
Orsini tries to clinch but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Orsini throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasleyiev's waist but Vasleyiev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orsini off to one side.
Orsini lands a head kick. Vasleyiev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasleyiev looks for the body kick but Orsini saw that one coming.
Vasleyiev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orsini backs up against the cage.
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!
Vasleyiev misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
Vasleyiev throws a counter combo.
Vasleyiev lands with an uppercut that bounces Orsini off the cage and back into range.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick
and Orsini decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vasleyiev's guard.
Orsini sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orsini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orsini throws a big right hand that misses.
Orsini trying to control but Vasleyiev is working from the bottom.
Orsini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasleyiev keeping full guard, as Orsini tries to pass.
Orsini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orsini throws a big right hand that misses.
Orsini throws a big right hand that misses.
Orsini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orsini slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasleyiev throws out a leg kick but Orsini moves out of range and Vasleyiev only half commits.
That's four 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.
Orsini swings for the body but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Orsini misses with a right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with a three punch combo that has Orsini backing up. Orsini nods at Vasleyiev to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasleyiev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vasleyiev lands with a shot to the body.
Vasleyiev thumps Orsini with a low kick.
Vasleyiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vasleyiev slips a straight right by Orsini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Vasleyiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsini misses with a head kick.
Orsini throws a leg kick but Vasleyiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orsini moves out of range as Vasleyiev throws a body kick.
Vasleyiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orsini moves away from the strike by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
Orsini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasleyiev is fending him off so far but Orsini persists. Nope, Vasleyiev circles away and we're back to standing.
That kick from Vasleyiev tenderised Orsini's leg. Orsini is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 Alessandro Orsini will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vasleyiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orsini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasleyiev is able to avoid easily.
Orsini lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Vasleyiev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasleyiev.
Orsini is looking to clinch.
Vasleyiev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vasleyiev digs a good hook to Orsini's body.
Orsini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orsini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orsini throws a head punch that misses.
Orsini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orsini blocks a body shot from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev misses with a punch to the body.
Orsini swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasleyiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orsini tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasleyiev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orsini can't find room to land a body shot as Vasleyiev controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasleyiev stalling the fight.
Vasleyiev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vasleyiev continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Orsini has Vasleyiev pressed against the cage, preventing Vasleyiev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orsini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orsini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasleyiev tries a body shot but Orsini blocks it.
Vasleyiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orsini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vasleyiev is breathing heavily.
Vasleyiev throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Orsini.
Orsini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orsini.
Vasleyiev blocking some punches.
A short right from Orsini.
Orsini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orsini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasleyiev's elbow.
Vasleyiev tries to break free but Orsini pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Orsini scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini blocks a body shot from Vasleyiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini misses with a body punch.
Vasleyiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasleyiev moves out of range of the leg kick from Orsini.
Orsini throws an overhand right that lands on Vasleyiev's shoulder, as Vasleyiev tries to avoid the shot.
Orsini throws a jab when Vasleyiev was well out of range.
Vasleyiev wants to land a leg kick but Orsini is out of range.
Orsini attempts a counter takedown but Vasleyiev avoids it well and moves away.
Orsini misses with a low kick.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orsini tries a low kick but Vasleyiev avoids it.
Orsini moves into the clinch.
Orsini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasleyiev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasleyiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orsini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orsini breaks the clinch.
Orsini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the side of Orsini's head but Orsini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orsini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vasleyiev.
Orsini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orsini scores with a body shot.
Orsini throws an off balance right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orsini misses with a double jab.
Vasleyiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsini checks a leg kick.
Orsini misses with a hook. Vasleyiev ducked under it nicely.
Orsini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasleyiev can do to turn this around?
Orsini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vasleyiev thuds his shin into the meat of Orsini's side.
A big right from Vasleyiev misses.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Vasleyiev manages to avoid it.
Orsini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasleyiev sprawls well. Vasleyiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orsini gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasleyiev ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini looks to land a left hand but Vasleyiev moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini throws a hook but Vasleyiev avoids it easily.
Orsini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasleyiev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orsini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasleyiev manages to avoid it.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini tries to clinch but Vasleyiev is having none of it.
Vasleyiev throws a shot from downtown. Orsini moves away and avoids it.
Orsini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasleyiev misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Orsini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vasleyiev throws a body punch but Orsini moves out of range.
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orsini connects with a body shot that sends Vasleyiev's belly button to the back.
Orsini lands the left hand.
Orsini thuds a left hand into Vasleyiev's body.
Orsini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasleyiev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Orsini dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasleyiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vasleyiev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orsini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasleyiev misses with the combination.
Orsini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasleyiev wants to slow Orsini down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Orsini.
Vasleyiev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orsini finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasleyiev's head.
Vasleyiev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Orsini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasleyiev. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev jabs Orsini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasleyiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Orsini misses.
A big left from Vasleyiev misses.
A leg kick checked by Orsini.
Vasleyiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orsini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orsini tries to clinch there but Vasleyiev circles away.
Vasleyiev flicks out a counter leg kick but Orsini steps away.
Vasleyiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasleyiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orsini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orsini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasleyiev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orsini blocks a leg kick.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasleyiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Orsini cracks Vasleyiev with an open hand slap.
Orsini checks a leg kick nicely.
Orsini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vasleyiev throws a hook but Orsini blocks it.
Orsini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasleyiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasleyiev lands with a nice body kick.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Vasleyiev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasleyiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasleyiev misses with a looping right.
Vasleyiev throws a right hand that misses
and Orsini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orsini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Orsini blocks the low kick.
Orsini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasleyiev.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini connects with a nice looking jab.
Vasleyiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasleyiev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsini lands a nice hook to Vasleyiev's body. Vasleyiev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vasleyiev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Orsini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orsini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orsini.
Vasleyiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vasleyiev scores with a one two! Orsini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vasleyiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasleyiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsini moves away.
Orsini scores with a body shot.
Orsini throws a combination that misses
and Vasleyiev counters with a leg kick.
Vasleyiev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasleyiev tries to bum rush Orsini with a series of wild strikes but Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasleyiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Vasleyiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasleyiev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasleyiev is looking to chop away at Orsini's legs.
Orsini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini blocks a jab.
Orsini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasleyiev. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasleyiev, right into the meat.
Orsini clobbers Vasleyiev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasleyiev misses with a straight left.
Orsini connects with a nice looking jab.
Vasleyiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasleyiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orsini.
Orsini connects with a looping right hand.
Orsini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orsini tries to clinch but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Vasleyiev stuns Orsini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsini lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasleyiev's head.
Orsini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Vasleyiev throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Vasleyiev misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alessandro Orsini.
Well Orsini 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 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Orsini!
During a confident post fight interview, Alessandro Orsini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 695 p4p, 95 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 777 p4p, 113 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Runnisto's choice of entrance music: Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Runnisto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klimov has time to react.
Klimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klimov swings widly with a right hand
and Runnisto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Runnisto sizes up Klimov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klimov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov cracks Runnisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Klimov pushes Runnisto up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Runnisto.
Runnisto breaks the clinch.
Runnisto throws a body punch but Klimov moves out of range.
Klimov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Runnisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Klimov tries to clinch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Klimov throws a body punch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Klimov lands the left hand.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov with a hook.
Klimov lands the left hand.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimov is just out of range.
Runnisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Runnisto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Runnisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Runnisto throws a hook but Klimov avoids it easily.
Klimov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Runnisto is able to avoid easily.
Klimov jabs at Runnisto's body.
Klimov lands with an overhand left.
Klimov slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Runnisto swings for the body but Klimov moves out of range.
Klimov stuns Runnisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Klimov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Runnisto punishes Klimov's body with a nice straight punch.
Runnisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto jabs Klimov right on the nose. Klimov blinks but takes it well.
Klimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klimov misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
Runnisto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Klimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Klimov.
Some bone on bone action there as Klimov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto swings for the body but Klimov moves out of range.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Klimov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Runnisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Runnisto.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Klimov moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Runnisto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Runnisto cracks Klimov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Runnisto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Runnisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Runnisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Klimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Runnisto.
A shot in the inside from Klimov.
Runnisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
Runnisto blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runnisto.
Runnisto gets through Klimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimov.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Runnisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Runnisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klimov misses with a hook
enabling Runnisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Klimov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Runnisto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klimov misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
Runnisto takes one to the chin there.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runnisto avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Runnisto! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Runnisto moved out of range.
Runnisto lands with a right hand.
Runnisto misses with a jab to the body
and Klimov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Runnisto thinking.
Klimov throws a lazy uppercut
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Runnisto, as that shot connected.
Klimov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Klimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Runnisto.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runnisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klimov works Runnisto's body with a nice hook.
Runnisto misses with a looping right.
Runnisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Runnisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klimov misses the shot to the body.
Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto cracks Klimov with an open hand slap.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto stuns Klimov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klimov closes the distance and clinches.
Klimov lands an elbow inside that Runnisto shrugs off.
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Runnisto.
A body shot lands from Runnisto.
Klimov blocking some punches.
Runnisto is working Klimov over against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Runnisto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runnisto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klimov.
Klimov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klimov lands a body punch.
Runnisto gets through Klimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov.
Runnisto working aggressively here.
Klimov can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Runnisto.
Vova Klimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Runnisto blocking some punches.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klimov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klimov working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Runnisto to work.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Runnisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Runnisto fails to land.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Runnisto.
A short body shot lands from Runnisto as the two fighters clinch.
Klimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runnisto throws an off balance right hand
and Klimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Runnisto slips under a jab from Klimov.
Klimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runnisto.
Runnisto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Runnisto lands a jab-cross combination.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Klimov staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Klimov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Klimov tests Runnisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klimov avoids the head kick by Runnisto.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Runnisto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klimov avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Klimov moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto cracks a nice hook into Klimov's ribs.
Klimov scores with a jab to the head.
Klimov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
Klimov sizes up Runnisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov connects with the punch.
Runnisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
Runnisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klimov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klimov throws a jab when Runnisto was well out of range.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Runnisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Runnisto cracks a nice hook into Klimov's ribs.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runnisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Runnisto on the side of the head.
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Klimov.
Nice body punch from Runnisto.
Klimov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto lands a right hook to the body.
Klimov throws the left hand but Runnisto avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Klimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klimov. That's going to slow Runnisto down.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto misses with a straight left.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klimov misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
Vova Klimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Klimov forces Runnisto back against the cage and clinches.
Klimov is leaning against Runnisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klimov blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Runnisto working aggressively here.
Runnisto misses with some punches.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iikka Runnisto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimov controls his hands.
Runnisto misses with a body punch.
Runnisto breaks from the clinch.
Runnisto slips a jab from Klimov.
Klimov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Runnisto scores with a nice head shot.
Runnisto swings for the body but Klimov moves out of range.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Runnisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Runnisto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klimov. Klimov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimov. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Runnisto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klimov backs up against the cage.
Klimov misses the jab.
Klimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Runnisto circles away.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto misses with a body punch
and Klimov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iikka Runnisto.
I've got Runnisto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!
Vova Klimov was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 276 p4p, 32 weight class) and Bo Mikeli (ranked 508 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Mikeli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikeli lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Hellmuth Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Bo Mikeli has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikeli with a jab.
Mikeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Hellmuth Jr.
Mikeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice hook to Mikeli's body. Mikeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikeli slips under a jab from Hellmuth Jr.
Mikeli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikeli manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr sets himself, and Mikeli steps forward looking for the clinch! Hellmuth Jr avoids it this time.
Mikeli looks to clinch
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr thuds his right hand into Mikeli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Mikeli moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Bo Mikeli's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the body shot from Mikeli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikeli misses the jab.
Mikeli wants to clinch
letting Hellmuth Jr counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mikeli.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Mikeli's head but Mikeli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Mikeli crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Mikeli back to his feet!
The cut above Bo Mikeli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mikeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bo Mikeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mikeli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mikeli right on the button. Mikeli goes down! Hellmuth Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hellmuth Jr gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
A less than humble Phil Hellmuth Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 33 p4p, 4 weight class) and Thatcher Halverson (ranked 686 p4p, 94 weight class). Halverson has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Mahmoud's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Halverson ducks down to avoid it.
Halverson looks for a takedown but Mahmoud sprawls well.
Halverson digs a good hook to Mahmoud's body.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up
and Halverson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Halverson throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmoud instigates a clinch.
Halverson tries to pull guard but Mahmoud holds him up against the cage and eventually Halverson drops back down to his feet.
Mahmoud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halverson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
Mahmoud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halverson looks winded!
Mahmoud lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mahmoud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halverson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Mahmoud.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
We've been informed that Halverson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahmoud.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahmoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
Mahmoud landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahmoud cracks Halverson with a nice body shot.
Mahmoud drops Halverson with a big knee straight up the middle! Halverson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Halverson is rocked!
It looks like Thatcher Halverson has been cut.
Mahmoud lands an uppercut, right on the button! Halverson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud retains his middleweight title!
Sameh Mahmoud thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Thatcher Halverson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to the promoter for making the fight and opportunity. Also thanks to my opponent for stepping up and taking the fight.'.
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