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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mista Blista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arttu Nieminen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mista Blista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen is looking to clinch but Blista is avoiding it.
Blista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Nieminen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nieminen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nieminen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nieminen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blista throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blista lands a high kick!
Blista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nieminen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blista can pounce on him.
Nieminen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nieminen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blista has had enough of the clinch but Nieminen keeps him there for the moment.
Blista is trying to force a seperation but Nieminen has the dominant position.
Nieminen keeps control of Blista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blista can't break the clinch.
Blista tries to break free but Nieminen pushes him back against the cage.
Nieminen jumps guard.
Blista looking to sit in guard and control but Nieminen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nieminen trying to control but Blista is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen thows a big elbow that misses.
Nieminen preventing the sweep.
Blista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blista tries to get out of the position.
Blista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blista is working an open guard so Nieminen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nieminen clinches up with Blista and pushes him back against the cage.
Nieminen keeps control of Blista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blista tries to break the clinch but Nieminen is controlling the position.
Blista misses with a punch on the inside.
Nieminen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Blista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieminen throws a right and a left that Blista avoids nicely.
Blista throws the kick towards the body but Nieminen avoids it.
Nieminen shoots in for a double leg but Blista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blista fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nieminen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen wants to clinch up but Blista keeps it at a distance.
Blista cracks the inside of Nieminen's front leg.
Mista Blista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blista throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nieminen on the side of the head.
Blista lands a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blista.
Both fighters circling a little - Blista finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blista throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nieminen at a distance.
Blista scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blista.
Blista with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieminen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blista is looking to slow Nieminen down with leg kicks.
Nieminen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blista dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nieminen. That did some damage!
Blista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Blista tenderised Nieminen's leg. Nieminen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blista throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Nieminen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieminen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blista lands a head kick!
Nieminen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blista keeps Nieminen at a distance using the push kick.
Blista closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nieminen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blista lands with a good body shot.
Blista misses with a head kick.
Blista lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nieminen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blista lands a right hook to the body.
Blista lands a head kick!
Nieminen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blista scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from Blista.
Blista scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nieminen misses with a double jab.
Nieminen looks gassed!
Blista throws a front kick that sends Nieminen stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieminen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blista throws a combination. Nieminen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nieminen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blista's waist but Blista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nieminen off to one side.
Nieminen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blista finds it's way round the side to connect with Nieminen's head.
Nieminen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blista lunges at Nieminen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nieminen's hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blista.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blista smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blista.
Nieminen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nieminen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mista Blista dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blista throws a nice head kick!
Nieminen tries to clinch up but Blista circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blista.
Nieminen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blista leaves Nieminen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nieminen tries to clinch up.
Blista looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blista jabs at Nieminen's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blista.
Blista lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blista - that will leave a mark!
Blista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
Blista uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blista lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nieminen takes a step back to recover.
Nieminen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blista feints and then cracks Nieminen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nieminen down.
Blista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blista. That's going to slow Nieminen down.
Arttu Nieminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nieminen tries to clinch but Blista moves out of range.
Blista feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nieminen's calf.
Nieminen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nieminen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nieminen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nieminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blista lands a head kick. Nieminen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Blista.
Blista dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nieminen. That did some damage!
A left lands for Blista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nieminen in his tracks.
Blista works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blista.
Mista Blista is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blista. That's going to slow Nieminen down.
Nieminen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blista can pounce on him.
Blista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nieminen can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieminen takes one to the chin there.
Blista explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nieminen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blista throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blista scores with a jab. Nieminen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blista lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nieminen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nieminen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blista throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blista lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blista throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blista. That's going to slow Nieminen down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nieminen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blista - the referee stops the clock and Nieminen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blista. Nieminen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mista Blista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blista fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nieminen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blista.
Blista feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nieminen's calf.
Blista thuds a left hand into Nieminen's body.
Nieminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blista.
Nieminen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blista with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blista buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Blista there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blista is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blista scores with a push kick.
Blista lands with a slapping head kick.
Blista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blista thows a body kick. Nieminen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blista works Nieminen's body with a nice hook.
Blista dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nieminen. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blista changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blista fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nieminen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blista scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Blista. That snapped Nieminen's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blista lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blista is looking to slow Nieminen down with leg kicks.
Nieminen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blista.
Blista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blista ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blista displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blista scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Blista.
Blista thuds a left hand into Nieminen's body.
Blista sizes up Nieminen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mista Blista dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blista lands a high kick!
Blista connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nieminen. Nieminen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Blista.
Nieminen wants to clinch.
Nieminen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blista.
Blista is looking to slow Nieminen down with leg kicks.
Nieminen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nieminen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blista lands with a kick to the temple. Nieminen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nieminen tries to clinch but Blista is having none of it.
Blista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blista lands a jab to Nieminen's midsection.
Nieminen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Blista slams his shin into Nieminen's torso.
Nieminen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blista, right into the meat.
Nieminen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blista lands a head kick!
Blista connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nieminen wants to clinch up but Blista keeps it at a distance.
Blista scores with a shot to the body.
Blista lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blista connects with a solid leg kick.
Blista lands a jab to Nieminen's midsection.
Blista moves away from the strike by Nieminen.
Blista looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blista tests Nieminen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blista scores with a punch to the head.
Blista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nieminen in his tracks.
Blista scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blista lands an overhand right.
Blista looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blista is looking to slow Nieminen down with leg kicks.
Nieminen walks into a stiff left hand from Blista.
Nieminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blista.
Blista moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nieminen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blista.
Blista connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blista scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Blista.
Blista works over Nieminen's head and body with a nice combination.
Nieminen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blista bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blista connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blista lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nieminen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blista.
Nieminen rushes Blista and presses him up against the cage.
Blista working hard to break the clinch.
Nieminen prevents Blista from breaking the clinch.
Nieminen jumps guard but Blista stands there with Nieminen around his waist. Nieminen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mista Blista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arttu Nieminen.
Nieminen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nieminen slowing the pace effectively.
Blista is looking to break free of the clinch but Nieminen has double underhooks.
Blista wants to break free but Nieminen has control.
Blista tries to circle away but Nieminen has him pinned against the cage.
Nieminen is trying to drag Blista to the mat but Blista just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blista blocks an elbow strike.
Mista Blista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blista has him pressed against the cage.
Nieminen has a couple of punches blocked by Blista.
Blista pushes Nieminen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nieminen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blista's elbow.
Nieminen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blista tries to circle away but Nieminen has him pinned against the cage.
Blista manages to break the clinch.
Blista throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blista.
A shot to the liver by Blista. Beautiful body shot.
Nieminen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blista.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arttu Nieminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick from Blista lands but Nieminen takes it in his stride.
Blista gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blista has his hands on Nieminen's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mista Blista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blista, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mista Blista!
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hype
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