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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Whats New pussy Cat by Tom Jones as his entrance music. Noel James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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211 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannu Niinivaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel James!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James jabs Niinivaara right on the nose. Niinivaara blinks but takes it well.
Niinivaara clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niinivaara has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Niinivaara.
James breaks the clinch.
James throws the left hand but Niinivaara avoids the punch easily.
Noel James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses the shot to the body.
Niinivaara lands with a right hand.
Niinivaara blocks a jab.
Niinivaara throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James misses with an uppercut. Niinivaara saw that one coming.
James throws a body punch but Niinivaara moves out of range.
Niinivaara misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
A big right from James misses.
James misses with a body shot.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niinivaara moves away from the strike by James.
James throws out a loose jab but Niinivaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niinivaara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a body punch but Niinivaara moves out of range.
Niinivaara throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Niinivaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Niinivaara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Niinivaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Niinivaara throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Niinivaara avoids the body shot from James.
Niinivaara avoids the body shot from James.
Niinivaara looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
A big left from James misses.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niinivaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James looks gassed!
Good exchange - James coming out on top.
A jab from Niinivaara misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Niinivaara scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thuds a left hand into Niinivaara's body.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niinivaara looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Niinivaara throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niinivaara.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niinivaara lands a right hook to the body.
James walks into a straight right hand from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara scores with a shot to the body.
James checks a low kick from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara scores with a jab to the body.
Niinivaara closes the distance and clinches.
James manages to break the clinch.
Niinivaara forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Niinivaara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Niinivaara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Niinivaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocks an elbow strike from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Niinivaara slows down the pace here.
Niinivaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niinivaara displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Niinivaara misses with a punch to the body.
James breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Niinivaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niinivaara slips under a jab.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Niinivaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niinivaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Niinivaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James misses with a double jab
and Niinivaara counters with a left to the body.
James looks to throw the jab but Niinivaara is out of range.
Niinivaara throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Niinivaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Niinivaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a body punch but Niinivaara moves out of range.
Niinivaara gets a clinch.
Niinivaara avoiding damage.
Niinivaara throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Niinivaara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James is breathing heavily.
Niinivaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niinivaara throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to push Niinivaara away but Niinivaara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niinivaara stalling.
Niinivaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James throws a jab when Niinivaara was well out of range.
Hannu Niinivaara is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James throws a jab when Niinivaara was well out of range.
Niinivaara ducks under a wild hook from James.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niinivaara counters with a stiff right hand.
Niinivaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niinivaara lands with a cross.
James looks to land a right hand but Niinivaara moved out of range.
Niinivaara slips a straight right by James.
James looks to land a left hand but Niinivaara moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Niinivaara stalling against the cage.
A short right from Niinivaara.
A right hook to the body lands for Niinivaara.
Niinivaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niinivaara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Niinivaara gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Niinivaara has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Niinivaara presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niinivaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niinivaara has James pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niinivaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niinivaara moves out of range of the strikes.
James looks to throw the jab but Niinivaara is out of range.
James throws a hook but Niinivaara avoids it easily.
Niinivaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niinivaara is rocked!
Niinivaara staying out of range there.
Oh Niinivaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Niinivaara is just out of range.
James throws a hook but Niinivaara avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Niinivaara.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Niinivaara lands a jab-cross combination.
Niinivaara scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niinivaara lands with a right hand.
James throws a lazy right hand but Niinivaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niinivaara moves out of range as James strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niinivaara has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Niinivaara dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Niinivaara defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Niinivaara takes one to the chin there.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Niinivaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice combination there by Niinivaara.
It looks like Noel James has been cut.
Niinivaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Niinivaara clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niinivaara swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niinivaara just leaning against James, taking a breather.
Niinivaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Niinivaara misses with a punch on the inside.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara leaning his opponent against the cage.
James blocking some punches.
James tries to circle away but Niinivaara has him pinned against the cage.
James is trying to force a seperation but Niinivaara has the dominant position.
Niinivaara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Niinivaara has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Niinivaara stalling.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hannu Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Niinivaara.
James throws out a loose jab but Niinivaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niinivaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Niinivaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niinivaara looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Niinivaara misses with a looping left.
Niinivaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James throws a hook to the side of Niinivaara's head but Niinivaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niinivaara circles away quickly and effectively.
James lands a body shot.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niinivaara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Niinivaara duly obliges.
James throws a body punch but Niinivaara moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James tries to break the clinch but Niinivaara is controlling the position.
Niinivaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niinivaara misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Niinivaara.
James tries to circle away but Niinivaara has him pinned against the cage.
Niinivaara can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Niinivaara lands a body punch.
Niinivaara stalling against the cage.
Niinivaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Niinivaara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Niinivaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niinivaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niinivaara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James is trying to push Niinivaara away but Niinivaara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niinivaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James tries to circle away but Niinivaara has him pinned against the cage.
Niinivaara pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niinivaara scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannu Niinivaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niinivaara 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Niinivaara!
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hype
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