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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayao Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Svensson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hayao Miyazaki's chin.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hayao Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyazaki is just out of range.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazaki manages to avoid it.
Svensson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson is looking to clinch but Miyazaki is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miyazaki!
Svensson wants to clinch up but Miyazaki keeps it at a distance.
Miyazaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miyazaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Hayao Miyazaki has been cut.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Svensson, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson stalks Miyazaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miyazaki's face. Miyazaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Svensson rushes Miyazaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miyazaki.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson tries to clinch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Miyazaki motions for Svensson to come forward. Miyazaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miyazaki digs a good body shot into Svensson's ribs.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Miyazaki lands a jab to the head.
Miyazaki feints and then cracks Svensson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svensson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Miyazaki.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Svensson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson throws a right and a left that Miyazaki avoids nicely.
Miyazaki throws a good cross that connects.
Miyazaki takes one to the chin there.
Miyazaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyazaki with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyazaki looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson takes a swing at Miyazaki's ribcage but misses.
Miyazaki misses with a looping left.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Miyazaki.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miyazaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miyazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Miyazaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Miyazaki.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miyazaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Miyazaki keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyazaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miyazaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyazaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miyazaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svensson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svensson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sami Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Svensson.
Miyazaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miyazaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Svensson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Miyazaki.
Svensson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miyazaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice combination there by Miyazaki.
Miyazaki misses with a straight left.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Miyazaki's head but Miyazaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miyazaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Svensson scrambles back to his feet.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Miyazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Miyazaki misses.
Miyazaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Svensson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Miyazaki staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Miyazaki misses.
Svensson has Miyazaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson stalling the fight.
Svensson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyazaki'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.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Miyazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Miyazaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Miyazaki misses.
Miyazaki misses with an uppercut.
Miyazaki throws a series of punches but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson misses with a double jab
and Miyazaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson is looking to clinch but Miyazaki is avoiding it.
Svensson forces Miyazaki back against the cage and clinches.
Miyazaki misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Miyazaki fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayao Miyazaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miyazaki misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Miyazaki.
Hayao Miyazaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Miyazaki avoids them all with ease.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Miyazaki avoids it well.
Miyazaki with a hook.
Svensson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miyazaki has time to react.
A jab lands there for Svensson.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Miyazaki slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyazaki. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyazaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
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!
Svensson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miyazaki misses with a wild body shot.
Miyazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Miyazaki's body. Miyazaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by Miyazaki.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Miyazaki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to clinch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Svensson wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyazaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Miyazaki catches Svensson right on the button with a cross.
Miyazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyazaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyazaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miyazaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Miyazaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svensson takes the fight into the clinch.
Miyazaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyazaki stalling in the clinch but Svensson improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyazaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Miyazaki.
Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Miyazaki looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Miyazaki scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Miyazaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miyazaki misses the shot to the body.
Miyazaki works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
Miyazaki misses the shot to the body.
Miyazaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Miyazaki throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson misses with a double jab.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Miyazaki misses.
Svensson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazaki manages to avoid it.
Svensson forces Miyazaki back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Miyazaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyazaki is trying to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Miyazaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson tries to clinch but Miyazaki is having none of it.
Miyazaki looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miyazaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyazaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svensson cracks Miyazaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Hayao Miyazaki's cut even more.
Miyazaki tries to work over Svensson's front leg with a kick but Svensson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyazaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.
Svensson misses with the combination.
Miyazaki misses the shot to the body.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Miyazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miyazaki lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
A jab lands there for Miyazaki.
Miyazaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miyazaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miyazaki works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
Miyazaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyazaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazaki cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyazaki misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Miyazaki lands an overhand right.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayao Miyazaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki'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. This is the final round!
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Miyazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyazaki looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Svensson scores with a hook.
Svensson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sami Svensson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyazaki misses with a few strikes there.
Miyazaki throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miyazaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miyazaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson takes a swing at Miyazaki's ribcage but misses.
Miyazaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svensson is out of range.
Miyazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyazaki is just out of range.
Miyazaki throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Svensson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Miyazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Miyazaki punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Miyazaki.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Miyazaki avoids it well.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyazaki throws a series of punches but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyazaki circles away.
Svensson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Svensson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miyazaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sami Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Svensson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Miyazaki circles away.
Miyazaki works over Svensson's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyazaki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svensson clinches up against the cage.
Miyazaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miyazaki throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyazaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miyazaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Miyazaki misses.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Miyazaki saw that one coming.
Svensson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyazaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Svensson tries to clinch but Miyazaki is having none of it.
Svensson clinches up with Miyazaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Svensson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyazaki has Svensson pushed against the cage.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Miyazaki wants to stall.
Miyazaki tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki stalling in the clinch but Svensson improves position.
Miyazaki tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Miyazaki misses with a body punch.
Miyazaki manages to break the clinch.
Svensson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miyazaki misses with a double jab.
Hayao Miyazaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyazaki takes one on the button.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyazaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Miyazaki scores with a nice head shot.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miyazaki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Miyazaki.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Sami Svensson.
I think Miyazaki 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayao Miyazaki!
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