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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauli Niinisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sauli Niinisto!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niinisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wonderful is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Niinisto's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Niinisto is in trouble now - Wonderful has advanced to mount!
Niinisto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wonderful goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Niinisto is on top in guard.
Wonderful pulls Niinisto in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinisto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wonderful is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wonderful lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Niinisto!
BOOM! Wonderful connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Niinisto is trying to escape the mount.
Niinisto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wonderful misses with a head shot.
Wonderful working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonderful looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wonderful goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Niinisto turns into him and now he's in Wonderful's guard.
Wonderful working for a triangle but Niinisto defends it easily.
Wonderful 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.
Niinisto is fighting to break Wonderful's control of his arms but Wonderful is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful wants to sweep here but Niinisto controlling him for the moment.
Niinisto is stalling in the full guard.
Wonderful throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wonderful looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome B Wonderful dominated that round.
That's time! Wonderful's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niinisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wonderful throws a lazy uppercut
and Niinisto counters with a good low kick that Wonderful was not able to check.
A big left from Wonderful misses.
Niinisto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wonderful counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wonderful lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niinisto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wonderful scores with the left hand. Niinisto knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown by Wonderful or perhaps it was just good defense by Niinisto which made him look bad.
Wonderful fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niinisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinisto throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Niinisto.
Some bone on bone action there as Wonderful checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wonderful misses with a straight right.
Niinisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Niinisto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Niinisto is looking to clinch.
Niinisto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Handsome B Wonderful seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonderful shoots in looking for a takedown but Niinisto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wonderful's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Handsome B Wonderful. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niinisto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wonderful looks to land a combination. Niinisto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Wonderful.
Wonderful throws a nice looking combination but Niinisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niinisto slips under a jab from Wonderful.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niinisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wonderful swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niinisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wonderful.
Niinisto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niinisto misses with a body kick.
Niinisto lands a head kick. Wonderful smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto throws a head kick that Wonderful semi-blocks.
Niinisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonderful.
Niinisto slips a jab and a cross from Wonderful.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Niinisto sprawls well. Niinisto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wonderful gets slowly back to his feet.
Niinisto wants to slow Wonderful down by chopping away at his legs.
Wonderful misses with a hook.
Wonderful fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Niinisto avoids it really well and circles away.
Niinisto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto landing knees to the body.
Wonderful dodges an elbow strike from Niinisto.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niinisto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Wonderful 's eye.
Niinisto misses with an elbow over the top.
Niinisto avoiding damage as Wonderful throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niinisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niinisto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sauli Niinisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wonderful fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niinisto but Niinisto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niinisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Wonderful swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niinisto throws a head kick that misses.
Handsome B Wonderful is winning the standup battle so far.
Niinisto moves out of range as Wonderful strikes.
Wonderful avoids the head kick by Niinisto.
Wonderful scores with a jab to the body.
Wonderful thows a body shot but no joy.
Niinisto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wonderful.
Wonderful shoots for a takedown but Niinisto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niinisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wonderful. Those never looked like landing.
Niinisto moves in looking to clinch but Wonderful pushes him off.
Niinisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Niinisto throws a nice looking combination but Wonderful bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonderful throws a lazy right hand but Niinisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niinisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wonderful avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niinisto lands a slapping body shot.
Niinisto motions for Wonderful to come forward. Niinisto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wonderful fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Niinisto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Handsome B Wonderful. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niinisto avoids the body shot from Wonderful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto throws a solid leg kick but Wonderful takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niinisto.
Wonderful shoots for a takedown but Niinisto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Niinisto throws a head kick that misses.
Wonderful misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niinisto.
Wonderful connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wonderful ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niinisto moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Niinisto. No joy for Wonderful on that attempt.
Niinisto tries to clinch up but Wonderful circles away and keeps his distance.
Wonderful swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niinisto clinches.
Wonderful blocks an elbow strike from Niinisto.
Niinisto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niinisto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wonderful on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niinisto just leaning against Wonderful, taking a breather.
Niinisto is looking to control Wonderful's arms but Wonderful gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niinisto has his back to the cage.
Niinisto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wonderful avoids it.
Wonderful stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonderful.
Niinisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonderful avoids the damage to the body.
Niinisto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wonderful avoids it.
Niinisto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wonderful.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wonderful - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wonderful tries to throw a body punch but Niinisto avoids it by throwing Wonderful back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niinisto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wonderful avoids a wild elbow strike from Niinisto.
Wonderful tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niinisto's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sauli Niinisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niinisto 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sauli Niinisto!
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