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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelian Zeklos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeklos has chosen Du Riechst So Gut as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelian Zeklos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
Chen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Zeklos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeklos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeklos throws a hook but Chen avoids it easily.
Chen tries to clinch but Zeklos moves away
and Zeklos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chen really felt that one!
Chen checks a low kick from Zeklos.
Chen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeklos can pounce on him.
Chen is looking to clinch but Zeklos is avoiding it.
Zeklos slips under a jab from Chen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chen.
Chen moves into the clinch.
Chen blocking some punches.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Zeklos.
Zeklos misses with some punches.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeklos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeklos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chens head.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeklos blocks an uppercut.
Zeklos tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeklos backwards.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen takes a shot to the head.
Zeklos blocks an uppercut.
Zeklos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Zeklos on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zeklos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zeklos blocks an uppercut.
Zeklos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Chen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Zeklos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chen throws out a loose jab but Zeklos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeklos misses with a straight right.
Zeklos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zeklos. Zeklos obviously looking to wear him down.
Zeklos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeklos checks it well.
Zeklos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeklos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen in his tracks.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Zeklos pushes him off.
Zeklos throws a right hand that misses
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Stelian Zeklos has been cut.
Zeklos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeklos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zeklos misses.
Chen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeklos.
Nice body kick there by Zeklos.
Zeklos fakes the leg kick and cracks Chen in the body.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeklos swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeklos circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stelian Zeklos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zeklos throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zeklos.
Zeklos lands with a good body shot.
Zeklos connects with a solid leg kick.
Chen wants to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zeklos 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.
Zeklos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chen closes the distance but Zeklos moves to the side
and Zeklos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeklos circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but Zeklos moves away
and Zeklos counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Zeklos. Those never looked like landing.
Zeklos keeps Chen at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to clinch there but Zeklos circles away.
Zeklos throws out a loose jab but Chen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeklos misses with a head kick.
Zeklos throws a head kick that half lands.
Zeklos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zeklos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zeklos throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeklos as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeklos blocks an uppercut.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Zeklos.
Chen looking to stall.
Zeklos lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Sean Chen has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeklos.
Zeklos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeklos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeklos.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeklos.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zeklos throws an elbow but misses.
Zeklos tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Zeklos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeklos.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeklos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Zeklos.
Chen being controlled against the cage.
Zeklos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeklos cracks the inside of Chen's front leg.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Zeklos pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Zeklos pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeklos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelian Zeklos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Zeklos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen tries to clinch but Zeklos is having none of it.
Zeklos throws a solid leg kick but Chen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zeklos.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeklos scores with a head kick.
Zeklos throws a shot to the body.
Crunch! Zeklos slams his shin into Chen's torso.
Zeklos thuds his shin into the meat of Chen's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen is looking to clinch but Zeklos is avoiding it.
Chen wants to clinch up but Zeklos keeps it at a distance.
Stelian Zeklos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeklos looks to land a body kick but Chen moved away.
Zeklos ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Chen takes one to the chin there.
Chen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zeklos.
Zeklos throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeklos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen blocks a head kick by Zeklos.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeklos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeklos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeklos connects with a leg kick. Chen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chen tries to clinch there but Zeklos circles away.
Zeklos throws a head kick that misses.
Chen tries to clinch but Zeklos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chen's head.
Zeklos slips under a jab from Chen.
Chen darts in trying to clinch
and Zeklos counters with an outside leg kick.
Zeklos checks the leg kick.
Chen blocks a head kick by Zeklos.
Zeklos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen connects with the punch.
Chen throws an overhand right that lands on Zeklos's shoulder, as Zeklos tries to avoid the shot.
Chen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zeklos.
Zeklos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeklos misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen tries to land a leg kick but Zeklos saw it coming and moves away.
Sean Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen throws a jab when Zeklos was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stelian Zeklos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zeklos 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelian Zeklos!
A very excited looking Stelian Zeklos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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