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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dietrich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mother- Danzig. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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19 - 15 - 0 |
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231 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Linna!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dietrich won't be happy with that.
Linna fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dietrich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Linna.
Dietrich is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Linna is controlling him well.
Linna trying to control the action but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
Linna working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linna cracks Dietrich with a big elbow.
Linna throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dietrich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich defending against the ground and pound.
Linna wants to control but Dietrich is keeping him busy.
Dietrich wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Linna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dietrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dietrich can pounce on him.
Linna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Dietrich.
Dietrich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Dietrich tries to clinch up but Linna circles away and keeps his distance.
Linna throws a body shot but no joy.
Hans Dietrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a sloppy head kick
and Linna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dietrich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dietrich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linna.
Dietrich looks to land a combination but Linna avoids it well.
Dietrich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dietrich misses with the head strike.
Linna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linna scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Linna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linna connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dietrich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dietrich swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linna.
Dietrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dietrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dietrich misses.
A little jabbing left from Linna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linna.
Linna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linna. Dietrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linna connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dietrich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dietrich misses with a leg kick
and Linna counters with a nice uppercut.
Linna lands with a cross.
Dietrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dietrich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linna lands a nice shot to the body.
Linna ducks under a wild hook from Dietrich.
Dietrich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dietrich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dietrich closes the distance but Linna moves to the side
and Linna counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dietrich!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Linna.
The strikes coming from Linna are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Linna trying to control the position but Dietrich is working away.
Linna scoring with punches from side control.
Linna working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Linna connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dietrich some visible discomfort.
Dietrich takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Linna tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samppa Linna dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dietrich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linna finds it's way round the side to connect with Dietrich's head.
Dietrich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Linna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dietrich doesn't seem bothered though.
Dietrich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Linna avoids the body shot from Dietrich.
A swing and a miss from Dietrich.
Linna lands an overhand right.
Samppa Linna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Dietrich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linna lands an overhand right.
Dietrich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Dietrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Dietrich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hans Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dietrich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Linna counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch but Linna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dietrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linna lunges at Dietrich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dietrich's hand.
Linna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linna connects with a jab.
Dietrich misses the jab.
Linna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dietrich at a distance.
Linna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linna.
Linna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dietrich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Linna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Linna from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is looking to stand up but Linna isn't so interested in that idea.
Linna throws an elbow that misses. Dietrich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Linna's guard. Nice move by Dietrich!
Linna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dietrich is aware though and is defending well.
Linna wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dietrich is now in half guard.
Dietrich's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Linna tries to roll over but Dietrich keeps him under control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Linna felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna is looking to control Dietrich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linna avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dietrich misses with a few strikes there.
Dietrich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Linna.
Dietrich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Dietrich misses.
Linna lands a nice hook to Dietrich's body. Dietrich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linna, as that shot connected.
Linna feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dietrich has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Linna has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dietrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linna slips a jab and a cross from Dietrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich misses with a looping right.
Linna throws out a counter right but Dietrich avoids it with no problem.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linna closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dietrich did well to prevent Linna getting side control.
Linna missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Linna sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dietrich defending well though.
Linna working over Dietrich with some ground and pound. Dietrich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Linna stalling away here and it's allowed Dietrich to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Linna's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Linna from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samppa Linna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Linna's corner calls for a 1-2. Linna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dietrich throws a looping overhand right but Linna ducks down to avoid it.
Dietrich slips a jab and a cross from Linna.
Dietrich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linna closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dietrich keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Linna looks to land a strike but Dietrich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dietrich manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Linna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dietrich tries to clinch there but Linna circles away.
Linna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dietrich. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna keeps the fight on the outside.
Linna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dietrich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dietrich is looking to clinch but Linna is avoiding it.
Linna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Linna. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dietrich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linna circles away quickly and effectively.
Linna scores with a hook to the body. Dietrich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dietrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linna.
Dietrich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Linna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linna.
Hans Dietrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linna lands a nice looking body kick.
Good exchange - Linna coming out on top.
Linna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dietrich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hans Dietrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linna connects with an inside leg kick.
Linna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dietrich is rocked!
Good work by Linna as he checks the leg kick.
Dietrich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dietrich misses the jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dietrich enables Linna to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dietrich manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Linna from controlling successfully.
Linna stays in close to Dietrich's body and controls the position.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samppa Linna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna content to stall in guard here.
Linna looking to pass the guard.
Linna is looking to work some ground and pound but Dietrich has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Linna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dietrich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linna circles away quickly and effectively.
Dietrich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Linna dodges the punch combination from Dietrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linna looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dietrich!
Linna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Linna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dietrich keeps working.
Linna cracks Dietrich with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Linna in side control lands a decent elbow.
Linna scoring with punches and elbows.
Linna working the ground and pound but Dietrich is defending the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samppa Linna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Linna 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samppa Linna!
Samppa Linna decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Hans Dietrich spoke after the fight, saying 'Mommy!!!!!!!!!!'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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