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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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194 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakari Sammio!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balagan tries for a takedown but Sammio circles away easily
and Sammio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sammio gets caught napping as Balagan dives in and scores a takedown. Sammio manages to retain guard.
Sammio has his feet on Balagan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Balagan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Sammio misses.
Balagan attempts a counter takedown but Sammio avoids it well and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balagan is out of range and Sammio settles back down.
Sammio misses with a head kick.
Balagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sammio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balagan. That did some damage!
Balagan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sammio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio misses with a hook
and Balagan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sammio's guard.
Sammio kicks Balagan off and gets to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sammio, right into the meat.
Sammio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balagan throws a leg kick but Sammio moved away.
Sammio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balagan shoots for a takedown but Sammio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkady Balagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Sammio misses.
Sammio lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Sammio misses its intended target.
Sammio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sammio wants it to stay on the feet.
Balagan dives in and scores a takedown into Sammio's guard.
Balagan is fighting to break Sammio's control of his arms but Sammio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sammio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio managing to control the position.
Balagan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammio being controlled here, momentarily.
Balagan won't allow Sammio to sweep him here.
Sammio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Balagan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sammio's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio is trying to keep Balagan in close.
We've been hearing that Balagan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Balagan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sammio told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Balagan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balagan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sammio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sammio, not yet.
Balagan lands a couple of digs.
Balagan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balagan preventing the sweep.
Balagan throws a big elbow that misses.
Sammio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Balagan postures up in Sammio's guard and throws a big left but Sammio blocks it.
Sammio is trying to keep Balagan in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio keeping moving, preventing Balagan from controlling successfully.
Balagan 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.
Balagan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balagan with a nice head shot there.
Balagan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balagan wants to control from the top but Sammio keeps moving.
Sammio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sammio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sammio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balagan won't allow Sammio to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Balagan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakari Sammio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sammio leaves Balagan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sammio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sammio gets caught flat footed, as Balagan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Balagan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sammio wants to sweep here but Balagan controlling him for the moment.
Balagan throwing strikes from guard but Sammio blocks nicely.
Sammio keeping moving, preventing Balagan from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammio trying to keep a closed guard but Balagan is proving a slippery customer.
Sammio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balagan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan lands a couple of digs.
Sammio is trying to keep Balagan in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balagan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sammio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balagan.
Balagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balagan stops Sammio from standing up.
Balagan cracks Sammio with a solid left hand.
Balagan wants to control from the top but Sammio keeps moving.
Sammio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sammio, not yet.
Sammio trying to keep a closed guard but Balagan is proving a slippery customer.
Balagan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balagan manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balagan trying to control the position here.
Sammio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Balagan's guard.
Balagan has Sammio pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio tries to stand but Balagan is controlling from the bottom.
Balagan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammio is one step ahead there.
Balagan has his hands on Sammio's head, controlling the position.
Balagan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sammio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balagan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balagan forces his way into half guard.
Sammio taking some punishment here, with Balagan in his half guard.
Balagan seems to be working for a kimura but Sammio defends the submission attempt.
Balagan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sammio regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sammio holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Balagan dominated that second round.
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!
Balagan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balagan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sammio wants to clinch up but Balagan keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Sammio misses.
Sammio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balagan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Balagan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sammio pushes Balagan off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan shoots in looking for a takedown but Sammio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balagan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Balagan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sammio's waist but Sammio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balagan off to one side.
Sammio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sammio moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkady Balagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sammio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balagan jumps guard but Sammio stands there with Balagan around his waist. Balagan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sammio fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sammio fails to land.
Sammio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balagan prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio has Balagan pressed against the cage.
Sammio lands a hook that snaps the head of Balagan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balagan tries to pull guard but Sammio holds him up against the cage and eventually Balagan drops back down to his feet.
Balagan blocking some punches.
Sammio has Balagan pushed against the cage.
Sammio just leaning against Balagan, taking a breather.
Sammio receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Balagan fails to pull guard.
Sammio stalls.
A short right from Sammio on the inside.
Balagan jumps guard but Sammio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan is trying to pull guard but Sammio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balagan tries to pull guard but Sammio won't allow it.
Sammio digs a right hand into Balagan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balagan's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Sammio.
Sammio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sammio misses with a punch to the body.
Sammio working aggressively here.
Balagan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sammio to keep the fight standing.
Sammio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balagan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sammio lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio cracks Balagan with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sammio leaning against his opponent.
Sammio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sammio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Balagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balagan backwards.
Sammio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Balagan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sammio just leaning against Balagan, taking a breather.
Sammio misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakari Sammio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sammio 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Sammio!
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energy
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hype
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