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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Oleynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexey Oleynik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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209 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Oleynik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oleynik finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopo's head.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oleynik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oleynik misses with a left hand
letting Hopo counter with a right hand.
Hopo clinches up with Oleynik and pushes him back against the cage.
Oleynik tries to circle away but Hopo has him pinned against the cage.
Hopo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopo tries to work over Oleynik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oleyniks head.
A head punch on the inside from Oleynik fails to land.
Oleynik breaks the clinch.
Hopo throws a right hand that misses
and Oleynik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopo instigates a clinch.
Hopo misses with a punch on the inside.
Oleynik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopo has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oleynik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopo throws a shot from downtown. Oleynik moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleynik gets tackled into the cage by Hopo. Hopo maintains the clinch.
Oleynik manages to break the clinch.
Oleynik moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oleynik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopo clinches with his opponent.
Hopo working aggressively here.
Hopo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oleynik up against the cage.
Hopo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oleynik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oleynik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oleynik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oleynik prevents a body shot from Hopo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo slowing the pace effectively.
Hopo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hopo misses with a punch to the body.
Oleynik is trying to break the clinch but Hopo has him pressed against the cage.
Oleynik takes a shot to the head.
Oleynik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopo throws a looping overhand right but Oleynik ducks down to avoid it.
Oleynik throwing a counter right hand but Hopo manages to avoid it.
A big right from Oleynik misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oleynik slips under a jab from Hopo.
Jab by Hopo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oleynik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oleynik was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopo.
Hopo closes the distance and pushes Oleynik back into the cage.
Oleynik manages to break the clinch.
Oleynik avoids the body shot from Hopo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo clinches with his opponent.
Oleynik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oleynik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oleynik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopo. Hopo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oleynik throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopo.
Oleynik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Oleynik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oleynik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oleynik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hopo momentarily.
Oleynik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oleynik throws a big shot that misses.
Hopo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Oleynik misses its intended target.
Hopo doesn't manage to clinch there - Oleynik circles away.
Hopo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Oleynik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopo throws a right hand that misses
and Oleynik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oleynik.
Hopo tries to clinch up.
Hopo has Oleynik up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo stalling in the clinch.
Oleynik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopo leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oleynik.
Hopo stalling against the cage.
Hopo prevents Oleynik from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hessu Hopo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hopo throws a hook but Oleynik avoids it easily.
Oleynik throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopo.
A jab from Hopo misses.
Oleynik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oleynik cracks Hopo with an open hand slap.
Hopo misses with a lunging right hand
and Oleynik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oleynik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oleynik tests Hopo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oleynik lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hopo sprawling to the canvas. Oleynik follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hopo hang on?
Hopo is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oleynik is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hopo is still in real trouble! Can Oleynik finish him?
Hopo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hopo seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oleynik wants to stand up but Hopo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oleynik wants to stand but Hopo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hopo is looking to improve his position.
Hopo is looking to control Oleynik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hopo avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexey Oleynik is winning the standup battle so far.
Oleynik misses with a wild combination.
Oleynik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopo scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik slips under a jab.
Oleynik is looking to counter punch.
Oleynik swings widly with a right hand
and Hopo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch but Oleynik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopo loads up on a big right hand but Oleynik slips the punch.
Oleynik misses the jab.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oleynik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopo walks into a left hand.
Hopo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopo has Oleynik pushed against the cage.
Hopo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oleynik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oleynik prevents a body shot from Hopo.
Hopo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oleynik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oleynik tests Hopo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopo darts in and clinches Oleynik up against the cage.
Hopo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopo slowing the pace effectively.
Hopo throws a head punch that misses.
Hopo working aggressively here.
Hopo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopo stalling.
Hopo'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.
Hopo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hopo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik is trying to break the clinch but Hopo has him pressed against the cage.
Hopo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Hopo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopo.
Hopo avoids the elbow strike from Oleynik, against the cage.
Hopo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oleynik blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopo.
Hessu Hopo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hopo tries to throw a body punch but Oleynik avoids it by throwing Hopo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Oleynik dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oleynik throws a jab when Hopo was well out of range.
Hopo doesn't manage to clinch there - Oleynik circles away.
Hopo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oleynik was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopo.
Oleynik throws the left hand but Hopo avoids the punch easily.
Hopo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hopo throws a hook but Oleynik avoids it easily.
Hopo throws out a loose jab but Oleynik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopo takes one to the side of the head.
Oleynik connects with a crisp jab.
Hopo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oleynik.
Oleynik slips a jab from Hopo.
Oleynik is looking to counter punch.
Oleynik throws a hook to the side of Hopo's head but Hopo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopo rushes Oleynik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oleynik letting Hopo take a breather here.
Oleynik blocking some punches.
Hopo controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hopo.
Hopo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oleynik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oleynik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopo looks to throw the jab but Oleynik is out of range.
Oleynik slips under a jab.
Hopo tries to clinch but Oleynik moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Oleynik misses its target.
Hopo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oleynik finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopo's head.
Oleynik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oleynik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oleynik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oleynik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Oleynik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oleynik moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopo throws a jab when Oleynik was well out of range.
Hopo throws an overhand right that lands on Oleynik's shoulder, as Oleynik tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a lovely combination from Oleynik sends Hopo down but not out. Oleynik dives into side control looking to finish.
Oleynik tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hopo's legs.
You can see the frustration on Hopo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oleynik wants to stand but Hopo is controlling his arm.
Oleynik prevents Hopo from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is looking to regain half guard here but Oleynik keeps moving and retains side control.
Hopo is trying to control Oleynik's posture but Oleynik avoids it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hopo is not content to let Oleynik control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hopo throws a shot from downtown. Oleynik moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Oleynik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopo.
Hopo tries to clinch but Oleynik is having none of it.
Hopo moves into the clinch.
Oleynik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopo is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo misses with some punches.
Oleynik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oleynik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oleynik is looking to counter punch.
Hopo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oleynik's head.
A big left from Hopo misses.
Oleynik throws a hook to the side of Hopo's head but Hopo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oleynik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oleynik works the jab nicely.
Hopo looks to land a right hand but Oleynik moved out of range.
Oleynik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopo gets a clinch.
Hopo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Hopo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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 Alexey Oleynik.
I think Oleynik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Oleynik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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