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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deontay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Juicy. Runnisto has chosen Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös! as his entrance music. Iikka Runnisto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deontay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runnisto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hunter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Runnisto blocks a leg kick.
Runnisto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Runnisto lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Runnisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Hunter misses
letting Runnisto counter with a right hand.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Runnisto does no damage.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Runnisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter is looking for a counter combo.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Runnisto tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter tried to counter with a leg kick but Runnisto avoided it.
Runnisto throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter darts in and clinches Runnisto up against the cage.
Runnisto cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runnisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Runnisto.
Hunter tries a body shot but Runnisto blocks it.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Runnisto lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Runnisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Runnisto working aggressively here.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Runnisto can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
A short right from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
Hunter blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runnisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Runnisto avoids it well.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hunter punishes Runnisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Runnisto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Runnisto blocks a jab.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Hunter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunter forces Runnisto back against the cage and clinches.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Runnisto taking a breather.
A short right from Runnisto on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Runnisto throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Runnisto.
Runnisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Runnisto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Runnisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter is struggling to control the position.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Runnisto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunter's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Hunter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunter.
Hunter wants to slow Runnisto down by chopping away at his legs.
Runnisto lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the body from Runnisto misses
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body. Runnisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnisto cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter scores with a nice strike.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter tries to clinch but Runnisto is having none of it.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Runnisto gets tackled into the cage by Hunter. Hunter maintains the clinch.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Runnisto blocking some punches.
Hunter is looking to control Runnisto's arms but Runnisto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunter has his back to the cage.
Runnisto tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Runnisto blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto lands a shot to the body.
Runnisto tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Runnisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runnisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hunter.
Hunter pushes Runnisto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Runnisto.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Runnisto.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Runnisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runnisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Runnisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Runnisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Runnisto is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Runnisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Runnisto controls his hands.
Hunter tries to work over Runnisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runnisto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Runnisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Runnisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a hook but Runnisto avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Runnisto's shoulder, as Runnisto tries to avoid the shot.
Runnisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.
Runnisto cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Hunter scores with a nice strike.
Runnisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Runnisto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunter. Hunter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunter tries to score with a low kick but Runnisto moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Hunter connects with a looping right hand.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto blocks a leg kick.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Runnisto back into the cage.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Runnisto.
A bit of stalling here from Runnisto.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Runnisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Runnisto fails to land.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
A right handed body shot lands from Runnisto.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runnisto.
Runnisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Runnisto tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with some punches.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hunter.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Runnisto can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Runnisto throws a head punch that misses.
Runnisto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Runnisto 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runnisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Runnisto controls his hands.
Runnisto has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runnisto's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Runnisto prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Runnisto misses with the head strike.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Runnisto lands a nice uppercut.
Deontay Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Runnisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Hunter tries to work over Runnisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunter as Runnisto tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Runnisto.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Runnisto back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runnisto lands with a short shot to the head.
Runnisto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Runnisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Runnisto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter.
Runnisto tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Runnisto is keeping busy.
Runnisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Deontay Hunter.
I think Runnisto 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Iikka Runnisto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Iikka Runnisto waved his t-shirt featuring Anarchy Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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