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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kalishevski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalishevski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalishevski stuffs the takedown attempt from Pennanen. Pennanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pennanen tries for a takedown but Kalishevski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalishevski throws the kick towards the body but Pennanen avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kalishevski.
Pennanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juho Pennanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalishevski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalishevski sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Pennanen to the ground! Kalishevski dives into full mount looking to finish!
Pennanen is rocked!
It looks like Juho Pennanen has been cut.
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!
Kalishevski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Pennanen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pennanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Pennanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kalishevski looking to control but Pennanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pennanen is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pennanen wants to control but Kalishevski is having none of it.
Pennanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Pennanen reaches up to try and control the position but Kalishevski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Pennanen rolls and tries to escape and now Kalishevski has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalishevski gets his hands free as Pennanen looks to control.
Pennanen turns into Kalishevski and is now in his guard.
Pennanen throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pennanen tries to keep at a distance but Kalishevski has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalishevski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalishevski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kalishevski keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
Pennanen is really struggling to control Kalishevski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pennanen looking to pass the guard.
Pennanen slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pennanen.
Pennanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalishevski wants to get back to his feet.
Pennanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kalishevski is just riding it out for now. Pennanen eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pennanen not doing much here.
Kalishevski trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kalishevski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juho Pennanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pennanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalishevski pinned against the cage. Kalishevski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pennanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pennanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kalishevski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivan Kalishevski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Pennanen thows a huge punch but Kalishevski dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen trying to control the action but Kalishevski is working from the bottom.
Pennanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pennanen trying to advance position but Kalishevski counters by regaining guard.
Pennanen slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kalishevski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pennanen avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Pennanen moves out of range.
Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pennanen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kalishevski's guard.
Kalishevski looking to control.
Pennanen slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pennanen passes to side control.
Pennanen in side control, throwing shots but Kalishevski defends.
Pennanen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pennanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pennanen trying to control the action but Kalishevski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kalishevski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pennanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalishevski is trying to escape the position but Pennanen is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pennanen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Pennanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juho Pennanen's cut.
That's time! Pennanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pennanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalishevski.
Pennanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kalishevski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pennanen advances to full mount.
Pennanen punching from mount but Kalishevski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kalishevski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pennanen.
Kalishevski is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kalishevski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalishevski blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski is squirming around, avoiding Pennanen's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pennanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kalishevski?
Pennanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kalishevski blocking the ground and pound.
Pennanen is looking to take Kalishevski's back but instead Kalishevski gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Pennanen trying to control the action but Kalishevski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pennanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kalishevski wants to control but Pennanen is having none of it.
Pennanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pennanen has hold of Kalishevski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kalishevski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pennanen 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalishevski bucks up and throws Pennanen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Ivan Kalishevski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski throws a wild body kick that Pennanen sees coming a mile off.
Pennanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pennanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pennanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kalishevski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pennanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kalishevski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kalishevski is pushing Pennanen's head away, looking to escape. Pennanen manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski manages to get back to half guard.
Pennanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pennanen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kalishevski to regain full guard.
Kalishevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pennanen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pennanen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pennanen throwing strikes from guard but Kalishevski blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalishevski has his feet on Pennanen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juho Pennanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pennanen 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juho Pennanen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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