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Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Sep 19, 2018
#R1#
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter moves out of range as Sestius throws a body kick.
Sestius moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Sestius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter cracks Sestius with a good jab.
Sestius moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Sestius is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lecter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Sestius lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Sestius counters with a straight right hand.
Sestius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Lecter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lecter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter cracks Sestius with a good jab.#CL#
Sestius drives through and clinches with Lecter against the cage. #BC#
Sestius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Lecter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sestius wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
Lecter slips a nice elbow through Sestius's hands, connecting with Sestius's forehead.
Sestius is positioning himself well to prevent Lecter advancing to mount. #SUB2#
Lecter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sestius is just riding it out for now. Lecter eventually gives up the hold.
Sestius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lecter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sestius is trying to stand.
Sestius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sestius is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Sestius makes his way to full guard, as Lecter worked for a kimura. #ES#
Sestius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sestius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Sestius moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
Lecter tests Sestius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sestius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Sestius thuds his right hand into Lecter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Lecter scores with a nice right hand.
Sestius tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range.
Jab from Sestius.#CL#
Sestius clinches up with Lecter and pushes him back against the cage.
Lecter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sestius fails to land. #BC#
Sestius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Sestius rushes Lecter and presses him up against the cage.
Sestius lands an elbow inside that Lecter shrugs off.
Lecter managing to block the knees to the body from Sestius.
Sestius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lecter is defending well for now.
Sestius throws an elbow but it misses.
Sestius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sestius is keeping busy.#BC#
Sestius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sestius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sestius tries to clinch but Lecter is having none of it.
Sestius stuffs the takedown attempt from Lecter. Lecter gets slowly back to his feet.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lecter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Sestius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sestius wants to clinch.
Sestius tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Sestius closes the distance and pushes Lecter back into the cage.
Sestius lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sestius is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it. #CL#
Sestius gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Publius Sestius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecter throws the left hand but Sestius avoids the punch easily.
Lecter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Lecter coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Lecter - just one landing.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Sestius moved out of range nicely.
Sestius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lecter misses with a wild body shot.
Sestius throws a nice head kick!
Sestius blocks a jab.
Lecter lands with a nice body punch.
Sestius ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lecter.
Sestius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sestius moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Sestius closes the distance and clinches.
Sestius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sestius lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sestius's elbow.
Sestius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sestius connects with a knee to the head.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Sestius pushes Lecter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Sestius.
Sestius misses with a punch to the body.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Sestius. Sestius maintains the clinch. #BC#
Sestius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter scores with a hook.
Sestius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sestius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter misses with a hook. Sestius ducked under it nicely.
Sestius pushes Lecter away with a front kick.#CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Sestius. Sestius maintains the clinch.
Sestius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lecter's brow.
Sestius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Publius Sestius has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Sestius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sestius. That's going to slow Lecter down.
Lecter misses the jab.
Sestius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sestius doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Sestius slips a jab from Lecter.
Sestius moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
Sestius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lecter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Sestius is out of range.
Sestius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter with the counter takedown but Sestius avoids it easily.
Sestius wants to clinch.#CL#
Sestius closes the distance and pushes Lecter back into the cage.#T3##BC#
Sestius breaks the clinch.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Sestius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Sestius blocks a jab.
Lecter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Sestius rushes Lecter and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sestius.
Lecter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
Sestius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Hannibal Lecter has been cut.
Sestius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Sestius manages to break the clinch. #T4##CL#
Sestius closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter misses with some punches. #KD#
Sestius drops Lecter with a big knee straight up the middle! Lecter is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sestius tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sestius is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it. #KD#
Sestius drops Lecter with a beautiful combination! Lecter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sestius is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Lecter is rocked!
Sestius tries to clinch up.
Lecter is still on wobbly legs! Can Sestius finish him?
Sestius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sestius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Sestius closes the distance and clinches.
Sestius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sestius lands a big right hand that drops Lecter! The killer instinct kicks in and Sestius finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sestius!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Publius Sestius!
Our winner, Publius Sestius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Sep 05, 2018
#R1#
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Tellegio scores with a push kick.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Tellegio misses.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tellegio.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tellegio manages to avoid it.
Lecter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
We've been informed that Tellegio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crunch! Tellegio slams his shin into Lecter's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. Lecter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio moves forwards but Lecter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Tellegio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Lecter finds it's way through Tellegio's defenses. #T1#
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Tellegio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Tellegio scores with a nice head shot.
Tellegio thumps Lecter with a low kick.
Tellegio lands a glancing blow to the side of Lecter's head.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Tellegio's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Lecter checks it #TD#
and Lecter counters with a shoot takedown. Tellegio fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lecter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lecter works over Tellegio with some ground and pound from guard.
Tellegio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lecter throws a strike but Tellegio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Tellegio is looking to work some ground and pound but Lecter has wrist control.#T2#
Tellegio is in close to Lecter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tellegio trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Tellegio throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Tellegio is pressing down on Lecter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tellegio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tellegio's head.
Tellegio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lecter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tellegio tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Lecter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tellegio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tellegio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lecter.
Lecter won't allow Tellegio to sweep him here.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tellegio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter is in close to Tellegio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tellegio wants to sweep here but Lecter controlling him for the moment.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tellegio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tellegio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lecter lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Lecter trying to control but Tellegio is working from the bottom.
Tellegio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lecter manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Lecter looking for a sweep. Not yet Lecter, not yet.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Tellegio from controlling successfully.
Tellegio scoring with some ground and pound.
Lecter working a defensive guard here.
Tellegio with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Tellegio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tellegio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tellegio takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter cracks Tellegio with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a hook. Lecter ducked under it nicely.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Lecter.
Tellegio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Lecter's front leg.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lecter checks a low kick from Tellegio.
An attempted straight right counter from Lecter misses the target.
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!
Tellegio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lecter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tellegio at a distance.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Tellegio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lecter's calf.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Tellegio takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Tellegio walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Tellegio slips the punch.
Lecter punishes Tellegio's body with a nice straight punch.
Lecter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tellegio.
Tellegio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecter.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tellegio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lecter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lecter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lecter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tellegio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lecter scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Lecter lands a jab to the head.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lecter misses the target.
Tellegio pushes Lecter away with a front kick.
Tellegio cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tellegio. That's going to slow Lecter down.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lecter is able to avoid easily.
Lecter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tellegio tries a head kick but it misses.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tellegio - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Tellegio throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Lecter lands with an overhand left.
Victor Tellegio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
Lecter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio connects with a high kick.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Lecter blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Tellegio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lecter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tellegio scores with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Tellegio is out of range.
Lecter moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
A bone on bone clash there as Lecter blocks the leg kick. #T4#
Lecter checks the leg kick.
Lecter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lecter checks a low kick from Tellegio.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Tellegio throws out a counter right but Lecter avoids it with no problem.
Lecter misses with a hook. Tellegio ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lecter.
Tellegio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecter.
Lecter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lecter lands with a cross.
Good work by Lecter as he checks the leg kick.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Tellegio's shoulder, as Tellegio tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio thumps Lecter with a low kick.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio lands with a shot to the body.
Tellegio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Lecter misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lecter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Tellegio moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lecter's sensitive parts.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Tellegio keeps Lecter at a distance using the push kick.
Lecter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lecter blocks a head kick by Tellegio.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.
Lecter throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lecter's sensitive parts.
Tellegio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tellegio in his tracks.
Lecter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tellegio throws a front kick that sends Lecter stumbling back into the cage.
Tellegio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lecter. Lecter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Lecter.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Tellegio misses the target.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lecter takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
A quick step to the side and Lecter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio jabs at Lecter's body.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Lecter blocks a low kick nicely.
Lecter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tellegio wants to land a leg kick but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Tellegio throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Tellegio. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter moves out of range of the leg kick from Tellegio.
Lecter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tellegio's waist but Tellegio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lecter off to one side.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Tellegio cracks Lecter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tellegio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lecter's corner calls for a 1-2. Lecter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Tellegio. That snapped Lecter's head back.
Tellegio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lecter's calf.
Tellegio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lecter, as that shot connected.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Tellegio throws a jab when Lecter was well out of range.
A left lands for Tellegio.
Lecter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Lecter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter sets himself, and Tellegio steps forward looking for the clinch! Lecter avoids it this time.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Jab, jab by Lecter - just one landing.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tellegio thumps Lecter with a low kick.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Tellegio scores with a jab to the head.
Tellegio looks to land a left hand but Lecter moved out of range nicely.
Tellegio scores with a decent looking hook.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Tellegio moved out of range.
Lecter throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tellegio connects with an inside leg kick.
Tellegio feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
Tellegio moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Tellegio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lecter's head backwards.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Tellegio's shoulder, as Tellegio tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tellegio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tellegio.
Tellegio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tellegio 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!

In defeat, Hannibal Lecter stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2     
Date:   Aug 12, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bilyal Makhov (ranked 20594 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 2273 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter has chosen The Hannibal Lecter Sonr as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




196 cm
26 yrs
280 lbs



171 cm
30 yrs
190 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Bilyal Makhov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Lecter has managed to clinch.

Lecter jumps into guard, dragging Makhov to the mat.
Makhov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lecter seems keen to control Makhov's posture.
Makhov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now.
Makhov is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Makhov trying to control from Lecter's half guard. Lecter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lecter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Makhov (0) vs (2) Lecter
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Makhov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Makhov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lecter trying to control but Makhov is working from the bottom.
Makhov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter trying to control but Makhov is working from the bottom.
Lecter postures up.
Makhov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Makhov keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter stays in close to Makhov's body and controls the position.
Makhov controlling Lecter's posture.

Makhov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lecter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Makhov keeps moving.
Makhov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lecter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makhov is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Makhov has his foot on Lecter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lecter works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makhov is keeping the position for now.
Makhov trying to keep a closed guard but Lecter is proving a slippery customer.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Makhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter being controlled here momentarily.
Lecter preventing the sweep.
Makhov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lecter manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Makhov (2) vs (2) Lecter
Makhov trying to move into half guard but instead Lecter has managed to sweep!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Makhov (2) vs (4) Lecter
Lecter 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Makhov is retaining full guard.
Lecter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Makhov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Makhov controls Lecter momentarily but Lecter frees himself.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Makhov keeps moving.

Lecter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lecter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lecter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lecter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makhov is keeping the position for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makhov pulls Lecter in close to his closed guard and prevents Lecter from doing any damage or advancing position.

Makhov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lecter has passed into half guard!
Lecter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Makhov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Lecter is looking for a kimura here.
Makhov trying to control here.
Makhov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Makhov keeps moving.
Lecter stands and throws Makhov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Makhov (2) vs (7) Lecter

Lecter tries for a kimura but Makhov is defending well.

Lecter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lecter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Makhov sneaks back into half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is trying to control. Makhov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makhov is holding on to half guard well.
Makhov gets full guard.
Makhov is adopting a defensive guard.
Makhov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makhov looking for a sweep. Not yet Makhov, not yet.

Makhov has his foot on Lecter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lecter works his way back into a safe position though.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Makhov keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lecter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Makhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makhov looking to control.
Lecter trying to control but Makhov is working from the bottom.

Makhov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Makhov is looking for a triangle but Lecter pushes his legs off easily.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Makhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Makhov wants to sweep but no luck.

Lecter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lecter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Makhov trying to keep a closed guard but Lecter is proving a slippery customer.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Makhov keeps moving.

Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Makhov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Makhov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Makhov keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.

Lecter is posturing up here but Makhov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lecter tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lecter has to tap! Slick submission there by Makhov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bilyal Makhov!
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1     
Date:   Aug 11, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 2255 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 3089 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Hannibal Lecter Sonr. Khalidov has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. Hannibal Lecter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business




171 cm
30 yrs
190 lbs



206 cm
32 yrs
241 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Hannibal Lecter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Lecter shows good takedown defense.

Khalidov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khalidov lands in his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lecter (0) vs (2) Khalidov
Khalidov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lecter is pulling down on Khalidov's head. It's preventing any offense from Khalidov, at least for the moment.
Khalidov content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now.
Khalidov is looking to advance position but Lecter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lecter (4) vs (2) Khalidov

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lecter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Khalidov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Khalidov is looking for a sweep.
Lecter working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lecter tries for a kimura but Khalidov is defending well.

Lecter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khalidov, who protects the arm well.
Khalidov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lecter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khalidov, who protects the arm well.
Khalidov is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov sneaks back into half guard.
Lecter prevents Khalidov from improving his position.
Khalidov is pressing down on Lecter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khalidov 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.
Khalidov keeping full guard, as Lecter tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khalidov holds on and takes a little breather.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.
Khalidov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lecter trying to control but Khalidov is working from the bottom.

Lecter has gone for a leg lock! Khalidov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lecter's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lecter (4) vs (4) Khalidov
Lecter pulls Khalidov in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Khalidov from controlling successfully.
Khalidov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lecter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khalidov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khalidov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov content to stall in guard here.
Khalidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now.
Lecter has control of Khalidov's left arm, preventing Khalidov from doing any damage.
Khalidov is stalling in the full guard.
Khalidov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looking for a sweep. Not yet Lecter, not yet.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Khalidov tries to pass.
Khalidov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Khalidov from controlling successfully.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalidov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalidov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalidov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khalidov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lecter trying to control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khalidov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lecter is trying to control the position but Khalidov postures up.
My spies in Winds of Winter inform me that Khalidov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lecter controlling Khalidov's posture.
Lecter wants to sweep here but Khalidov controlling him for the moment.
Khalidov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov stopping the sweep attempt from Lecter.
Khalidov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lecter wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalidov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lecter wants to sweep but no luck.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Khalidov tries to pass.
Lecter is trying to control the position but Khalidov postures up.
Khalidov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khalidov is looking to advance position but Lecter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lecter (8) vs (4) Khalidov

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lecter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khalidov is trying desperately to improve position.

Lecter goes for an armbar but Khalidov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Khalidov.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lecter (8) vs (6) Khalidov
Lecter keeping full guard, as Khalidov tries to pass.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khalidov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well,Lecter is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Lecter trying to keep a closed guard but Khalidov is proving a slippery customer.
Khalidov content to stall in guard here.
It looks like Khalidov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lecter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lecter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lecter is trying to control the position but Khalidov postures up.
Khalidov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov pushing down on Lecter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khalidov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lecter is looking for a sweep. Khalidov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khalidov not doing much here.
Lecter trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lecter takes the fight on points by 8 to 6.
Hannibal Lecter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

 

Event: TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2     
Date:   Aug 03, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Alexander Schultz (ranked 20789 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 2129 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hannibal Lecter Sonr kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




196 cm
26 yrs
220 lbs



171 cm
30 yrs
190 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Alexander Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Lecter clinches up against the cage.
Schultz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lecter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schultz is looking to take this one to the mat.

Schultz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schultz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lecter won't allow Schultz to sweep him here.
Schultz pulls Lecter in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.

Lecter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lecter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is pulling down on Lecter's head to control his posture.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schultz has Lecter pulled in close to control his posture.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Lecter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Lecter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schultz wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter being controlled here momentarily.

Lecter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lecter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Lecter advances to half guard.

Lecter wants to work for an arm triangle but Schultz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schultz is looking to improve his position.
Schultz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schultz.

Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Schultz pulls Lecter in close to prevent any damage.

Lecter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lecter 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.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.

Schultz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Lecter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Schultz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lecter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (0) vs (3) Lecter

Lecter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schultz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schultz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lecter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schultz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lecter.
Schultz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schultz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lecter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lecter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schultz is trying to control the position but Lecter postures up.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Lecter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lecter wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
Lecter being controlled here momentarily.

Lecter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schultz dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (3) Lecter
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter keeps trying to improve his position.
Schultz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schultz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schultz looking to pass the guard.
Lecter trying to control the position.
Lecter pulls Schultz in close to prevent any damage.
Schultz trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lecter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (5) Lecter
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schultz has Lecter pulled in close to control his posture.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schultz being controlled here, momentarily.

Lecter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schultz controlling the position.

Schultz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lecter defends well.

Schultz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.

Lecter drops back looking for a leg! Schultz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schultz manages to kick Lecter off! Lecter jumps back into Schultz's guard.
Lecter postures up.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Lecter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schultz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Schultz is looking for a triangle but Lecter pushes his legs off easily.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.

Schultz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schultz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schultz, not yet.
Schultz is trying to control the position but Lecter postures up.
Lecter is stalling in the full guard.

Lecter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lecter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Lecter passes Schultz's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking for a sweep. Lecter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schultz wants to sweep but Lecter has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (2) vs (8) Lecter
Lecter is looking to take a break and control but Schultz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lecter working away.
Lecter trying to control the action but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Schultz holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to control but Lecter postures up.

Lecter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schultz, who protects the arm well.

Lecter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schultz has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lecter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lecter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schultz wants to control but Lecter postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lecter wins on points by 8 to 2.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hannibal Lecter made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: TWGC 22 (265lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Aug 02, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between John Dux (ranked 12673 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 2124 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lecter's choice of entrance music: The Hannibal Lecter Sonr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




196 cm
40 yrs
200 lbs



171 cm
30 yrs
190 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; John Dux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Dux forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Dux is trying to drag Lecter to the mat but Lecter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lecter decides to pull guard.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.

Dux has gone for a leg lock! Lecter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dux's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dux (0) vs (2) Lecter

Dux looking for a guillotine here but Lecter defends easily.
Lecter trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lecter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lecter has managed to get both his arms back between Dux's legs - danger averted.

Lecter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lecter has managed to get both his arms back between Dux's legs - danger averted.

Dux looking for a guillotine here but Lecter defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dux working for a triangle but Lecter defends it easily.

Lecter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lecter 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.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lecter looking to pass the guard.

Dux is looking for a triangle here but Lecter uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dux (0) vs (5) Lecter

Lecter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dux tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lecter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Dux looking for submissions off his back.
Dux wants to improve his position but Lecter is controlling well.
Dux is not content to let Lecter control the position.

Lecter is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dux is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannibal Lecter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hannibal Lecter made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Jul 13, 2018
#R1##TD#
Lecter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Trzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trzy wants to sweep here but Lecter controlling him for the moment.
Trzy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lecter with a nice head shot there.
Trzy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lecter has passed into side control.
Trzy manages to get back to half guard.
Trzy is pressing down on Lecter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter throws a big elbow that misses.
Trzy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecter is one step ahead there.
Trzy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Lecter keeping full guard, as Trzy tries to pass. #T1#
Trzy stopping the sweep attempt from Lecter.
Trzy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trzy trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter is working hard here to advance position.
Trzy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lecter pulls Trzy in close to prevent any damage.
Trzy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2##SUB2#
Trzy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trzy is pressing down on Lecter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lecter postures up and lands a big shot to Trzy's brow.
Lecter is in close to Trzy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Trzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trzy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter chips away with some ground and pound.
Trzy has momentary wrist control but Lecter slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Trzy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lecter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lecter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trzy tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Lecter working some strikes from top position.
Trzy looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Trzy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lecter defends it easily.
Lecter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trzy's head.
Lecter's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Trzy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Lecter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Trzy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lecter, into his guard. #REVB#
Lecter is trying to control the position but Trzy postures up. #T4#
Trzy is pushing down on Lecter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lecter is fighting to maintain full guard but Trzy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trzy wants to free his trapped foot but Lecter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Trzy trying to advance position but Lecter counters by regaining guard.
Lecter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trzy tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Trzy from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lecter holds on and takes a little breather.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
Trzy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trzy content to control rather than advance.
Lecter is looking for a sweep. Trzy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lecter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Trzy wants to pass the guard but Lecter is defending well.
Trzy is stalling here. Lecter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Trzy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lecter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter wants to control but Trzy is keeping him busy.
Trzy manages to get back to half guard.
Trzy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Trzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hannibal Lecter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trzy looking for a sweep. Not yet Trzy, not yet. #SUB2#
Lecter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trzy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lecter has managed to get both his arms back between Trzy's legs - danger averted.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Trzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Trzy is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Lecter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lecter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trzy keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Lecter works over Trzy with some ground and pound from guard.
Lecter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #ROC#
Trzy is rocked!#T2#
Lecter works over Trzy with some ground and pound from guard.
Trzy is still in real trouble! Can Lecter finish him?
Lecter gets to his feet and stands over Trzy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Trzy felt that one! Lecter unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Trzy from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
Trzy Trzy was interviewed post fight and said 'mamacita nececito de coca para passar la dolor....ai ai ai ai'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 180     
Date:   May 30, 2018
#R1#
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Dog Iii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog Iii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dog Iii cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog Iii misses with a looping left.
Dog Iii delivers a nice body kick.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Dog Iii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dog Iii with a hook.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Dog Iii.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Dog Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lecter lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lecter clobbers Dog Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog Iii.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Dog Iii moved out of range.
Dog Iii thuds his shin into the meat of Lecter's side.
Dog Iii throws a head kick that Lecter semi-blocks. #T1#
A big right from Lecter misses.
Dog Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dog Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Dog Iii throws a leg kick but Lecter moved away.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lecter's sensitive parts.
Dog Iii throws a front kick aimed at Lecter's knee but Lecter avoids it well.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Dog Iii.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter dips to his left and cracks Dog Iii with an uppercut!
Lecter throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Mad Dog Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog Iii throws out a counter right but Lecter avoids it with no problem.
Lecter connects with a nice looking jab.
Dog Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Lecter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog Iii throws a lazy right hand but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dog Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.#T2#
Dog Iii catches Lecter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lecter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog Iii.
A jab from Dog Iii finds it's way through Lecter's defenses.
Lecter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dog Iii at a distance.
Lecter punishes Dog Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
Dog Iii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lecter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dog Iii wants to slow Lecter down by chopping away at his legs.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Dog Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Dog Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog Iii cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog Iii drops his hands momentarily and Lecter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dog Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dog Iii! But no joy.
Lecter misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Dog Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Dog Iii moved out of range nicely.
Dog Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T3#
Dog Iii defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Dog Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Dog Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick from Dog Iii lands but Lecter takes it in his stride.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog Iii.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Dog Iii saw that one coming.
Dog Iii tries a low kick but Lecter avoids it.
Lecter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog Iii throws out the jab.
Dog Iii takes one to the chin there.
Dog Iii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lecter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog Iii moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
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!
Lecter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lecter misses the body punch
and Dog Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
Lecter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dog Iii is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dog Iii as he jumps to the side.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog Iii lands a jab to the head.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Dog Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lecter swings for the body but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Dog Iii blocks a jab.
Lecter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dog Iii finds it's way round the side to connect with Lecter's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dog Iii misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Dog Iii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dog Iii moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Dog Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dog Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog Iii clobbers Lecter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dog Iii blocks a jab.
Dog Iii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mad Dog Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter needs to keep his hands up - Dog Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Dog Iii slips a jab from Lecter.
Dog Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Dog Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands a jab.
Dog Iii walks into a left hand.
Dog Iii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter slips a straight right by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog Iii's corner calls for a 1-2. Dog Iii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target. #T1#
Dog Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Lecter seems unphased.
Lecter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lecter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dog Iii takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Dog Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lecter.
Lecter takes a swing at Dog Iii's ribcage but misses.
Lecter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dog Iii's waist but Dog Iii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lecter off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Dog Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dog Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog Iii looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog Iii throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
A low kick from Dog Iii is predictable there
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
Dog Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dog Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD#
Lecter gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Lecter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dog Iii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lecter.
Dog Iii is looking to improve his position.
Dog Iii is still trying to improve position.
Dog Iii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dog Iii.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Dog Iii pulls Lecter in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog Iii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lecter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dog Iii is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lecter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dog Iii pulls Lecter in close to prevent any damage.
Lecter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lecter throwing strikes from guard but Dog Iii blocks nicely. #SUB#
Lecter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dog Iii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lecter has Dog Iii in his guard.#REVB##T4#
Lecter 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.
Dog Iii tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Dog Iii throws a strike but Lecter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Lecter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dog Iii keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Lecter throws a big elbow that misses.
Lecter scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Dog Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dog Iii cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog Iii cracks the inside of Lecter's front leg.
Dog Iii thumps Lecter with a low kick.
Lecter takes one on the button.
Dog Iii throws a front kick aimed at Lecter's knee but Lecter avoids it well.
Dog Iii defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dog Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
Dog Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Good shot there by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dog Iii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Dog Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog Iii's head backwards.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog Iii takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Dog Iii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lecter has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dog Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dog Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
An inside leg kick from Dog Iii misses.
Lecter swings for the body but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Lecter misses with a body punch
and Dog Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lecter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog Iii dips to his left and cracks Lecter with an uppercut!
Lecter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Dog Iii misses.
A big left from Lecter misses. #T2#
Dog Iii looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Lecter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Lecter catches Dog Iii right on the button with a cross.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Dog Iii's belly button to the back.
Dog Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog Iii moves away.
Lecter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog Iii.
Lecter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lecter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lecter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dog Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
Dog Iii throws a head kick but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Dog Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dog Iii takes one on the button.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog Iii.#T3#
Lecter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dog Iii momentarily.
Lecter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dog Iii ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Dog Iii moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Dog Iii stuffs the takedown attempt from Lecter. Lecter gets slowly back to his feet.
Lecter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Dog Iii there.
Dog Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dog Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lecter throws a jab when Dog Iii was well out of range.
Dog Iii misses with a head kick.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecter slips under a jab.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Dog Iii moves away and avoids it.
Lecter scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog Iii should have avoided that one. #T4#
Lecter avoids the head kick by Dog Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dog Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Dog Iii saw that one coming.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dog Iii.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Dog Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog Iii.
Lecter slips under a jab from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Dog Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dog Iii 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Dog Iii!

Mad Dog Iii bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 178     
Date:   May 11, 2018
#R1#
Lecter misses the jab.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Aquila Corvus connects with a jab.#KD#
Aquila Corvus drops Lecter with a beautiful combination! Lecter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aquila Corvus is looking for the KO!
Aquila Corvus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aquila Corvus wants it to stay on the feet.
Lecter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquila Corvus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter catches Aquila Corvus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Aquila Corvus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lecter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aquila Corvus throws a nice looking combination but Lecter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Aquila Corvus moves away and avoids it.
Aquila Corvus is looking to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aquila Corvus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Nice defenses there by Aquila Corvus.
Lecter avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Lecter with a poor takedown
and Aquila Corvus counters with a good low kick that Lecter was not able to check.
Aquila Corvus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aquila Corvus slips under a jab.
Aquila Corvus moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
Lecter throws a jab when Aquila Corvus was well out of range.
Aquila Corvus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook.
Aquila Corvus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aquila Corvus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aquila Corvus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter takes a swing at Aquila Corvus's ribcage but misses.
Aquila Corvus throws a solid leg kick but Lecter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aquila Corvus.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquila Corvus. #T2#
Aquila Corvus ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Ajax Aquila Corvus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter slips under a jab from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aquila Corvus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Aquila Corvus ducks down to avoid it.
Aquila Corvus throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aquila Corvus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aquila Corvus staying out of range there.#TD2#
Lecter feints and as Aquila Corvus raises his hands in defense, Lecter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aquila Corvus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Aquila Corvus keeps moving.
Lecter throws a big elbow that misses.
Lecter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aquila Corvus keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully. #T3#
Lecter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lecter throws a strike but Aquila Corvus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Lecter 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.
Lecter 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.
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aquila Corvus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lecter trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lecter wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajax Aquila Corvus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Crunch! Aquila Corvus slams his shin into Lecter's torso.
Aquila Corvus throws a front kick aimed at Lecter's knee but Lecter avoids it well.
Lecter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aquila Corvus moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Ajax Aquila Corvus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aquila Corvus.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aquila Corvus connects with an inside leg kick.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aquila Corvus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aquila Corvus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aquila Corvus looks for the body kick but Lecter saw that one coming.
Aquila Corvus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Aquila Corvus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aquila Corvus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aquila Corvus tries a head kick but it misses.
Aquila Corvus misses with a shot to the body
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lecter's corner calls for a 1-2. Lecter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Lecter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aquila Corvus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aquila Corvus tried to score with a low kick but Lecter checks it.
Aquila Corvus connects with a crisp jab.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter with a jab.
Lecter cracks a nice hook into Aquila Corvus's ribs.
Lecter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donk. Lecter catches Aquila Corvus right on the button with a cross.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquila Corvus.
Lecter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aquila Corvus defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T2#
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Aquila Corvus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aquila Corvus takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquila Corvus. #CL#
Aquila Corvus closes the distance and clinches.
Aquila Corvus scores with a shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Aquila Corvus stalling the fight.
Aquila Corvus taking a breather. #BC#
Aquila Corvus manages to break the clinch.
Aquila Corvus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lecter lands with an overhand left.
Aquila Corvus staying out of range there.
Aquila Corvus moves out of range of the strikes.
Aquila Corvus misses with a kick to the body
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Aquila Corvus stuns Lecter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aquila Corvus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aquila Corvus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Aquila Corvus is out of range.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aquila Corvus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aquila Corvus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Aquila Corvus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lecter slips under a jab from Aquila Corvus.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Lecter.
Aquila Corvus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aquila Corvus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lecter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lecter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lecter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Aquila Corvus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecter lands a nice hook to Aquila Corvus's body. Aquila Corvus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Aquila Corvus's head but Aquila Corvus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aquila Corvus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lecter's corner calls for a 1-2. Lecter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Aquila Corvus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Aquila Corvus.
Lecter needs to keep his hands up - Aquila Corvus had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquila Corvus throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Aquila Corvus slips the punch.
Nice shot by Aquila Corvus.
Lecter takes a swing at Aquila Corvus's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ajax Aquila Corvus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Aquila Corvus blocks a jab.
Aquila Corvus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aquila Corvus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aquila Corvus slips a jab from Lecter.
Aquila Corvus misses with a low kick as Lecter jumps back.
Aquila Corvus throws the kick towards the body but Lecter avoids it.
Lecter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aquila Corvus lands with a straight right. Lecter didn't see that one coming.
Lecter with a nice cross.
Lecter shoots in but no luck this time.
Aquila Corvus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aquila Corvus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter throws a hook but Aquila Corvus blocks it.
Lecter misses with a hook. Aquila Corvus ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Aquila Corvus tenderised Lecter's leg. Lecter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aquila Corvus ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aquila Corvus counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Aquila Corvus scores with a jab.
Aquila Corvus thows a body kick. Lecter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lecter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aquila Corvus circles away.
Aquila Corvus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aquila Corvus connects with a leg kick. Lecter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aquila Corvus cracks Lecter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aquila Corvus.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Aquila Corvus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aquila Corvus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter scores with a nice right hand.
Aquila Corvus throws a head kick that misses.
Aquila Corvus defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Aquila Corvus lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Aquila Corvus.#T2#
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Aquila Corvus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Aquila Corvus moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Aquila Corvus misses with a straight right.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Aquila Corvus.
Lecter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lecter connects with a body shot.
A big left from Lecter misses.
A cross from Aquila Corvus lands.
Aquila Corvus fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Aquila Corvus uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Aquila Corvus connects with a solid leg kick.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Aquila Corvus looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
Aquila Corvus scores with a nice body kick.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aquila Corvus.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Aquila Corvus counters with a left to the body.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lecter ducks right into an uppercut from Aquila Corvus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aquila Corvus misses with a right hand
and Lecter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Aquila Corvus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Aquila Corvus takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Aquila Corvus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aquila Corvus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lecter.
Aquila Corvus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aquila Corvus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecter avoids the body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Aquila Corvus counters with a stiff right hand.
Aquila Corvus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aquila Corvus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Ajax Aquila Corvus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aquila Corvus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ajax Aquila Corvus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aquila Corvus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajax Aquila Corvus!

After winning the bout, Ajax Aquila Corvus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 175     
Date:   Apr 21, 2018
#R1#
Runnisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Runnisto connects with a body shot that sends Lecter's belly button to the back.
Runnisto slips under a jab.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Runnisto but Runnisto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Runnisto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lecter takes a swing at Runnisto's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Runnisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Runnisto takes one to the chin there.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Lecter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Runnisto's hands.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Lecter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lecter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
A big left from Lecter misses. #T1#
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Runnisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iikka Runnisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecter ducks right into an uppercut from Runnisto.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lecter throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Runnisto connects with a single shot there.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Lecter slips the punch.
Runnisto defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Runnisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Runnisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Runnisto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lecter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lecter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Runnisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Runnisto moved out of range nicely.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Runnisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Runnisto throws a right and a left that Lecter avoids nicely.
Runnisto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Runnisto moves out of range as Lecter strikes.#T2#
Lecter throws a jab when Runnisto was well out of range.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Corner in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Lecter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lecter connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Lecter scores with a sloppy right hand. Runnisto should have avoided that one.
Runnisto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lecter's head.
Lecter moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Lecter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Runnisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Runnisto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lecter on the side of the head.
Lecter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Runnisto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.#T3#
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Runnisto.
Runnisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Runnisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Lecter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Runnisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Runnisto.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter misses the jab.
Lecter takes a swing at Runnisto's ribcage but misses.
Lecter takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Runnisto connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Lecter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Lecter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lecter throws the left hand but Runnisto avoids the punch easily.
Runnisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Runnisto misses with a shot to the body
and Lecter counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Lecter's head.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Lecter ducked under it nicely.
Runnisto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lecter backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter lands a nice hook to Runnisto's body. Runnisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
It looked like Runnisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iikka Runnisto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Runnisto scores with a sloppy right hand. Lecter should have avoided that one.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
Runnisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Lecter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnisto thuds his right hand into Lecter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Lecter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Runnisto cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lecter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Runnisto has got the better of the exchanges.
Lecter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lecter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Runnisto slips the punch.
Runnisto moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Runnisto lands the left hand.
Runnisto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Runnisto moved out of range nicely.
Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Runnisto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Runnisto connects with a body shot.
Runnisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lecter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Runnisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnisto takes one to the side of the head.
Runnisto throws a right hand that Lecter ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecter also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Lecter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lecter misses with a hook. Runnisto ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
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!
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.#T2#
Runnisto blocks a jab.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Runnisto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Runnisto scores with a hook.
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Runnisto sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Runnisto blocks a jab.
Runnisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto cracks Lecter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Runnisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Runnisto dips to his left and cracks Lecter with an uppercut!
Runnisto misses the jab.
Lecter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lecter misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Lecter misses with a left hand
enabling Runnisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto scores with a nice strike.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Lecter ducked under it nicely.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Runnisto cracks a nice hook into Lecter's ribs.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Lecter slips a jab from Runnisto.
Left hook, right uppercut from Runnisto.
Good leg kick by Runnisto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Runnisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Runnisto's shoulder, as Runnisto tries to avoid the shot.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab. #T4#
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Lecter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Runnisto stuns Lecter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lecter lands a nice shot that snaps Runnisto's head back.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Lecter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Runnisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Runnisto scores with a shot to the body.
Lecter ducks right into an uppercut from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands an overhand right.
Runnisto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Runnisto.
A jab from Runnisto does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iikka Runnisto 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Lecter throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Runnisto slips under a jab.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.
Runnisto throws a nice looking combination but Lecter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Lecter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Runnisto does no damage.
Runnisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Lecter misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Runnisto swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Runnisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lecter lands a nice shot that snaps Runnisto's head back.
Runnisto gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Runnisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lecter tries to move into range but Runnisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lecter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Runnisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Runnisto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circling - Runnisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lecter's head.
Lecter throws a hook but Runnisto avoids it easily.
Runnisto throws a leg kick
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Nice cross by Lecter.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A little feinted left hand from Runnisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
letting Runnisto counter with a right hand.
Runnisto slips under a jab from Lecter.
Lecter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Runnisto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lecter lands a really nice looking cross but Runnisto seems unphased.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto is looking to counter punch.
Lecter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Lecter saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Runnisto.
Runnisto slips a jab from Lecter.
Runnisto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iikka Runnisto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Lecter misses the jab.
Runnisto throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Iikka Runnisto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Runnisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lecter momentarily.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Runnisto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lecter or perhaps it was just good defense by Runnisto, which made it look bad.
Runnisto throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter throws the left hand but Runnisto avoids the punch easily.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto tests Lecter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Runnisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lecter walks into a left hand.
Runnisto cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.#T4#
Lecter blocks a low kick nicely.
Runnisto scores with the left hand. Lecter knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runnisto jabs at Lecter's body.
Lecter throws a jab when Runnisto was well out of range.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Runnisto moved out of range.
Runnisto slips under a jab.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Runnisto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecter.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Runnisto swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Runnisto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!

Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 173     
Date:   Apr 07, 2018
#R1#
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target. #CL2#
Morueco pushes Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morueco's elbow.
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morueco dodges an elbow strike from Lecter.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Lecter holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Morueco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morueco tests Lecter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lecter counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecter swings for the body but Morueco moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morueco throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter throwing a counter right hand but Morueco manages to avoid it.
Lecter throws out a powerful jab.
Morueco throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.#TD2#
Morueco manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lecter on his heels. He'll look to pass Lecter's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morueco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Lecter 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.
Morueco is looking to pass into half guard but Lecter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lecter is in guard.#REVR#
Morueco looking to control.
Lecter throwing strikes but missing.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Morueco keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lecter defends well.#SUB2#
Morueco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lecter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Lecter is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Morueco has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lecter is looking to defend but Morueco has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lecter! Morueco pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lecter taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jorge Morueco!
After winning the bout, Jorge Morueco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 171     
Date:   Mar 17, 2018
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lecter swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Lecter slaps away a takedown attempt from Agnarsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Agnarsson saw that one coming.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter scores with a shot to the body.
Agnarsson slips under a jab from Lecter.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away. #CL#
Agnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lecter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Agnarsson. #BC#
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Agnarsson at a distance.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lecter has time to react.#T1##CL#
Agnarsson has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Agnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecter.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Lecter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lecter lands with a punch from half guard.
Agnarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Lecter sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Lecter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Agnarsson has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Lecter is looking for a kimura here. #T2#
Lecter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Agnarsson's thigh. Agnarsson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Agnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agnarsson keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Lecter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Agnarsson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T3#
Lecter is looking to take a break and control but Agnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lecter seems to be working for a kimura but Agnarsson defends the submission attempt.
Lecter throwing shots but Agnarsson is blocking nicely.
Lecter thows a huge punch but Agnarsson dodges it nicely.
Agnarsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lecter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Agnarsson defending well though. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lecter working the head and body with strikes.
Lecter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Lecter is trying to work for a kimura but Agnarsson is defending well. #SUB2#
Lecter wants to work for an arm triangle but Agnarsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lecter working Agnarsson over with strikes.
Agnarsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lecter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lecter trying to control from Agnarsson's half guard. Agnarsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lecter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Agnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lecter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Agnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Agnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Agnarsson under the eye.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Agnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lecter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Agnarsson tries to clinch up.
Agnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter misses with a looping left.#T1#
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.#CL#
Agnarsson gets a clinch. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Agnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Agnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson. #T2##BC2#
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Agnarsson takes one to the chin there.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lecter manages to circle out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Agnarsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agnarsson attempts a counter takedown but Lecter avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAgnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Agnarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Lecter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson tries for a takedown but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Agnarsson moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
Lecter scores with a punch to the head.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Agnarsson's belly button to the back.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Agnarsson dives in and scores a takedown into Lecter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecter controls Agnarsson momentarily but Agnarsson frees himself.
Lecter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Agnarsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lecter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Agnarsson has managed to get both his arms back between Lecter's legs - danger averted.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Agnarsson from controlling successfully.
Lecter working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Lecter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agnarsson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Agnarsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lecter has Agnarsson pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter 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!
#R3#
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
No joy there for Agnarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.#TD#
Agnarsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lecter!
Lecter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Agnarsson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lecter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter regains half guard.
Bjarni Agnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agnarsson. #T1#
Agnarsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lecter's head. #SUB2#
Lecter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Agnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Lecter trying to control from the bottom.
Lecter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Agnarsson wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lecter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Agnarsson controls the pace.
Lecter controls Agnarsson momentarily but Agnarsson frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lecter tries to get set, Agnarsson tries to push him back and clinch up but Lecter manages to avoid the attempt.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agnarsson on the side of the head.
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.#TD#
Agnarsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Agnarsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bjarni Agnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecter tries to bench press Agnarsson off him but Agnarsson keeps the position.
Lecter regains half guard.
Agnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Agnarsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Agnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lecter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Agnarsson there.
Lecter is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agnarsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarni Agnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lecter 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lecter!

Jumping up and down and very excited, Hannibal Lecter waved his t-shirt featuring Fanatic Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 169     
Date:   Mar 03, 2018
#R1#
Klimov jabs Lecter right on the nose. Lecter blinks but takes it well.
Klimov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lecter connects with a right hand. Klimov shakes it off.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter lands a nice shot to the body.
Klimov swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter staying out of range there.
Lecter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lecter lands a nice looking body shot.
Klimov swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter connects with a looping right hand.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Klimov jabs Lecter to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Klimov. That snapped Lecter's head back.
Klimov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov connects with a nice looking jab.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Klimov stuns Lecter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klimov sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klimov lands a nice looking body shot.
Klimov lands a slapping body shot.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Lecter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klimov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lecter on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Klimov throws a good cross that connects.
Lecter takes a swing at Klimov's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Lecter throws a hook but Klimov blocks it.
Lecter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vova Klimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimov. Lecter does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD2#
Lecter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klimov's coaches at Cats Killers Academy Mma have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lecter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lecter stops Klimov from getting back to his feet.
Lecter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klimov defending well though.
Lecter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lecter connects with a nice short shot to Klimov's temple.
Lecter winds up and cracks Klimov with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Lecter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #ES#
Klimov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lecter keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
A shot in the inside from Klimov.
Klimov gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Klimov.
Lecter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecter tries to work over Klimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lecter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lecter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecter throws a head punch that misses.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov looking to stall.
Lecter trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Klimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Klimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
Lecter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lecter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klimov.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klimov on the side of the head.
Klimov digs a good hook to Lecter's body.
Lecter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klimov.
Klimov is looking to clinch.
Lecter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lecter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Klimov avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Klimov swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Klimov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vova Klimov dominated that round.
That's time! Klimov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Klimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter scores with the left hand. Klimov knows he should have avoided that one.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimov throws a good cross that connects.
Lecter lands a jab to Klimov's midsection.
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Klimov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klimov takes one to the side of the head.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Klimov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov throws a hook to the side of Lecter's head but Lecter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimov.
Lecter throws a sloppy body shot
and Klimov counters with a straight right hand.
Klimov slips under a jab from Lecter.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter lands a jab to the head.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
Klimov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klimov slips under a jab.
Klimov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klimov throws a right hand that misses
and Lecter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Klimov. That snapped Lecter's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter cracks Klimov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter defending well as Klimov loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klimov with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Lecter.
Klimov punishes Lecter's body with a nice straight punch.
Klimov misses with a straight right.
Klimov cracks a nice hook into Lecter's ribs.
Klimov moves out of range of the strikes.
Klimov takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vova Klimov is winning the standup battle so far.
Klimov throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Klimov.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Klimov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecter lands a jab to the head.
Klimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away. #T3#
Klimov misses the shot to the body.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klimov misses with a straight right.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
A quick step to the side and Klimov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Klimov misses with a wild body shot.
Klimov lands with a hook. Lecter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klimov throws a lazy right hand but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Klimov slips a jab from Lecter.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
Klimov staying out of range there.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klimov scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter scores with a body shot.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Klimov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecter misses the body punch
and Klimov counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Klimov.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vova Klimov 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!
#R3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Lecter.
Lecter connects with a body shot.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lecter thuds his right hand into Klimov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klimov misses with a shot to the body
letting Lecter counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Klimov.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Lecter lands the left hand.
Klimov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klimov throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
Lecter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov with a jab.#ROC#
Lecter is rocked!
Lecter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lecter is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimov finish him?
Klimov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Klimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Lecter is countered with a crisp right hand from Klimov that sends him to the canvas! Klimov follows him to the mat into side control. #SU#
Klimov decides to stand back up. Klimov steps back and let's Lecter get back to his feet.
Lecter needs to keep his hands up - Klimov had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimov throws a lazy right hand but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Klimov moved out of range nicely.
Klimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Lecter misses with a left hand #KD#
and Lecter is countered with a crisp right hand from Klimov that sends him to the canvas! Klimov follows him to the mat into side control. #SU#
Klimov stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD2#
Lecter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Klimov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lecter presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Lecter taking a breather.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klimov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klimov is keeping busy.
Klimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards. #BC2#
Lecter breaks from the clinch.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Klimov moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter scores with the left hand. Klimov knows he should have avoided that one.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
Klimov throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Klimov scores with a sloppy right hand. Lecter should have avoided that one. #T3#
Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Lecter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Klimov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klimov lands a nice shot to the body.
Klimov scores with a jab to the body.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
Lecter misses with a wild body shot.
Klimov moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Klimov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lecter.
Klimov takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter throws a shot to the body. #T4#
Lecter slips a jab from Klimov.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Klimov slips under a jab.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klimov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
Klimov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lecter manages to circle out of the way.
Klimov looks to land a left hand but Lecter moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Lecter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lecter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klimov defends well and Lecter ends up having to push Klimov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Klimov throws out a loose jab but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klimov as he avoids it easily.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klimov slips under a jab from Lecter.
Klimov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lecter closes the distance and clinches up with Klimov, looking for a takedown. Lecter pushes Klimov against the cage but Klimov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vova Klimov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klimov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vova Klimov!

A less than humble Vova Klimov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 167     
Date:   Feb 17, 2018
#R1#
Lecter scores with a sloppy right hand. Mazzini should have avoided that one.
Mazzini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazzini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mazzini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mazzini slips under a jab from Lecter.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter moves out of range as Mazzini strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Mazzini has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mazzini walks into a straight right hand from Lecter.#TD2#
Lecter gets a takedown into half guard.
Mazzini is looking to improve his position.
Lecter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecter wants to control but Mazzini is keeping him busy.
Mazzini manages to get to full guard.
Mazzini looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Mazzini has momentary wrist control but Lecter slips an elbow through the middle.
Mazzini wants to sweep but no luck.
Mazzini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Mazzini stays in close to Lecter's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Mazzini drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lecter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mazzini has Lecter in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Mazzini has his foot on Lecter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lecter works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Mazzini 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.
Mazzini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lecter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lecter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mazzini is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Mazzini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mazzini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lecter preventing the sweep.
Lecter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lecter working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Mazzini is looking for a triangle but Lecter pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Mazzini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Lecter landing with the ground and pound.
Lecter 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.
Mazzini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mazzini looking for a sweep. Not yet Mazzini, not yet.
Mazzini is working hard here to advance position.
Lecter cracks Mazzini with a solid left hand.
Lecter with a nice head shot there.
Mazzini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecter is one step ahead there.
Lecter trying to control but Mazzini is working from the bottom.
Lecter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Mazzini is rocked!#T4#
Lecter preventing the sweep.
Lecter landing with the ground and pound.
Lecter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Mazzini is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Lecter drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lecter seems to have locked his on tight now - Mazzini screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lecter, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fanatic Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 165     
Date:   Jan 28, 2018
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lecter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Agnarsson's head back.
Lecter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agnarsson is looking for a counter combo.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Agnarsson drives through and clinches with Lecter against the cage.
Agnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch. #BC#
Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Agnarsson's belly button to the back.
Lecter stuns Agnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lecter sizes up Agnarsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lecter misses with a body shot. #CL#
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter wants to stall. #T1#
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lecter digs a right hand underneath Agnarsson's ribcage. Agnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Agnarsson just leaning against Lecter, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Agnarsson.
Lecter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.
Lecter looks winded!#BC#
Agnarsson manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Agnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Agnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Lecter.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Agnarsson has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Lecter breaks from the clinch.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lecter thinking.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T2#
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Agnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter misses the jab.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lecter misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses its target.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Agnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Agnarsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Agnarsson lands a head kick!
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
As Lecter looks to move away, Agnarsson throws a big counter combo but Lecter just gets out of the way.#CL#
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.#BC#
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a series of strikes. Lecter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.#T3#
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter cracks Agnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Agnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lecter lands a jab to the nose.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.#CL#
Agnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Agnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
Agnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson is looking to wear down Lecter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Bjarni Agnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Agnarsson forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson has Lecter pushed against the cage.
Lecter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter has had enough of the clinch but Agnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Lecter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Agnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Lecter has his takedown stuffed
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lecter thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bjarni Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Lecter misses with a body punch
and Agnarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Agnarsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjarni Agnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lecter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Agnarsson taking a breather.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1##CL#
Agnarsson has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Agnarsson slips a jab from Lecter.
Agnarsson stuffs the takedown.
Agnarsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Lecter avoided it.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lecter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarsson's shoulder, as Agnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab. #CL#
Lecter tries to keep at a distance but Agnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agnarsson's elbow. #BC#
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Lecter lands a jab.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agnarsson on the side of the head.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Agnarsson counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Lecter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.#T3#
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
As Lecter looks to move away, Agnarsson throws a big counter combo but Lecter just gets out of the way.
Agnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lecter cracks Agnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lecter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lecter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agnarsson as Lecter tries to tie him up. #BC#
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson jabs at Lecter's body.#CL#
Agnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Lecter in a clinch. #BC#
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses with a straight left. #T4#
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Agnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Agnarsson.
Good shot there by Lecter.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a body kick that stops Lecter in his tracks momentarily.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Agnarsson has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Lecter finds it's target.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Agnarsson slips under a jab from Lecter.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson takes one on the button.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Agnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Lecter circles away.
Lecter takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Agnarsson. Agnarsson maintains the clinch.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow. #T1#
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Agnarsson.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agnarsson or not.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#BC#
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Agnarsson is fending him off so far but Lecter persists. Nope, Agnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Lecter misses with a wild body shot.
Agnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Agnarsson rushes Lecter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow. #BC#
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Agnarsson defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Agnarsson's shoulder, as Agnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Agnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter lands a nice shot to the body.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#BC#
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter lands with a hook. Agnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
A big left from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Agnarsson looks to clinch
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Lecter shoots in and drives through. Agnarsson sprawls well.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjarni Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Agnarsson's head back.
Agnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Lecter's belly button to the back.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range. #T4#
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target. #CL#
Agnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Lecter.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands. #BC#
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Lecter circles away.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Agnarsson forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Lecter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lecter 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lecter!

Hannibal Lecter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fanatic Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 162     
Date:   Jan 13, 2018
#R1#
Klimov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klimov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lecter's hands.
Lecter shoots in but Klimov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Klimov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lecter.#TD2#
Lecter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Klimov kicks off Lecter and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Klimov cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Klimov.
Lecter lands a body shot.
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Lecter slips the punch.#T1#
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Klimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Klimov saw that one coming.
Lecter moves away from the strike by Klimov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lecter.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter connects with a single shot there.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimov staying out of range there.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Klimov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klimov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lecter under the eye.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Klimov takes one to the chin there.
Lecter connects with a crisp jab.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range. #T2#
Lecter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klimov's waist but Klimov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lecter off to one side.
Vova Klimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lecter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Klimov misses. #TD2#
Lecter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Klimov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Klimov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Klimov.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter slips under a jab from Klimov.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook but Klimov avoids it easily.
Klimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Klimov avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Klimov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimov slips a jab from Lecter.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
Lecter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
No joy there for Klimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klimov blocks a jab.
Klimov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lecter's corner calls for a 1-2. Lecter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimov.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter throws a hook but Klimov blocks it.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klimov defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lecter connects with a right hand. Klimov shakes it off.#CL#
Klimov moves into the clinch.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Klimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lecter, pushing him back against the cage.
Lecter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Klimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vova Klimov dominated that round.
That's time! Klimov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Klimov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lecter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter scores with a sloppy right hand. Klimov should have avoided that one.
Klimov misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Klimov has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Klimov avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
Klimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lecter lands a body shot. #T1#
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov lands with a cross.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
The crowd cheers as Klimov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lecter doesn't seem phased though.
Lecter walks into a jab.
Klimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vova Klimov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Klimov lands a nice shot that snaps Lecter's head back.
Lecter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Klimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.
Klimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
Klimov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Klimov slips the punch.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Klimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Klimov. That snapped Lecter's head back.
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lecter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Klimov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lecter takes one to the chin there.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
Klimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
Klimov tries to clinch but Lecter is having none of it.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Klimov drops his hands momentarily and Lecter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lecter throws the left hand but Klimov avoids the punch easily.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Lecter lands a lovely overhand right.
Klimov throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Klimov defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov connects with a crisp jab.
Klimov takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Lecter cracks Klimov with a good jab.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A jab from Lecter finds it's way through Klimov's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Klimov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Klimov misses the shot to the body.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov. #CL#
Klimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lecter, pushing him back against the cage.
Lecter wants to break free but Klimov has control.
Lecter avoids the elbow strike from Klimov, against the cage.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lecter.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimov avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lecter.
Klimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klimov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lecter finds it's way round the side to connect with Klimov's head.
Lecter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lecter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klimov scores with a body shot.
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Klimov throws out a powerful jab.
Klimov digs a good body shot into Lecter's ribs.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
Klimov is looking to counter punch.
Klimov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter lands with a nice body punch.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.#CL#
Klimov closes the distance and clinches.
Lecter tries to break free but Klimov pushes him back against the cage.
Klimov works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Klimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Lecter working hard to break the clinch.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lecter lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Klimov lands a body shot.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lecter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klimov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
A short uppercut from Klimov. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vova Klimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimov is just out of range.
Klimov clobbers Lecter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lecter misses the jab.
Klimov is looking for a counter combo.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
Klimov lands with a nice body punch.
Lecter digs a good body shot into Klimov's ribs.#CL#
Klimov clinches with his opponent.
Vova Klimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klimov gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Klimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Klimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lecter lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov prevents a body shot from Lecter.
Lecter wants to get back to striking at distance but Klimov won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimov.
Klimov stalls.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klimov is working Lecter over against the cage.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Klimov tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vova Klimov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klimov 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vova Klimov!

In his post fight interview, Vova Klimov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 159     
Date:   Dec 23, 2017
#R1#
Lecter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lecter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lecter walks into a straight right hand from Klimov.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Klimov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klimov misses with an uppercut. Lecter saw that one coming.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Klimov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
Lecter lands a jab to Klimov's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lecter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Lecter slips a straight right by Klimov.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Lecter misses with a double jab.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Lecter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Klimov in his tracks.
Klimov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klimov swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Klimov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klimov tries to move into range but Lecter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lecter counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecter throws the left hand but Klimov avoids the punch easily.
Lecter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov wants to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch position.
Lecter throws the left hand but Klimov avoids the punch easily.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov lands a jab to the head.
Klimov takes one on the button.#T2#
Klimov throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
Lecter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lecter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimov.
Lecter cracks Klimov with a good jab.
Klimov avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimov moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Klimov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Lecter throws a body punch but Klimov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Klimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter lands a jab.
Lecter moves out of range as Klimov strikes.
Lecter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.
Klimov connects with a nice looking jab. #T3#
A punch lands to the side of Klimov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klimov! But no joy.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Klimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klimov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Klimov throws a hook but Lecter blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Lecter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Klimov counters with a straight right hand.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klimov throws out a counter right but Lecter avoids it with no problem.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klimov blocks a jab.
Lecter tries to bum rush Klimov with a series of wild strikes but Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Lecter moves out of range as Klimov strikes.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Lecter misses with a combination
and Klimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Klimov.
Lecter takes a swing at Klimov's ribcage but misses.
Lecter misses the jab.
Lecter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lecter cracks Klimov with an open hand slap.
Klimov lands a nice looking body shot.
Klimov blocks a jab.
Klimov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Klimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter works Klimov's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimov scores with a jab to the head.
Klimov throws the left hand but Lecter avoids the punch easily.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Klimov moves away and avoids it.
Lecter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Klimov counters with a right hand to the body.
Klimov lands with an overhand left.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lecter lands a nice looking body shot.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Lecter is rocked!
Lecter lands a jab.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Klimov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecter scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimov counters with a straight right hand.
Klimov lands a nice shot that snaps Lecter's head back.
Lecter lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Despite the aggression on Klimov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Lecter misses.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Klimov counters with a three punch combo that has Lecter backing up. Lecter nods at Klimov to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klimov misses with an uppercut. Lecter saw that one coming.
Lecter seems to have got his legs back now.
Vova Klimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Lecter.
Klimov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lecter takes one on the button.
Lecter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Klimov.
Lecter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
A cross from Lecter lands.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
Klimov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Klimov unleashes a big counter combination but Lecter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Klimov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lecter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Klimov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lecter cracks Klimov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klimov misses the jab.
Klimov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klimov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klimov throws a nice looking combination but Lecter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klimov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lecter tests Klimov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimov counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lecter slips under a jab from Klimov.
Klimov moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Klimov misses.
Klimov throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
A jab from Klimov misses.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Lecter cracks Klimov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Lecter throwing a counter right hand but Klimov manages to avoid it.#T4#
Lecter takes one to the side of the head.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Klimov dips to his left and cracks Lecter with an uppercut!
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimov moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter slips under a jab from Klimov.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Klimov counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter slips a jab from Klimov.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klimov.
Lecter lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vova Klimov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter is looking for a counter combo.
Klimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Lecter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Lecter misses with a hook
enabling Klimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lecter connects with a looping right hand.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov blocks a jab.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Klimov slips under a jab from Lecter.
Lecter digs a good body shot into Klimov's ribs.
Lecter with a nice cross.
Klimov tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimov.
Klimov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter walks into a straight right hand from Klimov.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lecter slips a jab from Klimov.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Klimov lands a jab.
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!
Klimov slips under a jab.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lecter sets himself, and Klimov steps forward looking for the clinch! Lecter avoids it this time.
Klimov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Klimov counters with a beautiful punch that sends Lecter to the canvas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Klimov stands up and waves to Lecter to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Klimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Klimov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lecter on the side of the head.#T3#
Lecter swings for the body but Klimov moves out of range.
Lecter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Klimov counter with a right hand.
Klimov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Klimov moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Klimov moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Klimov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klimov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Klimov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klimov scores with a shot to the body.
Lecter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klimov lands a body shot.
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!
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimov is just out of range.#T4#
Klimov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lecter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#KD2#
Klimov lands a big shot that drops Lecter! Can he finish him?
Klimov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lecter looking for a sweep. Not yet Lecter, not yet. #SU2#
Klimov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lecter, up you get!
Klimov misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimov tries to clinch but Lecter is having none of it.
Klimov throws out a loose jab but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vova Klimov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klimov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hannibal Lecter!

Jumping up and down and very excited, Hannibal Lecter waved his t-shirt featuring Fanatic Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
Vova Klimov spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 156     
Date:   Dec 01, 2017
#R1#
Lecter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pate counter with a right hand.
Pate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lecter lands a jab-cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
Pate misses with a looping left.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Lecter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lecter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lecter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter avoids the head kick by Pate.
As Pate backs off Lecter throws a huge counter combo but Pate manages to avoid it all.
Lecter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter misses with a hook. Pate ducked under it nicely.
Pate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lecter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Pate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pate seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Lecter.
Lecter checks a low kick from Pate.
Pate scores with a shot to the body.
Pate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Pate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pate.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lecter.
Lecter lands a jab-cross combination.
Pate lands a front kick.#CL#
Pate clinches.
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!
Lecter lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pate doesn't seem bothered though.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Pate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
enabling Pate to counter with a crisp jab.
Pate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Lecter avoids the head kick by Pate.
Pate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Pate.
Pate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecter cracks a nice hook into Pate's ribs.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter throws a jab when Pate was well out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pate!
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Lecter looks to land a combination but Pate avoids it well.
A jab from Lecter finds it's way through Pate's defenses.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pate is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
Lecter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter swings for the body but Pate moves out of range.
Lecter blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Pate.
Pate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Pate moved out of range.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Pate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Pate lands a nice hook to Lecter's body. Lecter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Lecter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lecter.
Pate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pate lands a jab to the head.
Lecter throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pate tried to score with a low kick but Lecter checks it.#T4#
Crunch! Pate slams his shin into Lecter's torso.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL#
Pate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lecter wants to break free but Pate has control.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pate avoids it.
Lecter is trying to push Pate away but Pate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate tries to work over Lecter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Lecter. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Pate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Pate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate is looking to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch.
Pate swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Pate avoids the body shot from Lecter.
An attempted straight right counter from Pate misses the target.
Pate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lecter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Pate moves out of range.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
Pate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Pate throws a leg kick but Lecter moved away.
Pate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pate throws a push kick but Lecter slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Pate slips the punch.
Pate slips a jab from Lecter.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Pate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Lecter lands a head shot.
Pate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lecter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate lands with a right hand.
Pate tries a low kick but Lecter avoids it.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Pate moved out of range nicely.
Pate jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
Lecter scores with a body shot. #CL#
Pate drives through and clinches with Lecter against the cage.
Pate trying to control the position but instead, Lecter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pate into the cage.
Pate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pate lands with a left to the head.
Pate misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Pate.
Pate blocks a body shot from Lecter.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pate is keeping busy.#T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pate working aggressively here.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Lecter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pate effectively controlling the action here.
Pate has Lecter pressed against the cage, preventing Lecter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pate throws a head punch that misses.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pate lands with a light punch inside.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Lecter blocking some punches. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Lecter.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Pate saw that one coming.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Pate ducks down to avoid it.
Pate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Pate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Pate looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pate - that will leave a mark!
Pate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lecter takes a step back to recover.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Pate blocks a jab.
Lecter moves out of range of the body kick.
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Murha Pate will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Pate connects with a looping right hand.
Pate thows a body kick. Lecter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pate pushes Lecter away with a front kick.
Lecter swinging wildly here.
Lecter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Pate lands with a shot to the body.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Pate.
Good leg kick by Pate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Pate finds it's way through Lecter's defenses. #T1#
Pate throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pate.
Lecter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pate.
Pate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Pate.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Pate saw that one coming.
Pate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
Lecter tries to bum rush Pate with a series of wild strikes but Pate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Lecter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pate thuds his shin into the meat of Lecter's side.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pate throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Pate forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Lecter tries a body shot but Pate blocks it. #T2#
Pate throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Pate taking a breather.#BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Pate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pate connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Pate forces Lecter back against the cage and clinches.
Pate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter works on Pate's body with a couple of short punches.
Pate misses with a body punch.
Pate keeps control of Lecter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lecter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lecter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A lazy left from Lecter finds it's target.#T3#
A jab from Lecter misses.
Pate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate staying out of range there.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Pate counters with a low kick, right behind Lecter 's knee.
Lecter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Pate moved out of range.
Lecter misses with a series of wild punches.
As Lecter tries to get set, Pate tries to push him back and clinch up but Lecter manages to avoid the attempt.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lecter. Those never looked like landing.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Lecter off balance momentarily.
Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lecter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T4#
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Pate slips the punch.
Pate is looking to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook but Pate avoids it easily.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pate feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
Pate throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pate manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Pate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter checks the leg kick.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Lecter.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Lecter off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Pate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pate 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Murha Pate!

After winning the bout, Murha Pate thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Hannibal Lecter stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 153     
Date:   Nov 12, 2017
#R1#
Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Zackrisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Zackrisson.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Zackrisson is out of range.
Zackrisson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lecter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zackrisson scores with a leg kick.
Lecter tests Zackrisson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Zackrisson cracks Lecter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zackrisson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter moves forwards but Zackrisson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zackrisson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lecter's head.
A punch lands to the side of Zackrisson 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Zackrisson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zackrisson.
Lecter cracks Zackrisson with an open hand slap.
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Zackrisson does it's job there.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zackrisson thinks about the counter body kick.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter blocks the body kick.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
Zackrisson looks to land a right hand but Lecter moved out of range.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
enabling Lecter to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Zackrisson misses with a body kick.
Zackrisson throws a head kick but Lecter moves out of range.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Zackrisson is just out of range.
Lecter misses with a hook
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zackrisson can pounce on him.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Lecter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zackrisson. Zackrisson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zackrisson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zackrisson slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Zackrisson.
A low kick from Zackrisson misses #KD#
and Lecter counters with a right hand that sends Zackrisson tumbling to the canvas! Can Lecter finish him? He dives into Zackrisson's guard looking to do just that!#ROC#
Zackrisson is rocked!#T3##ES2#
Zackrisson has his feet on Lecter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zackrisson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lecter finish him?
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Zackrisson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zackrisson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Lecter. Those never looked like landing.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Lecter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Zackrisson walks into a straight right hand from Lecter.
Lecter takes one to the side of the head.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Lecter misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Zackrisson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zackrisson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Zackrisson has closed the distance and engaged Lecter in a clinch. #T4#
Lecter is trying to push Zackrisson away but Zackrisson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zackrisson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lecter lands a shoulder strike.
Zackrisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Zackrisson controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Zackrisson as the two fighters clinch.
Lecter wants to break free but Zackrisson has control.
Lecter throws a head punch that misses.
Lecter missing with knees to the body.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Zackrisson has double underhooks.
A short right from Zackrisson on the inside. #BC#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Zackrisson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter misses with a right hand
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lecter misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zackrisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Zackrisson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Zackrisson connects with a solid leg kick.
Zackrisson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zackrisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lecter's head backwards.
Zackrisson defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Zackrisson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zackrisson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Zackrisson looks to land a body kick but Lecter moved away.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lecter thinking.
Lecter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
letting Zackrisson counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a body kick that stops Lecter in his tracks momentarily.
Zackrisson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lecter if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Lecter misses the body punch
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lecter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Zackrisson counter with a right hand.
Zackrisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Lecter is rocked!
Lecter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick that knocks Lecter off balance momentarily.
Zackrisson lands with a hook. Lecter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Zackrisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Lecter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zackrisson slips a jab and a cross from Lecter.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zackrisson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#CL2#
Zackrisson has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Zackrisson lands with a short shot to the head.
Zackrisson blocking some punches. #T2#
Zackrisson has a couple of punches blocked by Lecter.
Zackrisson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
Zackrisson keeps control of Lecter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zackrisson lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zackrisson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Zackrisson.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zackrisson.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Zackrisson lands a big right hand that sends Lecter crashing to the mat! Zackrisson stays standing though and waves Lecter back to his feet!
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zackrisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick that knocks Lecter off balance momentarily.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Zackrisson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Zackrisson!
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 150     
Date:   Oct 28, 2017
#R1##TD#
Laureana closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lecter's guard.
Laureana wants to stand but Lecter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laureana looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laureana won't allow Lecter to sweep him here.
Laureana controlling from the top position.
Laureana is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shark Tank MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter managing to control the position. #T1#
Laureana showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Laureana.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lecter misses.
Lecter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laureana momentarily. #CUT2#
It looks like Francisco Antonio Laureana has been cut.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Laureana moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Laureana.
Laureana staying out of range there.#CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Laureana. Laureana maintains the clinch. #TD#
Laureana jumps guard and drags Lecter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Laureana keeps moving.
Lecter landing with the ground and pound.
Laureana is pulling down on Lecter's head. It's preventing any offense from Lecter, at least for the moment.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Laureana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Laureana wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lecter prevents Laureana from getting back to his feet.
Lecter 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.
Laureana lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Laureana postures up in Lecter's guard and throws a big left but Lecter blocks it.
Laureana won't allow Lecter to sweep him here.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Laureana stays in close to Lecter's body and controls the position.
Lecter 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.#T4#
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Laureana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laureana walks into a left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Laureana clinches up with Lecter and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Francisco Antonio Laureana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francisco Antonio Laureana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Laureana scores with a nice head shot.
Laureana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laureana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Laureana's head but Laureana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laureana shoots in looking for a takedown but Lecter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laureana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lecter scores with a body shot.
Lecter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lecter misses with the combination.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Laureana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.#CL#
Laureana closes the distance and clinches.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laureana is keeping busy.
Lecter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards. #BC2#
Lecter manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Lecter misses the jab.
Laureana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Laureana saw that one coming.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Laureana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Laureana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Laureana slips a straight right by Lecter.
Francisco Antonio Laureana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lecter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laureana circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecter looks to land a combination but Laureana avoids it well.
As Lecter tries to get set, Laureana tries to push him back and clinch up but Lecter manages to avoid the attempt.
Laureana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Laureana avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Laureana gets a takedown into half guard.#T2#
Lecter trying to hold on to Laureana's head to control him but Laureana postures up.
Laureana wants to take a breather but Lecter is having none of it.
Francisco Antonio Laureana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laureana sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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!#SUB#
Laureana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lecter sees it coming and defends easily.
Laureana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Laureana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lecter is looking for a sweep. Laureana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laureana is pressing down on Lecter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lecter is holding on for now.
Lecter gets back to full guard.
Laureana is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laureana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Laureana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Laureana went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lecter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lecter cracks Laureana with an open hand slap.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laureana.
Laureana tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Laureana moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francisco Antonio Laureana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
No luck for Laureana with that takedown attempt.
Lecter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lecter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#TD#
Laureana shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lecter trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana slows the pace down in half guard.
Laureana tries to stand and escape but Lecter is controlling the position. #T1#
Laureana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lecter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Laureana seems to be looking for submissions.
Lecter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laureana.
Laureana missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lecter clobbers Laureana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lecter scores with a jab to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laureana moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter misses the jab.#T2#
Laureana throws a series of punches but Lecter moves out of range.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Laureana takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Lecter. Beautiful body shot.
Laureana lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Lecter. No joy for Laureana on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Antonio Laureana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Lecter cracks Laureana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Laureana ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Laureana looking to score a takedown here. Lecter is defending well but Laureana drives through and ends up in Lecter's guard.
Lecter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laureana tries to stand but Lecter is controlling from the bottom.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SU#
Laureana decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Laureana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laureana.#TD#
Laureana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Laureana stays in close to Lecter's body and controls the position. #T4#
Laureana wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Laureana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lecter trying to keep a closed guard but Laureana is proving a slippery customer.

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 Francisco Antonio Laureana.
I think Laureana 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hannibal Lecter!

Jumping up and down and very excited, Hannibal Lecter waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Francisco Antonio Laureana stepped up to the mic, saying 'Cant believe this has happened, im going to look at the game plan and make sure next fight will be different'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 144     
Date:   Sep 23, 2017
#R1#
Mahmoud lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lecter misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahmoud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter misses the jab.
Mahmoud jabs Lecter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lecter lands a slapping body shot.
Mahmoud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lecter in his tracks.
Mahmoud connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lecter. Lecter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mahmoud feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmoud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahmoud wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Jab from Lecter.#CUT2#
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
Mahmoud works over Lecter's head and body with a nice combination.
Mahmoud fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lecter on the side of the head.
Mahmoud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Mahmoud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a jab.
Lecter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahmoud lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud cracks the inside of Lecter's front leg.
Mahmoud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lecter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahmoud is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Mahmoud throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mahmoud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahmoud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Mahmoud connects with the punch.#T2#
Mahmoud defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Mahmoud throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mahmoud.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lecter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lecter falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mahmoud to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahmoud throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mahmoud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahmoud throws out a powerful jab.
Mahmoud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Lecter's ribs.#T3#
Mahmoud throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lecter counter with a right hand.
Mahmoud throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Mahmoud has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Lecter breaks from the clinch.
Mahmoud ducks right into an uppercut from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a double jab
and Mahmoud counters with a nice body shot.
Mahmoud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lecter has time to react.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahmoud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter. #CL#
Mahmoud has taken the fight to the clinch. #T4#
Mahmoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow.
Mahmoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmoud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lecter lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahmoud obliges.
Lecter looks winded!
A short left from Lecter.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
Lecter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahmoud avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahmoud.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Mahmoud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lecter throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Mahmoud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahmoud.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Lecter's ribs.
Lecter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lecter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahmoud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Mahmoud drives through and clinches with Lecter against the cage. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahmoud.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahmoud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Mahmoud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sameh Mahmoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Mahmoud counters with a nice body shot.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahmoud. #T1#
Mahmoud swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Mahmoud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahmoud lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mahmoud digs a good hook to Lecter's body. #CL#
Mahmoud closes the distance and clinches.
Mahmoud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lecter lands a right hand.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
Come on Mahmoud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Mahmoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahmoud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud scores with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud digs a right hand into Lecter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lecter's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Mahmoud.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahmoud is keeping busy.
Mahmoud lands a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahmoud.
Sameh Mahmoud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Mahmoud scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head.
Mahmoud works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw! #T3#
Mahmoud crunches a lovely knee into Lecter's ribcage.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahmoud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahmoud working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Lecter is rocked!
Mahmoud landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Mahmoud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahmoud obliges.
Mahmoud digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecter is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahmoud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Lecter avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a right hand.
Mahmoud lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lecter.
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lecter is struggling to control the position.
Lecter throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter lands a left hand.
Lecter seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2#
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter misses the jab.
Mahmoud wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lecter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahmoud.
Some wild striking there from Lecter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#KD#
Mahmoud cracks Lecter with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lecter looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mahmoud finish him?
Lecter misses with a combination
and Mahmoud counters with a low kick, right behind Lecter 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Mahmoud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Lecter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Lecter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mahmoud. Mahmoud obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Mahmoud.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range. #T1#
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Mahmoud. Mahmoud maintains the clinch.
Mahmoud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecter.
Lecter blocking some punches.
Lecter tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lecter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahmoud lands with a left to the head.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the head but Lecter blocks with his arms.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw! #T2#
Mahmoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter scores with a nice strike.
Mahmoud scoring well with a low kick there.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Mahmoud saw that one coming.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecter blocks a head kick by Mahmoud.
Lecter misses with a body shot. #T3#
Lecter walks into a jab.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Mahmoud quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mahmoud defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahmoud.
Lecter misses with the combination.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.#CL#
Mahmoud closes the distance and clinches.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud is leaning against Lecter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahmoud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mahmoud slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mahmoud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Mahmoud scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecter working aggressively here.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud'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.
#R4#
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter swinging wildly here.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mahmoud counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Mahmoud coming out on top.
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Mahmoud instigates a clinch.
Mahmoud landing some nice looking knees to the body. #KD#
Mahmoud drops Lecter onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lecter is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
Mahmoud'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.
Mahmoud presses Lecter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahmoud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lecter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mahmoud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mahmoud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T1#
Mahmoud has Lecter pressed against the cage.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahmoud has double underhooks.
Mahmoud lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecter controls his hands.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lecter or not.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
A short right from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud pushes Lecter against the cage. Mahmoud is working some dirty boxing. Mahmoud pushes off with a quick right hook! Lecter goes down! Lecter tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mahmoud moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
A relieved looking Sameh Mahmoud thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 139     
Date:   Aug 19, 2017
#R1#
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Tetsuo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tetsuo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lecter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tetsuo slips under a jab.
Lecter takes a swing at Tetsuo's ribcage but misses.
Tetsuo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lecter counters with a straight right hand.
Lecter misses with a wild combination.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tetsuo staying out of range there.
Lecter misses with a hook. Tetsuo ducked under it nicely.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tetsuo counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetsuo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tetsuo slips under a jab from Lecter.
Tetsuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetsuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Lecter tries to sprawl out of it but Tetsuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lecter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetsuo manages to avoid it.
Tetsuo throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.
Lecter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tetsuo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lecter defends it well.
Lecter avoids the head kick by Tetsuo.
Lecter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tetsuo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lecter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tetsuo blocks a jab.
Tetsuo misses with a two punch combination.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Tetsuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Tetsuo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tetsuo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tetsuo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tetsuo.
Tetsuo throws a solid leg kick but Lecter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tetsuo.
Lecter is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lecter misses.
Tetsuo slips a jab from Lecter.
Tetsuo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lecter swings for the body but Tetsuo moves out of range.
Tetsuo slips under a jab.
Tetsuo with the counter takedown but Lecter avoids it easily.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Tetsuo's shoulder, as Tetsuo tries to avoid the shot.
Tetsuo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tetsuo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tetsuo connects with a right hand. Lecter shakes it off.
Tetsuo misses with the body kick
and Tetsuo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tetsuo misses with a head kick.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetsuo flicks out a counter leg kick but Lecter steps away.#T3#
Lecter throws the left hand but Tetsuo avoids the punch easily.
Tetsuo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tetsuo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Tetsuo counters with a series of strikes. Lecter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Tetsuo tries to counter it with a takedown but Lecter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tetsuo throws a head kick but Lecter moves out of range.
Tetsuo scores with a nice body kick.
Lecter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tetsuo.
Tetsuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Lecter tests Tetsuo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tetsuo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetsuo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Tetsuo is out of range.
Tetsuo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T4#
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetsuo misses with a body punch
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Tetsuo is rocked!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Tetsuo is out of range.
Tetsuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lecter finish him?
Tetsuo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tetsuo right on the button. Tetsuo goes down! Lecter follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lecter gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 135     
Date:   Jul 29, 2017
#R1#
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bickle wants to counter with a clinch but Lecter pushes him away.
Lecter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Lecter misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lecter misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Bickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a hook
letting Bickle counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Lecter gets caught napping as Bickle dives in and scores a takedown. Lecter manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bickle trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Lecter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bickle defends well.#T1#
Lecter wants to sweep here but Bickle controlling him for the moment.
Bickle throwing strikes but missing.
Lecter is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bickle throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Bickle landing some decent shots from guard.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Bickle from controlling successfully. #T2#
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.
Bickle tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Bickle slips nicely into half guard.
Lecter tries to roll over but Bickle keeps him under control.
Bickle trying to advance position but Lecter counters by regaining guard.
Bickle throws a strike but Lecter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T3#
Bickle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Bickle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lecter escapes and throws Bickle's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SUB#
Lecter tries for a kimura but Bickle is defending well.
Bickle sneaks back into half guard.
Lecter wants to control but Bickle is keeping him busy. #T4##SUB#
Lecter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bickle sees it coming and defends easily.
Bickle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lecter trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Lecter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lecter working some strikes from top position.
Lecter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lecter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bickle's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lecter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bickle working a defensive guard here.
Lecter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lecter trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bickle staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bickle. Lecter shrugs it off though.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lecter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hannibal Lecter is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Bickle wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.
Lecter throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lecter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bickle on the side of the head.
Bickle throws a jab when Lecter was well out of range.
Bickle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle has a takedown stuffed.#T1#
Lecter misses with a body shot
and Bickle counters with a good, hard body kick but Lecter shrugs it off.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Lecter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Bickle coming out on top.
Lecter lands with an overhand left.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Lecter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Bickle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lecter but Lecter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle lands with a straight right. Lecter didn't see that one coming.
Lecter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bickle scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Lecter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle. Lecter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle throws a leg kick
and Lecter counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lecter, as that shot connected.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bickle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lecter under the eye.#T3#
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Bickle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bickle.
Lecter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lecter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Lecter. Beautiful body shot.
Lecter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Bickle throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Lecter jabs Bickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Bickle fails with the takedown.
Hannibal Lecter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Bickle.
Lecter with a nice cross.
Bickle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bickle swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter lands a right hook to the body.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Bickle feints the counter takedown.#CL2#
Bickle takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecter controls his hands.
Bickle landing knees to the body.
Lecter tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Lecter back against the cage.
Lecter tries to circle away but Bickle has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Travis Bickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's time! Lecter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Bickle misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Lecter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bickle looks to land a combination but Lecter avoids it well.
Bickle cracks Lecter with a good jab.
Bickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lecter throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Bickle.
Lecter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Lecter can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bickle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lecter tries to break free but Bickle pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
Bickle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lecter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lecter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lecter slips a jab and a cross from Bickle.
Lecter throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle keeps Lecter at a distance using the push kick.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bickle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lecter takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Lecter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Lecter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bickle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#CL2#
Bickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter leaning against his opponent.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bickle is keeping busy.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Bickle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Come on Bickle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecter tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards. #BC2#
Bickle manages to break the clinch.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bickle throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lecter is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travis Bickle!
In his post fight interview, Travis Bickle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 130     
Date:   Jul 01, 2017
#R1#
Hunt avoids the body shot from Lecter.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lecter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lecter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Lecter moved away.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Hunt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lecter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt lands a front kick.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lecter looks winded!
That kick from Hunt tenderised Lecter's leg. Lecter is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Hunt throws a push kick but Lecter slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Lecter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Lecter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lecter tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Lecter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Lecter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hunt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lecter can turn it around.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter working aggressively here.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter with a hook.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Lecter throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Lecter throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Lecter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lecter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Lecter.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target. #CL#
Hunt pushes Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
It appears Hunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lecter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Lecter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecter cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Lecter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.
Hunt cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lecter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lecter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Lecter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Hunt thows a body kick. Lecter tries to catch it but that hurt him. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Lecter back into the cage.#T1#
A short left from Hunt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt has Lecter pressed against the cage, preventing Lecter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T2#
Lecter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lecter into the cage.
Hunt stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Lecter tries to tie him up.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Lecter.
Lecter misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt has Lecter pushed against the cage.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Lecter can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt avoiding damage.
A short right from Hunt.
Lecter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lecter lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter blocking some punches. #T4#
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Lecter.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter is trying to break free.
Lecter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecter is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt has Lecter pressed against the cage, preventing Lecter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Lecter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt keeps control of Lecter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Lecter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Hunt blocks a body shot from Lecter.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Lecter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pave Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lecter.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lecter up against the cage.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow. #T2#
Lecter has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Lecter pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lecter tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lecter up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lecter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecter.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lecter letting Hunt take a breather here.#T3#
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lecter - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lecter manages to circle out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt slips a straight right by Lecter.
Lecter throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Pave Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt slips under a jab from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lecter misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Lecter moves out of range of the body kick.
Lecter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lecter avoids a kick to the body.
Lecter is looking for the big counter here.
Lecter moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Lecter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Lecter stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Lecter connects with a single shot there.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lecter connects with the punch.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Lecter.
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lecter avoids a kick to the body.
Lecter cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Lecter saw that one coming.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter misses with the combination.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Lecter with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lecter, as that shot connected. #T1#
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lecter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Lecter's leg. Lecter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lecter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Nice body punch from Lecter.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Hunt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lecter.
Lecter avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
Lecter connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Pave Hunt has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Lecter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lecter avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter checks a leg kick.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Lecter saw that one coming.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lecter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.#ROC2#
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hunt tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lecter wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannibal Lecter!
A very excited looking Hannibal Lecter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 127     
Date:   Jun 21, 2017
#R1#
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab by Hunt.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Lecter looks winded!
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lecter will feel that in the morning.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt has Lecter pressed against the cage.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lecter up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt presses Lecter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Lecter controls the action.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter prevents a body shot from Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter. #T1#
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Hunt.
Lecter is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecter has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Come on Lecter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lecter into the cage.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt is pushing Lecter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T2#
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecter misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecter.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Lecter scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Lecter tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Lecter swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Lecter missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lecter effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Lecter tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it. #T4#
A short uppercut from Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt pushes Lecter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hunt. #BC2#
Lecter manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lecter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and Lecter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. Lecter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch. #KD#
Hunt drops Lecter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lecter looks back up at him and smiles so Hunt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Lecter is rocked!
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Lecter is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt scores with a nice body kick. #CL#
Hunt darts in and clinches Lecter up against the cage.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt cracks Lecter with a nice body shot.
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pave Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Hunt drops Lecter onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lecter is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Lecter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt has Lecter pressed against the cage, preventing Lecter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lecter prevents a body shot from Hunt.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Lecter tries to tie him up.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Lecter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt presses Lecter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Pave Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lecter blocks a body shot from Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lecter swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Hunt dips a shoulder and cracks Lecter with a mighty uppercut! Lecter falls back against the cage and Hunt unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lecter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hunt screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pave Hunt!
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 125     
Date:   Jun 11, 2017
#R1#
Mamchenko moves forwards but Lecter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lecter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mamchenko slips under a jab from Lecter.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Mamchenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Lecter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamchenko.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Mamchenko looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Mamchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lecter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
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!
Mamchenko lands a jab.
Mamchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mamchenko cracks a nice hook into Lecter's ribs.
Mamchenko missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamchenko misses with a looping right.
Mamchenko with a nice cross.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Jab from Mamchenko.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamchenko.
Mamchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Lecter seems unphased.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mamchenko thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
The fighters circling - Mamchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamchenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lecter ducks right into an uppercut from Mamchenko.
Lecter moves forwards but Mamchenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lecter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that Lecter avoids nicely.
Lecter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mamchenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lecter scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lecter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lecter misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Mamchenko.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Mamchenko moves away and avoids it.
Mamchenko tries to counter with a takedown but Lecter is quick to defend against it.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamchenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mamchenko.
Lecter misses with a straight right. #T2##TD#
Mamchenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Mamchenko is working for a kimura but Lecter is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Mamchenko is looking for a kimura but Lecter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mamchenko to get the leverage. #SUB#
Mamchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lecter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##SUB#
Mamchenko is trying to work for a kimura but Lecter is defending well.
Lecter is trying to get back to full guard.
Mamchenko throwing shots but Lecter is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Mamchenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Mamchenko 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. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mamchenko 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. #SUB#
Mamchenko is working for a kimura but Lecter is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgenii Mamchenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lecter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lecter wants it to stay on the feet.
Mamchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Mamchenko throws an off balance right hand
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Mamchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Mamchenko moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Mamchenko throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Mamchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mamchenko throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Mamchenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mamchenko scores with a nice strike.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Lecter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lecter jabs Mamchenko right on the nose. Mamchenko blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Mamchenko's head but Mamchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evgenii Mamchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamchenko thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
A jab from Lecter misses.
Mamchenko is looking to counter punch.
Lecter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mamchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamchenko slips under a jab.
Lecter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lecter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mamchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lecter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamchenko scrambles back to his feet.#ROC2#
Mamchenko is rocked!
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut.
Mamchenko shoots in but Lecter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mamchenko can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lecter and Mamchenko drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lecter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 122     
Date:   May 24, 2017
#R1#
Lecter misses with a combination
letting Mamchenko counter with a right hand.
Lecter throws a jab when Mamchenko was well out of range.
Lecter connects with a nice looking jab.
Mamchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Mamchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Lecter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD#
Mamchenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lecter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lecter has momentary wrist control but Mamchenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Mamchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Lecter looking for a guillotine here but Mamchenko defends easily.
Mamchenko working some strikes from top position.#T1##SUB#
Mamchenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lecter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lecter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lecter! #REVB#
Mamchenko is looking to reverse the position.
Mamchenko defending against the ground and pound.
Mamchenko tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Lecter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mamchenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mamchenko manages to get back to half guard.
Lecter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mamchenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
Lecter prevents Mamchenko from improving his position.#SUB2#
Lecter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mamchenko defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko is pressing down on Lecter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lecter with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Lecter drops back looking for a leg! Mamchenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mamchenko manages to kick Lecter off! Lecter jumps back into Mamchenko's guard.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Mamchenko working for a triangle but Lecter defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecter pushing down on Mamchenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3##SUB2#
Lecter is trying to work for a kimura but Mamchenko is defending well.
Mamchenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lecter scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Mamchenko actively working from the bottom here.
Lecter trying to mount his opponent but Mamchenko defends it. #SUB2#
Mamchenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Lecter. #SUB#
Mamchenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
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.
Mamchenko trying to control from the bottom.
Lecter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mamchenko keeps working. #SUB#
Mamchenko actively working from the bottom here.
Lecter wants to pass to mount but Mamchenko is defending the position.
Mamchenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lecter trying to control but Mamchenko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evgenii Mamchenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Lecter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mamchenko is defended easily by Lecter.
Lecter has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lecter defending well as Mamchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
It looked like Mamchenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lecter.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamchenko.
Lecter throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mamchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Mamchenko moved out of range nicely.
Lecter feints a jab promting Mamchenko to slip. Lecter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mamchenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lecter lands a body shot.
Mamchenko fails to land the takedown.
Lecter misses with a wild combination.
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lecter tests Mamchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Lecter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamchenko connects with a body shot.
Lecter staying out of range there.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Mamchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mamchenko catches Lecter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamchenko throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
Mamchenko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Mamchenko lands.
A big right from Mamchenko misses.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter misses with a series of wild punches.
Mamchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Mamchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3##SUB#
Mamchenko actively working from the bottom here.
Mamchenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lecter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lecter's back!
Mamchenko wants to control but Lecter is keeping busy.#SUB#
Mamchenko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lecter defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Mamchenko working for a choke but Lecter is defending well.
Lecter is really stuck here. #T4##SUB#
Mamchenko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lecter defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A lull in the action here. #SUB#
Mamchenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lecter tries to roll but Mamchenko sticks to his back. #SUB#
Mamchenko is looking for a choke. Lecter gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Lecter manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Evgenii Mamchenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Mamchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Mamchenko misses with a hook. Lecter ducked under it nicely.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Mamchenko moved out of range nicely.
Lecter takes one to the chin there.
Lecter tries to move into range but Mamchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mamchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamchenko.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Mamchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Evgenii Mamchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter tries to bum rush Mamchenko with a series of wild strikes but Mamchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mamchenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Mamchenko moved out of range.
Mamchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecter.
Mamchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mamchenko misses. #T1#
Lecter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mamchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamchenko.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Mamchenko slips the punch.
Lecter jabs at Mamchenko's body.
Mamchenko cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
Lecter connects with a body shot.
Lecter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lecter walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Mamchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Mamchenko looking to score a takedown here. Lecter is defending well but Mamchenko drives through and ends up in Lecter's guard.
Lecter managing to control the position.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
Lecter looking for a sweep. Not yet Lecter, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lecter holds on and takes a little breather.
Mamchenko passes Lecter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Evgenii Mamchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecter trying to control here. #T3##SUB#
Mamchenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lecter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mamchenko. #SUB#
Mamchenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lecter defends it well.
Lecter is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mamchenko connects with a nice short shot to Lecter's temple.
Lecter is trying to maintain the position but Mamchenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamchenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lecter's head. #SUB#
Mamchenko 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.
Mamchenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgenii Mamchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mamchenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgenii Mamchenko!

Evgenii Mamchenko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 115     
Date:   Apr 29, 2017
#R1#
Halverson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Halverson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halverson slips under a jab.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Halverson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Halverson saw that one coming.
Lecter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halverson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halverson cracks Lecter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lecter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halverson throws out the jab.
Lecter throws the left hand but Halverson avoids the punch easily.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halverson slips under a jab.#TD#
Halverson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter has momentary wrist control but Halverson slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Lecter 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.
Halverson 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.
Lecter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Halverson trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Halverson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halverson postures up.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Halverson from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halverson is really struggling to control Lecter but he's trying to hold on to the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Halverson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Halverson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter misses the jab.
Halverson is looking to counter punch.
Lecter misses with a hook. Halverson ducked under it nicely.
Lecter misses with a right hand #TD#
so Halverson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lecter trying to keep a closed guard but Halverson is proving a slippery customer.
Halverson throws a big elbow that misses.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Halverson trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halverson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Halverson tries to pass.
Halverson trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Halverson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lecter wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Lecter can't keep his opponent in guard - Halverson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lecter is trying to maintain the position but Halverson is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Halverson.
Halverson wants to control but Lecter is keeping him busy.
Lecter is holding on to half guard well.
We've been hearing good reports from Halverson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halverson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halverson wants to pass to mount but Lecter is defending the position.
Lecter regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thatcher Halverson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Halverson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Halverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halverson controls the position.
Halverson throws an elbow but Lecter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but Lecter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halverson tries to advance position but instead Lecter slips a leg back in to half guard.
Halverson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Lecter manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Halverson is working Lecter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lecter is on top in guard. #REVB#
Lecter won't allow Halverson to sweep him here.
Lecter distracts Halverson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Halverson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lecter throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Halverson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lecter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lecter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Halverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lecter defends well.#T2#
Lecter stands up over Halverson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lecter stands up over Halverson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lecter slips nicely into half guard.
Lecter is keen to just control but Halverson is a slippery customer.
Lecter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Lecter is looking for a kimura here.
Halverson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Lecter working over Halverson with some ground and pound. Halverson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Lecter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halverson defends it well.
Thatcher Halverson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecter wants to control but Halverson is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Lecter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halverson defends it well.
Halverson is looking for a sweep. Lecter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halverson gets full guard.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Halverson keeps moving.
Lecter cracks Halverson with a solid left hand.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lecter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Halverson has wrist control.
Lecter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lecter looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lecter controlling from the top position.
Halverson working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thatcher Halverson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Halverson ducks down to avoid it.
Halverson takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter takes a swing at Halverson's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Halverson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halverson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter misses with the combination.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halverson moves away.
Halverson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Lecter misses.
Halverson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Halverson misses the target.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
A jab from Lecter misses. #TD#
Lecter gets caught napping as Halverson dives in and scores a takedown. Lecter manages to retain guard.
Halverson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Halverson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Halverson from controlling successfully. #T2#
Lecter wants to hit a switch here but Halverson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lecter there!
Halverson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lecter's face.
Halverson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lecter working to try and regain half guard.
Lecter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lecter gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but Lecter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Halverson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lecter wants to improve his position but Halverson is controlling well.
Halverson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Halverson lands a nice shot to the head.
Lecter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Halverson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lecter is squirming around, avoiding Halverson's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Lecter wants to control but Halverson is having none of it.
The referee warns Lecter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halverson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halverson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lecter?
Lecter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Halverson lands a couple of good shots and Lecter has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halverson controlling well, preventing Lecter from escaping the position.
Halverson is working the ground and pound. Can Lecter escape?
Halverson is looking to control Lecter but Lecter is wriggling around and keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thatcher Halverson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halverson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thatcher Halverson!

Post fight, an emotional Thatcher Halverson said 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to all my teammates for the training! Also thanks Jackson for taking the fight. To all my faithful fans, thanks for sticking in there with me!'.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 108     
Date:   Apr 05, 2017
#R1#
Lecter connects with a crisp jab.
Lecter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Lecter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Lecter throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Lecter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunt back to the cage. Lecter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Lecter lands a left hand.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Hunt.#T1#
Lecter misses with a hook
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Hunt scores with a nice body kick.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lecter on the side of the head.
Lecter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Hunt stalling. #BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Lecter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lecter walks away with a smile on his face. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lecter's calf.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Lecter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lecter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lecter thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lecter ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter swinging wildly here.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Lecter's ribs.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lecter throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Lecter lands a left and a right that sends Hunt crashing to the canvas! Lecter dives into mount looking to finish!#T4#
Hunt is looking to improve his position but Lecter isn't that keen on the idea.
Lecter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hunt wants to hold on but Lecter pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Lecter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt holds on to Lecter as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Lecter with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lecter's sensitive parts.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lecter throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lecter doesn't seem bothered though.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lecter throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Lecter down.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Lecter and move into the clinch.#T1#
A jab from Lecter misses.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Lecter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt is looking to slow Lecter down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Lecter down.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lecter if he has to take too many more of those.
Hunt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Lecter's head back.
Lecter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Lecter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lecter won't be happy with that. #T2#
Hunt is staying tight to Lecter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lecter is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Lecter is looking to reverse the position.
Hunt trying to control the action but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Lecter is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Lecter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lecter struggling a bit here.
Hunt wants to control but Lecter is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hannibal Lecter has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lecter being controlled for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Lecter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Lecter.
Lecter scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lecter misses with a wild combination.
Lecter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lecter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hunt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lecter is out of range.
Hunt pushes Lecter away with a front kick.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Lecter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Lecter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Lecter didn't expect that.
Lecter working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lecter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back. #T1#
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard. #REVB#
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lecter is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt has Lecter pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Hunt working for a triangle but Lecter defends it easily.
Lecter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Lecter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Lecter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL#
Lecter gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Lecter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Lecter stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Lecter can't break the clinch.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Lecter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Lecter tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Lecter lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lecter connects with the punch.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Lecter off the cage and back into range.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter connects with a jab.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Lecter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lecter throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Lecter swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Lecter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.

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 Paul Hunt.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hannibal Lecter!

Hannibal Lecter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Paul Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 102     
Date:   Mar 12, 2017
#R1#
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lecter momentarily.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott connects with a right hand. Lecter shakes it off.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.
Lecter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott is looking to chop away at Lecter's legs. #TD2#
Scott is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lecter's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lecter is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scott connects with a nice short shot to Lecter's temple.
Lecter tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott slips a nice elbow through Lecter's hands, connecting with Lecter's forehead.#T1#
Scott throws a strike but Lecter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lecter is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lecter has momentary wrist control but Scott slips an elbow through the middle.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Lecter looking for a sweep. Not yet Lecter, not yet. #T2#
Lecter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott is in close to Lecter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Lecter.
Lecter is working hard here to advance position.
Scott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Lecter.
Scott cracks Lecter with a solid left hand.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lecter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Scott wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving. #SUB2#
Scott drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lecter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lecter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lecter! #REVR##T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lecter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lecter working away.
Lecter grinds an elbow into Scott's temple.
Scott struggling a bit here.
Lecter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB#
Lecter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Lecter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scott has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T4#
Scott trying to control here.
Lecter working Scott over with strikes.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Lecter sits in half guard. #SUB#
Lecter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Lecter has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Scott looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Lecter 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.
Scott trying to hold on to Lecter's head to control him but Lecter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Scott dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Scott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scott misses with a head shot. Lecter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Lecter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lecter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving. #SUB2#
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lecter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Lecter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lecter scoring with some ground and pound.
Lecter scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Scott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lecter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Lecter is posturing up here but Scott has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lecter tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lecter has to tap! Slick submission there by Scott!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Scott!
Aaron Scott took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Lion Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 99     
Date:   Feb 26, 2017
#R1#
Ramsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter takes a swing at Ramsey's ribcage but misses.
Ramsey tries to bum rush Lecter with a series of wild strikes but Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter misses the jab.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramsey on the side of the head.
Lecter slips a jab and a cross from Ramsey.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Lecter and sends Ramsey crashing to the mat! Lecter follows him down to the mat - Ramsey regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter lands a big elbow - Ramsey is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lecter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Kenny Ramsey had this to say: 'i ll be back stronger'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 93     
Date:   Jan 29, 2017
#R1#
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
Lecter tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Lecter does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Fisher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fisher connects with a jab.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fisher lunges at Lecter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lecter's hand.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Lecter misses the body punch
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Fisher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher lands with an overhand left.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Fisher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lecter won't be happy with that.
Fisher cracks Lecter with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Fisher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #SUB2#
Lecter reaches up around Fisher's neck trying to control. But Fisher takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Lecter! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Lecter is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Fisher celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nathan Fisher!
Nathan Fisher took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 89     
Date:   Jan 14, 2017
#R1#
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target.#TD#
Fisher gets the takedown into side control.
Fisher working the ground and pound. #SUB#
Fisher is trying to get an arm triangle but Lecter is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Fisher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fisher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lecter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB#
Fisher has an Americana. Lecter didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fisher is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fisher hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nathan Fisher!
Nathan Fisher managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Hannibal Lecter stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 84     
Date:   Dec 23, 2016
#R1#
Lecter throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter slips under a jab.
We've been told by Alexander's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lecter misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Alexander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lecter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alexander lands with a right hand.
Alexander sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lecter staying out of range there.#CL#
Alexander takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander.
Lecter throws a head punch that misses.
Lecter tries to break the clinch but Alexander is controlling the position.
Lecter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexander is keeping busy.
Lecter can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Lecter tries to pull guard but Alexander forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Lecter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexander effectively controlling the action here.
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lecter tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter with a nice cross.
Lecter connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Alexander connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Viking Alexander has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danga de danga de dang - Alexander scores with a four punch combination!
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexander lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lecter misses with a hook.
That kick from Alexander tenderised Lecter's leg. Lecter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Nice defenses there by Alexander.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexander counters with a left to the body.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Alexander catches Lecter right on the button with a cross.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Lecter takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.
Lecter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Alexander counters with a nice leg kick.
Alexander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Lecter throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alexander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Alexander coming out on top.
Nice cross by Alexander.
Lecter drops his hands momentarily and Alexander takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Lecter throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Lecter throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Alexander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. Lecter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Alexander jabs Lecter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lecter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viking Alexander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viking Alexander's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice defenses there by Alexander.
Alexander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lecter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexander.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander jabs Lecter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexander punishes Lecter's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Alexander.
Alexander sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Viking Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alexander.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexander misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Alexander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lecter takes a step back to recover.
Alexander slips under a jab from Lecter.
Alexander cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lecter walks into a jab.#ROC#
Lecter is rocked!
Lecter misses with a shot to the body
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lecter if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Alexander tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter thuds a left hand into Alexander's body.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lecter connects with a right hand. Alexander shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexander.
Lecter is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with an outside leg kick.
Lecter seems to have recovered his senses.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Lecter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexander. #T2#
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander cracks the inside of Lecter's front leg.
Alexander connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lecter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Lecter.
Lecter throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alexander scores with a push kick.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lecter throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alexander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lecter misses with a body shot
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.
Alexander cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Alexander lands the left hand.
A solid body kick from Alexander.
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lecter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexander can pounce on him. #KD#
Alexander lands a big right hand that sends Lecter crashing to the mat! Alexander stays standing though and waves Lecter back to his feet!
Alexander lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lecter falls backwards - clearly groggy! Alexander dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viking Alexander!
After winning the bout, Viking Alexander thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'I might have lost this one but I do put on a hell of a show... another fight of the night?'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 80     
Date:   Nov 26, 2016
#R1#
Haraldsson moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haraldsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Haraldsson defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Haraldsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Haraldsson wants to counter with a clinch but Lecter pushes him away.
Lecter misses with a jab to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a leg kick.
Haraldsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haraldsson cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haraldsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Haraldsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Haraldsson's shoulder, as Haraldsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haraldsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lecter swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Lecter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haraldsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Haraldsson tries to land a leg kick but Lecter saw it coming and moves away.
Haraldsson lands a jab to the nose.
Haraldsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haraldsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Haraldsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haraldsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haraldsson thumps Lecter with a low kick.
Haraldsson ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A countering left hand to the body from Haraldsson misses.
Haraldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haraldsson.
Lecter misses with a body shot
letting Haraldsson counter with a right hand.
Lecter with a hook.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haraldsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Haraldsson does it's job there.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter backing away here, and Haraldsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haraldsson staying out of range there.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Haraldsson slips the punch.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haraldsson.
Haraldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haraldsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haraldsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lecter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Haraldsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Haraldsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lecter is wise to it.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Haraldsson is out of range.
Haraldsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.#T3#
Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Haraldsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lecter's head.
Haraldsson throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a nice body shot.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Haraldsson's shoulder, as Haraldsson tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Haraldsson misses.
Lecter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraldsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lecter checks a leg kick.
Haraldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson misses with a body shot
and Lecter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Haraldsson slips the punch.
Lecter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Haraldsson misses
and Lecter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Haraldsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haraldsson slips a jab from Lecter.
Haraldsson scores with a one two! Lecter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Haraldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Haraldsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Haraldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haraldsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Haraldsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Haraldsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Haraldsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haraldsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haraldsson wants to counter with a clinch but Lecter pushes him away.
Lecter throws a sloppy body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Haraldsson misses
and Lecter counters with a straight right hand.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lecter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Svend Haraldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Lecter misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Haraldsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson. #T1#
Haraldsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haraldsson thows a leg kick but Lecter checks it
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lecter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haraldsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lecter's head.
Haraldsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haraldsson.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Haraldsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Haraldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Haraldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haraldsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Haraldsson's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lecter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T2#
Haraldsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lecter.
Haraldsson slips under a jab.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haraldsson connects with the punch.
Haraldsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haraldsson.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Haraldsson with a hook.
Haraldsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haraldsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Haraldsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T3#
Haraldsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Haraldsson counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haraldsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haraldsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecter fails to pull guard.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
Lecter has been working on his balance at Holding Cell, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haraldsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson lands a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lecter's efforts to push away.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
Haraldsson can't find room to land a body shot as Lecter controls the action.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haraldsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lecter swings wildly with an uppercut but Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haraldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Haraldsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haraldsson lands an uppercut.
Haraldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Haraldsson has him pressed against the cage.
Haraldsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Haraldsson is struggling to control the position.
Haraldsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haraldsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haraldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haraldsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Haraldsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Haraldsson lands with a nice body punch.
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lecter misses the jab.
Lecter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lecter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Lecter is rocked!
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haraldsson swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Haraldsson scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter throws a jab when Haraldsson was well out of range.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Haraldsson's shoulder, as Haraldsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haraldsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Haraldsson. Those never looked like landing.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Lecter.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lecter lands a jab to the nose.
Haraldsson lands a body shot.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter misses with a hook
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Haraldsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Lecter toppling to the canvas! Lecter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Haraldsson finish him?!
An inside leg kick lands from Haraldsson. #T2#
Haraldsson slips a straight right by Lecter.
Nice sprawl there from Lecter as Haraldsson shoots in.
Lecter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Haraldsson ducks down to avoid it.
Haraldsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lecter is wise to it.
Haraldsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Haraldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lecter doesn't seem bothered though.
Haraldsson thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haraldsson.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Haraldsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands a shot to the body.
Haraldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haraldsson digs a right hand into Lecter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lecter's gas tank.
Haraldsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haraldsson is leaning against Lecter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Nice body punch from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haraldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haraldsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lecter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haraldsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
Lecter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haraldsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Haraldsson counters with a left to the body.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter sets himself, and Haraldsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Lecter avoids it this time.
Haraldsson cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
Haraldsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Haraldsson.
Lecter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haraldsson can pounce on him. #T4#
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haraldsson thuds his right hand into Lecter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Haraldsson swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lecter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haraldsson rushes Lecter with punches - Lecter moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lecter goes down! Haraldsson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Svend Haraldsson!
Svend Haraldsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'I might have lost this one but I do put on a hell of a show... another fight of the night?'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 71     
Date:   Oct 20, 2016
#R1##TD#
Colt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lecter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lecter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Colt connects with a decent elbow.
Lecter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Colt working over Lecter with some ground and pound. Lecter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Colt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Colt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lecter taking some punishment here, with Colt in his half guard.
Colt lands strikes from half guard.
Lecter trying to hold on to Colt's head to control him but Colt postures up.
Lecter wants to get back to full guard.
Lecter 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.
Colt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Colt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Colt lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lecter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lecter.
Colt distracts Lecter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lecter's head.
Colt postures up.
Colt postures up and lands a big shot to Lecter's brow.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Colt from controlling successfully.
Lecter is trying to keep Colt in close.
We've been hearing that Colt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Colt landing some decent shots from guard.
Lecter is controlling Colt's posture.#T2#
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lecter is adopting a defensive guard.
Colt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colt is fighting to break Lecter's control of his arms but Lecter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Colt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Colt stands up over Lecter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Colt landing with the ground and pound.
Lecter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Colt is one step ahead there. #T3#
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Colt from controlling successfully.
Colt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecter has Colt pulled in close to control his posture.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Colt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lecter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lecter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Colt from controlling successfully.
Colt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lecter's head.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colt's guard. #REVB#
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colt wants to stand and escape but Lecter is having none of it.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter throws a big right hand that misses.
Lecter landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Colt dominated that round.
That's time! Colt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Colt slips a straight right by Lecter.
And Colt counters with a quick kick to the body but Lecter blocks it.
Colt moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colt.
Lecter swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lecter defends it nicely.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lecter swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Colt ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt misses with a lunging right hand
and Lecter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colt feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Colt.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Colt slips the punch.
Lecter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1##CL#
Colt rushes Lecter and presses him up against the cage.
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Colt is controlling him.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colt looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Colt gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter gets through Colt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Lecter.
Lecter lands an elbow just above Colt 's eye.
Colt blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Colt lands with a cross.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lecter. That did some damage!
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Colt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Colt.
Colt shoots in for a double leg but Lecter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Colt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Colt does no damage.
Colt lands a jab.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Colt clinches up with Lecter and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Lecter working aggressively here.
Lecter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter prevents a body shot from Colt.
Colt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Colt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Colt.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Colt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Nice body punch from Colt - that landed with a thud.
Colt lands a nice uppercut.
Colt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards. #TD#
Colt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lecter can't fight it off and eventually Colt manages to take the fight to the floor. Lecter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Colt controlling from the top position.
Colt cracks Lecter with a solid left hand.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colt wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Brian Colt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Colt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lecter looking to control.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Colt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Colt postures up and lands a big shot to Lecter's brow.
Colt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lecter 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.
Colt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Colt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Colt 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!
#R3#
Colt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lecter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Colt somewhat.
Lecter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lecter lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Colt.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt moves away from the strike by Lecter. #TD#
Colt feints and as Lecter raises his hands in defense, Colt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Colt is working Lecter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Colt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colt lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Colt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Colt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Colt with a nice head shot there.
Colt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Colt distracts Lecter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colt landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Colt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Colt scoring with some ground and pound.
Colt lands a couple of digs.
Colt lands a couple of digs.
Colt trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Colt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Colt trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Colt working some strikes from top position.
Lecter working a defensive guard here.
Colt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brian Colt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Colt stands up over Lecter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Colt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colt wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Colt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Colt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lecter 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.
Lecter trying to control the position.
Colt chips away with some ground and pound.
Lecter trying to control the position.
Colt landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Colt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Colt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Colt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colt lands a couple of elbows.
Colt working some strikes from top position.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Lecter is trying to keep Colt in close.
Colt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lecter scores with a short punch from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Colt!

A determined Brian Colt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'I might have lost this one but I do put on a hell of a show... another fight of the night?'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 69     
Date:   Oct 11, 2016
#R1#
Lecter throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fisher. That's going to slow Lecter down.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Fisher connects with a jab.
Fisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lecter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
A big left from Fisher misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lecter. Lecter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Fisher has been working on his balance at Crucible, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lecter.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Lecter. #T1#
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter scores with a shot to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Fisher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Lecter as Fisher shoots in.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter misses with a hook to the body
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Fisher takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Lecter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT2#
It looks like Nathan Fisher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fisher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lecter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Lecter's defenses.
Lecter throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.#T3#
Fisher avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Fisher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Fisher - just one landing.
Fisher misses the jab.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter misses with a body shot
and Fisher counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fisher lands a high kick! #T4#
Fisher thows a leg kick but Lecter checks it
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab. Lecter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Fisher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lecter is trying to get back to full guard.
Lecter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Lecter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fisher defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lecter sprawls and moves away.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lecter sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Lecter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fisher moves out of range as Lecter strikes.#T1#
Lecter misses with a hook
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Fisher tries to land a front kick but Lecter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lecter doesn't seem bothered though.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher cracks a nice hook into Lecter's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Fisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Lecter counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
A big right from Lecter misses.
Fisher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher connects with the punch.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Fisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter misses with a left hand
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Fisher dives in and scores a takedown into Lecter's guard.
Lecter looking to control.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Lecter is working for a kimura but Fisher is defending it quite comfortably.
Fisher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lecter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lecter's back!#SUB#
Lecter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fisher gets his way! #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fisher looking for the RNC.
Fisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4##SUB#
Fisher tightening his grip on Lecter, looking for the choke.
Lecter looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fisher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher is trying to stick to Lecter's back but Lecter is turning into Fisher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fisher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lecter.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving. #SUB#
Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fisher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Lecter slips under a jab.
Lecter misses with a jab to the body
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Fisher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lecter under the eye.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecter works Fisher's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter misses with a left hand #TD#
and Fisher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fisher.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Fisher tries to pass.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard. #REVB#
Lecter controlling from the top position.
Fisher is trying to control the position but Lecter postures up. #T2#
Lecter postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lecter's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Lecter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fisher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lecter has managed to get both his arms back between Fisher's legs - danger averted.
Lecter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Lecter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecter is one step ahead there.
Nathan Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Lecter postures up. #SUB#
Fisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lecter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lecter landing with the ground and pound.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Lecter controlling him for the moment.
Lecter trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Lecter throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
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.
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
Lecter won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Lecter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Fisher scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lecter throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannibal Lecter.
I think Lecter 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hannibal Lecter!

Our winner, Hannibal Lecter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 61     
Date:   Sep 16, 2016
#R1#
Scheiner throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scheiner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scheiner.
Lecter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Scheiner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scheiner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scheiner lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
Scheiner connects with a single shot there.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lecter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scheiner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Scheiner tries to clinch there but Lecter circles away.
Lecter tries to counter by clinching up but Scheiner breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Scheiner catches Lecter right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
A nice side step and Scheiner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scheiner digs a good body shot into Lecter's ribs.
Scheiner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lecter rather than just go for the knockout.
Scheiner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Lecter darts in and clinches Scheiner up against the cage.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Scheiner.
Lecter is stalling here.
Lecter lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheiner throws a lazy right hand but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickey Scheiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scheiner swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Lecter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lecter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scheiner controlling the action here for a moment.
Scheiner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scheiner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter slowing the pace effectively.
Lecter wants a takedown.
Scheiner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scheiner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scheiner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter tries to break the clinch but Scheiner is controlling the position.
Scheiner lands a right hand. #T2#
Scheiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow.
Scheiner scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Scheiner lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter pulls Scheiner in close to prevent any damage.
Scheiner throws a big right hand that misses.
Scheiner is stalling in the full guard.
Scheiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lecter wants to sweep here but Scheiner controlling him for the moment.
Scheiner controlling from the top position.
Lecter 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.#T3#
Scheiner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lecter has control of Scheiner's left arm, preventing Scheiner from doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter swings for the body but Scheiner moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Scheiner as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Scheiner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scheiner.
Scheiner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scheiner throws a poor cross that misses
and Lecter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scheiner throws a jab when Lecter was well out of range.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter. #T4#
Lecter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scheiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scheiner cracks Lecter with a good jab.
Scheiner stuns Lecter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheiner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scheiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scheiner scores with a jab to the head.
Scheiner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scheiner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scheiner tests Lecter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scheiner throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Lecter takes the fight into the clinch.
Lecter looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickey Scheiner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Scheiner thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
Scheiner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scheiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Scheiner misses the target.
Lecter tries to counter by clinching up but Scheiner breaks away and moves out of range.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Scheiner ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scheiner avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Scheiner.
Scheiner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scheiner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scheiner lands a nice hook to Lecter's body. Lecter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scheiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scheiner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scheiner cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.#T1#
Scheiner swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecter.
Scheiner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scheiner moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter misses with a takedown attempt - Scheiner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scheiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Scheiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lecter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scheiner is defending well for now.
Scheiner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lecter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Lecter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scheiner pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Lecter wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Scheiner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Scheiner.
Lecter is trying to push Scheiner away but Scheiner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scheiner.
Scheiner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scheiner lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Lecter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Scheiner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lecter is hanging on to Scheiner's back as he tries to escape.
Scheiner turns into Lecter and is now in his guard.
Lecter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scheiner trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Scheiner showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Scheiner is in close to Lecter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scheiner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scheiner wants to stand but Lecter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scheiner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scheiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scheiner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lecter trying to control the position.
Scheiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scheiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lecter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scheiner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Scheiner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scheiner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickey Scheiner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Scheiner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scheiner works Lecter's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Scheiner darts in and clinches Lecter up against the cage.
Scheiner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Scheiner.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Scheiner controls his hands.
Scheiner lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Scheiner.
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Scheiner gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scheiner.
Scheiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scheiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scheiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scheiner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scheiner.
Scheiner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Scheiner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scheiner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards. #T1#
Scheiner lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
Lecter is rocked!
Scheiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Scheiner on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scheiner.#KD2#
Scheiner drops Lecter onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lecter is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Scheiner pushes Lecter against the cage. Scheiner is working some dirty boxing. Scheiner pushes off with a quick right hook! Lecter goes down! Lecter tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Scheiner moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickey Scheiner!
A victorious Rickey Scheiner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'I might have lost this one but I do put on a hell of a show... another fight of the night?'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 54     
Date:   Aug 13, 2016
#R1#
Joshua throws a head kick but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joshua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Joshua slips a straight right by Lecter.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Joshua lands a really nice looking cross but Lecter seems unphased.
Joshua throws a lazy body kick
and Lecter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Daniel Joshua has been cut.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Joshua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Joshua.
Joshua scores with a push kick.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Lecter tries to keep at a distance but Joshua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Joshua scores with a shot to the side of Lecter's head. #T1#
Joshua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lecter's efforts to push away.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
A short left from Joshua.
Joshua slows down the pace here.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Joshua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lecter taking a breather.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joshua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter is looking to control Joshua's arms but Joshua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lecter has his back to the cage.
Lecter throws a head punch that misses.
Joshua is pushing Lecter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joshua takes a shot to the head.
Joshua scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Joshua keeps control of Lecter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Joshua is controlling him.
Lecter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Joshua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter is trying to push Joshua away but Joshua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lecter throws an elbow that misses.
Lecter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joshua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Joshua has Lecter pressed against the cage, preventing Lecter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshua.
Lecter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lecter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joshua seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lecter can turn it around.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joshua trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joshua.
Lecter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua'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.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lecter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lecter looks winded!
Joshua lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC#
Joshua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joshua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joshua. Lecter shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joshua. Lecter shrugs it off though.
Joshua scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joshua.
Joshua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lecter if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Joshua has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Joshua lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Lecter prevents a body shot from Joshua.
Joshua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joshua.
Joshua tries to work over Lecter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joshua. Lecter shrugs it off though.
Joshua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lecter throws a hook but Joshua blocks it.
We've been told by Joshua's head coaches at Casino that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joshua lands with a good body shot.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Joshua moves away and avoids it.
Joshua scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lecter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Lecter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Lecter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Joshua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Joshua'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.
#R2#
Joshua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joshua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joshua moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joshua's head backwards.
Lecter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joshua. That one must have hurt.
Joshua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Joshua gets a clinch.
Joshua gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.
Joshua tries to work over Lecter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Joshua.
Joshua lands with a right to the head.
Joshua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joshua presses Lecter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Joshua.
Joshua digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joshua lands a body punch.
Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Joshua.
Nice body punch from Joshua - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joshua.
Joshua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Joshua.
Joshua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joshua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Joshua.
Lecter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joshua.
Joshua lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joshua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joshua lands a good knee to the midsection. Lecter won't want to take too many of those.
Daniel Joshua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joshua landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Lecter manages to break the clinch.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Lecter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joshua. That one must have hurt.
Joshua keeps Lecter at a distance using the push kick.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#KD#
Joshua lands a big head kick that sends Lecter tumbling to the mat! Joshua takes a step backwards and waves Lecter back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Lecter is rocked!#CL2#
Lecter closes the distance and pushes Joshua back into the cage.
Lecter is still on wobbly legs! Can Joshua finish him?
Joshua scores with a hook to the body.
Joshua digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joshua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lecter seems to have recovered his senses.
Joshua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Joshua to work.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joshua.
A short uppercut from Joshua.
A short left from Joshua. #T3#
Joshua blocking some punches.
Joshua tries to work over Lecter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua effectively controlling the action here.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Joshua - that landed with a thud.
Joshua works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Joshua cracks Lecter with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Joshua.
Joshua pushes off an throws an elbow but Lecter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joshua tries to work over Lecter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Joshua.
Joshua is working Lecter over against the cage.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.
Joshua stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Joshua. #T4#
A right hand to the body from Joshua.
Joshua is stalling here.
Joshua scores with a shot to the side of Lecter's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshua lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Joshua.
Joshua gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter pushes off an throws an elbow but Joshua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joshua lands a right hand.
Joshua lands a hook that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Joshua lands a hook that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joshua.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joshua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Joshua.
Joshua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Joshua gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Lecter missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Joshua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Joshua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Joshua rushes Lecter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Lecter.
Joshua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter is looking to control Joshua's arms but Joshua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lecter has his back to the cage.
Joshua is working Lecter over against the cage.
Joshua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lecter avoids it.
Joshua avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
Joshua digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Joshua.
Joshua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joshua pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joshua stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua tries to throw a body punch but Lecter avoids it by throwing Joshua back against the cage.
Joshua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joshua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter.
Joshua lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Joshua as the two fighters clinch.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
A hook to the body from Joshua.
A short right from Joshua on the inside.
Joshua lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshua.
Joshua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lecter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Joshua. #BC#
Joshua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Joshua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joshua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joshua works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Joshua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joshua lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle, before Joshua throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lecter's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Joshua lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Daniel Joshua!
An out of breath Daniel Joshua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'i think he put his finger up my bum'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 48     
Date:   Jul 16, 2016
#R1#
Lecter throws a jab when Dog Iii was well out of range.
Dog Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog Iii. That snapped Lecter's head back.
Lecter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lecter throws the left hand but Dog Iii avoids the punch easily.
Lecter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dog Iii scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Dog Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Dog Iii fakes the leg kick and cracks Lecter in the body.
A jab from Dog Iii finds it's way through Lecter's defenses.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lecter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dog Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Dog Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Dog Iii lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dog Iii works Lecter's body with a nice hook.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Dog Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Dog Iii counters with a leg kick.
Dog Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Dog Iii is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dog Iii thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
Lecter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dog Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Dog Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog Iii scores with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Lecter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dog Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lecter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dog Iii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
Dog Iii lands with a nice body kick.
Lecter walks into a straight right hand from Dog Iii.
Lecter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dog Iii as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Dog Iii.#ROC2#
Lecter is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog Iii.
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter seems to have got his legs back now.
Dog Iii lands with a thumping leg kick. #KD2#
Dog Iii lands a big head kick that sends Lecter tumbling to the mat! Dog Iii takes a step backwards and waves Lecter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dog Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands with an overhand left.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog Iii, right into the meat. #KD2#
Dog Iii drops Lecter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lecter looks back up at him and smiles so Dog Iii waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dog Iii pounces like a tiger and cracks Lecter with a vicious hook! Lecter is down but not out! Dog Iii follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mad Dog Iii!
In defeat, Hannibal Lecter stepped up to the mic, saying 'i think he put his finger up my bum'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 43     
Date:   Jun 24, 2016
#R1#
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Nickal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickal moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Nickal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Nickal .
Nickal lands a nice hook to Lecter's body. Lecter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickal counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter clobbers Nickal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nickal blocks a jab.
Nickal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lecter defends it well.
Nickal slips a straight right by Lecter.
Nickal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Nickal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Nickal saw that one coming.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Nickal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Lecter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Nickal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lecter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Nickal moved out of range nicely.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Nickal is out of range.
Nickal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Nickal .
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter lands with a right hand.
Nickal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter wants to clinch up but Nickal keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Nickal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nickal 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Nickal counters with a three punch combo that has Lecter backing up. Lecter nods at Nickal to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickal staying out of range there.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal connects with a jab.
Nickal staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nickal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Nickal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lecter thuds his right hand into Nickal 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickal misses with a wild body shot.
Nickal takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecter throws the left hand but Nickal avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Nickal .
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Nickal 's head but Nickal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lecter on the side of the head.
Nickal misses with an uppercut
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lecter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nickal ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Nickal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Nickal .#T4#
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickal feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Lecter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Nickal missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickal lands with an uppercut that bounces Lecter off the cage and back into range.
Nickal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Nickal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lecter!
The ground and pound from Nickal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nickal scores with punches from side control.
Nickal working away.
Nickal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lecter some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bo Nickal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
Nickal forces his way into half guard.
Lecter is looking to improve his position.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickal . #SUB#
Lecter looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1##SUB#
Lecter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lecter is looking to improve his position.
Lecter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nickal 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nickal 's back!
Nickal wants to control his opponent's hands but Lecter gets his hands free. #SUB#
Lecter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Nickal 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nickal is keeping busy.
Lecter misses with an elbow to the head.
Nickal tries to roll but Lecter sticks to his back.
Nickal just trying to survive but Lecter is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nickal wants to escape the position. #T2##SUB#
Lecter working for a choke but Nickal is defending well.
Nickal rolls, trying to escape but Lecter keeps control of the position. #SUB#
Lecter working for a choke but Nickal is defending well.
Nickal wants to control his opponent's hands but Lecter gets his hands free.
Nickal can't escape the position.
Nickal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nickal 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.
Lecter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nickal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lecter with the ground and pound from mount. #T3#
Nickal can't escape the position.
Lecter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nickal tries to hold on but Lecter postures up.
Nickal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nickal is doing well to control the position and prevent Lecter from advancing to side control.
Lecter trying to control from Nickal 's half guard. Nickal has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickal has wrist control.
Lecter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickal wants to sweep here but Lecter controlling him for the moment.
Nickal seems keen to control Lecter's posture.#T4#
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecter is one step ahead there.
Lecter trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom. #SU#
Lecter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Nickal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickal misses with a body shot
and Lecter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bo Nickal has got the better of the ground game 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!
Lecter is looking to control Nickal 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lecter avoid being mounted?
Nickal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Nickal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES#
Lecter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Nickal slips the punch.
Nickal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Nickal staying out of range there.
Nickal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lecter throws the left hand but Nickal avoids the punch easily.
And Nickal tries to counter it with a takedown but Lecter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Nickal 's shoulder, as Nickal tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Nickal misses.
Nickal punishes Lecter's body with a nice straight punch.
Nickal moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Nice jab there from Lecter. #T1#
Nickal lands a jab to the head.
Nickal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lecter throws a jab when Nickal was well out of range.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
so Nickal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nickal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nickal works over Lecter with some ground and pound from guard.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nickal 's guard. #REVR#
Lecter wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal .
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Nickal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickal pulls Lecter in close to his closed guard and prevents Lecter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lecter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Lecter is fighting to break Nickal 's control of his arms but Nickal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nickal 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.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lecter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nickal seems keen to control Lecter's posture.
Nickal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal .#T3#
Nickal is controlling Lecter's posture.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lecter's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nickal 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Nickal chips away with some ground and pound.
Nickal working some strikes from top position.
Nickal throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lecter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickal .
Nickal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nickal connects with a couple of short punches.
Lecter working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Lecter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nickal is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nickal moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Nickal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nickal lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Nickal - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Nickal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nickal 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Nickal !

Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'i think he put his finger up my bum'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 40     
Date:   Jun 11, 2016
#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedrosian.
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Pedrosian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Pedrosian moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecter. #BC2#
Pedrosian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedrosian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lecter lands with an uppercut that bounces Pedrosian off the cage and back into range.
Lecter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedrosian. Pedrosian obviously looking to wear him down.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedrosian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Pedrosian is looking for the big counter here.
We've been hearing reports that Lecter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pedrosian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Despite the aggression on Pedrosian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pedrosian scores with a head kick.
Pedrosian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedrosian moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPedrosian.
Nice defenses there by Pedrosian.
Lecter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPedrosian.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Pedrosian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T1#
Pedrosian misses with a knee to the head.
Pedrosian is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedrosian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pedrosian ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Pedrosian moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pedrosian slips a jab from Lecter.
Lecter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Pedrosian counters with a good low kick that Lecter was not able to check.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Pedrosian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Lecter clinches up against the cage.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Lecter.
Pedrosian with a knee to the head.
Lecter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pedrosian misses with a knee strike.
Lecter scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Lecter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pedrosian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedrosian controls his hands.
A short right from Pedrosian on the inside.
Pedrosian scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pedrosian tries to land knees in the clinch but Lecter avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lecter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pedrosian lands a right hand.
Pedrosian swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pedrosian is looking to control Lecter's arms but Lecter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pedrosian has his back to the cage. #T3#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pedrosian blocks the elbow strike.
Lecter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecter blocking some punches.
Pedrosian crunches a lovely knee into Lecter's ribcage.#BC#
Lecter manages to break the clinch.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Pedrosian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Lecter moves into the clinch successfully.
Pedrosian looking to stall.
Lecter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pedrosian is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Lecter.
Pedrosian blocks an uppercut.
Pedrosian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pedrosian trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Lecter wants to stall.
Pedrosian missing with knees to the body.
Pedrosian misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedrosian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedrosian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pedrosian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Pedrosian lands a nice uppercut.
Pedrosian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lecter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrosian backwards.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
Pedrosian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lecter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lecter wants to stall.
Pedrosian tries a knee to the head but Lecter blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Pedrosian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pedrosian staying out of range there.
As Lecter backs off Pedrosian throws a huge counter combo but Lecter manages to avoid it all.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Pedrosian ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter lands with an uppercut that bounces Pedrosian off the cage and back into range.
Tim Pedrosian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pedrosian.
Pedrosian throws a counter combo.
Pedrosian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Pedrosian counters with a three punch combo that has Lecter backing up. Lecter nods at Pedrosian to acknowledge the strikes.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pedrosian on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedrosian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pedrosian.
Hannibal Lecter is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Lecter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pedrosian, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Pedrosian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pedrosian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pedrosian prevents a body shot from Lecter.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedrosian misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Lecter on the inside.
Pedrosian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pedrosian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pedrosian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Pedrosian blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lecter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pedrosian's brow.
Pedrosian blocks an uppercut.
Pedrosian tries to land a knee to the head but Lecter blocks with his arms.
Pedrosian throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Lecter breaks from the clinch.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Pedrosian counters with a head kick.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Pedrosian ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedrosian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Pedrosian tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pedrosian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Pedrosian's head back.
Pedrosian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Pedrosian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pedrosian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Pedrosian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Pedrosian slips the punch.#CL#
Lecter has managed to clinch.
Lecter fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Pedrosian moved out of range.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedrosian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Pedrosian counters with a straight right hand.#T4##CL2#
Pedrosian moves into range and clinches up with Lecter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Pedrosian breaks the clinch.
Lecter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lecter lands a glancing blow to the side of Pedrosian's head.#CL#
Lecter rushes Pedrosian and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Lecter wants to get back to striking at distance but Pedrosian won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Pedrosian.
Pedrosian connects with a knee to the head.
Pedrosian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lecter blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pedrosian is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pedrosian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pedrosian misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Pedrosian staying out of range there.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Pedrosian counters with a crisp one two that drops Lecter! Pedrosian thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lecter to his feet! Lecter is in big trouble!
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pedrosian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Pedrosian counters with a left and a right that stings Lecter.
Lecter misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Pedrosian counters by moving into the clinch.
Pedrosian blocking some punches.
Pedrosian looking to stall.
Pedrosian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrosian.
Pedrosian landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedrosian blocks an elbow strike.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pedrosian holding his opponent close, against the cage. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedrosian. #BC2#
Pedrosian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Lecter misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Pedrosian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lecter.
Pedrosian throws a head kick but Lecter moves out of range.
Pedrosian moves forwards but Lecter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lecter throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Pedrosian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lecter misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedrosian lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Lecter.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lecter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pedrosian's brow.
Pedrosian blocks a body shot from Lecter. #T2#
Pedrosian lands a knee to the head.
Pedrosian tries a knee to the head but Lecter blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Lecter breaks the clinch. #CL#
Lecter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pedrosian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC#
Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Pedrosian ducks down to avoid it.
Pedrosian unleashes a big counter combination but Lecter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lecter throws a hook but Pedrosian avoids it easily.
Lecter scores with the left hand. Pedrosian knows he should have avoided that one.
Lecter throws a hook but Pedrosian avoids it easily.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Pedrosian is out of range. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedrosian has Lecter pushed against the cage.#T3#
Pedrosian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter is looking to control Pedrosian's arms but Pedrosian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lecter has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pedrosian obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC#
Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Pedrosian.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Pedrosian moved out of range.
Pedrosian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pedrosian slips under a jab from Lecter.
A little jabbing left from Pedrosian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pedrosian.
Nice defenses there by Pedrosian.
Pedrosian tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lecter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pedrosian looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pedrosian slips under a jab from Lecter.#T4#
Lecter lands with an uppercut that bounces Pedrosian off the cage and back into range.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Pedrosian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Pedrosian moves away and avoids it.
Pedrosian misses with a head kick.
Pedrosian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lecter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Pedrosian tries to counter with a clinch but Lecter shakes him off and moves away.
Pedrosian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Pedrosian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pedrosian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.

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 Hannibal Lecter.
I think Lecter 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hannibal Lecter!

After winning the bout, Hannibal Lecter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 36     
Date:   May 14, 2016
#R1#
Mamchenko slips under a jab.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses #TD2#
and Mamchenko counters with a single leg into guard. Lecter didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Lecter is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mamchenko postures up in Lecter's guard and throws a big left but Lecter blocks it. #SUB#
Lecter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mamchenko defends it easily.
Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lecter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now.
Mamchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Lecter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mamchenko is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamchenko stands and throws Lecter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lecter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lecter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mamchenko is working away from the top position though.
Mamchenko wants to control but Lecter is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Mamchenko is looking for a kimura but Lecter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mamchenko to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Mamchenko maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lecter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mamchenko has cracked it and Lecter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mamchenko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evgenii Mamchenko! Evgenii Mamchenko retains his middleweight title!
Evgenii Mamchenko really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'i think he put his finger up my bum'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 31     
Date:   Apr 16, 2016
#R1#
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Nickal 's head but Nickal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickal looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter wants to clinch up but Nickal keeps it at a distance.
Nickal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lecter sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Nickal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lecter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lecter regains half guard.
Nickal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lecter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet.
Nickal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickal thows a huge punch but Lecter dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
Nickal is thwarting Lecter's attempts to control the position.
Lecter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Lecter tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Lecter is controlling Nickal 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Let's hope that Lecter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nickal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nickal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lecter wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Lecter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lecter trying to hold on to Nickal 's head to control him but Nickal postures up.
Lecter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nickal 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nickal 's back!
Nickal rolls, trying to escape but Lecter keeps control of the position. #T2#
Lecter is trying to stick to Nickal 's back but Nickal is turning into Lecter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lecter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nickal .
Lecter trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nickal is in close to Lecter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lecter working a defensive guard here.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickal is in close to Lecter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Lecter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nickal is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Nickal stands up over Lecter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickal connects with a couple of short punches.
Nickal with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Lecter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lecter has his hands on Nickal 's head, controlling the position.
Lecter wants to stand but Nickal is controlling the position.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nickal stands up over Lecter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lecter is trying to control the position but Nickal postures up. #SUB2#
Nickal is sitting in close to Lecter's body. Lecter has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nickal is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nickal is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lecter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
 
 
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