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Event:
IMMAC 1: The Beginning
Date: May 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Golov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Golov manages to avoid it.
Grigori Golov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto dodges the punch combination from Golov.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Golov.#TD2#
Lehto gets caught flat footed, as Golov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Golov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Golov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehto's head.
Golov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lehto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Golov throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Golov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golov's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Golov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Golov.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Golov manages to avoid it.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Golov.
Golov missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golov shoots and misses
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golov swings widly with a right hand
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Golov looks to land a combination but Lehto avoids it well.
Golov throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Golov misses the shot to the body.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golov throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Golov manages to avoid it.
Golov misses with a wild combination.
Golov misses with a body shot.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Golov manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Golov is defended easily by Lehto.
Mika Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Golov.
Golov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Lehto to counter with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Lehto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Golov's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Lehto is trying to keep Golov in close.
Golov landing some decent shots from guard.
Golov 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.
Let's hope that Golov 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.
Golov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Golov throwing strikes but missing.
Lehto trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Lehto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lehto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Golov.
Lehto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Golov on the ground.
Lehto tries to improve position but can't.
Lehto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Golov working the ground and pound but Lehto is defending the strikes.
Grigori Golov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Golov working the ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lehto some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Golov crashes against the mat.
Golov taking a breather here.
Golov scoring with punches and elbows. #T1#
Golov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lehto is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Golov is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lehto is trying to escape and Golov transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lehto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Golov! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigori Golov! |
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Event:
IMMAC: Testing 2
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Lehto cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lehto moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto scores with a sloppy right hand. Koski should have avoided that one. #T1#
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lehto cracks Koski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lehto to score with a decent uppercut.#T3#
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehto throws out the jab.
It looked like Koski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koski staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Koski misses the target.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Koski misses the target.
Lehto throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Koski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lehto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koski tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Lehto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Koski misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Lehto scores with a nice strike.
Koski takes one to the chin there.
Koski swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lehto to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Koski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Lehto.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Koski slips a jab from Lehto.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mika Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koski momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Lehto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mika Lehto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koski's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koski on the side of the head. #T1#
Koski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehto scores with a nice head shot.
Lehto lands the left hand.#T2#
Koski swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Lehto.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lehto to counter with a crisp jab.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Koski misses with a left hand
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehto.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Koski misses with a right hand
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehto throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
Koski is looking to counter punch.
Koski misses with a hook
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Lehto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lehto 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Lehto! |
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Event:
IMMAC: Testing 1
Date: May 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Eriksson tries to clinch there but Lehto circles away.
Eriksson sets himself, and Lehto steps forward looking for the clinch! Eriksson avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Lehto wants to counter with a clinch but Eriksson pushes him away.
Lehto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Lehto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eriksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eriksson swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Eriksson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lehto is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Eriksson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lehto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Eriksson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lehto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksson is looking to counter the offense by Lehto and move into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto connects with a nice looking jab.
#T4#
Eriksson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eriksson tries to move into range but Lehto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Lehto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Lehto tries to clinch but Eriksson is having none of it.
Eriksson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lehto manages to circle out of the way.
Lehto lands a jab to the head.
Eriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Eriksson misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eriksson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T1#
A big right from Eriksson misses.
Lehto wants to counter with a clinch but Eriksson pushes him away.
Lehto doesn't manage to clinch there - Eriksson circles away.
Eriksson throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Lehto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Eriksson closes the distance but Lehto moves to the side
letting Lehto counter with a right hand. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lehto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eriksson.#T3#
Lehto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eriksson. Eriksson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lehto doesn't manage to clinch there - Eriksson circles away.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eriksson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lehto to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
Lehto moves in looking to clinch but Eriksson pushes him off.
Lehto wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Lehto's corner calls for a 1-2. Lehto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lehto manages to circle out of the way.#T1#
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
Lehto cracks Eriksson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Eriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehto.
Eriksson is looking to counter the offense by Lehto and move into the clinch.
Lehto lunges at Eriksson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eriksson's hand. #T3#
Eriksson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eriksson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto tries to clinch up.
Eriksson throwing a counter right hand but Lehto manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Lehto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lehto 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Lehto! |
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