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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Ristinen (ranked 1269 p4p, 1639 weight class) and Bald Martin (ranked 190 p4p, 237 weight class). Martin has chosen I’m Bald And I Know It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Ristinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ristinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.
Ristinen swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Martin with a hook.
We've been informed that Martin 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.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ristinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Ristinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ristinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Ristinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Martin slips under a jab.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ristinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ristinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Ristinen goes for a double leg but Martin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martin continues to drive forward.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Ristinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ristinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin takes a swing at Ristinen's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Ristinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ristinen misses with a body punch
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Ristinen's ribs.
Ristinen misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ristinen.
Ristinen defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ristinen moves away.
Ristinen slips a jab from Martin.
Bald Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ristinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ristinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jesse Ristinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ristinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Ristinen's shoulder, as Ristinen tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Ristinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ristinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ristinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ristinen's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ristinen ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Ristinen misses
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ristinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Ristinen fails with the takedown
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ristinen throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Ristinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bald Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Ristinen's shoulder, as Ristinen tries to avoid the shot.
Ristinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Ristinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ristinen shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Ristinen's shoulder, as Ristinen tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Martin misses.
Ristinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ristinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ristinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ristinen.
Martin swings for the body but Ristinen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ristinen lands in his opponent's guard.
Martin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martin being controlled here, momentarily.
Ristinen wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Ristinen is really struggling to control Martin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin pulls Ristinen in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ristinen tries to counter with a takedown but Martin is quick to defend against it.
Ristinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin slips a straight right by Ristinen.
Martin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Martin misses.
Ristinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ristinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Ristinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin avoids the body shot from Ristinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Ristinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ristinen throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ristinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin slips a jab from Ristinen.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ristinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ristinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin lands a body shot.
Ristinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Ristinen moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Ristinen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Martin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ristinen misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin thuds a left hand into Ristinen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bald Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ristinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by Martin.
Ristinen misses with a looping left.
Martin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ristinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Ristinen.
Ristinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ristinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ristinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen avoids the body shot from Martin.
Ristinen shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Ristinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Ristinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin moves out of range as Ristinen strikes.
Martin 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.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Martin thuds a left hand into Ristinen's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Ristinen swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin moves away from the strike by Ristinen.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Ristinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Ristinen.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Martin scores with a jab. Ristinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ristinen throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Bald Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Ristinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ristinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ristinen misses with a body shot.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ristinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ristinen misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Ristinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ristinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ristinen misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Jesse Ristinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ristinen at a distance.
Ristinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ristinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ristinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ristinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ristinen is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bald Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bald Martin!
Bald Martin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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