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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leevi Saros (ranked 1758 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Iner Raledran (ranked 253 p4p, 283 weight class). Saros comes to the cage accompanied by Marko Hietala - Stones. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leevi Saros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raledran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saros.
As Raledran tries to get set, Saros tries to push him back and clinch up but Raledran manages to avoid the attempt.
Saros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Saros.
Raledran tries to clinch up.
Saros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raledran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raledran circles away quickly and effectively.
Raledran throws a body shot but no joy.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Raledran misses.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raledran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raledran.
We've been told by Saros's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raledran misses the shot to the body.
Saros lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran tries a low kick but Saros avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Saros misses the target.
Saros throws the left hand but Raledran avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Saros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran tries to clinch there but Saros circles away.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raledran slips a jab and a cross from Saros.
Saros misses with a looping left.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Saros shakes him off and moves away.
Raledran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saros defending well as Raledran loads up on a big left hand.
Raledran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saros.
Saros tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raledran manages to circle out of the way.
Nice jab there from Raledran.
Raledran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Saros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raledran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Raledran misses its intended target.
Saros cracks Raledran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saros is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raledran's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raledran slips under a jab from Saros.
Saros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Raledran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saros thuds a left hand into Raledran's body.
Saros just misses with a punch to the body.
Raledran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saros.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Saros shakes him off and moves away.
Saros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raledran.
Raledran misses the shot to the body.
Saros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raledran was well out of range. Poor timing from Saros.
Raledran connects with a body shot.
Raledran staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raledran.
Raledran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saros.
Raledran moves out of range as Saros strikes.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Saros shakes him off and moves away.
Raledran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raledran defending well as Saros loads up on a big left hand.
Raledran misses with a looping right.
Raledran connects with a crisp jab.
Raledran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saros's sensitive parts.
Raledran lands a nice hook to Saros's body. Saros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raledran ducks under a wild hook from Saros.
Saros tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saros ducks under a wild hook from Raledran.
Raledran swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saros. Raledran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saros lands a nice hook to Raledran's body. Raledran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saros sizes up Raledran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raledran throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Raledran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saros doesn't seem phased though.
Raledran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Raledran wants to counter with a clinch but Saros pushes him away.
Iner Raledran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saros swats away the attempt to clinch by Raledran.
Raledran with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iner Raledran will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raledran.
Raledran misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saros, as that shot connected.
Raledran connects with the punch.
Saros lands with a shot to the body.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raledran misses with a lunging right hand
and Saros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raledran manages to pull guard.
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.
Raledran trying to keep a closed guard but Saros is proving a slippery customer.
Raledran has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Saros has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran is letting Saros control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raledran is looking to regain half guard here but Saros keeps moving and retains side control.
Raledran can't do much from the bottom here.
Raledran is trying to work for a sweep but Saros has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raledran working to try and regain half guard.
Saros controlling from the full mount.
Saros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raledran is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saros controlling the position easily from mount.
Saros prevents Raledran from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Raledran wants to hold on but Saros pushes him away.
Saros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raledran tries to hold on but Saros pushes him away.
Raledran working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leevi Saros dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Saros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saros.
Raledran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saros.
Raledran takes a swing at Saros's ribcage but misses.
Raledran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saros. Saros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saros tests Raledran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raledran slips a jab from Saros.
Raledran scores with a hook to the body. Saros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raledran misses with a body shot.
As Raledran tries to get set, Saros tries to push him back and clinch up but Raledran manages to avoid the attempt.
Saros throws a lazy right hand but Raledran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raledran tries to land a leg kick but Saros saw it coming and moves away.
Raledran sizes up Saros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raledran.
It looked like Saros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raledran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raledran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saros moves away.
Raledran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Raledran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saros tries to throw a body punch but Raledran avoids it by throwing Saros back against the cage.
Raledran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raledran throws a head punch that misses.
Saros tries a body shot but Raledran blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Saros.
Raledran tries to pull guard but Saros forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saros is leaning against Raledran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raledran blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saros misses with a punch on the inside.
Saros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raledran drags the fight down to the ground.
Saros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raledran looking for a guillotine here but Saros defends easily.
Raledran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran looking for subs off his back but Saros has passed one foot through into half guard.
Saros stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raledran tries to roll over but Saros keeps him under control.
Raledran wants to control but Saros is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raledran tries to roll over but Saros keeps him under control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raledran walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leevi Saros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saros 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leevi Saros!
Post fight, Leevi Saros stared into the camera and said 'Fellow fighters at Caged Warriors MMA and my manager Taneli Valkoinen, this is for you guys! '.
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