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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 2289 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 344 p4p, 484 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanninen avoids the head kick by Kostov.
Nice jab there from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a head kick.
Sanninen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kostov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kostov throws an overhand right that lands on Sanninen's shoulder, as Sanninen tries to avoid the shot.
Kostov throws a lazy right hand but Sanninen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanninen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daniel Sanninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kostov.
Kostov throws a nice head kick!
Kostov with a hook.
Kostov throws a body punch but Sanninen moves out of range.
Sanninen slips a jab from Kostov.
Sanninen misses the jab.
Sanninen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kostov to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanninen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kostov gets a clinch.
Kostov is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Sanninen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sanninen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanninen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanninen.
Sanninen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanninen as Kostov tries to tie him up.
Sanninen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
A short left from Sanninen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov'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.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanninen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Stalling in the clinch from Kostov.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanninen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanninen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Sanninen lands a shot to the body.
Kostov scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanninen can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov has a couple of punches blocked by Sanninen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanninen.
Kostov pushes Sanninen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanninen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanninen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanninen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kostov is out of range and Sanninen settles back down.
Sanninen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kostov's head backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanninen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kostov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanninen misses the target.
Sanninen checks a low kick from Kostov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Kostov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostov avoids a kick to the body.
Sanninen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanninen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanninen catches Kostov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kostov misses with an uppercut
letting Sanninen counter with a right hand.
Kostov misses with a body kick.
Sanninen jabs at Kostov's body.
Sanninen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
Sanninen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kostov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Sanninen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kostov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanninen.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanninen misses the target.
Sanninen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanninen throws a leg kick which misses Kostov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kostov tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pavel Kostov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanninen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanninen misses with a wild body shot.
Sanninen cracks a nice hook into Kostov's ribs.
Sanninen jabs Kostov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kostov lands a jab to Sanninen's midsection.
Kostov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Sanninen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kostov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kostov lands with a straight right. Sanninen didn't see that one coming.
Kostov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanninen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Kostov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kostov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Kostov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Sanninen misses.
Sanninen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanninen stuns Kostov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kostov lands the left hand.
Kostov lands a jab.
Sanninen slips a jab from Kostov.
Sanninen moves out of range as Kostov strikes.
A good leg kick by Sanninen.
Kostov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sanninen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostov off the cage and back into range.
Sanninen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Sanninen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kostov throws a body kick that misses.
Sanninen avoids the head kick by Kostov.
Sanninen throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Sanninen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kostov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanninen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanninen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kostov lands a nice hook to Sanninen's body. Sanninen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kostov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanninen can pounce on him.
Kostov walks into a left hand.
Kostov throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanninen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanninen throws a low kick, looking for Kostov's leg but Kostov calmly moves out of range.
Kostov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kostov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kostov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanninen misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov tried to score with a low kick but Sanninen checks it.
Sanninen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kostov throws a shot from downtown. Sanninen moves away and avoids it.
Sanninen scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Sanninen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanninen scores with a hook.
Sanninen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kostov jabs Sanninen right on the nose. Sanninen blinks but takes it well.
Sanninen lands with a shot to the body.
Sanninen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kostov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Kostov.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Sanninen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanninen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanninen throws out a loose jab but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanninen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kostov throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen blocks a jab.
Kostov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanninen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kostov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanninen doesn't seem phased though.
Sanninen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov throws out a counter right but Sanninen avoids it with no problem.
Sanninen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kostov misses with a head kick.
A cross from Sanninen lands.
Kostov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanninen missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanninen wants to slow Kostov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanninen moves away.
Sanninen 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.
Sanninen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanninen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Sanninen misses its intended target.
Sanninen swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sanninen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanninen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kostov. Kostov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kostov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanninen lands with a straight right. Kostov didn't see that one coming.
Sanninen lands a slapping body shot.
Kostov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kostov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanninen.
Sanninen lands a head shot.
Sanninen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanninen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanninen scores with a jab.
Sanninen works the jab nicely.
Kostov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanninen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostov is just out of range.
Kostov checks a low kick from Sanninen.
Sanninen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanninen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanninen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kostov on the side of the head.
Sanninen misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kostov.
Sanninen swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
It seemed like Kostov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanninen scores with a shot to the body.
Sanninen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov misses with a hook. Sanninen ducked under it nicely.
Kostov connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanninen slips a straight right by Kostov.
Kostov connects with a body shot that sends Sanninen's belly button to the back.
Kostov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Sanninen does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov looks for the body kick but Sanninen saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanninen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Sanninen.
Kostov is rocked!
Sanninen throws a nice looking combination but Kostov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kostov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanninen finish him?
Sanninen blocks the body kick.
Kostov looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sanninen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kostov. Sanninen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Sanninen!
Daniel Sanninen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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