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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatami Korpi (ranked 1971 p4p, 2881 weight class) and Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 232 p4p, 334 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aatami Korpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpi lands a leg kick that knocks Mihaijlovic off balance momentarily.
Korpi connects with a solid leg kick.
Korpi clinches up with Mihaijlovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Korpi lands with a short shot to the head.
Mihaijlovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mihaijlovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korpi or not.
Korpi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korpi misses with the head strike.
Korpi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mihaijlovic is trying to force a seperation but Korpi has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Mihaijlovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korpi.
Mihaijlovic cracks Korpi with a nice body shot.
Mihaijlovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaijlovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Korpi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic misses with a punch to the body.
Korpi throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic throws a head punch that misses.
Korpi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Korpi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaijlovic's elbow.
Korpi has a couple of punches blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mihaijlovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korpi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mihaijlovic can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi takes a shot to the head.
Korpi throws a head punch that misses.
Korpi being controlled against the cage.
Mihaijlovic prevents a body shot from Korpi.
Korpi throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Korpi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihaijlovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korpi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Korpi blocking some punches.
Korpi works on Mihaijlovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Korpi prevents a body shot from Mihaijlovic.
Korpi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mihaijlovic blocking some punches.
Mihaijlovic tries to work over Korpi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mihaijlovic can't find room to land a body shot as Korpi controls the action.
Mihaijlovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Korpi backwards.
Korpi lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihaijlovic backwards.
Korpi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mihaijlovic.
Korpi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaijlovic can't find room to land a body shot as Korpi controls the action.
Mihaijlovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korpi's elbow.
Mihaijlovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Korpi gets an underhook and turns Mihaijlovic into the cage.
Korpi lands a nice uppercut.
Korpi tries to throw a body punch but Mihaijlovic avoids it by throwing Korpi back against the cage.
Korpi has a couple of punches blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Korpi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihaijlovic controls his hands.
Mihaijlovic manages to break the clinch.
Aatami Korpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpi misses with a leg kick.
Mihaijlovic misses with a looping left.
Korpi throws a hook but Mihaijlovic blocks it.
Korpi throws a shot from downtown. Mihaijlovic moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Mihaijlovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Korpi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mihaijlovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korpi.
Korpi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic walks into a jab.
Mihaijlovic misses with a straight left.
Korpi connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mihaijlovic - that will leave a mark!
Mihaijlovic cracks Korpi with an open hand slap.
It looks like Aatami Korpi has been cut.
Korpi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mihaijlovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihaijlovic looks to throw the jab but Korpi is out of range.
Korpi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korpi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Korpi looks to land a left hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range nicely.
Mihaijlovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Korpi is wise to it.
Korpi throws a hook but Mihaijlovic avoids it easily.
Mihaijlovic takes one on the button.
Korpi throws a leg kick
and Mihaijlovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korpi misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihaijlovic misses.
Korpi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mihaijlovic catches Korpi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korpi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mihaijlovic. That did some damage!
Mihaijlovic lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Korpi misses.
Korpi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korpi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mihaijlovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Korpi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Korpi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaijlovic! But no joy.
Korpi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Korpi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aatami Korpi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aatami Korpi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mihaijlovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Korpi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korpi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaijlovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Korpi.
Korpi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mihaijlovic can do to turn this around?
Mihaijlovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Korpi misses with a hook. Mihaijlovic ducked under it nicely.
Mihaijlovic misses with a looping left.
Korpi swinging wildly here.
Mihaijlovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Korpi.
Mihaijlovic connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaijlovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korpi is looking to counter punch.
Mihaijlovic connects with a jab.
Aatami Korpi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mihaijlovic throws out a loose jab but Korpi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korpi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihaijlovic moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mihaijlovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mihaijlovic throws a low kick but Korpi avoids it.
Korpi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Korpi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mihaijlovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mihaijlovic throws out a loose jab but Korpi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korpi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Korpi throws a lazy right hand but Mihaijlovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaijlovic connects with a single shot there.
Mihaijlovic scores with a shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korpi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Korpi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihaijlovic manages to avoid it.
Mihaijlovic feints a counter leg kick.
Korpi cracks Mihaijlovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mihaijlovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Korpi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mihaijlovic's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Korpi scores with a four punch combination!
Mihaijlovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korpi throws a lazy head kick
and Mihaijlovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick lands for Korpi.
Mihaijlovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Korpi. Beautiful body shot.
Korpi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mihaijlovic's sensitive parts.
Mihaijlovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpi moves away.
Korpi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihaijlovic misses.
Korpi misses with an uppercut
and Mihaijlovic counters with a low kick, right behind Korpi 's knee.
Mihaijlovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Korpi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Korpi.
Korpi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaijlovic.
Korpi works Mihaijlovic's body with a nice hook.
Korpi throws a poor cross that misses
and Mihaijlovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Mihaijlovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mihaijlovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic wants to slow Korpi down by chopping away at his legs.
Korpi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Korpi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaijlovic.
Korpi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihaijlovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Korpi counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Korpi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mihaijlovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korpi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Korpi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Korpi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mihaijlovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mihaijlovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Mihaijlovic misses with a body kick.
Mihaijlovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korpi manages to avoid it.
Mihaijlovic takes one to the side of the head.
Korpi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zdravko Mihaijlovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aatami Korpi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Korpi scoring well with a low kick there.
Mihaijlovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mihaijlovic 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.
Korpi misses with a low kick.
Mihaijlovic scores with a kick to the body.
Mihaijlovic misses the body punch
and Korpi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mihaijlovic thinking.
Mihaijlovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korpi.
Mihaijlovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mihaijlovic clobbers Korpi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mihaijlovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaijlovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Korpi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mihaijlovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mihaijlovic scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Mihaijlovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic defending well as Korpi loads up on a big left hand.
Mihaijlovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Korpi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korpi. Mihaijlovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mihaijlovic misses with a right hand
enabling Korpi to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Korpi misses.
Mihaijlovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Mihaijlovic thows a leg kick but Korpi checks it
letting Korpi counter with a right hand.
Mihaijlovic misses with a looping left.
Korpi connects with an inside leg kick.
Mihaijlovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mihaijlovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Korpi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpi.
Korpi avoids the body shot from Mihaijlovic.
Korpi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mihaijlovic finds it's way through Korpi's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihaijlovic. Korpi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korpi. That's going to slow Mihaijlovic down.
Korpi misses with a head kick.
Mihaijlovic loads up on a big right hand but Korpi slips the punch.
Mihaijlovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Korpi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Korpi missing with a left hand there. Mihaijlovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi throws a hook but Mihaijlovic blocks it.
Mihaijlovic takes a swing at Korpi's ribcage but misses.
Korpi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic is looking for the big counter here.
Mihaijlovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Korpi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Korpi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Korpi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Korpi staying out of range there.
Mihaijlovic lands with an overhand left.
Mihaijlovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Korpi misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Mihaijlovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihaijlovic misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Korpi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpi scores with a leg kick.
Korpi thows a body kick. Mihaijlovic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mihaijlovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mihaijlovic misses the jab.
Korpi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mihaijlovic's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic lands with a good body shot.
Mihaijlovic misses with a right hand
and Korpi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mihaijlovic checks the leg kick.
Mihaijlovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Mihaijlovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihaijlovic thinks about the counter body kick.
Mihaijlovic with a hook.
Mihaijlovic lands with a nice body kick.
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 Aatami Korpi.
Well Korpi 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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