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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Haarju (ranked 1385 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Benjamin Sisko (ranked 135 p4p, 173 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sisko's choice of entrance music: Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees. Benjamin Sisko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eino Haarju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko throws a sloppy body shot
and Haarju counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Sisko tries to counter with a clinch but Haarju shakes him off and moves away.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sisko's ribs.
Sisko moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Sisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
A telegraphed right hand from Haarju misses the target.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sisko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Sisko's shoulder, as Sisko tries to avoid the shot.
Sisko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sisko defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
Sisko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Haarju's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Haarju.
Sisko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haarju avoids it really well and circles away.
Sisko slips under a jab from Haarju.
Sisko shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko dodges the punch combination from Haarju.
Sisko counters with a body kick.
Haarju throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Haarju shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sisko eats them both and turns towards Haarju to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sisko scores with a body shot.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haarju throws a right and a left that Sisko avoids nicely.
Haarju digs a good hook to Sisko's body.
Haarju throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisko.
Sisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Haarju is just out of range.
Sisko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sisko misses the jab.
Jab from Haarju.
Haarju throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Haarju scores with a hook to the body. Sisko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sisko's ribs.
Haarju blocks a head kick by Sisko.
No luck for Sisko with that takedown attempt.
Sisko slips under a jab.
Haarju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sisko.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Sisko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haarju misses with a left hand
and Sisko counters with a nice body kick.
Sisko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sisko throws a sloppy body shot
and Haarju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sisko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko tries for a takedown but Haarju circles away easily
and Haarju counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eino Haarju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Decent striking displayed by Sisko there.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eino Haarju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haarju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haarju misses with a hook.
Haarju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick lands for Sisko.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju lands with an overhand left.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sisko feints the counter takedown.
Haarju works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sisko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sisko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
A shot in the inside from Sisko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sisko misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Sisko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sisko.
Sisko is trying to drag Haarju to the mat but Haarju just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sisko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sisko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haarju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haarju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haarju lands a jab to the nose.
Haarju misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Haarju.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Haarju dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarju, as that shot connected.
Haarju looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sisko is just out of range.
Sisko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haarju moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sisko misses with a wild body shot.
Sisko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haarju rather than just go for the knockout.
Sisko connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Haarju lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sisko doesn't seem phased though.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sisko is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Haarju.
Sisko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Eino Haarju is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Haarju avoids a kick to the body.
Sisko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Haarju misses the target.
Sisko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haarju.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haarju misses with a combination
and Sisko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Haarju coming out on top.
Haarju lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sisko circles away quickly and effectively.
Sisko darts in and clinches Haarju up against the cage.
Sisko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Haarju has him pressed against the cage.
Sisko throws a punch but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sisko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haarju tries to break the clinch but Sisko is controlling the position.
Sisko is working Haarju over against the cage.
Sisko fails to pull guard.
Sisko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sisko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haarju.
Sisko pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko has his foot on Haarju's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haarju works his way back into a safe position though.
Haarju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sisko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Haarju has picked Sisko up and slammed him! Sisko can't keep hold of the triangle and Haarju manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sisko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haarju wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haarju trying to control the action but Sisko is working from the bottom.
Sisko struggling a bit here.
Haarju trying to control the action but Sisko is working from the bottom.
Sisko regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarju not doing much here.
Haarju throwing shots but Sisko is blocking nicely.
Haarju not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haarju wants to take a breather but Sisko is having none of it.
Haarju is looking to advance position but Sisko won't allow it.
Haarju is looking to take a break and control but Sisko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sisko trying to control but Haarju postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Haarju is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisko can do to turn this around?
Haarju seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Haarju connects with a body shot.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Sisko saw that one coming.
Sisko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haarju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sisko.
Haarju throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sisko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haarju misses with a body punch
and Sisko counters by moving into the clinch.
Haarju is trying to break the clinch but Sisko is controlling him.
Sisko is trying to pull guard but Haarju has him pressed against the cage.
Eino Haarju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Sisko.
Haarju is looking to break free of the clinch but Sisko has double underhooks.
Sisko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haarju backwards.
Sisko tries a body shot but Haarju blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eino Haarju will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sisko moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Benjamin Sisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haarju throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisko.
Sisko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haarju misses with a body punch
and Sisko counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sisko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sisko looks to land a body kick but Haarju moved away.
Haarju lands a body shot.
Sisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Sisko scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko moves in looking to clinch but Haarju pushes him off.
Sisko swings for the body but Haarju moves out of range.
Haarju is looking to score with low kicks.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sisko.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sisko under the eye.
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haarju swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Sisko there.
Nice body punch from Haarju.
Haarju misses with a two punch combination.
Haarju works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sisko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju takes a swing at Sisko's ribcage but misses.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisko lands with a good body shot.
Sisko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haarju scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haarju throws an overhand right that lands on Sisko's shoulder, as Sisko tries to avoid the shot.
Haarju has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haarju there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sisko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Sisko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haarju.
Sisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Haarju misses with a hook.
Haarju throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sisko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sisko slips under a jab from Haarju.
Sisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch combination from Haarju misses.
Haarju throws out a leg kick but Sisko moves out of range and Haarju only half commits.
Haarju connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haarju.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Haarju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Sisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Haarju fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haarju fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Haarju.
Haarju defending well as Sisko loads up on a big left hand.
Sisko takes one on the button.
Sisko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haarju.
Haarju lands with a nice body punch.
Sisko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haarju quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Sisko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko throwing shots but Haarju is blocking nicely.
Eino Haarju is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sisko trying to control from half guard but Haarju is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haarju wants to improve his position but Sisko is controlling well.
Sisko drops an elbow to the side of Haarju's head.
Sisko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sisko wants to pass the guard but Haarju is defending well.
Haarju desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haarju, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!
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energy
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