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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Solovyev staying out of range there.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solovyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Millard circles away.
Millard scores with a sloppy right hand. Solovyev should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Solovyev.
Millard sizes up Solovyev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.
Solovyev takes one on the button.
Solovyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Solovyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Millard manages to avoid it.
Millard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Solovyev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Millard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solovyev slips a jab and a cross from Millard.
Solovyev scores with a hook to the body. Millard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Solovyev misses
enabling Millard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard lands with a straight right. Solovyev didn't see that one coming.
Solovyev throws a looping overhand right but Millard ducks down to avoid it.
Millard dodges the punch combination from Solovyev.
Solovyev tries to bum rush Millard with a series of wild strikes but Millard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Millard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Millard counters with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev clinches up with Millard and pushes him back against the cage.
Solovyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Millard has had enough of the clinch but Solovyev keeps him there for the moment.
Millard trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Solovyev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Solovyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Millard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Solovyev taking a breather.
Solovyev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Millard's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev working aggressively here.
Come on Solovyev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Solovyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Solovyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millard blocks an uppercut.
Solovyev lands a body shot.
Solovyev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Solovyev obliges.
Millard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millard's elbow.
Solovyev is leaning against Millard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Solovyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Solovyev lands an uppercut.
Solovyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solovyev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Millard tries to break the clinch but Solovyev is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Solovyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev darts in and clinches Millard up against the cage.
Solovyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Millard's efforts to push away.
Millard wants to get back to striking at distance but Solovyev won't allow it.
Millard working hard to break the clinch.
Millard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solovyev keeps control of Millard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Millard is looking to break free of the clinch but Solovyev has double underhooks.
Millard blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Solovyev - that landed with a thud.
Solovyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Millard.
Solovyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Millard's efforts to push away.
Solovyev lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Solovyev.
Millard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike.
Solovyev tries to land a knee to the head but Millard blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Millard has had enough of the clinch but Solovyev keeps him there for the moment.
Solovyev lands with a right to the head.
Millard has had enough of the clinch but Solovyev keeps him there for the moment.
Solovyev stalling the fight.
Millard can't break the clinch.
Millard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Millard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solovyev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millard's elbow.
Solovyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Millard avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Millard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solovyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millard tries to break free but Solovyev pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Solovyev - that landed with a thud.
Millard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Millard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solovyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Solovyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Solovyev wants to clinch
and Millard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Millard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solovyev tries to clinch there but Millard circles away.
Solovyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solovyev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Solovyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Solovyev misses the jab.
Millard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solovyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solovyev moves into the clinch.
Solovyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Solovyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Millard is trying to force a seperation but Solovyev has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev prevents Millard from breaking the clinch.
Millard is trying to force a seperation but Solovyev has the dominant position.
Solovyev stalling in the clinch.
Solovyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millard tries to stall but Solovyev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solovyev trying to control the position but instead, Millard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solovyev into the cage.
Solovyev tries to throw a body punch but Millard avoids it by throwing Solovyev back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solovyev.
Solovyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Millard avoids the damage to the body.
Solovyev misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Solovyev on the inside.
Solovyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Millard or not.
Solovyev trying to stall but Millard improves his position.
Solovyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike.
Solovyev misses with a punch to the body.
Solovyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two 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.
A short body shot lands from Solovyev as the two fighters clinch.
Millard can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
Millard throws an elbow but it misses.
Millard is trying to maintain a safe position but Solovyev gets an underhook and turns Millard into the cage.
Millard throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Solovyev.
Solovyev slows down the pace here.
Millard stalling in the clinch but Solovyev improves position.
Millard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Millard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solovyev scores with a shot to the side of Millard's head.
Millard working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Solovyev.
Solovyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Millard scores with the left hand. Solovyev knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Millard.
Millard throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Millard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Solovyev ducks under a wild hook from Millard.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millard moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
Solovyev tries to bum rush Millard with a series of wild strikes but Millard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Solovyev lands a head kick. Millard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Millard throws a one two combo.
Millard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Millard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solovyev manages to avoid it.
Solovyev's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Solovyev duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.
Solovyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millard throws the left hand but Solovyev avoids the punch easily.
Millard throws the left hand but Solovyev avoids the punch easily.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Millard misses its intended target.
Solovyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Solovyev throws a right hand that Millard ducks under and follows up with a left that Millard also avoids with ease.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solovyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Millard.
Solovyev misses with a series of wild punches.
Millard misses with a body shot
and Solovyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Millard misses with a straight right.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Millard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solovyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solovyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solovyev tried to score with a low kick but Millard checks it.
Millard misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Solovyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Solovyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Millard.
Solovyev throws a hook to the side of Millard's head but Millard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Solovyev throws the left hand but Millard avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Millard misses.
Solovyev closes the distance and pushes Millard back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Solovyev as Millard tries to tie him up.
Millard misses with a punch on the inside.
Millard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Millard is looking to break free of the clinch but Solovyev has double underhooks.
Millard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solovyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solovyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solovyev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
That's two 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.
Millard wants to break free but Solovyev has control.
Millard is trying to force a seperation but Solovyev has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Millard.
Millard tries to circle away but Solovyev has him pinned against the cage.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike.
Solovyev has Millard pressed against the cage.
Solovyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Millard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solovyev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Millard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millard has had enough of the clinch but Solovyev keeps him there for the moment.
Millard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solovyev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Solovyev pushes Millard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solovyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Solovyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solovyev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Solovyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce Millard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev is working Millard over against the cage.
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solovyev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Millard tries to break free but Solovyev pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Solovyev as the two fighters clinch.
Millard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solovyev is defending well for now.
Millard pushes off an throws an elbow but Solovyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Millard tries to break the clinch but Solovyev is controlling the position.
Solovyev pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Millard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Solovyev - that landed with a thud.
Solovyev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Solovyev keeps control of Millard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Solovyev to work.
Solovyev presses Millard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice uppercut.
Vladimir Solovyev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Solovyev scores with a shoulder strike.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Millard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millard letting Solovyev take a breather here.
Solovyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Solovyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Millard won't want to take too many of those.
Solovyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Solovyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Millard is looking to break free of the clinch but Solovyev has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Millard looking to throw knees to the head but Solovyev is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Solovyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Solovyev, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
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energy
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RATING
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