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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Moran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moran comes into the arena with Hell on Earth blaring out of the sound system. Kropotkin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boy prodolzhaetsya by Ariya. Alexei Kropotkin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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222 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olivier Moran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moran avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kropotkin misses with a head kick.
Kropotkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moran will feel that in the morning.
Moran avoids the head kick by Kropotkin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kropotkin!
Moran is breathing heavily.
Kropotkin misses with a head kick.
Kropotkin misses with a two punch combination.
Kropotkin lands with a kick to the temple. Moran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kropotkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kropotkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kropotkin tries to bum rush Moran with a series of wild strikes but Moran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kropotkin lands a head kick. Moran smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moran misses with a hook to the body
and Kropotkin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking body kick.
Kropotkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moran on the side of the head.
A big right from Kropotkin misses.
Kropotkin misses with a two punch combination.
Kropotkin lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Moran moves out of range.
Kropotkin misses with the combination.
Kropotkin throws a head kick that half lands.
Kropotkin lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kropotkin misses with a hook. Moran ducked under it nicely.
Kropotkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moran counters with a left to the body.
Kropotkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moran's head.
Kropotkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kropotkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Moran misses with a body shot.
Kropotkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kropotkin. Kropotkin obviously looking to wear him down.
Kropotkin misses the body punch
and Moran counters with a nice body shot.
Kropotkin thuds a left hand into Moran's body.
Kropotkin thuds his right hand into Moran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kropotkin.
Kropotkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moran rather than just go for the knockout.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking body kick.
Kropotkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moran will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kropotkin missing with a left hand there. Moran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Kropotkin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kropotkin scores with a head kick.
Moran slips a jab from Kropotkin.
Moran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moran manages to avoid it.
Moran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moran just misses with a punch to the body.
Moran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran avoids the head kick by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Kropotkin misses
and Moran counters with a stiff right hand.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut. Moran saw that one coming.
Moran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kropotkin.
A head kick misses from Kropotkin.
Good leg kick by Kropotkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kropotkin missing with a left hand there. Moran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexei Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moran drives through and clinches with Kropotkin against the cage.
Moran misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Moran.
Kropotkin breaks from the clinch.
Moran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kropotkin misses the body punch
and Moran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kropotkin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moran misses with a body shot.
Moran takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kropotkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moran.
Moran lands a jab-cross combination.
Kropotkin scores with a leg kick.
Moran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kropotkin lands an overhand right.
Kropotkin misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kropotkin. That's going to slow Moran down.
A shot to de liver by Moran. Beautiful body shot.
Moran lands a nice hook to Kropotkin's body. Kropotkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moran thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kropotkin. That's going to slow Moran down.
Alexei Kropotkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kropotkin lands with a slapping head kick.
Kropotkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kropotkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kropotkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kropotkin lands a nice shot that snaps Moran's head back.
Moran blocks a jab.
Moran avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kropotkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kropotkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kropotkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moran. That did some damage!
Kropotkin throws a hook but Moran blocks it.
Kropotkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kropotkin misses the jab.
Kropotkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moran thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Kropotkin lands.
Moran tests Kropotkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kropotkin throws a lazy right hand but Moran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moran misses the shot to the body.
Kropotkin misses the body punch
and Moran counters with a left to the body.
Moran throws a jab when Kropotkin was well out of range.
Moran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kropotkin cracks Moran with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Kropotkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Kropotkin misses the target.
Kropotkin misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kropotkin. Moran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moran scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin misses with a double jab
and Moran holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kropotkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moran struggles to land a body shot inside as Kropotkin controls his hands.
Moran tries to throw a body punch but Kropotkin avoids it by throwing Moran back against the cage.
Moran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kropotkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kropotkin scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran works Kropotkin's body with a nice hook.
Kropotkin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moran counters with a right hand to the body.
Kropotkin throws a solid leg kick but Moran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kropotkin.
Kropotkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kropotkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kropotkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kropotkin catches Moran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kropotkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kropotkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kropotkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moran takes a swing at Kropotkin's ribcage but misses.
Kropotkin lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Kropotkin misses.
Moran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kropotkin.
Moran scores with a shot to the body.
Moran misses with a jab to the body
and Kropotkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moran just misses with a punch to the body.
Moran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kropotkin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moran counters with a straight right hand.
Kropotkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moran's head backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kropotkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moran scores with a hook to the body. Kropotkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kropotkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moran's head.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moran manages to avoid it.
Moran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the body
and Moran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moran connects with a right hand. Kropotkin shakes it off.
Moran misses the shot to the body.
Kropotkin throws out a loose jab but Moran uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a head kick.
Kropotkin throws out a loose jab but Moran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kropotkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moran takes a step back to recover.
Moran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kropotkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a body kick that misses.
Jab from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Moran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kropotkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Moran has double underhooks.
Kropotkin trying to land knees to the body.
Kropotkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moran managing to block the knees to the body from Kropotkin.
Moran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Moran.
Moran presses Kropotkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Moran as the two fighters clinch.
Moran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Moran as the two fighters clinch.
Moran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Moran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Moran.
Moran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moran digs a right hand into Kropotkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kropotkin's gas tank.
Moran lands a nice shot to the body.
Moran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kropotkin or not.
Moran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moran.
Nice body punch from Moran.
Moran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moran cracks Kropotkin with a nice body shot.
Moran lands a shot to the body.
Moran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Moran.
Moran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kropotkin taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Moran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kropotkin breaks from the clinch.
Moran thuds a left hand into Kropotkin's body.
Moran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kropotkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Kropotkin misses its intended target.
Alexei Kropotkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kropotkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kropotkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moran.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moran misses the shot to the body.
Kropotkin throws a front kick aimed at Moran's knee but Moran avoids it well.
Olivier Moran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivier Moran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kropotkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Kropotkin!
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