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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raskolnikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Koresha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov wants to clinch.
Raskolnikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matinheimo as he jumps to the side.
Raskolnikov throws out a loose jab but Matinheimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matinheimo thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raskolnikov.
Matinheimo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matinheimo misses with a wild body shot.
Matinheimo throws a looping overhand right but Raskolnikov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raskolnikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matinheimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Raskolnikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Matinheimo.
A jab from Raskolnikov misses.
Matinheimo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Raskolnikov.
Matinheimo blocks a jab.
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut.
Matinheimo throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matinheimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matinheimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matinheimo misses with a wild body shot.
Matinheimo lands with an overhand left.
Matinheimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matinheimo lands a jab to Raskolnikov's midsection.
Raskolnikov looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matinheimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matinheimo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paavo Matinheimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matinheimo scores with a sloppy right hand. Raskolnikov should have avoided that one.
Matinheimo ducks under a wild hook from Raskolnikov.
Matinheimo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matinheimo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matinheimo.
Raskolnikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matinheimo swings for the body but Raskolnikov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matinheimo scores with a one two! Raskolnikov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Vladimir Raskolnikov has been cut.
Raskolnikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matinheimo connects with a body shot.
Matinheimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raskolnikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice combo by Matinheimo! Oh, that's hurt him - Raskolnikov falls to the canvas and Matinheimo follows him into side control.
Raskolnikov is rocked!
Matinheimo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Raskolnikov is still in real trouble! Can Matinheimo finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raskolnikov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Raskolnikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Matinheimo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raskolnikov has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Matinheimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Raskolnikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matinheimo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raskolnikov.
Matinheimo is looking to wear down Raskolnikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matinheimo lands a body shot.
Matinheimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raskolnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matinheimo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Matinheimo.
Matinheimo dips to his left and cracks Raskolnikov with an uppercut!
Raskolnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matinheimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raskolnikov can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Matinheimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raskolnikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matinheimo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matinheimo leaves Raskolnikov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raskolnikov is breathing heavily.
Raskolnikov misses with a takedown attempt - Matinheimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Matinheimo does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Matinheimo.
Raskolnikov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matinheimo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paavo Matinheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Raskolnikov.
Matinheimo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raskolnikov at a distance.
Jab, jab by Matinheimo - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matinheimo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raskolnikov momentarily.
Paavo Matinheimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Matinheimo.
Raskolnikov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Matinheimo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Raskolnikov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matinheimo. Raskolnikov shrugs it off though.
Matinheimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matinheimo looks to land a combination. Raskolnikov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! Matinheimo slams his shin into Raskolnikov's torso.
Matinheimo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matinheimo tests Raskolnikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matinheimo. That's going to slow Raskolnikov down.
Nice jab there from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Raskolnikov sprawling to the canvas. Matinheimo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Raskolnikov hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matinheimo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Raskolnikov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Matinheimo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Matinheimo!
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