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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Stasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Stasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Soshnyanin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stasi scores with a shot to the body.
Soshnyanin misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soshnyanin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Kimmo Stasi has been cut.
Stasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soshnyanin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soshnyanin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soshnyanin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soshnyanin blocks the body kick.
Stasi lands a jab to the nose.
Stasi lands a really nice looking cross but Soshnyanin seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stasi. Soshnyanin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soshnyanin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stasi throws a leg kick which misses Soshnyanin's front leg but catches the back leg as Soshnyanin tries to avoid it.
Stasi slips a straight right by Soshnyanin.
Stasi looks to land a left hand but Soshnyanin moved out of range nicely.
Soshnyanin slips under a jab from Stasi.
Soshnyanin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stasi.
Soshnyanin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soshnyanin throws a right hand that Stasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Stasi also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stasi misses the body punch
and Soshnyanin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stasi.
Soshnyanin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stasi lands with an overhand left.
Stasi misses with a low kick as Soshnyanin jumps back.
Soshnyanin misses with a looping left.
Soshnyanin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stasi tries to clinch up.
Stasi throws a hook but Soshnyanin blocks it.
Soshnyanin walks into a stiff left hand from Stasi.
Soshnyanin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stasi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
Stasi lands a jab to the nose.
Stasi throws a leg kick but Soshnyanin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soshnyanin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin misses with a body punch
and Stasi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soshnyanin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soshnyanin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soshnyanin cracks Stasi with a good jab.
Soshnyanin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soshnyanin moves out of range of the leg kick from Stasi.
Soshnyanin misses with a body punch
and Stasi counters with a leg kick.
Stasi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stasi throws a solid leg kick but Soshnyanin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stasi.
Soshnyanin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stasi throws a right hand that Soshnyanin ducks under and follows up with a left that Soshnyanin also avoids with ease.
Stasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soshnyanin throws a hook but Stasi blocks it.
Soshnyanin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stasi moves away.
Stasi digs a good body shot into Soshnyanin's ribs.
Stasi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick there by Stasi.
Stasi scores with a one two! Soshnyanin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stasi tries to clinch up
and Soshnyanin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stasi throws a hook to the side of Soshnyanin's head but Soshnyanin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Stasi.
Soshnyanin throws out a loose jab but Stasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stasi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soshnyanin throws a shot from downtown. Stasi moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Soshnyanin misses its intended target.
Soshnyanin takes one on the button.
Stasi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin takes a swing at Stasi's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Stasi misses.
Soshnyanin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stasi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stasi is looking to slow Soshnyanin down with leg kicks.
Stasi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soshnyanin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soshnyanin avoiding damage as Stasi throws knees to the body.
Soshnyanin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stasi pushes off an throws an elbow but Soshnyanin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Stasi.
Soshnyanin trying to control the position but instead, Stasi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soshnyanin into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soshnyanin.
Stasi wants to stall.
Soshnyanin breaks the clinch.
Soshnyanin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stasi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soshnyanin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soshnyanin looks to land a left hand but Stasi moved out of range nicely.
Stasi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stasi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Stasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Stasi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soshnyanin missing with a left hand there. Stasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stasi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soshnyanin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stasi blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Stasi.
Stasi is looking to clinch.
Soshnyanin throws a lazy right hand but Stasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stasi.
Soshnyanin throws a hook but Stasi avoids it easily.
Soshnyanin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stasi to score with a decent uppercut.
Soshnyanin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stasi throws a solid leg kick but Soshnyanin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stasi.
Soshnyanin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soshnyanin throws out the jab.
Stasi works over Soshnyanin's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the body from Soshnyanin misses
and Stasi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Soshnyanin is trying to force a seperation but Stasi has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin is trying to maintain a safe position but Stasi gets an underhook and turns Soshnyanin into the ropes.
Soshnyanin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Stasi has denied him.
Stasi lands a body punch.
Stasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stasi tries to throw a body punch but Soshnyanin avoids it by throwing Stasi back against the cage.
Soshnyanin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Stasi.
Stasi works on Soshnyanin's body with a couple of short punches.
Soshnyanin is breathing heavily.
Soshnyanin prevents a body shot from Stasi.
Soshnyanin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stasi.
Stasi blocks a body shot from Soshnyanin.
Stasi tries to work over Soshnyanin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soshnyanin.
Stasi throws an elbow that misses.
Soshnyanin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stasi.
Stasi missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Stasi on the inside.
Stasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soshnyanin's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Soshnyanin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soshnyanin blocking some punches.
Soshnyanin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soshnyanin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Soshnyanin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Stasi misses.
Soshnyanin ducks under a wild hook from Stasi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stasi 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 Soshnyanin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soshnyanin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soshnyanin misses with a shot to the body
and Stasi counters with a good low kick that Soshnyanin was not able to check.
Stasi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soshnyanin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimmo Stasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Soshnyanin swings for the body but Stasi moves out of range.
Soshnyanin is looking to chop away at Stasi's legs.
Stasi misses with a low kick.
Stasi looks to land a left hand but Soshnyanin moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stasi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stasi throws a front kick aimed at Soshnyanin's knee but Soshnyanin avoids it well.
Stasi throws a shot to the body.
Stasi misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin tries to bum rush Stasi with a series of wild strikes but Stasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stasi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stasi lands an overhand right.
Soshnyanin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stasi.
Soshnyanin misses with a straight left.
Stasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stasi connects with a crisp jab.
Soshnyanin moves out of range as Stasi throws a body kick.
Stasi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stasi, right into the meat.
Stasi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soshnyanin on the side of the head.
Stasi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stasi feints and then cracks Soshnyanin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soshnyanin down.
Stasi takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stasi misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Stasi misses.
Soshnyanin punishes Stasi's body with a nice straight punch.
Soshnyanin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stasi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stasi throws an overhand right that lands on Soshnyanin's shoulder, as Soshnyanin tries to avoid the shot.
Soshnyanin slips a straight right by Stasi.
Stasi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soshnyanin. Stasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soshnyanin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soshnyanin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot
and Stasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stasi moves away from the strike by Soshnyanin.
Decent striking displayed by Stasi there.
Soshnyanin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stasi defending well as Soshnyanin loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Stasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Stasi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stasi scores with a leg kick.
Soshnyanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stasi.
Soshnyanin swings for the body but Stasi moves out of range.
Soshnyanin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stasi with a hook.
Stasi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stasi throws a jab when Soshnyanin was well out of range.
Soshnyanin throws a big shot that misses.
Stasi scores with a nice right hand.
Stasi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stasi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stasi lunges at Soshnyanin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soshnyanin's hand.
Stasi throws out a leg kick but Soshnyanin moves out of range and Stasi only half commits.
Soshnyanin misses with a body punch
and Stasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stasi throws a shot to the body.
Stasi tried to score with a low kick but Soshnyanin checks it.
Soshnyanin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stasi at a distance.
Stasi misses with a looping right.
Stasi tries to clinch but Soshnyanin moves out of range.
Stasi misses with a low kick as Soshnyanin jumps back.
Soshnyanin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soshnyanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stasi.
Stasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soshnyanin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stasi.
Stasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soshnyanin.
Stasi misses with a body shot
and Soshnyanin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Soshnyanin does it's job there.
Stasi throws a wild body kick that Soshnyanin sees coming a mile off.
Soshnyanin throws a body punch but Stasi moves out of range.
Stasi misses the jab.
Stasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soshnyanin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stasi lands a jab to Soshnyanin's midsection.
Stasi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soshnyanin checks it well.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stasi.
Soshnyanin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stasi feints and then cracks Soshnyanin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soshnyanin down.
Stasi rushes Soshnyanin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soshnyanin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stasi just leaning against Soshnyanin, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stasi throws an elbow but misses.
Stasi tries to work over Soshnyanin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soshnyanin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soshnyanin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stasi lands a shot to the body.
Soshnyanin blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stasi as Soshnyanin tries to tie him up.
Kimmo Stasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Soshnyanin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stasis head.
Soshnyanin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Soshnyanin misses
and Stasi counters with a stiff right hand.
Soshnyanin lands a two punch combo.
Soshnyanin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stasi misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stasi tries to score with a low kick but Soshnyanin moves his leg out of the way.
Soshnyanin misses with a wild body shot.
Viktor Soshnyanin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stasi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soshnyanin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stasi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Soshnyanin catches Stasi right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Soshnyanin misses.
Soshnyanin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stasi throws a jab when Soshnyanin was well out of range.
Kimmo Stasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soshnyanin is looking to score with low kicks.
Stasi misses with a body kick.
Soshnyanin looks to land a right hand but Stasi moved out of range.
Stasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soshnyanin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stasi cracks the inside of Soshnyanin's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Stasi misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Soshnyanin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stasi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Stasi!
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