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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perus Venkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venkula is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wrong Hole. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Perus Venkula!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragonov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Venkula circles away.
Venkula shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Venkula was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venkula lands a heavy elbow.
Dragonov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragonov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dragonov tries to lock up and control but Venkula gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragonov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkula really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragonov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dragonov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Venkula working Dragonov over with strikes here.
Venkula with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venkula tries to control but Dragonov wriggling away.
Dragonov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Venkula can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragonov is looking to escape.
Dragonov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Venkula in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov regains half guard.
Dragonov is trying to stand back up but Venkula is controlling him
Venkula content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Venkula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragonov wants to control but Venkula is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Venkula prevents Dragonov from improving his position.
Venkula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Venkula tries to clinch up but Dragonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Venkula shoots in for a takedown but Dragonov shows good takedown defense.
Dragonov looks to clinch
and Venkula counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dragonov!
Dragonov is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragonov tries to hold on but Venkula postures up.
Venkula can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragonov is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perus Venkula 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.
Venkula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Venkula moves away
and Venkula counters by clinching up.
Dragonov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Venkula as Dragonov tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head.
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venkula dives in and grabs Dragonov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dragonov pushes down on Venkula's head and hops out.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Venkula moves out of range.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
and Venkula counters with a shoot takedown. Dragonov fights it but they end up in guard.
Dragonov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Venkula!
Venkula is squirming around, avoiding Dragonov's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Venkula can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dragonov prevents Venkula from getting the reversal.
Dragonov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dragonov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venkula is looking to escape.
Venkula is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dragonov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venkula is looking to escape.
Dragonov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venkula is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Venkula is squirming around, avoiding Dragonov's attempts to control the action.
Venkula working to try and regain half guard.
Venkula slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marco Dragonov.
Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Venkula is breathing heavily.
Dragonov scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
Venkula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Marco Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venkula shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dragonov has Venkula up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dragonov crunches a lovely knee into Venkula's ribcage.
Dragonov landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Venkula working hard to break the clinch.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov crunches a lovely knee into Venkula's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head.
Venkula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragonov lands an elbow inside that Venkula shrugs off.
Dragonov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dragonov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragonov is looking to clinch but Venkula is avoiding it.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
and Venkula counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dragonov landing knees to the head.
Dragonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Venkula won't want to take too many of those.
Venkula is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Venkula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dragonov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Venkula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Venkula's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragonov lands a damaging elbow.
Dragonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Venkula's defenses.
Dragonov effectively controlling the action here.
Venkula tries to pull guard but Dragonov holds him up against the cage and eventually Venkula drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
and Venkula counters with a straight right hand.
Dragonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragonov slows down the pace here.
Venkula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragonov with a knee to the head.
Dragonov working Venkula over with knees to the body.
Dragonov is pressed up against the cage. Venkula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragonov down to the mat. Dragonov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marco Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perus Venkula.
Dragonov clinches but Venkula breaks the clinch
and Venkula counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Venkula.
Dragonov with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov with a knee to the head.
Dragonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Venkula's defenses.
Venkula is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Venkula is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
Marco Dragonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dragonov working Venkula over with knees to the body.
Dragonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dragonov has Venkula pressed against the cage.
Dragonov lands an elbow inside that Venkula shrugs off.
Venkula being controlled against the cage.
Dragonov lands an elbow that stopped Venkula in his tracks for a moment.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Venkula's face.
Dragonov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Venkula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Venkula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dragonov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Venkula gets the takedown into side control.
Dragonov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Venkula with the ground and pound but Dragonov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dragonov wants to stand but Venkula is controlling the position.
Dragonov trying to keep a closed guard but Venkula is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov wants to stand and escape but Venkula is having none of it.
Perus Venkula has got the better of the ground game so far.
Venkula trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venkula stopping the sweep attempt from Dragonov.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Venkula keeps the fight on the outside.
Venkula keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Dragonov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dragonov 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dragonov!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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