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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Maijanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maijanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Katya Chehova - Ya robot [implex rmx]. On his way into the cage it seems that Teemu Maijanen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Teemu Maijanen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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185 cm
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199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teemu Maijanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Maia!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maijanen lands a jab to the nose.
Maia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maijanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Maijanen is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maijanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maijanen's head.
Maijanen is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Maijanen looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
Maijanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maijanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maia is aware though and is defending well.
Maijanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maijanen is breathing heavily.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia passes Maijanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maia uses his free foot to push down on Maijanen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maijanen.
Maia has hold of Maijanen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maijanen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maijanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maijanen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maijanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maijanen is looking to escape.
Maijanen is trying to escape the mount.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maijanen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maijanen shrugs it off.
Maia prevents Maijanen from getting the reversal.
Maia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maijanen is surviving well by controlling Maia's body position as best he can.
Maijanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia trying to control but Maijanen is having none of it.
Maijanen regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maijanen misses with a two punch combination.
Maijanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maijanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maijanen tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.
Maia cracks Maijanen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maijanen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maijanen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maijanen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maijanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Maijanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia prevents Maijanen from improving his position.
Maia is trying to control the action in half guard but Maijanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maijanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maia works over Maijanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maijanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maijanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maijanen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maia passes into side control.
Maijanen tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
Maijanen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maia is looking for a kimura here.
Maijanen has hold of Maia's hands but Maia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia winds up and cracks Maijanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maijanen tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
Maijanen actively working from the bottom here.
Maia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maijanen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maijanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Maijanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maia working for a triangle but Maijanen defends it easily.
Maijanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maijanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Maia 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!
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maijanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maijanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maijanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Maia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maijanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maijanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maijanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maijanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maia tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Maijanen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Maia is desperately trying to improve his position but Maijanen has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Maia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maijanen looking to secure an arm triangle but Maia defends it well.
Maijanen cracks Maia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maijanen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maia is on top in guard.
Maia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maia postures up and lands a big shot to Maijanen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Maijanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia stands and throws Maijanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maijanen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maia trying to control the action but Maijanen is working from the bottom.
Teemu Maijanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maijanen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maijanen punching from the bottom.
Anderson Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maia working Maijanen over with strikes.
Maijanen looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Maijanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Maia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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