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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vihtori Lettunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Volinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volinov has chosen Soviet March as his entrance music. Anatoli Volinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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, Vihtori Lettunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anatoli Volinov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lettunen.
Lettunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Volinov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lettunen sprawls well. Lettunen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volinov gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lettunen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lettunen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lettunen.
Volinov looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lettunen. That's going to slow Volinov down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volinov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lettunen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lettunen.
Lettunen thumps Volinov with a low kick.
Lettunen feints and as Volinov raises his hands in defense, Lettunen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lettunen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Volinov's head.
Lettunen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Volinov can't keep his opponent in guard - Lettunen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lettunen controlling the action here.
Lettunen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lettunen is taking a breather. Volinov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lettunen is trying to work for a kimura but Volinov is defending well.
Lettunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen uses his free foot to push down on Volinov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Volinov.
Volinov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lettunen.
Lettunen looking to control but Volinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lettunen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lettunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Volinov?
Lettunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Volinov?
Lettunen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lettunen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Volinov is trying to escape the mount.
Lettunen tries to control but Volinov wriggling away.
Lettunen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen lands with some strikes.
Lettunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Volinov looks a forlorn figure.
Lettunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lettunen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Volinov is bucking up trying to escape but Lettunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volinov tries to hold on but Lettunen postures up.
Lettunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Volinov looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vihtori Lettunen dominated that round.
That's time! Lettunen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lettunen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volinov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lettunen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lettunen passes Volinov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lettunen works his way into full mount!
Lettunen with a couple of short strikes.
Vihtori Lettunen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volinov is bucking up trying to escape but Lettunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lettunen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Volinov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Volinov is breathing heavily.
Lettunen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Volinov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volinov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lettunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volinov can't escape the position.
Lettunen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Volinov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lettunen. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volinov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lettunen.
Lettunen controlling the position easily from mount.
Lettunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Volinov?
Lettunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Volinov is squirming around, avoiding Lettunen's attempts to control the action.
Volinov working to try and regain half guard.
Lettunen goes for an armbar but Volinov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Volinov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lettunen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Volinov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Volinov won't allow Lettunen to pass to mount.
Lettunen thows a huge punch but Volinov dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volinov moves into full guard.
Lettunen won't allow Volinov to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vihtori Lettunen dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Volinov closes the distance but Lettunen moves to the side
and Lettunen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lettunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volinov's calf.
Lettunen keeps Volinov at a distance using the push kick.
Lettunen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Volinov taking a bit of punishment here - Lettunen scoring with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lettunen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volinov keeps working.
Lettunen working the body and head with strikes.
Volinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lettunen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volinov keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen works to advance to full mount. Volinov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lettunen raining down shots from the mount!
Lettunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Volinov looks a forlorn figure.
Lettunen scoring with strikes but Volinov is staying in there.
Lettunen lands a heavy elbow.
Lettunen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volinov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lettunen controlling from mount.
Lettunen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Volinov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lettunen has hold of Volinov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Volinov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lettunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Volinov looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen unloading with bombs!
Lettunen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lettunen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lettunen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Volinov is looking to escape.
Lettunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vihtori Lettunen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anatoli Volinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lettunen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vihtori Lettunen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lettunen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vihtori Lettunen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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