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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kaszionov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Kaszionov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaszionov misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
Kaszionov looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Pavel Kaszionov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaszionov tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevens is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kaszionov decides to pull guard.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens stands up over Kaszionov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaszionov keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaszionov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Stevens kicks Kaszionov off and gets to his feet.
Kaszionov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stevens wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaszionov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaszionov is defending against the submission attempts here by Stevens.
Stevens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevens working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kaszionov is trying to stand up here but Stevens is controlling him well.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kaszionov defends it well.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaszionov defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens prevents Kaszionov from standing back up.
Kaszionov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stevens wants to take a breather but Kaszionov is having none of it.
Stevens 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.
Kaszionov looks gassed!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Stevens.
Stevens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevens looking to control but instead Kaszionov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Stevens uses his free foot to push down on Kaszionov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kaszionov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with good strikes from the mount here!
Kaszionov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stevens throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens content just to control the position here.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking for a guillotine from mount but Kaszionov is having none of it.
Stevens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaszionov hang on?
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaszionov is looking to escape.
Stevens is really struggling to control Kaszionov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kaszionov tries to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stevens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stevens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaszionov but Kaszionov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Kaszionov looks to land a combination. Stevens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kaszionov takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaszionov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaszionov with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a series of strikes. Kaszionov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaszionov slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Kaszionov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kaszionov to the mat! Kaszionov manages to get full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaszionov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaszionov keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Kaszionov is breathing heavily.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stevens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevens trying to control the position but Kaszionov is working away.
Stevens advances to mount.
Stevens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaszionov?
Stevens throwing strikes here but Kaszionov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stevens controlling his opponent.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaszionov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stevens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevens controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaszionov tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaszionov taking shots to the head.
Kaszionov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stevens.
Stevens controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaszionov?
Kaszionov is working to get back to half guard.
Stevens working Kaszionov over with strikes here.
Stevens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaszionov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kaszionov fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stevens.
Stevens thows a big elbow that misses.
Stevens stands and throws Kaszionov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stevens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kaszionov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stevens misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stevens wants to control but Kaszionov is keeping him busy.
Kaszionov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stevens is controlling him well.
Kaszionov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens working away.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaszionov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kaszionov!
Stevens raining down shots from the mount!
Kaszionov is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Stevens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens controlling his opponent.
Stevens working Kaszionov over with strikes here.
Stevens lands a big elbow.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevens trying to control but Kaszionov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a big shot there that rocks Kaszionov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stevens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaszionov?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stevens tries to control but Kaszionov wriggling away.
The referee warns Kaszionov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stevens throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kaszionov is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to finish this one by submission but Kaszionov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stevens.
Pavel Kaszionov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kaszionov looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Stevens!
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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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