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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nieminen's choice of entrance music: Raised Fist - Wounds. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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178 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jari Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen shoots in but Hanley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nieminen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nieminen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanley scores with a hook to the body. Nieminen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nieminen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nieminen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Hanley.
Hanley scores with a nice right hand.
Hanley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanley gets the takedown into side control.
Hanley working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nieminen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hanley is looking to take a break and control but Nieminen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hanley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nieminen is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nieminen down.
Hanley lands an elbow.
Hanley 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.
Nieminen is trying to control Hanley's posture but Hanley avoids it.
Hanley working the ground and pound but Nieminen is defending the strikes.
Hanley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nieminen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nieminen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hanley moves into full mount!
Hanley dominating with strikes here.
Hanley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hanley with good strikes from the mount here!
Hanley lands a heavy elbow.
Nieminen is rocked!
Hanley avoids the attempt from Nieminen to control.
Nieminen is still in real trouble! Can Hanley finish him?
Hanley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nieminen looks a forlorn figure.
Hanley cracks Nieminen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hanley has hold of Nieminen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nieminen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nieminen seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Hanley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanley working for a guillotine from mount but Nieminen is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieminen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hanley lands a heavy elbow.
Nieminen regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieminen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanley is working away from the top position though.
Nieminen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nieminen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hanley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hanley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jari Nieminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanley. That's going to slow Nieminen down.
Jason Hanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nieminen's half guard.
Hanley is keen to just control but Nieminen is a slippery customer.
Nieminen trying to control here.
Hanley is looking to take a break and control but Nieminen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hanley prevents Nieminen from improving his position.
Hanley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Hanley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hanley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nieminen keeps working.
Hanley lands strikes from half guard.
Nieminen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanley pulls his head out easily.
Nieminen has hold of Hanley's hands but Hanley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jason Hanley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanley seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanley drops an elbow to the side of Nieminen's head.
Hanley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nieminen defends it well.
Hanley passes to full mount!
Nieminen is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanley landing strikes from the mount and Nieminen is in trouble!
Hanley controlling the pace for now.
Hanley has control of Nieminen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nieminen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nieminen is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hanley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nieminen on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Hanley.
Hanley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nieminen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hanley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hanley is keen to just control but Nieminen is a slippery customer.
Hanley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nieminen defends it well.
Hanley is thwarting Nieminen's attempts to control the position.
Hanley passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nieminen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanley landing punches.
Hanley cracks Nieminen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nieminen is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Nieminen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nieminen is in a horrible position here. Hanley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nieminen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hanley with shots to the head and body - Nieminen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nieminen is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanley landing punches.
Hanley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hanley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hanley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hanley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieminen is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hanley wants to control the pace but Nieminen is squirming around nicely.
Hanley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nieminen is squirming around, avoiding Hanley's attempts to control the action.
Hanley controlling his opponent.
Nieminen working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanley with good strikes from the mount here!
Nieminen is looking to improve his position but Hanley isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanley working for a submission but Nieminen is keeping him at bay.
Hanley controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hanley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanley 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hanley!
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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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