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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Soininvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soininvaara comes to the cage accompanied by country shit remix- ludacris, big krit, bun b. Blachovich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Soininvaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachovich misses with a low kick.
Soininvaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
Soininvaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blachovich.
Soininvaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soininvaara.
Soininvaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osmo Soininvaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachovich lands a body shot.
Soininvaara tries to score with a low kick but Blachovich moves his leg out of the way.
Soininvaara misses with a right hand
and Blachovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soininvaara throws a push kick but Blachovich slaps the foot to one side.
Soininvaara throws a right and a left that Blachovich avoids nicely.
Blachovich stuns Soininvaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Blachovich coming out on top.
Blachovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soininvaara as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soininvaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blachovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blachovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soininvaara.
Soininvaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Blachovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soininvaara throws an overhand right that lands on Blachovich's shoulder, as Blachovich tries to avoid the shot.
Soininvaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blachovich.
Blachovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soininvaara has time to react.
Blachovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soininvaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blachovich throws a right hand that misses
and Soininvaara counters with a left to the body.
Blachovich scores with a jab. Soininvaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Soininvaara.
Soininvaara defending well as Blachovich loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara lands a jab to Blachovich's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soininvaara swinging wildly here.
Blachovich is looking to chop away at Soininvaara's legs.
Soininvaara misses with a looping right.
Soininvaara ducks right into an uppercut from Blachovich.
Jab, jab by Soininvaara - just one landing.
Blachovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soininvaara.
Soininvaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Blachovich.
Blachovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soininvaara works over Blachovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Soininvaara misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soininvaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blachovich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soininvaara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Soininvaara moves forwards but Blachovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soininvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Blachovich lands with an overhand left.
Blachovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blachovich misses with a body shot.
Osmo Soininvaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blachovich connects with a single shot there.
Soininvaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blachovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soininvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Blachovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soininvaara scores with a three punch combo!
Soininvaara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soininvaara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blachovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soininvaara thinking.
Blachovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Blachovich fails to land the takedown.
Soininvaara tests Blachovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blachovich looks to land a right hand but Soininvaara moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soininvaara thows a leg kick but Blachovich checks it
and Blachovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blachovich throws a hook but Soininvaara avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Soininvaara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soininvaara sizes up Blachovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blachovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Osmo Soininvaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Blachovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soininvaara.
Blachovich swinging wildly here.
Blachovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soininvaara connects with a looping right hand.
Blachovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soininvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Blachovich.
Soininvaara defending well as Blachovich loads up on a big left hand.
Soininvaara lands with a cross.
Soininvaara misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soininvaara clinches.
Soininvaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soininvaara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blachovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soininvaara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blachovich pulls Soininvaara into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blachovich is looking for a triangle but Soininvaara pushes his legs off easily.
Soininvaara postures up in Blachovich's guard and throws a big left but Blachovich blocks it.
Soininvaara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blachovich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soininvaara has managed to get both his arms back between Blachovich's legs - danger averted.
Soininvaara trying to control but Blachovich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blachovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soininvaara controls the pace.
Soininvaara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soininvaara trying to control but Blachovich is working from the bottom.
Soininvaara throwing strikes but missing.
Soininvaara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blachovich's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soininvaara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blachovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara stands up from half guard.
Blachovich cracks Soininvaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blachovich connects with a right hand. Soininvaara shakes it off.
Soininvaara misses with a straight left.
Soininvaara misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Blachovich.
Blachovich misses with an uppercut.
Soininvaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blachovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soininvaara tries a low kick but Blachovich avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Blachovich.
Soininvaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Soininvaara. Those never looked like landing.
Blachovich tries to clinch there but Soininvaara circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blachovich. Soininvaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blachovich cracks Soininvaara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
Soininvaara lands with a nice combination. Blachovich backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachovich ducks under a wild hook from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
A big left from Blachovich misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Soininvaara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blachovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Soininvaara throws a shot to the body.
Blachovich ducks under a wild hook from Soininvaara.
Blachovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soininvaara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soininvaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soininvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Soininvaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Blachovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Soininvaara sprawls well. He's pushed Blachovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blachovich looks to land a left hand but Soininvaara moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Blachovich finds it's way through Soininvaara's defenses.
Soininvaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blachovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blachovich tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soininvaara staying out of range there.
Blachovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soininvaara manages to avoid it.
Soininvaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soininvaara misses with an uppercut.
Blachovich dives in and grabs Soininvaara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soininvaara pushes down on Blachovich's head and hops out.
Soininvaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blachovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Blachovich looks to land a right hand but Soininvaara moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Blachovich.
Soininvaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blachovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blachovich.
Osmo Soininvaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blachovich throws a combination that misses
and Soininvaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Soininvaara has closed the distance and engaged Blachovich in a clinch.
Soininvaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Soininvaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blachovich misses with a right hand
and Soininvaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Blachovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Soininvaara.
Blachovich staying out of range there.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
Blachovich throws a right hand that Soininvaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Soininvaara also avoids with ease.
Blachovich lands a jab to Soininvaara's midsection.
Soininvaara throws a head kick but Blachovich moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soininvaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blachovich throws a big shot that misses.
Blachovich throws an off balance right hand
and Soininvaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soininvaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Blachovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Soininvaara which made him look bad.
Osmo Soininvaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blachovich.
Soininvaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blachovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Soininvaara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blachovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soininvaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soininvaara.
John Blachovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara stops a takedown attempt from Blachovich.
A shot in the inside from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara gets underhooks to prevent Blachovich's takedown attempt.
Blachovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blachovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Soininvaara does no damage.
Soininvaara wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soininvaara throws a shot from downtown. Blachovich moves away and avoids it.
Osmo Soininvaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osmo Soininvaara.
Well Soininvaara 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osmo Soininvaara!
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