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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loman's choice of entrance music: Christiansands by Tricky. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov misses with a hook.
Ivanov connects with a looping right hand.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Ivanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loman swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman pushes Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanov avoids the damage to the body.
Loman trying to control the position but instead, Ivanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loman into the cage.
Loman tries to work over Ivanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loman.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman tries to throw a body punch but Ivanov avoids it by throwing Loman back against the cage.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Loman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanov wants the takedown. Loman is fighting it off but Ivanov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Loman's guard against the cage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ivanov stays in close to Loman's body and controls the position.
Loman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivanov manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman throws and elbow that misses. Ivanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loman's guard. Nice move by Ivanov!
Loman has Ivanov pulled in close to control his posture.
Loman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Loman trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loman wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Loman keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
Ivanov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov won't allow Loman to sweep him here.
Ivanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Loman keeps moving.
Loman wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teuvo Loman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ivanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loman.
Loman tries to land a leg kick but Ivanov saw it coming and moves away.
Loman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov clobbers Loman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivanov tries to avoid it but Loman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivanov to the ground. Ivanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Loman circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loman's calf.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Ivanov.
That kick from Ivanov tenderised Loman's leg. Loman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teuvo Loman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loman thuds a left hand into Ivanov's body.
Loman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Loman moves out of range.
Loman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Loman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Ivanov misses.
Loman throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Loman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Ivanov. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loman tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Ivanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Loman.
Loman throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Ivanov throws a chopping leg kick but Loman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ivanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loman to score with a decent uppercut.
Ivanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A left and a right from Loman both land. Nice combination.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
Loman lands a nice looking body shot.
Ivanov throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Loman keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loman to score with a decent uppercut.
Loman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Loman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and Ivanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Loman.
Ivanov blocks a head kick by Loman.
Loman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loman 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.
Loman throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
Loman loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Ivanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loman throws a shot to the body.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut. Loman saw that one coming.
Loman walks into a jab.
Loman has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loman taking a breather.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Loman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Loman manages to end up in side control.
Loman wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Loman scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loman is working Ivanov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ivanov is looking to regain half guard here but Loman keeps moving and retains side control.
Loman is looking to take a break and control but Ivanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivanov dodges the ground and pound from Loman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Loman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loman lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Loman wants to clinch.
Loman clinches up against the cage.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loman's elbow.
Ivanov is trying to trip Loman. He has hold of a leg but Loman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ivanov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Loman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Loman wants to sweep here but Ivanov controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ivanov looking to sit in guard and control but Loman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Loman from controlling successfully.
Loman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman slips nicely into half guard.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ivanov keeps working.
Loman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loman is trying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ivanov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Loman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ivanov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ivanov defends it well.
Loman is trying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Loman there.
Ivanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Loman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Loman content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov taking some punishment here, with Loman in his half guard.
Loman misses with a head shot. Ivanov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loman controlling from the top position.
Yuri Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teuvo Loman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teuvo Loman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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