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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Lusis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. 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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215 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Lusis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lusis tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lusis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lusis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith blocks a jab.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lusis moves out of range of the body kick.
Lusis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lusis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Lusis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith works over Lusis's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Janis Lusis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith sizes up Lusis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Lusis.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Lusis checks a leg kick.
Lusis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lusis gets a clinch.
Lusis has Smith pushed against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Lusis slips a jab from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusis delivers a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lusis lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Lusis counters with a thumping low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Lusis.
Smith swings for the body but Lusis moves out of range.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lusis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lusis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lusis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lusis connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lusis moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Lusis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lusis avoids the head kick by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination. Lusis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lusis.
Lusis feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Lusis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lusis.
Lusis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lusis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lusis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lusis moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Lusis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Lusis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lusis scores with a spinning back kick!
Lusis lands a right hook to the body.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lusis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lusis.
Lusis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lusis scores with a nice body kick.
Lusis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lusis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lusis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lusis feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Lusis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick there by Lusis.
Lusis scoring well with a low kick there.
Lusis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lusis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lusis is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusis landing knees to the body.
Lusis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith is trying to push Lusis away but Lusis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lusis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Lusis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a jab when Lusis was well out of range.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Lusis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lusis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lusis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Lusis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janis Lusis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lusis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Lusis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Lusis lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Lusis takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lusis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Lusis scores with a kick to the body.
Lusis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lusis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lusis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lusis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Janis Lusis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith blocks a head kick by Lusis.
Lusis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith throws a body punch but Lusis moves out of range.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lusis can pounce on him.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lusis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lusis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lusis. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusis tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Lusis lands with an overhand left.
Lusis connects with the punch.
Lusis digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Lusis clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Lusis tries to tie him up.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lusis.
Lusis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Lusis is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lusis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Lusis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Lusis.
Lusis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A short right from Lusis on the inside.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Lusis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Lusis cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Lusis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lusis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Lusis.
Lusis stalling the fight.
Smith blocks a body shot from Lusis.
Lusis lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lusis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lusis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lusis tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lusis dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crunch! Lusis slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Lusis forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Lusis prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Lusis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lusis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lusis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lusis slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lusis.
Lusis lands a shot to the body.
Janis Lusis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Lusis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lusis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lusis lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lusis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lusis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lusis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Lusis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Lusis keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lusis blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lusis tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Lusis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lusis thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Lusis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lusis. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Lusis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Lusis lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith is rocked!
Lusis throws an overhand right that drops Smith like a sack of potatoes! Lusis dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janis Lusis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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