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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Sebastien Linne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Vasara's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vasara scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Linne.
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasara was covering up waiting for the punch and Linne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Linne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne throwing strikes but missing.
Linne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linne 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.
Linne postures up in Vasara's guard and throws a big left but Vasara blocks it.
Linne looking to pass the guard.
Vasara is pulling down on Linne's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
Linne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasara is keeping the position for now.
Vasara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linne is one step ahead there.
Linne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasara keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.
Linne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Vasara's leg but Vasara calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
Vasara slips a straight right by Linne.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Linne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Linne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Linne closes the distance and clinches.
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!
A hook to the body from Linne.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vasara throws an elbow but misses.
Linne avoiding damage as Vasara throws knees to the body.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara takes an elbow to the temple.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Linne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linne lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Vasara tries to tie him up.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Linne.
Vasara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linne or not.
Linne lands an uppercut.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasara wants to break free but Linne has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vasara.
Linne missing with knees to the body.
Vasara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara is looking to control Linne's arms but Linne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vasara has his back to the cage.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vasara can't fight it off and eventually Linne manages to take the fight to the floor. Vasara looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasara is trying to control the position but Linne postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Linne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sebastien Linne will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Vasara misses
and Linne counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Vasara misses.
Vasara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
Vasara thuds his right hand into Linne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linne misses with a low kick.
A big left from Vasara misses.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linne on the side of the head.
Crunch! Vasara slams his shin into Linne's torso.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Vasara's leg but Vasara calmly moves out of range.
Vasara looks to land a combination but Linne avoids it well.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Vasara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasara, pushing him back against the cage.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Vasara controls the action.
Linne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Linne gets through Vasara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linne struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Vasara misses with a body punch.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara is trying to push Linne away but Linne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Linne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Linne goes for a takedown attempt but Vasara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Linne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasara.
Nice defenses there by Linne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linne looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasara is just out of range.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne misses the shot to the body.
Vasara checks a low kick from Linne.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Linne somewhat.
Linne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Vasara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linne.
Vasara cracks Linne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Vasara swinging wildly here.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Vasara. That snapped Linne's head back.
Linne throws a leg kick but Vasara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linne lands a nice looking body kick.
Linne's corner calls for a 1-2. Linne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linne pushes Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Linne pushes Vasara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Vasara.
Linne tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linne blocks the elbow strike.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasara avoids it.
Vasara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vasara.
Vasara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Linne.
Linne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Linne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vasara blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara tries to keep at a distance but Linne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Vasara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Linne pushes Vasara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linne lands a nice uppercut.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Linne tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Linne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linne avoids it.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Linne is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Linne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasara misses with an elbow over the top.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Vasara avoiding damage as Linne throws knees to the body.
Linne misses with an elbow over the top.
Linne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linne landing knees to the body.
Vasara is pressed up against the cage. Linne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasara down to the mat. Vasara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vasara throws a chopping leg kick but Linne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Linne counters with a nice leg kick.
Linne closes the distance and clinches up with Vasara, looking for a takedown. Linne pushes Vasara against the cage but Vasara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vasara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linne's calf.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasara delivers a nice body kick.
Linne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a solid leg kick but Vasara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linne.
Linne connects with a leg kick. Vasara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linne missing with a left hand there. Vasara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linne lands with an overhand left.
Linne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linne looks to land a right hand but Vasara moved out of range.
Linne throws a leg kick but Vasara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vasara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
Vasara throws a hook to the side of Linne's head but Linne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Linne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linne thuds a left hand into Vasara's body.
Vasara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasara walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Linne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasara.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch but Linne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linne checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Vasara doesn't manage to clinch there - Linne circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
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.
Vasara throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
Vasara moves to clinch but Linne breaks away
and Linne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Linne slips a straight right by Vasara.
Vasara misses with an uppercut
and Linne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Vasara throws a lazy uppercut
and Linne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Linne slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Linne!
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linne misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Linne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Linne cracks a nice hook into Vasara's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Linne misses.
Linne checks a leg kick.
Vasara tries to clinch up.
Vasara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasara is looking to chop away at Linne's legs.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Linne circles away.
Vasara tried to score with a low kick but Linne checks it.
Vasara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara misses with a combination
and Linne counters with an outside leg kick.
Linne throws the kick towards the body but Vasara avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses
and Linne counters with a takedown into side control.
Vasara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne in side control, throwing shots but Vasara defends.
Linne is looking to take a break and control but Vasara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Linne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Linne.
Vasara manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linne's best efforts.
Linne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasara defending well though.
Nice strikes from Linne there.
Vasara trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne slips a nice elbow through Vasara's hands, connecting with Vasara's forehead.
Vasara wants to improve his position but Linne is controlling well.
Linne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Linne lands a nice short elbow.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Linne is very close to passing his half guard.
Linne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasara is pressing down on Linne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Linne works over Vasara with some ground and pound from guard.
Linne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasara keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.
Linne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara can't keep his opponent in guard - Linne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vasara is looking for a sweep. Linne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Vasara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linne.
Vasara is positioning himself well to prevent Linne advancing to mount.
Vasara is trying to stand back up but Linne is controlling him
Sebastien Linne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne is working hard here to advance position.
Vasara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vasara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne had his way with Sami Vasara in that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Linne lands a jab to the nose.
Vasara misses the jab.
Vasara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara has managed to clinch.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linne has him pressed against the cage.
Vasara connects with a knee to the head.
Vasara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linne.
Vasara is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasaras head.
Linne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Linne.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vasara clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vasara is taking damage to the body and head.
Linne missing with strikes from the back.
Linne tries to get the hooks in deep but Vasara pushed the leg off.
Linne misses with an elbow to the head.
Vasara covering up well under a series of strikes from Linne.
Vasara wants to control his opponent's hands but Linne gets his hands free.
Vasara breaks Linne's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sebastien Linne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara preventing the sweep.
Vasara being controlled here momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne is looking to sweep but instead, Vasara has passed into half guard.
Linne wants to improve his position but Vasara is controlling well.
Vasara is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne wants to improve his position but Vasara is controlling well.
Linne has his hands clasped together around Vasara's back. He's all about the action.
Linne wants to get back to full guard.
Linne is concentrating on defense, preventing Vasara from advancing position.
Linne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vasara.
Sami Vasara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vasara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vasara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linne.
Linne moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Linne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasara's waist but Vasara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linne off to one side.
Vasara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linne.
Vasara tries to bum rush Linne with a series of wild strikes but Linne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara throws a wild body kick that Linne sees coming a mile off.
Vasara scores with a kick to the body.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vasara throws a wild body kick that Linne sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne scores with a jab. Vasara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne is the new lightweight champion!
As Sebastien Linne got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: ...'.
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