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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maniek Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czarnecki's entrance music is Dawaj na ring!. A fine choice. Mansurov has chosen Kreator - Impossible Brutality as his entrance music. Mihail Mansurov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maniek Czarnecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansurov lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mansurov.
Mansurov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Czarnecki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mansurov dips to his left and cracks Czarnecki with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mansurov.
It looks like Maniek Czarnecki has been cut.
Mansurov closes the distance and pushes Czarnecki back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mansurov.
Mansurov has a couple of punches blocked by Czarnecki.
Mansurov tries a body shot but Czarnecki blocks it.
Mansurov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mansurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki is trying to break the clinch but Mansurov has him pressed against the ropes.
Mansurov has Czarnecki pressed against the ropes, preventing Czarnecki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mansurov prevents Czarnecki from breaking the clinch.
Mansurov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mansurov lands a shot to the body.
Czarnecki breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Mansurov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Czarnecki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Czarnecki tries to land a leg kick but Mansurov saw it coming and moves away.
Mansurov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mansurov throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansurov wants to pass the guard but Czarnecki is keeping the position.
Mansurov postures up in Czarnecki's guard and throws a big left but Czarnecki blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov throwing strikes but missing.
Mansurov cracks Czarnecki with a solid left hand.
Mansurov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Czarnecki keeping full guard, as Mansurov tries to pass.
Mansurov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mansurov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Mihail Mansurov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mansurov digs a good hook to Czarnecki's body.
Mansurov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Czarnecki on his heels. He'll look to pass Czarnecki's guard now, I'm sure.
Mansurov wants to control from the top but Czarnecki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Czarnecki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mansurov throws a big elbow that misses.
Czarnecki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mansurov throws a big right hand that misses.
Mansurov wants to control from the top but Czarnecki keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mansurov throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mansurov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Mansurov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maniek Czarnecki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mansurov takes the fight into the clinch.
Czarnecki tries to break free but Mansurov pushes him back against the ropes.
Czarnecki prevents the takedown attempt.
Mansurov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Czarnecki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mansurov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mansurov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mansurov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Czarnecki's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mansurov.
Mansurov is working Czarnecki over against the ropes.
Czarnecki stalling in the clinch but Mansurov improves position.
Czarnecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mansurov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Czarnecki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov throws a body punch but Czarnecki moves out of range.
Mansurov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Czarnecki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mansurov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mansurov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maniek Czarnecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mihail Mansurov.
Mansurov throws a body punch but Czarnecki moves out of range.
Czarnecki slips under a jab.
Mansurov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mansurov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Czarnecki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mansurov's knee momentarily.
Mansurov clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov controlling the action here for a moment.
Czarnecki is trying to break the clinch but Mansurov has him pressed against the ropes.
Czarnecki takes a shot to the head.
Mansurov tries a body shot but Czarnecki blocks it.
Mansurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Czarnecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansurov keeps control of Czarnecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mansurov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Czarnecki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Czarnecki can't break the clinch.
Czarnecki blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki is trying to push Mansurov away but Mansurov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov lands with a short shot to the head.
Mansurov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mansurov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mansurov.
Czarnecki blocks an elbow strike.
Czarnecki avoiding damage as Mansurov throws knees to the body.
Czarnecki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mansurov is looking for a takedown.
Mansurov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mansurov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mansurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mansurov.
Mansurov throws an elbow that misses.
Mansurov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Czarnecki tries to circle away but Mansurov has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mansurov.
Mansurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Czarnecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansurov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mansurov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mansurov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Czarnecki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Mansurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maniek Czarnecki's cut.
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!
Mansurov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mansurov throws a chopping leg kick but Czarnecki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mansurov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Czarnecki wants to land a leg kick but Mansurov is out of range.
Czarnecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Mansurov blocks the low kick.
Mansurov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mansurov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Czarnecki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Czarnecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mansurov throws an overhand right that lands on Czarnecki's shoulder, as Czarnecki tries to avoid the shot.
Mansurov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansurov takes a swing at Czarnecki's ribcage but misses.
Czarnecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mansurov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mansurov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Czarnecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansurov throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mansurov.
Mihail Mansurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mansurov is defended easily by Czarnecki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki misses with a head kick.
Czarnecki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mansurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mansurov lands with a nice body punch.
Maniek Czarnecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mansurov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansurov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mansurov struggles to land a body shot inside as Czarnecki controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mansurov as Czarnecki tries to tie him up.
Maniek Czarnecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Czarnecki blocks an elbow strike from Mansurov.
Czarnecki is trying to force a seperation but Mansurov has the dominant position.
Mansurov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Mansurov on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Czarnecki tries to break free but Mansurov pushes him back against the ropes.
Mansurov misses with some punches.
Czarnecki takes a shot to the head.
Mansurov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mansurov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maniek Czarnecki's cut is getting worse.
Czarnecki blocks an elbow strike from Mansurov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mansurov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Czarnecki's brow.
Mihail Mansurov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Czarnecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansurov avoids it.
Mansurov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mansurov scores with a shot to the side of Czarnecki's head.
Mansurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Czarnecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansurov misses with some punches.
Czarnecki is trying to push Mansurov away but Mansurov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Czarnecki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Czarnecki is trying to break free.
Mihail Mansurov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansurov has a couple of punches blocked by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Czarnecki is trying to push Mansurov away but Mansurov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Czarnecki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mihail Mansurov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mansurov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mihail Mansurov!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Mihail Mansurov!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mihail Mansurov!
Mihail Mansurov wins by unanimous decision!
Mihail Mansurov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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