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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Igor Yakovchenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakovchenko as he connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yakovchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yakovchenko.
A left lands for Yakovchenko.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakovchenko throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yakovchenko connects with a right hand. Anders shakes it off.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Anders blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Anders.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Anders slips the punch.
Anders lands a body shot.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut.
Yakovchenko connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Yakovchenko.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Yakovchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anders. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Yakovchenko scores with a leg kick.
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakovchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Yakovchenko is predictable there
and Anders counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yakovchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Anders misses.
Yakovchenko sizes up Anders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Anders.
Yakovchenko throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab to the head.
Yakovchenko tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice body kick.
Anders lands a high kick!
Anders 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 big right from Yakovchenko misses.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anders is able to avoid easily.
A head kick from Anders lands but Yakovchenko takes it in his stride.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders blocks a jab.
Yakovchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Good work by Yakovchenko as he checks the leg kick.
Anders tries to move into range but Yakovchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Anders off balance momentarily.
Yakovchenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yakovchenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Yakovchenko.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range nicely.
Yakovchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakovchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Yakovchenko is looking to slow Anders down with leg kicks.
Anders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakovchenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders connects with a nice looking jab.
Anders lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Yakovchenko.
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yakovchenko cracks Anders with an open hand slap.
Yakovchenko scores with a hook.
Anders clobbers Yakovchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yakovchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anders's knee momentarily.
Anders misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko lands with a cross.
Anders misses with a two punch combination.
Yakovchenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anders moves away from the strike by Yakovchenko.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders checks a low kick from Yakovchenko.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko works Anders's body with a nice hook.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders dodges the punch combination from Yakovchenko.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders wants to land a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anders.
Yakovchenko looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with an inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko feints and then cracks Anders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anders down.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yakovchenko tried to score with a low kick but Anders checks it.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anders.
Yakovchenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko scores with a body shot.
Anders blocks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yakovchenko throws the left hand but Anders avoids the punch easily.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the head.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands an overhand right.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Yakovchenko misses.
Anders misses with a hook. Yakovchenko ducked under it nicely.
Anders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Anders misses with a hook. Yakovchenko ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice body shot.
Anders misses the jab.
Yakovchenko scores with a punch to the head.
Anders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yakovchenko lands with an overhand left.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping left.
Anders throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovchenko's shoulder, as Yakovchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
Yakovchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakovchenko.
Anders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Anders finds it's way through Yakovchenko's defenses.
Yakovchenko avoids the head kick by Anders.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders thows a body shot but no joy.
Yakovchenko clinches.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Anders breaks from the clinch.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Yakovchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yakovchenko throws a front kick that sends Anders stumbling back into the cage.
Yakovchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yakovchenko 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakovchenko looks to land a combination but Anders avoids it well.
Anders walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Yakovchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Anders misses.
Anders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anders's sensitive parts.
Anders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yakovchenko is able to avoid easily.
Yakovchenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Anders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yakovchenko moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Anders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anders counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders moves out of range as Yakovchenko strikes.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anders wants to slow Yakovchenko down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko throws a good cross that connects.
Anders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Yakovchenko tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
Anders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Anders lands with a cross.
A cross from Yakovchenko lands.
Yakovchenko with a jab.
Yakovchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anders under the eye.
Yakovchenko scores with a push kick.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko tries to score with a low kick but Anders moves his leg out of the way.
Yakovchenko slips a straight right by Anders.
Anders throws a low kick, looking for Yakovchenko's leg but Yakovchenko calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick which misses Anders's front leg but catches the back leg as Anders tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Yakovchenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko jabs Anders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
Yakovchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yakovchenko throws a front kick that sends Anders stumbling back into the cage.
Yakovchenko scores with a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakovchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
A jab lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yakovchenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Yakovchenko slips a jab from Anders.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Anders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakovchenko keeps Anders at a distance using the push kick.
Yakovchenko connects with the punch.
Anders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yakovchenko lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Yakovchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yakovchenko 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
A very excited looking Igor Yakovchenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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