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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Stakhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexy Stakhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Silvennoinen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Stakhanov. That snapped Silvennoinen's head back.
It looks like Seppo Silvennoinen has been cut.
Alexy Stakhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakhanov misses with a right hand
and Stakhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvennoinen tries to keep at a distance but Stakhanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stakhanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvennoinen avoids it.
Silvennoinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov misses with a punch to the body.
Silvennoinen taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvennoinen is defending well for now.
Stakhanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silvennoinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Silvennoinen is blocking nicely.
Silvennoinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stakhanov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakhanov missing with knees to the body.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvennoinen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvennoinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Silvennoinen on the inside.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvennoinen is defending well for now.
We've been informed that Silvennoinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stakhanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvennoinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stakhanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stakhanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Silvennoinen.
Nice shot by Silvennoinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov lands a front kick.
Stakhanov throws a front kick aimed at Silvennoinen's knee but Silvennoinen avoids it well.
Stakhanov throws a solid leg kick but Silvennoinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stakhanov.
Silvennoinen shoots in for a takedown but Stakhanov shows good takedown defense.
Stakhanov thows a leg kick but Silvennoinen checks it
and Silvennoinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stakhanov misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Stakhanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stakhanov tries to land a leg kick but Silvennoinen saw it coming and moves away.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvennoinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silvennoinen throws a head kick but Stakhanov moves out of range.
Stakhanov closes the distance but Silvennoinen moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stakhanov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stakhanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silvennoinen misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stakhanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stakhanov checks a low kick from Silvennoinen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvennoinen stalling the fight.
Stakhanov misses with an elbow strike.
Silvennoinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silvennoinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stakhanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silvennoinen looks winded!
Stakhanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Stakhanov missing with knees to the body.
Stakhanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stakhanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Silvennoinen won't want to take too many of those.
Stakhanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stakhanov.
Silvennoinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stakhanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stakhanov misses with a leg kick
and Silvennoinen counters with a shoot takedown. Stakhanov fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stakhanov wants to stand but Silvennoinen is controlling the position.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Stakhanov is working from the bottom.
Silvennoinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stakhanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexy Stakhanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stakhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stakhanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvennoinen can do to turn this around?
Silvennoinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvennoinen avoids the head kick by Stakhanov.
Stakhanov misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Silvennoinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silvennoinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silvennoinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stakhanov on the side of the head.
Silvennoinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stakhanov's head backwards.
Stakhanov throws a sloppy head kick and Silvennoinen moves out of range easily.
Stakhanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvennoinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stakhanov forces Silvennoinen back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen leaning against his opponent.
Stakhanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stakhanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvennoinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvennoinen stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stakhanov tries to throw a body punch but Silvennoinen avoids it by throwing Stakhanov back against the cage.
Stakhanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvennoinen is defending well for now.
Stakhanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Silvennoinen is blocking nicely.
Silvennoinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvennoinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silvennoinen pulls guard effortlessly.
Silvennoinen has his foot on Stakhanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stakhanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Stakhanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silvennoinen's guard.
Stakhanov preventing the sweep.
Stakhanov stands up from Silvennoinen's guard - Stakhanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov tries to clinch up but Silvennoinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvennoinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silvennoinen, as that shot connected.
Stakhanov throws a push kick but Silvennoinen slaps the foot to one side.
Silvennoinen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick but Silvennoinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stakhanov throws a head kick but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silvennoinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silvennoinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stakhanov throws the kick towards the body but Silvennoinen avoids it.
Good leg kick by Stakhanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stakhanov tries to land a leg kick but Silvennoinen saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Silvennoinen lands a really nice looking cross but Stakhanov seems unphased.
Silvennoinen throws a leg kick but Stakhanov checks it.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick
letting Silvennoinen counter with a right hand.
Stakhanov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silvennoinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stakhanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvennoinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silvennoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stakhanov manages to avoid it.
Stakhanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvennoinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stakhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stakhanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stakhanov keeps Silvennoinen at a distance using the push kick.
Silvennoinen scores with a three punch combo!
Stakhanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silvennoinen is breathing heavily.
Stakhanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silvennoinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stakhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stakhanov lands a nice shot that snaps Silvennoinen's head back.
Silvennoinen scores with the left hand. Stakhanov knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Stakhanov clinches with his opponent.
Stakhanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvennoinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov is looking to clinch.
Silvennoinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silvennoinen misses the jab.
A low kick from Stakhanov is predictable there
and Silvennoinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stakhanov kicks off Silvennoinen and gets to his feet.
Silvennoinen misses with a looping left.
Silvennoinen feints and then cracks Stakhanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stakhanov down.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Stakhanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silvennoinen is able to avoid easily.
Stakhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stakhanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stakhanov misses with a leg kick
and Silvennoinen counters by clinching up.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but Silvennoinen blocks it.
Silvennoinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alexy Stakhanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvennoinen tries to stall but Stakhanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexy Stakhanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stakhanov avoids the body shot from Silvennoinen.
Stakhanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stakhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seppo Silvennoinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stakhanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silvennoinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stakhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stakhanov tries to clinch up.
Stakhanov throws a hook to the side of Silvennoinen's head but Silvennoinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stakhanov wants to clinch but Silvennoinen slips to the side
and Silvennoinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen trying to control but Stakhanov is working from the bottom.
Stakhanov is looking to stand up but Silvennoinen isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stakhanov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silvennoinen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stakhanov is not content to let Silvennoinen control the position.
Stakhanov is trying to buck Silvennoinen off.
The strikes coming from Silvennoinen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Seppo Silvennoinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silvennoinen scoring with punches and elbows.
Silvennoinen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stakhanov is not content to let Silvennoinen control the position.
Stakhanov wants to get back to his feet but Silvennoinen is dominant here and he's now got Stakhanov's back!
Silvennoinen looking for the choke from the back.
Stakhanov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silvennoinen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stakhanov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silvennoinen's arms.
Stakhanov trying to get back to his feet but Silvennoinen is in full control for now.
Alexy Stakhanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Silvennoinen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Stakhanov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Stakhanov wants to get back to his feet.
Silvennoinen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Stakhanov wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen biding his time, controlling Stakhanov.
Silvennoinen scores with strikes from the back.
Well, with Silvennoinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Stakhanov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Stakhanov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silvennoinen gets his way!
Stakhanov is trying to stand back up.
Stakhanov manages to stand up with Silvennoinen still on his back. Eventually Silvennoinen drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stakhanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Silvennoinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stakhanov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexy Stakhanov!
After the big win, Alexy Stakhanov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Instinct and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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