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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Zerzhynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zerzhynsky has chosen 2Pac-Under Pressure as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Zerzhynsky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen throws a right hand that Zerzhynsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Zerzhynsky also avoids with ease.
Zerzhynsky's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zerzhynsky's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hanttonen pushes Zerzhynsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zerzhynsky.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Zerzhynsky controls the action.
Hanttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Zerzhynsky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanttonen walks away with a smile on his face. Zerzhynsky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hanttonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanttonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zerzhynsky misses with a takedown
letting Hanttonen counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dmitry Zerzhynsky has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen throws an off balance right hand
and Zerzhynsky counters with a three punch combo that has Hanttonen backing up. Hanttonen nods at Zerzhynsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanttonen clinches up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Hanttonen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zerzhynsky tries to pull guard but Hanttonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Zerzhynsky drops back down to his feet.
Marko Hanttonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Zerzhynsky.
Zerzhynsky has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
Zerzhynsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanttonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen tries a body shot but Zerzhynsky blocks it.
Zerzhynsky jumps guard but Hanttonen stands there with Zerzhynsky around his waist. Zerzhynsky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Hanttonen lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zerzhynsky successfully pulls guard.
Zerzhynsky throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hanttonen escapes and throws Zerzhynsky's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zerzhynsky is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zerzhynsky is pressing down on Hanttonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanttonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zerzhynsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanttonen has managed to get both his arms back between Zerzhynsky's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zerzhynsky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hanttonen passes into half guard.
Hanttonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hanttonen prevents Zerzhynsky from improving his position.
Zerzhynsky keeps trying to improve his position.
Zerzhynsky is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zerzhynsky wants to improve his position but Hanttonen is controlling well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zerzhynsky wants to control but Hanttonen is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hanttonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zerzhynsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Zerzhynsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanttonen throws a sloppy head kick and Zerzhynsky moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Zerzhynsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marko Hanttonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanttonen tests Zerzhynsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Zerzhynsky. That snapped Hanttonen's head back.
Hanttonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zerzhynsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Zerzhynsky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zerzhynsky checks a leg kick.
Hanttonen looks to land a body kick but Zerzhynsky moved away.
Hanttonen tries to score with a low kick but Zerzhynsky moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zerzhynsky! But no joy.
Hanttonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zerzhynsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zerzhynsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanttonen misses with the body kick
and Zerzhynsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanttonen 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.
Zerzhynsky throws a lazy right hand but Hanttonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Hanttonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zerzhynsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanttonen wants to land a leg kick but Zerzhynsky is out of range.
Zerzhynsky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Zerzhynsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zerzhynsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hanttonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanttonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zerzhynsky can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Hanttonen misses
and Zerzhynsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zerzhynsky misses with a wild body shot.
Zerzhynsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanttonen defends it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Hanttonen.
That has opened up Dmitry Zerzhynsky's cut even more.
Hanttonen scores with a leg kick.
Zerzhynsky lands a nice hook to Hanttonen's body. Hanttonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanttonen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zerzhynsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zerzhynsky fails with the takedown
and Hanttonen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Hanttonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zerzhynsky takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hanttonen.
Zerzhynsky jumps guard but Hanttonen stands there with Zerzhynsky around his waist. Zerzhynsky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marko Hanttonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Zerzhynsky.
Zerzhynsky is trying to break the clinch but Hanttonen has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hanttonen.
Zerzhynsky is trying to pull guard but Hanttonen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zerzhynsky has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hanttonen uses from the top position.
Zerzhynsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zerzhynsky wants to hit a switch here but Hanttonen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zerzhynsky there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky regains half guard.
Zerzhynsky has a hand on Hanttonen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hanttonen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Zerzhynsky is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanttonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Zerzhynsky is squirming around, avoiding Hanttonen's attempts to control the action.
Hanttonen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky tries to improve his position but instead Hanttonen has taken his back!
Hanttonen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zerzhynsky doesn't escape.
Zerzhynsky tries to escape but Hanttonen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hanttonen doesn't have the hooks in and Zerzhynsky manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Zerzhynsky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zerzhynsky blocks the body kick.
Zerzhynsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanttonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick but Zerzhynsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot
and Zerzhynsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zerzhynsky shoots and misses
and Hanttonen counters with a two punch combo.
Hanttonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick
and Zerzhynsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanttonen wants to slow Zerzhynsky down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Zerzhynsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zerzhynsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen thows a leg kick but Zerzhynsky checks it
and Zerzhynsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zerzhynsky.
Zerzhynsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zerzhynsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zerzhynsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanttonen keeping moving, preventing Zerzhynsky from controlling successfully.
Zerzhynsky throwing strikes but missing.
Zerzhynsky stopping the sweep attempt from Hanttonen.
Zerzhynsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanttonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zerzhynsky wants to pass the guard but Hanttonen is keeping the position.
Zerzhynsky is pushing down on Hanttonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hanttonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Zerzhynsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zerzhynsky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dmitry Zerzhynsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zerzhynsky is pressing down on Hanttonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanttonen is holding on for now.
Zerzhynsky controlling the pace.
Hanttonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Zerzhynsky.
Hanttonen wants to improve his position but Zerzhynsky is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky throwing shots but Hanttonen is blocking nicely.
Hanttonen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Zerzhynsky jumps into side control!
Zerzhynsky is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanttonen is defending well.
Zerzhynsky trying to control the action but Hanttonen is working from the bottom.
Zerzhynsky goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hanttonen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zerzhynsky but great work by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen controlling from side mount.
Zerzhynsky is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Zerzhynsky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dmitry Zerzhynsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zerzhynsky manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanttonen controlling the action here.
Zerzhynsky is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Zerzhynsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanttonen 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Hanttonen!
Marko Hanttonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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