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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyotr Korobeikin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja darts in looking for a takedown but Korobeikin gets double underhooks and turns Hurmaaja into the cage.
Korobeikin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurmaaja momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Korobeikin there.
Korobeikin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Korobeikin moves out of range of the strikes.
Korobeikin throws a shot from downtown. Hurmaaja moves away and avoids it.
Korobeikin scores with a nice head shot.
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a takedown. Korobeikin tries to sprawl out of it but Hurmaaja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Korobeikin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korobeikin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Korobeikin's corner calls for a 1-2. Korobeikin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Korobeikin works Hurmaaja's body with a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hurmaaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Korobeikin, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja shoots in but Korobeikin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hurmaaja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korobeikin cracks Hurmaaja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korobeikin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurmaaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin throws a body shot but no joy.
Korobeikin gets a takedown into half guard.
Hurmaaja wants to improve his position but Korobeikin is controlling well.
Korobeikin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hurmaaja is looking for a sweep. Korobeikin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hurmaaja is staying active underneath Korobeikin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Korobeikin is controlling the pace.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja wants to control but Korobeikin is keeping busy.
Hurmaaja preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Korobeikin is looking to take a break and control but Hurmaaja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura but Hurmaaja is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Korobeikin to get the leverage.
Korobeikin trying to mount his opponent but Hurmaaja defends it.
Hurmaaja looking for submissions off his back.
Hurmaaja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hurmaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Korobeikin working the head and body with strikes.
Hurmaaja is staying active underneath Korobeikin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurmaaja trying to control but Korobeikin postures up.
Korobeikin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hurmaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Hurmaaja wants to get back to full guard but Korobeikin has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korobeikin lands a big shot there that rocks Hurmaaja but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Korobeikin working for a guillotine from mount but Hurmaaja is in no mood to give up.
Hurmaaja wants to hold on but Korobeikin pushes him away.
Hurmaaja tries to reverse the position but Korobeikin maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmaaja tries to improve his position but instead Korobeikin has taken his back!
Hurmaaja looking very determined here, making life difficult for Korobeikin.
Hurmaaja manages to reverse the position and now he's in Korobeikin's guard. Nice work there by Hurmaaja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin dominated that round.
That's time! Hurmaaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurmaaja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hurmaaja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt - Korobeikin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Korobeikin sprawls well. Korobeikin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hurmaaja gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Korobeikin lands a jab to Hurmaaja's midsection.
Korobeikin digs a good body shot into Hurmaaja's ribs.
Hurmaaja fails with the takedown.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a double leg but Korobeikin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Korobeikin as Hurmaaja shoots in.
Hurmaaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Korobeikin misses with a hook.
Hurmaaja dives in and grabs Korobeikin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korobeikin pushes down on Hurmaaja's head and hops out.
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a takedown but Korobeikin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurmaaja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hurmaaja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Korobeikin defends well and Hurmaaja ends up having to push Korobeikin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Korobeikin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hurmaaja to the mat! Hurmaaja manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurmaaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korobeikin is looking to pass into half guard but Hurmaaja pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hurmaaja is in guard.
Hurmaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Korobeikin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Korobeikin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hurmaaja has his foot on Korobeikin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Korobeikin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hurmaaja seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Korobeikin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hurmaaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korobeikin is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pyotr Korobeikin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hurmaaja is looking for a triangle but Korobeikin pushes his legs off easily.
Hurmaaja keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hurmaaja wants to sweep here but Korobeikin controlling him for the moment.
Korobeikin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Korobeikin advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin staying calm.
Hurmaaja looks to move to half guard but instead Korobeikin has passed into mount! Damn!
Korobeikin fails to advance to Hurmaaja's back.
Hurmaaja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hurmaaja wants to hold on but Korobeikin pushes him away.
Hurmaaja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Korobeikin with shots to the head and body - Hurmaaja looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hurmaaja is desperately trying to improve his position but Korobeikin has a good base and remains in mount.
Korobeikin lands a nice shot to the head.
Korobeikin trying to control but Hurmaaja is having none of it.
Hurmaaja tries to reverse the position but Korobeikin maintains control.
Korobeikin avoids the attempt from Hurmaaja to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korobeikin content just to control the position here.
Hurmaaja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hurmaaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a takedown. Korobeikin tries to sprawl out of it but Hurmaaja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Korobeikin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korobeikin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a takedown but Korobeikin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurmaaja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Korobeikin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurmaaja defends it well.
Korobeikin scores with a sloppy right hand. Hurmaaja should have avoided that one.
Hurmaaja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korobeikin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hurmaaja somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korobeikin just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hurmaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurmaaja slips a jab from Korobeikin.
Hurmaaja half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Korobeikin looks to land a right hand but Hurmaaja moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Massa Hurmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurmaaja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korobeikin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Korobeikin as he avoids it easily.
Korobeikin cracks Hurmaaja with a good jab.
Hurmaaja closes the distance and clinches up with Korobeikin, looking for a takedown. Hurmaaja pushes Korobeikin against the cage but Korobeikin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Korobeikin lunges at Hurmaaja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hurmaaja's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin throws a shot to the body.
Hurmaaja closes the distance and clinches up with Korobeikin, looking for a takedown. Hurmaaja pushes Korobeikin against the cage but Korobeikin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Korobeikin tries to counter it with a takedown but Hurmaaja pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hurmaaja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Korobeikin connects with a crisp jab.
Korobeikin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Korobeikin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurmaaja tries to counter with a takedown but Korobeikin is quick to defend against it.
Hurmaaja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korobeikin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hurmaaja scrambles back to his feet.
Hurmaaja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurmaaja staying out of range there.
Hurmaaja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korobeikin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hurmaaja somewhat.
Korobeikin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hurmaaja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good shot there by Korobeikin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja closes the distance and clinches up with Korobeikin, looking for a takedown. Hurmaaja pushes Korobeikin against the cage but Korobeikin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Korobeikin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korobeikin scoring with punches and elbows.
Hurmaaja is trying to escape the position but Korobeikin is controlling the position.
Hurmaaja regains half guard.
Hurmaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Korobeikin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hurmaaja trying to hold on to Korobeikin's head to control him but Korobeikin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Korobeikin pulls his head out easily.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hurmaaja defends it well.
Hurmaaja trying to control from the bottom.
Korobeikin is taking a breather. Hurmaaja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hurmaaja is looking to control Korobeikin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hurmaaja avoid being mounted?
Korobeikin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hurmaaja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Korobeikin prevents Hurmaaja from improving his position.
Korobeikin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Korobeikin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hurmaaja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hurmaaja is staying active underneath Korobeikin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Korobeikin is working for a submission of some sort.
Hurmaaja tries to roll over but Korobeikin keeps him under control.
Massa Hurmaaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurmaaja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Korobeikin is working away from the top position though.
Korobeikin is taking a breather. Hurmaaja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pyotr Korobeikin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Let's hope that Korobeikin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Korobeikin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Korobeikin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Korobeikin!
Pyotr Korobeikin gave a mention to Pitt Nutrition 160Q! 90% Laundry!!! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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