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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 1218 p4p, 151 weight class) and Katu Partio (ranked 817 p4p, 102 weight class). Chiarmanda comes into the arena with National Anthem of Tajikstan blaring out of the sound system. Partio has chosen Sininen sunnuntai as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chiarmanda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and clinches.
Chiarmanda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chiarmanda lands with a left to the head.
Chiarmanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Partio.
Chiarmanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chiarmanda lands a body shot.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Partio.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Partio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Chiarmanda both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chiarmanda tried to score with a low kick but Partio checks it.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab from Partio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio thumps Chiarmanda with a low kick.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Chiarmanda is looking to counter the offense by Partio and move into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chiarmanda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Partio - the referee stops the clock and Chiarmanda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Partio. Chiarmanda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Partio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Partio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Partio strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Chiarmanda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chiarmanda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chiarmanda!
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda rushes Partio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiarmanda clinches with his opponent.
Partio gets through Chiarmanda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Partio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chiarmanda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio scores with the left hand. Chiarmanda knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Partio. That's going to slow Chiarmanda down.
Chiarmanda misses with a leg kick
and Partio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Partio is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Partio. Beautiful body shot.
Chiarmanda tries to bum rush Partio with a series of wild strikes but Partio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Partio moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda rushes Partio and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it misses.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Partio blocks a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Partio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Partio breaks from the clinch.
Partio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chiarmanda throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Partio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partio stops Chiarmanda from getting back to his feet.
Partio throwing shots but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
Partio prevents Chiarmanda from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chiarmanda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Partio thows a huge punch but Chiarmanda dodges it nicely.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Partio is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chiarmanda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Partio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Partio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Partio trying to control from half guard but Chiarmanda is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Partio working over Chiarmanda with some ground and pound. Chiarmanda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Partio throws a strike but Chiarmanda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio prevents Chiarmanda from getting back to his feet.
Partio throwing strikes from guard but Chiarmanda blocks nicely.
Partio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chiarmanda keeping moving, preventing Partio from controlling successfully.
Chiarmanda is looking to stand up but Partio isn't so interested in that idea.
Partio is stalling in the full guard.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiarmanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Partio shoots in and bounces Chiarmanda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chiarmanda wants to stand but Partio is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Partio.
Partio throws a fast counter high kick but Chiarmanda manages to duck under it in time.
Nice uppercut there from Partio.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Partio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chiarmanda as he avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda takes the fight into the clinch.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partio slips under a jab.
Partio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chiarmanda defends it well.
Partio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chiarmanda's calf.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Chiarmanda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio swings for the body but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda swinging wildly here.
Partio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Partio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
Partio 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.
Partio gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Partio lands a nice short elbow.
Partio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chiarmanda pushes Partio off looking to stand but Partio dives back in and keeps control.
Partio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Partio working his ground and pound in the gym.
Partio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Partio trying to control the action but Chiarmanda is working from the bottom.
Chiarmanda tries to kick Partio off but Partio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio is trying to control the action in half guard but Chiarmanda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Partio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Partio wants to take a breather but Chiarmanda is having none of it.
Partio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chiarmanda defending well though.
Chiarmanda is refusing to be controlled, as Partio sits in half guard.
Partio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Partio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Partio throwing shots but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio thows a huge punch but Chiarmanda dodges it nicely.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio prevents Chiarmanda from standing back up.
Partio wants to free his trapped foot but Chiarmanda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Partio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Partio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Partio lands a nice short elbow.
Partio working Chiarmanda over with strikes.
Partio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chiarmanda's head.
Partio prevents Chiarmanda from standing back up.
Partio working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chiarmanda's thigh. Chiarmanda counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Partio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chiarmanda is looking to stand up but Partio isn't so interested in that idea.
Partio working some strikes from top position.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiarmanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Partio postures up and lands a big shot to Chiarmanda's brow.
Partio wants to control from the top but Chiarmanda keeps moving.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet but Partio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circling - Chiarmanda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Partio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Chiarmanda. Those never looked like landing.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Chiarmanda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Partio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda motions for Partio to come forward. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiarmanda looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Katu Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Partio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Partio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chiarmanda misses with a double jab.
Partio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick, looking for Partio's leg but Partio calmly moves out of range.
Chiarmanda missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chiarmanda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Partio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Partio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chiarmanda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
Partio scores with a jab to the body.
Chiarmanda fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
Chiarmanda throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Partio.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio tries a head kick but it misses.
Chiarmanda is looking to counter the offense by Partio and move into the clinch.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio defending well as Chiarmanda loads up on a big left hand.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chiarmanda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Partio with the counter takedown but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Partio slips under a jab.
Partio lunges at Chiarmanda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chiarmanda's hand.
Partio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Partio.
Partio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio scoring well with a low kick there.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Partio dodges the punch combination from Chiarmanda.
Partio cracks Chiarmanda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiarmanda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda misses with a straight left.
Chiarmanda throws a series of punches but Partio moves out of range.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Chiarmanda off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Partio.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Partio.
Partio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Partio connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Partio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiarmanda looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Partio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chiarmanda with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio works Chiarmanda's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partio works the jab nicely.
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio sizes up Chiarmanda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Partio was well out of range.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Chiarmanda throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chiarmanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Partio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Partio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiarmanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chiarmanda.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Partio swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Partio lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katu Partio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Partio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katu Partio!
Katu Partio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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