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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 512 p4p, 77 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 827 p4p, 112 weight class). Runnisto comes to the cage accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Runnisto scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Runnisto.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bogard.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Bogard takes a swing at Runnisto's ribcage but misses.
Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Bogard walks into a straight right hand from Runnisto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bogard.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
Bogard throws a hook but Runnisto avoids it easily.
Runnisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogard works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Bogard.
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!
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bogard lands a leg kick that knocks Runnisto off balance momentarily.
Runnisto misses with a left hand
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
Bogard throws an overhand right that lands on Runnisto's shoulder, as Runnisto tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Runnisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a hook. Runnisto ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Runnisto misses.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses
and Runnisto counters with a nice body shot.
Bogard scores with a jab.
We've been told by Runnisto's head coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto misses with a hook.
Bogard is looking to slow Runnisto down with leg kicks.
Iikka Runnisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runnisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bogard to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bogard's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bogard is defended easily by Runnisto.
Runnisto cracks Bogard with a good jab.
Bogard throws a front kick aimed at Runnisto's knee but Runnisto avoids it well.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bogard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto checks the leg kick.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bogard blocks a jab.
Bogard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Runnisto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bogard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bogard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Bogard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Runnisto digs a good hook to Bogard's body.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto takes one to the side of the head.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogard at a distance.
Runnisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Runnisto cracks Bogard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Good work by Runnisto as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Runnisto lands with a shot to the body.
Bogard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bogard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Bogard is out of range.
Bogard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Runnisto as he connects with a hook.
Bogard throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Runnisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Runnisto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Bogard is predictable there
and Runnisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Runnisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bogard raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bogard throws a head kick but Runnisto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogard throws a counter combo.
Bogard connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Runnisto. Those never looked like landing.
Runnisto jabs at Bogard's body.
Runnisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Bogard counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard working away.
Runnisto is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Runnisto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Bogard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bogard cracks Runnisto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bogard scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bogard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bogard working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bogard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Runnisto moves out of range as Bogard strikes.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iikka Runnisto is winning the standup battle so far.
Runnisto slips under a jab from Bogard.
Bogard throws a good cross that connects.
Bogard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Runnisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bogard in his tracks.
Bogard cracks Runnisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bogard misses with a hook.
Bogard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runnisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bogard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Runnisto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bogard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard looks to throw a body kick
and Runnisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bogard slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Runnisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bogard in his tracks.
Bogard just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Bogard finds it's way through Runnisto's defenses.
Bogard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runnisto's calf.
Runnisto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogard scoring well with a low kick there.
Runnisto slips a straight right by Bogard.
A jab from Bogard misses.
Good work by Runnisto as he checks the leg kick.
Runnisto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bogard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Bogard is out of range.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Bogard is looking to chop away at Runnisto's legs.
Runnisto checks a leg kick nicely.
Runnisto connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogard lands with a straight right. Runnisto didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Runnisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bogard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Runnisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Runnisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Runnisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Runnisto checks a leg kick.
Bogard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bogard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Runnisto doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Bogard moves out of range of the strikes.
Runnisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bogard defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Bogard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bogard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Runnisto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bogard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Runnisto misses with a looping right.
Runnisto swings widly with a right hand
and Bogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bogard takes a swing at Runnisto's ribcage but misses.
Bogard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Runnisto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto blocks a leg kick.
Runnisto works the jab nicely.
Bogard lands a nice shot that snaps Runnisto's head back.
A jab from Runnisto misses.
Bogard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Runnisto walks into a left hand.
Runnisto cracks Bogard with a good jab.
Runnisto lands a nice hook to Bogard's body. Bogard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto blocks a leg kick.
Bogard lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runnisto.
Bogard connects with a body shot that sends Runnisto's belly button to the back.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogard manages to avoid it.
Bogard lands a nice shot to the body.
Runnisto throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Bogard flicks out a counter leg kick but Runnisto steps away.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Bogard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bogard throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Bogard throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto misses with a hook
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runnisto moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bogard scores with a hook.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bogard moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Bogard saw that one coming.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bogard misses.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogard counters with a leg kick.
Runnisto slips a straight right by Bogard.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
Bogard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogard.
Runnisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto lands with a good body shot.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runnisto scores with the left hand. Bogard knows he should have avoided that one.
Bogard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Runnisto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bogard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto connects with a crisp jab.
Runnisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Bogard.
Bogard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Runnisto to score with a decent uppercut.
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
Bogard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bogard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runnisto's calf.
Runnisto slips a jab from Bogard.
Runnisto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Runnisto moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto throws a one two combo.
Bogard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bogard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Runnisto doesn't seem bothered though.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogard.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto slips a straight right by Bogard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Bogard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bogard connects with a right hand. Runnisto shakes it off.
Runnisto misses with the combination.
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Bogard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Runnisto tries to avoid it but Bogard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Runnisto to the ground. Runnisto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Runnisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Bogard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runnisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Runnisto does no damage.
Runnisto lands a jab.
Bogard lands with a hook. Runnisto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bogard lands but Runnisto takes it in his stride.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Runnisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
Runnisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Runnisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Runnisto misses with a looping right.
Bogard throws a chopping leg kick but Runnisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Runnisto throws an off balance right hand
and Bogard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnisto misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bogard.
Runnisto blocks a head kick by Bogard.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Runnisto lands an overhand right.
Bogard scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto defending well as Bogard loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard misses with a series of wild punches.
Runnisto lunges at Bogard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bogard's hand.
Runnisto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bogard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Runnisto moved away.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Bogard throws an off balance right hand
and Runnisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Runnisto throws a shot from downtown. Bogard moves away and avoids it.
Bogard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Runnisto is fending him off so far but Bogard persists. Nope, Runnisto circles away and we're back to standing.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Runnisto 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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