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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 751 p4p, 83 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1963 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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148 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Experiment Il. Plutov shrugs it off though.
Experiment Il wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Experiment Il thows a leg kick but Plutov checks it
enabling Plutov to counter with a crisp jab.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment Il ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Experiment Il connects with a body shot that sends Plutov's belly button to the back.
Experiment Il fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiment Il connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Experiment Il is predictable there
and Plutov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Plutov.
Plutov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Plutov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Experiment Il.
It looks like Finnish Experiment Il has been cut.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that Plutov semi-blocks.
We've been informed that Plutov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plutov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Experiment Il counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Plutov finds it's way through Experiment Il's defenses.
Experiment Il misses the body punch
and Plutov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plutov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Experiment Il has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Plutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Experiment Il's head.
We've been told by Experiment Il's head coaches at Secret Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment Il. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il feints and then cracks Plutov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plutov down.
Experiment Il on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plutov. Plutov obviously looking to wear him down.
Plutov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Experiment Il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il is looking to wear down Plutov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Experiment Il works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Plutov misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Experiment Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Experiment Il instigates a clinch.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
Experiment Il breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Plutov misses.
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il drives through and clinches with Plutov against the cage.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Experiment Il.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch.
Plutov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plutov lands a jab to the head.
Experiment Il jabs at Plutov's body.
Experiment Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plutov.
Plutov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Plutov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Experiment Il. That did some damage!
Experiment Il avoids the head kick by Plutov.
A jab from Experiment Il does it's job there.
Experiment Il is looking to clinch but Plutov is avoiding it.
Plutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Plutov misses with some punches.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Plutov is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plutov.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Plutov blocks it.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Plutov is blocking nicely.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Experiment Il working Plutov over with knees to the body.
Experiment Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Plutov.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Experiment Il.
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 Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finnish Experiment Il's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment Il. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il throws a combination that misses
and Plutov counters with a nice body kick.
Experiment Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov thows a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it
and Experiment Il counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Plutov thinking.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a left to the body.
Plutov throws a combination that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plutov throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment Il lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Experiment Il misses.
Experiment Il 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick.
Experiment Il takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Finnish Experiment Il is winning the standup battle so far.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
Experiment Il clinches up against the cage.
Plutov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Experiment Il is trying to stall.
Experiment Il managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plutov throws a low kick, looking for Experiment Il's leg but Experiment Il calmly moves out of range.
Plutov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Plutov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Wasyl Plutov has been cut.
Plutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiment Il scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Plutov.
Experiment Il throws a lazy uppercut
and Plutov counters with a stiff right hand.
Experiment Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
As Plutov looks to move away, Experiment Il throws a big counter combo but Plutov just gets out of the way.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Plutov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
A slow jab from Experiment Il misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Experiment Il lands a nice shot that snaps Plutov's head back.
Experiment Il fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plutov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Experiment Il blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il misses with the combination.
Plutov scores with a punch to the head.
Plutov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Experiment Il is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Experiment Il throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plutov on the side of the head.
Experiment Il instigates a clinch.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment Il throws a hook to the side of Plutov's head but Plutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment Il misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il throws a low kick, looking for Plutov's leg but Plutov calmly moves out of range.
Experiment Il lands a nice looking body shot.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick which misses Plutov's front leg but catches the back leg as Plutov tries to avoid it.
Plutov misses with a combination
and Experiment Il counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Plutov misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Experiment Il throws a jab when Plutov was well out of range.
Plutov throws a series of punches but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Plutov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment Il motions for Plutov to come forward. Experiment Il throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment Il dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Experiment Il finds it's way through Plutov's defenses.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plutov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment Il just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Experiment Il misses
and Plutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment Il lands with a good body shot.
Experiment Il blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Experiment Il lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Plutov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Plutov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Plutov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Experiment Il counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Experiment Il is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plutov can do to turn this around?
Plutov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Experiment Il lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plutov thows a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it
and Experiment Il counters with a left to the body.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Experiment Il moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Experiment Il scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Experiment Il tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Plutov circles away.
Experiment Il takes the fight into the clinch.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Experiment Il.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Plutov is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Experiment Il slowing the pace effectively.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plutov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Plutov.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Plutov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plutov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plutov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Plutov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finnish Experiment Il has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plutov.
Plutov has Experiment Il pressed against the cage, preventing Experiment Il from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment Il on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plutov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the head.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Plutov lands an elbow that stopped Experiment Il in his tracks for a moment.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Plutov lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiment Il.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Experiment Il is trying to stall.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Plutov.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Plutov is keeping busy.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but Plutov blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment Il taking a breather.
Experiment Il goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plutov landing knees to the body.
Plutov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Experiment Il or not.
Plutov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finnish Experiment Il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Experiment Il avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Finnish Experiment Il.
Well Experiment Il has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment Il!
Finnish Experiment Il 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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energy
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hype
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