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RC 136 - Koski vs. Kuusisto PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinz Medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Medvedev.
Medvedev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oleg.
Medvedev misses with a wild body shot.
Oleg misses with a hook. Medvedev ducked under it nicely.
Oleg misses with an uppercut. Medvedev saw that one coming.
Medvedev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oleg scores with a shot to the body.
Oleg looks to land a left hand but Medvedev moved out of range nicely.
Oleg gets the takedown into side control.
Oleg working the ground and pound.
Oleg stands up.
Medvedev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Oleg. Beautiful body shot.
Medvedev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oleg throws out the jab.
Oleg blocks a jab.
Medvedev connects with a body shot.
Oleg throws a shot to the body.
Oleg swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Medvedev to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Viktor Oleg has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Oleg.
Oleg misses with a looping right.
Oleg scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Medvedev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medvedev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Medvedev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oleg throws a shot to the body.
Heinz Medvedev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medvedev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Medvedev misses with a hook. Oleg ducked under it nicely.
Medvedev looks to throw the jab but Oleg is out of range.
Oleg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medvedev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oleg.
Medvedev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Oleg catches Medvedev right on the button with a cross.
Oleg avoids the body shot from Medvedev.
A slow jab from Oleg misses its intended target.
Medvedev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oleg, as that shot connected.
Oleg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oleg just misses with a punch to the body.
Medvedev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Medvedev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oleg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Medvedev scrambles back to his feet.
Medvedev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Medvedev tries to bum rush Oleg with a series of wild strikes but Oleg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viktor Oleg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Medvedev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oleg trying to control the action but Medvedev is working from the bottom.
Medvedev seems a little lost for a moment, as Oleg dominates the positioning.
Oleg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Medvedev to his feet.
Oleg swings for the body but Medvedev moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Medvedev.
Medvedev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oleg.
Medvedev lands a nice hook to Oleg's body. Oleg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Medvedev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Medvedev staying out of range there.
Oleg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Medvedev misses the shot to the body.
Medvedev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oleg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Medvedev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oleg.
Oleg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Medvedev's half guard.
Oleg is trying to control the action in half guard but Medvedev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg moves into full mount! Medvedev won't be happy about that!
Oleg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oleg with good strikes from the mount here!
Oleg working Medvedev over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oleg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oleg lands a heavy elbow.
Oleg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Medvedev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oleg trying to control but Medvedev is having none of it.
Oleg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Medvedev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg controlling from the full mount.
Medvedev is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oleg raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oleg landing punches.
Oleg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Medvedev wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Medvedev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oleg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Oleg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oleg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Medvedev is staying active underneath Oleg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oleg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oleg wants to control but Medvedev is keeping him busy.
Oleg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oleg with a couple of short strikes.
Viktor Oleg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oleg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Medvedev is looking to escape.
Oleg with good strikes from the mount here!
Medvedev is looking to get to half guard.
Medvedev is in a horrible position here. Oleg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg controlling from the full mount.
Medvedev is working to get back to half guard.
Medvedev is trying to stand up.
Oleg landing strikes from the mount and Medvedev is in trouble!
Oleg breaks from Medvedev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oleg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oleg landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Oleg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Medvedev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Medvedev is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oleg looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Medvedev covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Oleg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabilondo Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harfager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabilondo Soler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harfager.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Soler avoids the damage to the body.
Soler managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager digs a right hand underneath Soler's ribcage. Soler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soler tries to break free but Harfager pushes him back against the cage.
Harfager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soler's face.
Soler tries to score a body lock takedown but Harfager shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harfager just leaning against Soler, taking a breather.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soler tries to pull guard but Harfager won't allow it.
Soler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabilondo Soler.
Soler wants to get back to striking at distance but Harfager won't allow it.
Harfager working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Soler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harfager gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soler looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Harfager.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harfager is stalling here.
Harfager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
Harfager lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harfager.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager lands an uppercut.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Soler's takedown attempt.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soler takes a shot to the head.
Soler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harfager fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harald Harfager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harfager fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harfager with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gabilondo Soler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Harfager.
Soler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soler keeps the fight on the outside.
Harfager tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Soler is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harfager.
Soler's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Soler duly obliges.
Soler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harfager as he jumps to the side.
Harfager gets caught flat footed, as Soler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harfager 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.
Soler won't allow Harfager to get back to his feet.
Harfager will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harfager working a defensive guard here.
Harfager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harfager tries to get out of the position.
Soler pushes down on Harfager's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Soler seems to be working for a kimura but Harfager defends the submission attempt.
Soler not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harfager is not content to let Soler control the position.
Soler is thwarting Harfager's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harfager keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager dominated that round.
That's time! Harfager's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soler is thwarting Harfager's attempts to control the position.
Soler is trying to work for a kimura but Harfager is defending well.
Harfager is staying active underneath Soler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soler wants to pass to mount but Harfager is defending the position.
Harfager tries to roll over but Soler keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler is trying for a kimura here. Harfager looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Soler wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabilondo Soler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Koo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koo has chosen Kiss - God of Thunder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that John Crichton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Crichton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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167 lbs
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pasi Koo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koo. Crichton shrugs it off though.
Koo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crichton.
Koo scores with a takedown into Crichton's guard.
Koo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crichton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Koo, into his guard.
Crichton prevents Koo from getting back to his feet.
Crichton thows a big elbow that misses.
Crichton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crichton looking to pass the guard.
Koo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo 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.
Crichton looking to pass the guard.
Koo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crichton lands a couple of elbows.
Crichton tries to free his leg and advance position but Koo is retaining full guard.
Koo wants to stand and escape but Crichton is having none of it.
Crichton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crichton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crichton wants to pass the guard but Koo is keeping the position.
Crichton postures up.
Pasi Koo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crichton looks to score with a jab to the body but Koo is just out of range.
Koo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koo shoots in and drives through. Crichton sprawls well.
Crichton scores with a jab to the head.
Crichton with a jab.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crichton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crichton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koo tries for a takedown but Crichton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crichton.
Crichton lands the left hand.
Koo misses with a takedown attempt - Crichton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Crichton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasi Koo.
Koo looks gassed!
Koo shoots in for a double leg but Crichton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crichton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Crichton there.
Pasi Koo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Koo.
Crichton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koo.
Crichton connects with the punch.
It looks like Pasi Koo has been cut.
Koo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crichton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crichton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton gets through Koo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crichton prevents Koo from breaking the clinch.
Koo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crichton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crichton presses Koo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crichton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crichton just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Crichton as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crichton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crichton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koo backwards.
Crichton gets through Koo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crichton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crichton is working Koo over against the cage.
Crichton lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Crichton as the two fighters clinch.
Crichton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crichton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crichton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crichton gets through Koo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crichton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koo or not.
Nice body punch from Crichton.
Crichton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crichton lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Crichton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pasi Koo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crichton throws a one two combo.
Crichton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koo.
Crichton lands a jab to the nose.
Crichton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koo drops his hands momentarily and Crichton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koo has his takedown stuffed
and Koo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koo is rocked!
Crichton closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Koo! Crichton dives in looking to finish! Koo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crichton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boiko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boiko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boiko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boiko!
Black is pushing Boiko's head away, looking to escape. Boiko manages to hold on to the position though.
Black struggling a bit here.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black struggling a bit here.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boiko off and has taken his back!
Black is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Boiko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Black tightening his grip on Boiko, looking for the choke.
Black struggling to land strikes to the head as Boiko covers up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Black manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Black missing with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Black is persistently looking for the submission but Boiko is defending it well.
Black looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Black.
Boiko showing good submission defense here.
Black working for a choke but Boiko is defending well.
Boiko tries to escape but Black has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Black looking for the choke from the back.
Boiko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking for a rear naked choke here but Boiko reverses the position brilliantly into Black's guard!
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boiko's guard.
Boiko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boiko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Black working for submissions but it's allowed Boiko to get to half guard.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Travis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boiko.
Black fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boiko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boiko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boiko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boiko slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Boiko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black looks to land a combination but Boiko avoids it well.
Black shoots in and drives through. Boiko sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Boiko. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Boiko lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Boiko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boiko scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boiko pinned against the cage. Boiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivan Boiko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Boiko which made him look bad.
Boiko looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boiko pinned against the cage. Boiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
A head kick by Black misses
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boiko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Black really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black tries to clinch up
and Boiko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boiko digs a good hook to Black's body.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Boiko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boiko misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black is looking to clinch but Boiko is avoiding it.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boiko counters with a nice body kick.
Boiko circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boiko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Black really felt that one!
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Boiko counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boiko counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boiko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boiko finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boiko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boiko counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Boiko both land. Nice combination.
Black digs a good hook to Boiko's body.
Black shoots and misses
letting Boiko counter with a right hand.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boiko throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Boiko feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a takedown
and Boiko counters with a two punch combo.
Boiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Boiko.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Boiko counter with a right hand.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boiko counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boiko.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Boiko stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Boiko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Boiko.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boiko counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Boiko to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Boiko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boiko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Boiko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasqez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqez has chosen Gorillaz - Latin simone as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sergei Baduk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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271 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasqez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasqez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baduk.
Velasqez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baduk moves away.
Baduk drops Velasqez with a beautiful combination! Velasqez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Baduk is looking for the KO!
It looks like Cain Velasqez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasqez takes a swing at Baduk's ribcage but misses.
Sergei Baduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baduk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baduk lands a big head kick that sends Velasqez tumbling to the mat! Baduk takes a step backwards and waves Velasqez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Cain Velasqez's cut even more.
Baduk throws a right hand that Velasqez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasqez also avoids with ease.
A solid body kick from Baduk.
Velasqez looks gassed!
Velasqez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baduk batters Velasqez with a massive right followed by a huge left! Velasqez is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Baduk lands a final crushing right hand to drop Velasqez to the mat with a gruesome thud! Baduk is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Baduk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Monnelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monnelli comes into the arena with Legenda - Where the Devils Dance blaring out of the sound system. Tatov has chosen Superunknown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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312 lbs
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299 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neal Monnelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monnelli scores with a sloppy right hand. Tatov should have avoided that one.
Monnelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Neal Monnelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monnelli has a takedown stuffed.
Monnelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monnelli throws a series of punches but Tatov moves out of range.
Monnelli looks to throw the jab but Tatov is out of range.
Monnelli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monnelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatov manages to avoid it.
Monnelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Tatov.
Tatov throws a right hand that Monnelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Monnelli also avoids with ease.
Tatov clinches up against the cage.
Tatov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatov tries to land a knee to the head but Monnelli blocks with his arms.
Tatov digs a right hand into Monnelli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monnelli's gas tank.
Monnelli is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Tatov.
Tatov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Neal Monnelli has been cut.
Tatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Tatov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatov pushes Monnelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Tatov.
A nice left hand lands by Tatov.
Monnelli is rocked!
Monnelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Monnelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monnelli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monnelli seems to have got his legs back now.
Tatov misses with a knee strike.
Tatov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tatov scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monnelli's face.
Tatov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Tatov.
Tatov cracks Monnelli with a nice body shot.
Tatov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monnelli backwards.
Tatov lands a body punch.
Tatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatov drops Monnelli onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Monnelli is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Monnelli is pressed against the cage. Tatov pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Monnelli! Two more big strikes from Tatov and Monnelli crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Igor Tatov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chevalier comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Rome has chosen Samoan Death as his entrance music. Samoa Rome has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sebastien Chevalier's chin.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samoa Rome!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier looks to score with a jab to the body but Rome is just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chevalier enables Rome to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chevalier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chevalier managing to control the position.
Rome is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chevalier working a defensive guard here.
Chevalier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rome can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rome passes Chevalier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chevalier wants to control but Rome is keeping busy.
Rome has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier holds on for dear life.
Rome goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chevalier is on top in guard.
Rome looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chevalier has picked Rome up and slammed him! Rome can't keep hold of the triangle and Chevalier manages to pass to side control!
Chevalier decides to stand back up. Chevalier steps back and let's Rome get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rome or perhaps it was just good defense by Chevalier which made him look bad.
Chevalier lands a nice shot to the body.
Rome throws a jab but it's blocked by Chevalier.
Rome misses the body punch
and Chevalier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chevalier digs a good body shot into Rome's ribs.
Rome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chevalier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Rome as he connects with a hook.
Chevalier throws out a loose jab but Rome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rome misses the body punch
and Chevalier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chevalier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chevalier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rome lands a slapping body shot.
Chevalier lands a nice looking body shot.
Rome throws a body punch but Chevalier moves out of range.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chevalier as he avoids it easily.
Chevalier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rome shoots in for a takedown but Chevalier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sebastien Chevalier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Rome.
Rome lands a nice shot to the body.
Chevalier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier misses the body punch
letting Rome counter with a right hand.
Chevalier swings for the body but Rome moves out of range.
Chevalier thows a body shot but no joy.
Chevalier looks to land a left hand but Rome moved out of range nicely.
Chevalier scores with a nice head shot.
Chevalier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rome with a poor takedown
and Chevalier counters with a left to the body.
Chevalier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rome digs a good body shot into Chevalier's ribs.
Rome swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chevalier is looking to wear down Rome with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rome walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Chevalier. No joy for Rome on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Chevalier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chevalier digs a good hook to Rome's body.
Chevalier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rome misses with a takedown
letting Chevalier counter with a right hand.
Chevalier throws a series of punches but Rome moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Chevalier misses
and Rome counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chevalier's guard now.
Rome trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Chevalier looking for a sweep. Not yet Chevalier, not yet.
Rome looking to pass the guard.
Rome trying to control the position from guard on top but Chevalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome postures up.
Rome tries to free his leg and advance position but Chevalier is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rome drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chevalier looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chevalier looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chevalier!
Chevalier slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rome prevents Chevalier from moving into mount.
Chevalier takes a little break here. Rome wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome prevents Chevalier from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sebastien Chevalier.
Chevalier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rome looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rome gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rome swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chevalier counters with a three punch combo that has Rome backing up. Rome nods at Chevalier to acknowledge the strikes.
Chevalier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rome manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Rome misses
enabling Chevalier to counter with a crisp jab.
Rome fails with the takedown.
Sebastien Chevalier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Rome.
Rome moves forwards but Chevalier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chevalier throws a right and a left that Rome avoids nicely.
Rome misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chevalier.
Rome swings for the body but Chevalier moves out of range.
Chevalier misses with a hook to the body
and Rome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Chevalier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rome avoids the body shot from Chevalier.
Rome misses the jab.
Rome waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chevalier.
Rome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rome. Chevalier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rome closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chevalier to the mat! Chevalier manages to get full guard.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Chevalier is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome passes Chevalier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chevalier is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chevalier!
Chevalier tries to lock up and control but Rome gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rome wants to take his opponent's back but Chevalier doesn't allow it.
Rome trying to control but Chevalier is having none of it.
Rome misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chevalier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chevalier sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rome trying to control from Chevalier's half guard. Chevalier has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chevalier is keeping the position for now.
Rome is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chevalier has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rome is looking to defend but Chevalier has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rome! Chevalier pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rome taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sebastien Chevalier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kimura's choice of entrance music: Kiyoshi Yoshida - Spirit. The key to victory for Lebron James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
272 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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28
268 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura blocks a jab.
Kimura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James lands with a kick to the temple. Kimura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
Masahiko Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James throws a front kick aimed at Kimura's knee but Kimura avoids it well.
James with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Kimura looks gassed!
Kimura gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! James points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Kimura wakes up just in time to hear James thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lebron James!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Wanna Fuck Your Sister . Mallon has chosen im not afraid as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fokk Yu Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long slips a jab from Mallon.
Mallon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long with a nice cross.
Mallon stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mallon misses the body punch
and Long counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mallon jabs Long to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John Mallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallon moves to clinch but Long breaks away
and Long counters with an outside leg kick.
Mallon throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Mallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallon.
A good leg kick by Long.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mallon misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Mallon.
It looks like Fokk Yu Long has been cut.
Mallon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Long connects with a leg kick. Mallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mallon loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Mallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mallon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long looks for the body kick but Mallon saw that one coming.
Mallon misses with an uppercut.
Mallon jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long ducks under a wild hook from Mallon.
Long jabs Mallon right on the nose. Mallon blinks but takes it well.
Long swings for the body but Mallon moves out of range.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Mallon should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mallon looks to clinch
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Long slips under a jab.
Mallon wants to clinch
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Mallon backing up. Mallon nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Mallon drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Mallon throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Mallon is trying to drag Long to the mat but Long just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mallon working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mallon wants the takedown. Long is fighting it off but Mallon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Long's guard against the cage.
Mallon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mallon wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mallon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mallon advances position into side control!
Long gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Mallon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mallon landing strikes from the mount.
Mallon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Long looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mallon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fokk Yu Long's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mallon throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long tried to score with a low kick but Mallon checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Mallon down.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mallon.
Mallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mallon looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Mallon throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mallon throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mallon wants to clinch but Long slips to the side
and Long counters with a nice body kick.
Mallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mallon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Long moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
Mallon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long avoids the body shot from Mallon.
Mallon wants to clinch
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long lands a head kick!
Long lands with a straight right. Mallon didn't see that one coming.
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mallon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallon misses with a body shot.
Fokk Yu Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Mallon throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Long fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Long scores with a body shot.
Long delivers a nice body kick.
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Mallon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
Long connects with a body shot that sends Mallon's belly button to the back.
Mallon doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Mallon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long lands a lovely overhand right.
John Mallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
Mallon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of Mallon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Long throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mallon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mallon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long tests Mallon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up John Mallon's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long scores with a jab. Mallon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Long slips a straight right by Mallon.
Mallon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Long can pounce on him.
Mallon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mallon. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mallon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Long.
Long thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mallon if he has to take too many more of those.
Mallon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallon tries to move into range but Long moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mallon has time to react.
Mallon walks into a left hand.
Long fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mallon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Long throws a quick inside leg kick.
Long connects with a body shot that sends Mallon's belly button to the back.
Mallon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Long can pounce on him.
Mallon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mallon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Long.
Long connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mallon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fokk Yu Long dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mallon. That did some damage!
Mallon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long works Mallon's body with a nice hook.
Long lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat.
That kick from Long tenderised Mallon's leg. Mallon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mallon has time to react.
Long lands a head kick!
Long lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mallon will feel that in the morning.
Mallon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mallon tries to clinch but Long moves away
and Mallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long digs a good body shot into Mallon's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Long.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Long.
Mallon walks into a jab.
Long lands with a cross.
Long fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mallon throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Mallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Long lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above John Mallon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good shot there by Long.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mallon.
Mallon throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mallon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Long.
Long connects with a leg kick. Mallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Mallon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Long.
Long digs a good hook to Mallon's body.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John Mallon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Long.
Mallon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Long connects with a leg kick. Mallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Long getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long throws a quick inside leg kick.
Long lands with a shot to the body.
Long thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mallon if he has to take too many more of those.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long connects with a right hand. Mallon shakes it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Mallon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fokk Yu Long!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Neon - In Hardtrance I Trust . Kuusisto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System of a down - Chop Suey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
Kuusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusisto misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Kuusisto misses.
Koski scores with a head kick. Kuusisto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Kuusisto is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuusisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski throws a nice head kick!
Koski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski lands a jab to the nose.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuusisto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koski is out of range and Kuusisto settles back down.
Jab by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusisto moves out of range easily.
Kuusisto moves out of range as Koski strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Koski with a nice cross.
Koski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuusisto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koski scrambles back to his feet.
Kuusisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koski momentarily.
A big right from Kuusisto misses.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto connects with a jab.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Kuusisto.
Koski misses with a body kick.
Koski swings for the body but Kuusisto moves out of range.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Kuusisto moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Koski.
Koski jabs at Kuusisto's body.
Kuusisto connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Koski lands but Kuusisto takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuusisto can pounce on him.
Kuusisto throws a body kick the misses
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Kuusisto
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski connects with a right hand. Kuusisto shakes it off.
That has opened up Armas Kuusisto's cut even more.
Kuusisto misses with a leg kick.
Koski throws a head kick but Kuusisto moves out of range.
Kuusisto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski throws a nice head kick!
Kuusisto throws a sloppy head kick
and Koski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuusisto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuusisto is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Koski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuusisto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koski moves out of range as Kuusisto throws a body kick.
Kuusisto throws a lazy body kick
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koski wants it to stay on the feet.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Kuusisto's ribs.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuusisto looks gassed!
Koski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuusisto in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusisto throws a body kick that misses.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Koski. That snapped Kuusisto's head back.
Koski throws a right and a left that Kuusisto avoids nicely.
Koski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuusisto's calf.
Kuusisto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuusisto tries to land a body kick
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuusisto misses with a body punch
and Koski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuusisto's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Koski lands but Kuusisto takes it in his stride.
The cut above Armas Kuusisto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Kuusisto scores with a four punch combination!
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koski swings for the body but Kuusisto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuusisto cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.
Koski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koski looks to land a body kick but Kuusisto moved away.
Kuusisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski throws a nice looking combination but Kuusisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koski punishes Kuusisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Koski scores with a hook.
Koski lands with a right hand.
Koski thuds a left hand into Kuusisto's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kuusisto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Koski has got the better of the exchanges.
Kuusisto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koski throws a hook but Kuusisto blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski scores with a hook to the body. Kuusisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That kick from Kuusisto tenderised Koski's leg. Koski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuusisto moves to clinch but Koski breaks away
and Koski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuusisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koski but Koski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuusisto is breathing heavily.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Armas Kuusisto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuusisto.
Koski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuusisto has time to react.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusisto. Kuusisto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuusisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koski takes a swing at Kuusisto's ribcage but misses.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuusisto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Koski.
A low kick from Kuusisto is predictable there
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Kuusisto
and Koski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Kuusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Kuusisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a front kick that sends Koski stumbling back into the cage.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomi Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Kuusisto.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuusisto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koski keeping moving, preventing Kuusisto from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusisto stands and throws Koski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koski sneaks back into half guard.
Koski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuusisto is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski is in trouble now - Kuusisto has advanced to mount!
Kuusisto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
A nice elbow there by Kuusisto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski is squirming around, avoiding Kuusisto's attempts to control the action.
Kuusisto looking to ground and pound but Koski is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto working for a submission but Koski is keeping him at bay.
Koski tries to buck Kuusisto off but Kuusisto takes his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tomi Koski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A low kick from Kuusisto is predictable there
and Koski counters with a right hand to the body.
Koski tries to sprawl but Kuusisto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kuusisto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koski!
Kuusisto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koski is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koski is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto wants to control the pace but Koski is squirming around nicely.
Koski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Koski working to try and regain half guard.
Kuusisto throwing strikes but Koski recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Kuusisto tries to pass to full mount but Koski defends it.
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kuusisto thows a huge punch but Koski dodges it nicely.
Kuusisto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuusisto is looking to stall here but Koski recovers full guard.
Kuusisto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Armas Kuusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuusisto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuusisto is one step ahead there.
Koski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuusisto is trying to control but can't.
Koski trying to control the action but Kuusisto is working from the bottom.
Kuusisto tries to get to full guard but Koski has control of the leg.
Kuusisto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuusisto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koski is working away from the top position though.
Koski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuusisto has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Koski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Armas Kuusisto.
I think Koski 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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