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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 4483 p4p, 2889 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 371 weight class). Runnisto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto cracks Lester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Lester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lester.
Jab from Lester.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Lester misses
and Runnisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Runnisto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Runnisto.
Lester clinches.
Lester holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Runnisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester tries to stall but Runnisto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Runnisto blocking some punches.
Runnisto is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Runnisto slowing the pace effectively.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body.
Runnisto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Lester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lester.
Runnisto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Runnisto.
Runnisto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Runnisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Runnisto circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Runnisto blocks an uppercut.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Runnisto.
Runnisto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Runnisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Lester scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Runnisto is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Runnisto.
Runnisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto breaks from the clinch.
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!
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto walks into a stiff left hand from Lester.
Lester misses with a jab to the body
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Lester is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Runnisto lands a nice looking body kick.
Runnisto throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Runnisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Lester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Runnisto clinches.
Lester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Runnisto lands an uppercut.
Runnisto blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Runnisto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runnisto blocking some punches.
Runnisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Runnisto throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Runnisto.
Runnisto breaks from the clinch.
Runnisto throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Runnisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Runnisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Runnisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Runnisto cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto slips a straight right by Lester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Runnisto moved out of range.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Lester defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Runnisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Runnisto scores with a leg kick.
Runnisto dodges the punch combination from Lester.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto 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.
Runnisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lester.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Runnisto walks into a left hand.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Runnisto slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester clinches up with Runnisto and pushes him back against the cage.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesters head.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Runnisto.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Runnisto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Lester.
Lester is trying to maintain a safe position but Runnisto gets an underhook and turns Lester into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Runnisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Runnisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runnisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runnisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Runnisto misses with a punch to the body.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Runnisto misses with some punches.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Runnisto lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Lester.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
Lester tries a body shot but Runnisto blocks it.
Lester lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Runnisto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Runnisto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Runnisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Runnisto.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Runnisto scores with a shoulder strike.
Runnisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Runnisto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Runnisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runnisto tests Lester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lester throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Runnisto throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
A big right from Lester misses.
Runnisto clobbers Lester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Runnisto works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Nice body punch from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Runnisto instigates a clinch.
Runnisto can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Runnisto tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Runnisto back against the cage.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runnisto lands a shot to the body.
Runnisto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesters head.
Runnisto blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Runnisto blocks a body shot from Lester.
A body shot lands from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands with a right to the head.
Runnisto lands a left hand.
Runnisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester looking to stall.
Runnisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Runnisto.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Runnisto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Runnisto throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runnisto moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Runnisto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lester works the jab nicely.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Runnisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
Runnisto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Runnisto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
Runnisto dodges the punch combination from Lester.
Runnisto with a jab.
Runnisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lester wants to clinch but Runnisto slips to the side
and Runnisto counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Runnisto works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Lester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lester misses with a right hand
and Runnisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester scores with a jab. Runnisto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto lands a body shot.
Runnisto with the inside leg kick.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Runnisto.
Lester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Runnisto.
Runnisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Runnisto connects with a right hand. Lester shakes it off.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Runnisto clinches with his opponent.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Runnisto back against the cage.
Lester blocks a body shot from Runnisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lester.
Runnisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Iikka Runnisto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runnisto misses with some punches.
Runnisto scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Runnisto prevents a body shot from Lester.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Runnisto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester blocks a body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Runnisto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lester up against the cage.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runnisto manages to break the clinch.
Runnisto stuns Lester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lester doesn't seem bothered though.
Lester closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto jabs Lester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Runnisto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lester misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Runnisto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!
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energy
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hype
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