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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Johansen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juha Leuka's chin.
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Good wrestling
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Johansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka stuffs the takedown.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Johansen throws a series of punches but Leuka avoids them all with ease.
Jan Johansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansen shoots for a double leg takedown but Leuka sprawls well. He's pushed Johansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansen keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leuka tries to avoid it but Johansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leuka to the ground. Leuka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Johansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Johansen is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen swinging wildly here.
Johansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Leuka wants to clinch up but Johansen keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Leuka tries to sprawl out of it but Johansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johansen.
Leuka stuffs the takedown.
Leuka leaves Johansen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka wants to clinch up but Johansen keeps it at a distance.
Johansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansen misses with a wild body shot.
Johansen shoots in for a double leg but Leuka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leuka but Leuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansen circles away.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansen circles away.
Leuka clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johansen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johansen has clasped his hands together around Leuka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Leuka is trying to improve his position.
Leuka struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leuka throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Leuka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leuka moves into the clinch.
Johansen just leaning against Leuka, taking a breather.
Johansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johansen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Leuka pushes Johansen off looking to stand but Johansen dives back in and keeps control.
Leuka moves into full guard.
Johansen throws and elbow that misses. Leuka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johansen's guard. Nice move by Leuka!
Johansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leuka is controlling him.
Johansen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Leuka wants to stand and escape but instead Johansen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka keeping moving, preventing Johansen from controlling successfully.
Johansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leuka working a defensive guard here.
Leuka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johansen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johansen throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansen stops Leuka from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Leuka. No joy for Johansen on that attempt.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Johansen pushes him off.
That's two 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.
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leuka tries to clinch up but Johansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Johansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johansen.
Juha Leuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen misses with a takedown attempt - Leuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leuka's waist but Leuka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johansen off to one side.
Johansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansen fails with the takedown.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Johansen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leuka slips a jab from Johansen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leuka but Leuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Johansen pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leuka tries to clinch there but Johansen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juha Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johansen misses with a takedown attempt - Leuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johansen misses with an uppercut.
Johansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leuka pinned against the cage. Leuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leuka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Johansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansen looks for a takedown but Leuka sprawls well.
Leuka wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka tries to clinch but Johansen moves out of range.
Leuka stuffs the takedown.
Johansen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leuka defends it nicely.
Johansen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Leuka is trying to improve his position.
Johansen working the ground and pound but Leuka is defending the strikes.
Johansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johansen working the head and body with strikes.
Johansen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Leuka struggling a bit here.
Johansen prevents Leuka from escaping the position.
Johansen throws a strike aimed at the side of Leuka's head but Leuka avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka tries to buck Johansen off but Johansen is having none of it.
Leuka manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johansen's best efforts.
Johansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johansen thows a huge punch but Leuka dodges it nicely.
Johansen slips a nice elbow through Leuka's hands, connecting with Leuka's forehead.
Leuka manages to get to full guard.
Johansen throws and elbow that misses. Leuka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johansen's guard. Nice move by Leuka!
Leuka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johansen is proving hard to escape from.
Johansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leuka is controlling him.
Johansen is adopting a defensive guard.
Juha Leuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johansen is looking to stand up but Leuka isn't so interested in that idea.
Leuka trying to control but Johansen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jan Johansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Johansen.
I think Leuka 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Leuka!
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energy
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hype
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