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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Koivisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Zarubaylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koivisto comes to the cage accompanied by Official Blaze - Beef Music. Nikolay Zarubaylo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarmo Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Zarubaylo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarubaylo swats away the attempt to clinch by Koivisto.
Koivisto avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Zarubaylo scoring well with a low kick there.
Koivisto moves in looking to clinch but Zarubaylo pushes him off.
Zarubaylo throws the kick towards the body but Koivisto avoids it.
Zarubaylo lands a high kick to the side of Koivisto's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Zarubaylo dives into guard, looking to finish.
Koivisto is rocked!
It looks like Jarmo Koivisto has been cut.
Zarubaylo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zarubaylo slips nicely into half guard.
Zarubaylo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zarubaylo wants to finish this one by submission but Koivisto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zarubaylo.
Koivisto tries to hold on but Zarubaylo pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubaylo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Koivisto turns into him and now he's in Zarubaylo's guard.
Zarubaylo is working an open guard so Koivisto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick from Zarubaylo.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zarubaylo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koivisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikolay Zarubaylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarubaylo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koivisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zarubaylo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koivisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koivisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koivisto is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo tries to land a front kick but Koivisto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zarubaylo keeps the fight on the outside.
Koivisto wants to clinch up but Zarubaylo keeps it at a distance.
Zarubaylo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zarubaylo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zarubaylo connects with a solid leg kick.
Koivisto tries to clinch up.
Koivisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koivisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zarubaylo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Koivisto.
Zarubaylo throws a sloppy head kick
and Koivisto counters with a good, hard body kick but Zarubaylo shrugs it off.
Zarubaylo misses with a kick to the body.
Koivisto clinches up with Zarubaylo and pushes him back against the cage.
Zarubaylo fails to pull guard.
Koivisto looking to throw knees to the head but Zarubaylo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koivisto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zarubaylo's face.
Koivisto is looking to break free of the clinch but Zarubaylo has double underhooks.
Zarubaylo fails to pull guard.
Koivisto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zarubaylo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koivisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zarubaylo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koivisto smiles and moves away.
Jarmo Koivisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Zarubaylo.
Koivisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koivisto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koivisto tries a knee to the head but Zarubaylo blocks it.
Zarubaylo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zarubaylo is working for takedown but Koivisto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zarubaylo scores with a knee to the head.
Zarubaylo looking for a takedown.
Zarubaylo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koivisto prevents it.
Zarubaylo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koivisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarubaylo avoids the damage to the body.
Koivisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zarubaylo has him pressed against the cage.
Zarubaylo misses with a knee to the head.
Koivisto dodges an elbow strike from Zarubaylo.
Koivisto scores with a knee to the head.
Koivisto prevents the takedown attempt.
Koivisto can't break the clinch.
Zarubaylo wants a takedown.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but Koivisto blocks with his arms.
Zarubaylo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zarubaylo has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Koivisto goes down! Zarubaylo dives on top of him - Koivisto manages to get guard.
Oh Koivisto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zarubaylo is pushing down on Koivisto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koivisto is fighting to maintain full guard but Zarubaylo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zarubaylo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zarubaylo wants to work for an arm triangle but Koivisto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zarubaylo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Koivisto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koivisto seems to have got his legs back now.
Koivisto kicks Zarubaylo off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Zarubaylo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Koivisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zarubaylo throws a push kick but Koivisto slaps the foot to one side.
Koivisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koivisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koivisto clobbers Zarubaylo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zarubaylo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarubaylo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zarubaylo throws a lazy body kick
and Koivisto counters with a nice body kick.
Koivisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zarubaylo tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zarubaylo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koivisto has managed to clinch.
Zarubaylo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koivisto smiles and moves away.
Zarubaylo tries to land a body kick
and Koivisto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zarubaylo really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koivisto rushes Zarubaylo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koivisto avoiding damage as Zarubaylo throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zarubaylo tries to pull guard but Koivisto holds him up against the cage and eventually Zarubaylo drops back down to his feet.
Koivisto has had enough of the clinch but Zarubaylo keeps him there for the moment.
Zarubaylo lands an elbow just above Koivisto 's eye.
Zarubaylo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Koivisto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zarubaylo, up you get!
Zarubaylo lands with an uppercut that bounces Koivisto off the cage and back into rage.
Zarubaylo throws a body kick that misses.
Zarubaylo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koivisto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zarubaylo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koivisto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Koivisto pushes Zarubaylo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zarubaylo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zarubaylo controls the position.
Zarubaylo working away.
Koivisto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koivisto keeps working.
Zarubaylo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Koivisto, who protects the arm well.
Zarubaylo tries for a kimura but Koivisto is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Zarubaylo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jarmo Koivisto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zarubaylo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koivisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zarubaylo scores with a nice body kick.
Zarubaylo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick but Koivisto moves out of range.
Zarubaylo tries to land a body kick
and Koivisto counters with a big head kick but Zarubaylo shrugs it off.
Koivisto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koivisto tries to clinch but Zarubaylo moves out of range.
Zarubaylo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zarubaylo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarubaylo misses with the body kick
and Koivisto counters with an outside leg kick.
Zarubaylo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses
and Koivisto moves into the clinch.
Zarubaylo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koivisto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jarmo Koivisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Zarubaylo.
Koivisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zarubaylo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koivisto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zarubaylo backwards.
Zarubaylo jumps guard and drags Koivisto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivisto wanted to stand there but Zarubaylo had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koivisto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koivisto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koivisto pushes down on Zarubaylo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zarubaylo wants to improve his position but Koivisto is controlling well.
Koivisto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zarubaylo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koivisto decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Zarubaylo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Koivisto'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zarubaylo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koivisto is looking to clinch.
Zarubaylo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zarubaylo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zarubaylo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Zarubaylo is predictable there
and Koivisto counters by clinching up.
Koivisto avoiding damage.
Zarubaylo wants a takedown but no success here.
Zarubaylo breaks from the clinch.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koivisto avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Koivisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubaylo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarmo Koivisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zarubaylo throws a body kick that misses.
Koivisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koivisto tries to clinch up.
Koivisto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koivisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Zarubaylo circles away.
Zarubaylo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koivisto's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zarubaylo.
Koivisto avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Koivisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koivisto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koivisto throws a head kick that misses
and Zarubaylo counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zarubaylo.
Zarubaylo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koivisto will feel that in the morning.
Koivisto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zarubaylo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zarubaylo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zarubaylo tries a head kick but it misses.
Koivisto wants to clinch but Zarubaylo slips to the side
and Zarubaylo counters with a low kick, right behind Koivisto 's knee.
Koivisto darts in trying to clinch
and Zarubaylo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zarubaylo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick but Koivisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koivisto tries to clinch up
and Zarubaylo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koivisto tries to kick Zarubaylo off but Zarubaylo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zarubaylo wants to work for an arm triangle but Koivisto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zarubaylo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Koivisto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Zarubaylo seems content to control.
Zarubaylo is keen to just control but Koivisto is a slippery customer.
Zarubaylo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zarubaylo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koivisto!
Zarubaylo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo raining down shots from the mount!
Koivisto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Koivisto tries to hold on but Zarubaylo postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Zarubaylo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nikolay Zarubaylo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koivisto wants to control but Zarubaylo is having none of it.
Koivisto holds on, trying desperately to control.
Jarmo Koivisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zarubaylo working for a submission but Koivisto is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Zarubaylo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zarubaylo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Zarubaylo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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