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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi's entrance music is On The Dub-ble. A fine choice. Ryuu Takeshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matinheimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takeshi digs a good hook to Matinheimo's body.
Ryuu Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Takeshi.
Takeshi is looking to clinch.
Matinheimo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takeshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takeshi tries to clinch up.
Takeshi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matinheimo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takeshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matinheimo.
Some wild striking there from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matinheimo misses with a double jab.
Matinheimo digs a good body shot into Takeshi's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Takeshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo takes one to the side of the head.
Takeshi missing with a left hand there. Matinheimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Takeshi misses.
A combination from Matinheimo does no damage.
Matinheimo lands a nice looking body shot.
Matinheimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Takeshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeshi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matinheimo will feel that in the morning.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Matinheimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takeshi thumps Matinheimo with a low kick.
Matinheimo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takeshi moves into the clinch.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeshi misses with a body kick.
Matinheimo checks a low kick from Takeshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takeshi.
Matinheimo throws out a loose jab but Takeshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeshi is looking to slow Matinheimo down with leg kicks.
A cross from Takeshi lands.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Takeshi wants to slow Matinheimo down by chopping away at his legs.
Takeshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matinheimo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Matinheimo circles away.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matinheimo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takeshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matinheimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeshi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryuu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matinheimo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takeshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Matinheimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi misses with a hook. Matinheimo ducked under it nicely.
Takeshi clinches.
Takeshi breaks the clinch.
Takeshi rushes Matinheimo and presses him up against the cage.
Takeshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matinheimo effectively controlling the action here.
Matinheimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takeshis head.
Matinheimo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Matinheimo.
Takeshi breaks from the clinch.
Matinheimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeshi.
Matinheimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeshi moves away.
Matinheimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
Takeshi throws out a loose jab but Matinheimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Takeshi misses
and Matinheimo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Takeshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matinheimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Takeshi throws a leg kick which misses Matinheimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Matinheimo tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Takeshi.
Takeshi scores with a nice head shot.
Takeshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takeshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takeshi tries to land a front kick but Matinheimo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matinheimo connects with a body shot.
Takeshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matinheimo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takeshi won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeshi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Matinheimo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi dominated that round.
That's time! Takeshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takeshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matinheimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Takeshi.
Matinheimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takeshi can pounce on him.
Matinheimo avoids a kick to the body.
Matinheimo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matinheimo slips under a jab from Takeshi.
Takeshi misses with a straight left.
Takeshi thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Takeshi does it's job there.
Jab by Takeshi.
Takeshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matinheimo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Matinheimo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Matinheimo. That snapped Takeshi's head back.
Matinheimo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takeshi.
Takeshi throws a hook to the side of Matinheimo's head but Matinheimo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeshi looks to throw the jab but Matinheimo is out of range.
Takeshi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matinheimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Takeshi.
Takeshi wants to clinch
and Matinheimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeshi slips a jab from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeshi.
Takeshi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matinheimo checks it well.
Matinheimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Takeshi misses the shot to the body.
Takeshi lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matinheimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takeshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takeshi wants to clinch but Matinheimo slips to the side
enabling Matinheimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Matinheimo misses the jab.
Matinheimo misses the shot to the body.
Matinheimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeshi is just out of range.
Matinheimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matinheimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matinheimo lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Takeshi.
Takeshi digs a good body shot into Matinheimo's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matinheimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo stuns Takeshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takeshi slips under a jab from Matinheimo.
Takeshi throws a chopping leg kick but Matinheimo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matinheimo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takeshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matinheimo.
Takeshi lands with an uppercut that bounces Matinheimo off the cage and back into rage.
A punch lands to the side of Matinheimo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takeshi wants to clinch
and Matinheimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Takeshi avoids the body shot from Matinheimo.
Takeshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matinheimo.
Takeshi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matinheimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo wants to slow Takeshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Takeshi tries to clinch
and Takeshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeshi closes the distance but Matinheimo moves to the side
and Matinheimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Takeshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takeshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takeshi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matinheimo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matinheimo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeshi closes the distance but Matinheimo moves to the side
and Matinheimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takeshi thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi tries to clinch but Matinheimo moves away
so Matinheimo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matinheimo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Ryuu Takeshi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matinheimo checks a low kick from Takeshi.
Matinheimo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matinheimo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matinheimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takeshi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takeshi lands with a shot to the body.
Takeshi wants to clinch but Matinheimo slips to the side
and Matinheimo counters with a single leg into guard. Takeshi didn't expect that.
Takeshi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matinheimo stopping the sweep attempt from Takeshi.
Matinheimo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
Takeshi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matinheimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matinheimo throwing strikes from guard but Takeshi blocks nicely.
Matinheimo postures up in Takeshi's guard and throws a big left but Takeshi blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Takeshi.
Matinheimo closes the distance and clinches up with Takeshi, looking for a takedown. Matinheimo pushes Takeshi against the cage but Takeshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matinheimo checks it well.
Takeshi throws out a loose jab but Matinheimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeshi misses with a hook.
Takeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matinheimo. That did some damage!
Takeshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paavo Matinheimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matinheimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeshi ducks under a wild hook from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matinheimo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takeshi to score with a decent uppercut.
Takeshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matinheimo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takeshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matinheimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryuu Takeshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to clinch up
and Matinheimo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Takeshi pushes Matinheimo off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Takeshi keeps Matinheimo at a distance using the push kick.
Matinheimo throws a nice looking combination but Takeshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matinheimo throws a looping overhand right but Takeshi ducks down to avoid it.
Takeshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matinheimo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Matinheimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takeshi 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 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Takeshi!
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hype
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