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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reijonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Datsik circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijonen. Datsik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Datsik dodges the punch combination from Reijonen.
Datsik scores with a jab to the head.
Datsik misses with a low kick.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
Datsik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reijonen's calf.
A head kick misses from Reijonen.
Datsik wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reijonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reijonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Datsik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Datsik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been informed that Reijonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Datsik blocks a head kick by Reijonen.
Datsik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Datsik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Datsik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Datsik feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Datsik misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Reijonen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen is looking to clinch.
Reijonen throws a leg kick but Datsik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reijonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Datsik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reijonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datsik is looking to counter punch.
Datsik moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reijonen.
Datsik connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Skreba Reijonen has been cut.
Datsik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Datsik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Datsik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reijonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Datsik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reijonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Datsik obliges.
Reijonen is looking to control Datsik's arms but Datsik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reijonen has his back to the cage.
Datsik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Datsik tries a head kick but it misses.
Reijonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Datsik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Datsik feints a jab promting Reijonen to slip. Datsik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reijonen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reijonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Datsik closes the distance and clinches.
Datsik is trying to maintain a safe position but Reijonen gets an underhook and turns Datsik into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Datsik as Reijonen tries to tie him up.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
Datsik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik lands a body shot.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Datsik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Datsik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reijonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Datsik circles away.
Reijonen is looking to clinch but Datsik is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Datsik.
Datsik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reijonen lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Datsik. Reijonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Datsik checks a low kick from Reijonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Datsik moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen scores with a punch to the head.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Datsik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reijonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reijonen misses with a head kick.
Datsik throws a push kick but Reijonen slaps the foot to one side.
Datsik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Datsik thumps Reijonen with a low kick.
Reijonen avoids the body shot from Datsik.
Datsik moves out of range as Reijonen strikes.
Reijonen moves into range and clinches up with Datsik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Datsik can't find room to land a body shot as Reijonen controls the action.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Datsik controls his hands.
Datsik misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Datsik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen'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.
Datsik cracks the inside of Reijonen's front leg.
Datsik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Datsik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reijonen can do to turn this around?
Datsik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Datsik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Datsik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reijonen tries to clinch up.
Datsik wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Datsik misses with a straight right.
Datsik catches Reijonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Datsik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reijonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Datsik momentarily.
Reijonen loads up on a big right hand but Datsik slips the punch.
Datsik jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Datsik feints and then cracks Reijonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reijonen down.
Datsik misses with a hook.
Reijonen lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Datsik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reijonen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reijonen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik scores with a hook.
Reijonen throws a looping overhand right but Datsik ducks down to avoid it.
Datsik throws a solid leg kick but Reijonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Datsik.
Datsik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reijonen.
Reijonen ducks under a wild hook from Datsik.
Reijonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Datsik slips under a jab from Reijonen.
Datsik thumps Reijonen with a low kick.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reijonen avoids it.
Datsik misses with a kick to the body
and Reijonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Datsik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Datsik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
Reijonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Datsik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Datsik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reijonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reijonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
David Datsik is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen throws a wild body kick that Datsik sees coming a mile off.
Datsik lands a jab to Reijonen's midsection.
Reijonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Datsik's calf.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses.
Reijonen misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Reijonen.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Reijonen.
A telegraphed right hand from Datsik misses the target.
Reijonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Datsik can pounce on him.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
Datsik takes a swing at Reijonen's ribcage but misses.
Datsik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reijonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reijonen scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Datsik.
Reijonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reijonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reijonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Datsik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Datsik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Datsik feints and then cracks Reijonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reijonen down.
A low kick from Reijonen is predictable there
and Datsik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Datsik breaks the clinch.
Reijonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Datsik as he checks the leg kick.
As Reijonen backs away, Datsik returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reijonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Datsik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reijonen throws the left hand but Datsik avoids the punch easily.
Datsik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Reijonen blocks the low kick.
Datsik tries to work over Reijonen's front leg with a kick but Reijonen checks it.
Datsik tried to score with a low kick but Reijonen checks it.
Datsik slips under a jab.
Reijonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Datsik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Datsik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Datsik misses with a head kick.
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Datsik misses the target.
Datsik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Datsik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reijonen cracks Datsik with an open hand slap.
Reijonen throws a leg kick which misses Datsik's front leg but catches the back leg as Datsik tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Reijonen - just one landing.
Datsik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reijonen can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Skreba Reijonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reijonen scores with a leg kick.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijonen checks a leg kick.
Reijonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Reijonen.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses.
Reijonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijonen loads up on a big right hand but Datsik slips the punch.
Datsik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Reijonen misses the target.
Reijonen moves into range and clinches up with Datsik.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen cracks Datsik with a nice body shot.
Datsik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik looking to throw knees to the head but Reijonen is blocking nicely.
David Datsik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik lands a body shot.
Datsik trying to land knees to the body.
Datsik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reijonen avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
Datsik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reijonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Datsik misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands with a light punch inside.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Datsik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reijonen.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Datsik is looking to break free of the clinch but Reijonen has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reijonen's face.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Datsik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Datsik tries to land knees in the clinch but Reijonen avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Datsik as Reijonen tries to tie him up.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Datsik wants to get back to striking at distance but Reijonen won't allow it.
Datsik cracks Reijonen with a nice body shot.
Reijonen scores with a hook 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!
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik scores with a hook to the body.
Datsik breaks from the clinch.
Datsik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reijonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Reijonen blocks a head kick by Datsik.
Reijonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Datsik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Datsik.
Datsik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reijonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Datsik scores with a shoulder strike.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
Nice body punch from Reijonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a knee strike.
Reijonen lands a body punch.
Reijonen lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik wants to break free but Reijonen has control.
A right hand to the body from Reijonen.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Datsik's elbow.
Datsik tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Datsik back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Reijonen.
A short right from Reijonen.
Reijonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reijonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Datsik or not.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reijonen 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Skreba Reijonen!
After winning the bout, Skreba Reijonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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