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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michail Podolski (ranked 433 p4p, 50 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 228 p4p, 29 weight class). Podolski comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ride. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Podolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
A telegraphed right hand from Letaivu misses the target.
Podolski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Podolski cracks Letaivu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Podolski throws a body kick that misses.
Podolski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Letaivu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Podolski scores with a decent looking hook.
Podolski digs a good hook to Letaivu's body.
Podolski thows a leg kick but Letaivu checks it
and Letaivu counters with a nice body shot.
Podolski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Podolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Letaivu walks into a left hand.
Letaivu moves out of range as Podolski throws a body kick.
Podolski misses the jab.
Podolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Letaivu.
Podolski slips under a jab from Letaivu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Podolski misses with a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Podolski loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Podolski throws a low kick but Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Podolski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Podolski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Podolski rushes Letaivu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Letaivu 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.
Podolski lands a right hand.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Podolski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Podolski.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Podolski throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Podolski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Podolski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Podolski.
A nice left hand lands by Letaivu.
Letaivu cracks Podolski with a nice body shot.
Podolski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Podolski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Podolski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letaivu misses with a body punch.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Podolski digs a right hand underneath Letaivu's ribcage. Letaivu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Podolski.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Podolski fails to land.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Podolski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letaivu or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Letaivu gets through Podolski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu scores with a shot to the side of Podolski's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letaivu.
Podolski tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Podolski throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Podolski.
A short right from Letaivu.
Letaivu presses Podolski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
Podolski tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu lands an uppercut.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
Podolski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Podolski swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Podolski has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Podolski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Podolski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Podolski.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Podolski.
Podolski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Letaivu.
Letaivu tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Podolski tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Podolski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Letaivu walks into a left hand.
Podolski throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Letaivu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Podolskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Letaivu takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Podolski clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Podolski.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Podolski.
Podolski lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Letaivu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
Podolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Podolski misses with a body punch.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Podolski misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Podolski.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Podolski tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu digs a right hand underneath Podolski's ribcage. Podolski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Letaivu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
A short right from Letaivu on the inside.
Letaivu tries to work over Podolski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Podolski controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Podolski.
Podolski misses with some punches.
Podolski working aggressively here.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Podolski is working Letaivu over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski scores with a hook to the body.
Podolski tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
Podolski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Podolski scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Podolski.
Podolski swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
Podolski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Letaivu.
Podolski can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Podolski blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letaivu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Podolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Podolski throws a head punch that misses.
Podolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Podolski.
Podolski tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Letaivu on the inside.
Podolski blocking some punches.
Podolski misses with some punches.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Podolski misses with some punches.
Letaivu is leaning against Podolski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Podolski.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Podolski's elbow.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Letaivu pushes Podolski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Podolski gets through Letaivu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Podolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Podolski tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Podolski can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Podolski misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Podolski lands a body shot.
Podolski misses with a body punch.
Podolski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Podolski tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Podolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Podolski misses with the head strike.
Podolski tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Podolski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
Podolski tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Podolski lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Letaivu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Letaivu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michail Podolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Podolski. Podolski obviously looking to wear him down.
Podolski fakes the leg kick and cracks Letaivu in the body.
Letaivu blocks a leg kick.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letaivu throws a right hand that misses
and Podolski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Podolski misses with a straight left.
Podolski thumps Letaivu with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
Podolski walks into a straight right hand from Letaivu.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Podolski. That's going to slow Letaivu down.
Jab from Podolski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Podolski misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Letaivu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Podolski misses with a left hand
letting Letaivu counter with a right hand.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Letaivu misses with a body punch
and Podolski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu works Podolski's body with a nice hook.
Letaivu slips under a jab from Podolski.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Podolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu just misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Podolski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Letaivu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Letaivu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Letaivu checks a leg kick nicely.
Podolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Podolski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letaivu doesn't seem phased though.
Podolski tests Letaivu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Letaivu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Letaivu misses the jab.
Podolski needs to keep his hands up - Letaivu had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
A jab from Letaivu does it's job there.
Podolski misses with a jab to the body
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michail Podolski is winning the standup battle so far.
Letaivu defending well as Podolski loads up on a big left hand.
Podolski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Letaivu scores with a shot to the body.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Podolski's head.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letaivu.
Podolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Letaivu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Podolski. That one must have hurt.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
Podolski looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Podolski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Letaivu.
Letaivu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Letaivu misses with a looping left.
Podolski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Podolski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Letaivu counters with a three punch combo that has Podolski backing up. Podolski nods at Letaivu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Letaivu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Pascal Letaivu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Podolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu just misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Podolski ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Podolski avoids the punch easily.
Podolski's corner calls for a 1-2. Podolski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Letaivu connects with a body shot that sends Podolski's belly button to the back.
Letaivu moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Letaivu throws a series of punches but Podolski avoids them all with ease.
Michail Podolski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Podolski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Letaivu.
I've got Letaivu 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Letaivu!
A very excited looking Pascal Letaivu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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