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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 3569 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Elvis Milissis (ranked 307 p4p, 297 weight class). Hanma comes into the arena with B-Complex - Beautiful Lies blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milissis.
Milissis misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Milissis.
Milissis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milissis throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Milissis.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
Milissis scores with a jab to the body.
Milissis moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milissis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Milissis tries to bum rush Hanma with a series of wild strikes but Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milissis's coach down at Thunder Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Milissis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Milissis counters with a nice body shot.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milissis moves away.
Milissis throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milissis manages to avoid it.
Milissis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hanma with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milissis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanma takes a swing at Milissis's ribcage but misses.
Milissis defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Hanma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Milissis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Milissis. Milissis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Milissis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Milissis blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Milissis.
Milissis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Milissis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Milissis thinks about the counter body kick.
Milissis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Milissis slips under a jab from Hanma.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
Hanma throws a hook but Milissis avoids it easily.
Hanma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Milissis counters with a left and a right that stings Hanma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Milissis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma lands with a straight right. Milissis didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma throws a hook but Milissis avoids it easily.
Milissis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanma to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanma takes a swing at Milissis's ribcage but misses.
Hanma throws a body punch but Milissis moves out of range.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Milissis ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma lands a right hook to the body.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Milissis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milissis moves away.
Milissis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Milissis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanma. That did some damage!
Hanma scores with a jab.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Milissis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Milissis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Milissis walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma tests Milissis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milissis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Milissis throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Milissis counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Milissis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Milissis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milissis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanma rather than just go for the knockout.
Milissis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanma circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Milissis is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milissis avoids the body shot from Hanma.
A countering left hand to the body from Milissis misses.
Milissis throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milissis misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Hanma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Milissis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma misses with a hook to the body
and Milissis counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanma pushes Milissis up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milissis working hard to break the clinch.
Hanma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milissis backwards.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hanma.
Hanma lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Milissis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Milissis's head but Milissis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milissis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elvis Milissis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milissis avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Milissis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma throws a jab when Milissis was well out of range.
Milissis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milissis looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milissis can't break the clinch.
Milissis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milissis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanma throws a hook but Milissis blocks it.
Hanma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milissis. Milissis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Milissis's shoulder, as Milissis tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma misses with a right hand
enabling Milissis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Milissis throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma takes a swing at Milissis's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Milissis misses.
Hanma throws a hook but Milissis blocks it.
Milissis throws a counter combo.
Milissis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milissis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Milissis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Milissis throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milissis moves out of range of the strikes.
Milissis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Milissis slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Milissis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Milissis.
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milissis can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milissis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milissis throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Milissis feints a jab promting Hanma to slip. Milissis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hanma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Milissis cracks Hanma with a good jab.
Milissis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Milissis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma misses the jab.
Milissis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanma lands with a hook. Milissis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Milissis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Milissis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milissis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hanma swings for the body but Milissis moves out of range.
Hanma dodges the punch combination from Milissis.
It looked like Hanma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milissis.
Milissis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Milissis throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Milissis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanma throws a hook but Milissis avoids it easily.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Milissis throws a chopping leg kick but Hanma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hanma has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milissis lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanma connects with a looping right hand.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Milissis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milissis walks into a straight right hand from Hanma.
Hanma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Milissis controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Hanma.
Milissis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milissis tries to circle away but Hanma has him pinned against the cage.
Hanma tries a body shot but Milissis blocks it.
Hanma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Milissis blocks a body shot from Hanma.
Milissis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Milissis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanma takes a step back to recover.
Milissis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanma's sensitive parts.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milissis moves out of range of the strikes.
Milissis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Milissis takes one on the button.
Hanma connects with a body shot that sends Milissis's belly button to the back.
Hanma tries to clinch but Milissis is having none of it.
Milissis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milissis.
Milissis staying out of range there.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milissis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Milissis! But no joy.
Hanma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milissis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Milissis misses.
Hanma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Milissis misses with a few strikes there.
Milissis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanma clinches up with Milissis and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Hanma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Milissis manages to break the clinch.
Milissis staying out of range there.
Hanma misses with a right hand
and Milissis counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milissis's head.
Milissis drops his hands momentarily and Hanma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Milissis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milissis misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Milissis moved out of range nicely.
Milissis walks into a left hand.
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!
Hanma connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Milissis counters with a three punch combo that has Hanma backing up. Hanma nods at Milissis to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milissis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma cracks Milissis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanma swings for the body but Milissis moves out of range.
Milissis swinging wildly here.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Milissis moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Milissis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanma lands with a good body shot.
Hanma throws a shot to the body.
Milissis slips under a jab from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Milissis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanma doesn't seem phased though.
Hanma throws a hook but Milissis avoids it easily.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Milissis moved out of range.
Hanma tests Milissis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milissis misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma jabs Milissis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanma throws the left hand but Milissis avoids the punch easily.
Milissis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Milissis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milissis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
Milissis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Milissis! But no joy.
Milissis walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
Hanma takes a swing at Milissis's ribcage but misses.
Milissis misses with a body kick.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Milissis is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milissis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milissis.
A left lands for Hanma.
Milissis blocks a jab.
Milissis walks into a left hand.
Hanma misses with a body punch
and Milissis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baki Hanma's cut is getting worse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milissis. That's going to slow Hanma down.
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Milissis counters with a left and a right that stings Hanma.
Hanma lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milissis misses with a wild combination.
Elvis Milissis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milissis works Hanma's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
In his post fight interview, Baki Hanma started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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