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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 216 p4p, 240 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 38 p4p, 41 weight class). Seran's entrance music is Sound of Silence - Disturbed. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158
33 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto misses with a takedown attempt
and Seran counters by clinching up.
Koivisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Koivisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Seran.
Koivisto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seran walks away with a smile on his face. Koivisto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seran drives through and clinches with Koivisto against the cage.
Koivisto blocks an uppercut.
Koivisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koivisto or not.
Koivisto prevents a body shot from Seran.
Koivisto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Seran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koivisto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koivisto is aware though and is defending well.
Koivisto stands and throws Seran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koivisto cracks Seran with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto lands a nice forearm strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Koivisto.
Seran is looking to regain half guard here but Koivisto keeps moving and retains side control.
Seran avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koivisto.
Seran manages to get back to half guard.
Koivisto controlling the pace.
Seran desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Seran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Seran working for a triangle but Koivisto defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto with a nice head shot there.
Koivisto landing some decent shots from guard.
Koivisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koivisto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koivisto stopping the sweep attempt from Seran.
Koivisto cracks Seran with a solid left hand.
Koivisto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koivisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seran wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seran is looking for a triangle but Koivisto pushes his legs off easily.
Seran wants to sweep here but Koivisto controlling him for the moment.
Koivisto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koivisto slips nicely into half guard.
Seran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seran tries to roll over but Koivisto keeps him under control.
Koivisto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seran defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran wants to improve his position but Koivisto is controlling well.
Seran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koivisto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivisto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seran taking some punishment here, with Koivisto in his half guard.
Koivisto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koivisto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koivisto slips a nice elbow through Seran's hands, connecting with Seran's forehead.
Koivisto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koivisto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koivisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seran's head.
Seran is looking for a sweep. Koivisto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koivisto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Koivisto. Those never looked like landing.
Seran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seran has Koivisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Koivisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Seran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koivistos head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koivisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Seran.
Koivisto breaks from the clinch.
Seran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koivisto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koivisto can pounce on him.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seran moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koivisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seran lands a nice looking body kick.
Koivisto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Seran looking for a guillotine here but Koivisto defends easily.
Koivisto stands up over Seran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seran is trying to control the position but Koivisto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koivisto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koivisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Seran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koivisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koivisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Koivisto landing some decent shots from guard.
Seran wants to sweep but no luck.
Seran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koivisto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto passes into half guard.
Seran looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koivisto connects with a nice short shot to Seran's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koivisto connects with a nice short shot to Seran's temple.
Ultima Koivisto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koivisto.
Koivisto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Seran gets full guard.
Seran 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 makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran has his foot on Koivisto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koivisto works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koivisto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koivisto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Seran's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koivisto thows a huge punch but Seran dodges it nicely.
Koivisto slips a nice elbow through Seran's hands, connecting with Seran's forehead.
Koivisto lands with a punch from half guard.
Seran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koivisto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koivisto trying to pass the guard but Seran defending well.
Koivisto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koivisto throws a low kick but Seran moves out of range easily.
Seran moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seran slips under a jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Seran.
Koivisto lands an overhand right.
Olyn Seran's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto goes for a double leg but Seran avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seran continues to drive forward.
Seran seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koivisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seran throws a counter high kick but Koivisto was just alert enough to avoid it.
Seran darts in and clinches Koivisto up against the cage.
Seran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koivisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koivisto tries to pull guard but Seran forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Olyn Seran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultima Koivisto.
Seran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koivisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Koivisto.
Koivisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koivisto blocks an uppercut.
Olyn Seran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koivisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koivisto.
Koivisto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Olyn Seran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seran swings wildly with an uppercut but Koivisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivisto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koivisto keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koivisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Seran counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koivisto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Seran scores with a sloppy right hand. Koivisto should have avoided that one.
Koivisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seran slips a jab from Koivisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto loads up on a big right hand but Seran slips the punch.
Seran feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Koivisto throws a leg kick but Seran checks it.
A jab lands there for Koivisto.
Seran avoids the head kick by Koivisto.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koivisto throws an overhand right that lands on Seran's shoulder, as Seran tries to avoid the shot.
Seran thinks about countering with a head kick.
Seran tries a head kick but it misses.
Koivisto throws a leg kick but Seran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto connects with a single shot there.
Olyn Seran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Seran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koivisto.
Seran is rocked!
Koivisto dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Seran has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ultima Koivisto!
A victorious Ultima Koivisto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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