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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kaspersky (ranked 1136 p4p, 940 weight class) and Léopold Béliveau (ranked 137 p4p, 115 weight class). Léopold Béliveau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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World class 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kaspersky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Léopold Béliveau!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaspersky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Béliveau's waist but Béliveau gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaspersky off to one side.
Béliveau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaspersky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Béliveau lands a jab.
Béliveau throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaspersky counters with a takedown into side control.
Kaspersky takes a little break here. Béliveau wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kaspersky working the ground and pound.
Kaspersky lands a nice forearm strike.
Béliveau is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kaspersky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky is looking to take a break and control but Béliveau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaspersky is taking a breather. Béliveau says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaspersky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Kaspersky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kaspersky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Béliveau's head.
Kaspersky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaspersky thows a huge punch but Béliveau dodges it nicely.
Béliveau taking some punishment here, with Kaspersky in his half guard.
Kaspersky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Béliveau felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Béliveau regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Béliveau pulls Kaspersky in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaspersky from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kaspersky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaspersky postures up in Béliveau's guard and throws a big left but Béliveau blocks it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kaspersky controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Béliveau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaspersky checks it well.
Kaspersky slips a straight right by Béliveau.
Béliveau throws a leg kick
and Kaspersky counters with a stiff right hand.
Béliveau throws an off balance right hand
and Kaspersky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Béliveau scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Béliveau manages to avoid it.
Kaspersky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Béliveau can pounce on him.
Kaspersky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kaspersky wants to control but Béliveau is keeping him busy.
Béliveau is looking to improve his position.
Kaspersky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaspersky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Béliveau is looking to improve his position.
Kaspersky moves into full mount! Béliveau won't be happy about that!
Kaspersky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky controlling from mount.
Béliveau blocking the ground and pound.
Kaspersky misses with a head shot.
Béliveau is looking to improve his position but Kaspersky isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaspersky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kaspersky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Béliveau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaspersky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaspersky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Béliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Béliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Béliveau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Béliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaspersky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Béliveau can do to turn this around?
Kaspersky ducks under a wild hook from Béliveau.
Kaspersky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Béliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaspersky.
Béliveau looks to throw the jab but Kaspersky is out of range.
Béliveau misses with a hook to the body
and Kaspersky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaspersky avoids the body shot from Béliveau.
A solid leg kick lands there for Béliveau.
Béliveau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Béliveau misses with an uppercut.
Kaspersky fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Béliveau. That's going to slow Kaspersky down.
Kaspersky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Béliveau throws an overhand right that lands on Kaspersky's shoulder, as Kaspersky tries to avoid the shot.
Kaspersky shoots in looking for a takedown. Béliveau tries to sprawl out of it but Kaspersky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Béliveau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaspersky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Béliveau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaspersky somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kaspersky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Béliveau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaspersky somewhat.
Béliveau lands with a good body shot.
Léopold Béliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Béliveau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaspersky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Léopold Béliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Béliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaspersky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Béliveau.
Béliveau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaspersky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaspersky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kaspersky prevents Béliveau from improving his position.
Kaspersky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky stalling away here and it's allowed Béliveau to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kaspersky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Béliveau keeping moving, preventing Kaspersky from controlling successfully.
Kaspersky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Béliveau has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Béliveau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Kaspersky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kaspersky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Béliveau for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Béliveau catches Kaspersky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Béliveau.
A jab from Béliveau misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Léopold Béliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Béliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaspersky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaspersky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaspersky checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Béliveau is predictable there
and Kaspersky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kaspersky.
Kaspersky stopping the sweep attempt from Béliveau.
Kaspersky trying to control but Béliveau is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaspersky with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspersky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kaspersky trying to control but Béliveau is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Béliveau lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kaspersky keeping moving, preventing Béliveau from controlling successfully.
Kaspersky trying to keep a closed guard but Béliveau is proving a slippery customer.
Kaspersky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kaspersky is trying to keep Béliveau in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kaspersky trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kaspersky pulls Béliveau in close to his closed guard and prevents Béliveau from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kaspersky goes for a double leg but Béliveau avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Béliveau continues to drive forward.
Kaspersky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Béliveau walks away with a smile on his face. Kaspersky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaspersky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaspersky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Béliveau swings for the body but Kaspersky moves out of range.
Béliveau misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kaspersky.
Kaspersky tries to counter with a takedown but Béliveau is quick to defend against it.
Béliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Béliveau throws a leg kick
and Kaspersky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kaspersky trying to control the position from guard on top but Béliveau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaspersky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaspersky trying to control the position from guard on top but Béliveau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaspersky looking to sit in guard and control but Béliveau gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaspersky looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nikolai Kaspersky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Béliveau slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaspersky controlling Béliveau's posture.
Kaspersky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaspersky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kaspersky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Léopold Béliveau.
I think Béliveau 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Léopold Béliveau!
A relieved looking Léopold Béliveau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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