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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masa Saitoh (ranked 29 p4p, 61 weight class) and Tomas Tetrev (ranked 7 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30 - 13 - 0 |
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17 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Saitoh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tetrev.
Saitoh throws a hook but Tetrev blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Tetrev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tetrev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saitoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saitoh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saitoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saitoh tries for a takedown but Tetrev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Tetrev misses
and Saitoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Saitoh moves out of range as Tetrev strikes.
Tetrev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saitoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetrev manages to avoid it.
Tetrev throws a poor cross that misses
and Saitoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Saitoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tetrev.
Saitoh is looking to counter punch.
Tetrev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Saitoh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saitoh defending well as Tetrev loads up on a big left hand.
Saitoh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tetrev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saitoh has a couple of punches blocked by Tetrev.
Tetrev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saitoh backwards.
Saitoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tetrev.
Still in the clinch, Saitoh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tetrev works on Saitoh's body with a couple of short punches.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saitoh cracks Tetrev with a nice body shot.
Tetrev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tetrev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tetrev misses with some punches.
Tetrev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saitoh up against the cage.
Tetrev throws a head punch that misses.
Tetrev lands a right hand.
Saitoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tetrev misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh can't find room to land a body shot as Tetrev controls the action.
Saitoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tetrev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saitoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saitoh tries to throw a body punch but Tetrev avoids it by throwing Saitoh back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saitoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saitoh.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Saitoh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tetrev.
Saitoh tries to work over Tetrev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saitoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saitoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Saitoh blocking some punches.
Tetrev scores with a shot to the side of Saitoh's head.
Tetrev throws a punch but it's blocked by Saitoh.
Tetrev working aggressively here.
Saitoh takes a shot to the head.
Saitoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
Saitoh throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh gets through Tetrev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tetrev tries to throw a body punch but Saitoh avoids it by throwing Tetrev back against the cage.
Saitoh misses with the head strike.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tetrev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saitoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
Tetrev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saitoh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tetrev can turn it around.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Saitoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Tetrev.
Tetrev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saitoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saitoh lands with a light punch inside.
Tetrev throws a head punch that misses.
Saitoh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tetrev digs a right hand into Saitoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saitoh's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Saitoh.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saitoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitoh blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh just leaning against Tetrev, taking a breather.
Tetrev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saitoh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saitoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tetrev.
Tetrev blocks a body shot from Saitoh.
Tetrev misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Saitoh.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Saitoh tries to throw a body punch but Tetrev avoids it by throwing Saitoh back against the cage.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Saitoh.
A shot in the inside from Tetrev.
Saitoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetrev tries to stall but Saitoh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tetrev scores with a shoulder strike.
Saitoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tetrev.
I was talking to Saitoh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saitoh is leaning against Tetrev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Masa Saitoh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saitoh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tetrev sprawls well. Tetrev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saitoh gets slowly back to his feet.
Tetrev looks to score with a jab to the body but Saitoh is just out of range.
Saitoh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tetrev misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetrev is struggling to control the position.
Saitoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saitoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tetrev misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitoh misses with a body punch.
Saitoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tetrev misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saitoh.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Saitoh.
Saitoh tries to throw a body punch but Tetrev avoids it by throwing Saitoh back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh tries a body shot but Tetrev blocks it.
Saitoh lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Saitoh.
Tetrev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tetrev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Saitoh - that landed with a thud.
Saitoh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Saitoh.
Tetrev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saitoh scores with a shoulder strike.
Saitoh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saitoh scores with a hook to the body.
Tetrev is breathing heavily.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saitoh.
Saitoh lands 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!
Saitoh is leaning against Tetrev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saitoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saitoh scores with a shoulder strike.
Saitoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saitoh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saitoh.
Saitoh lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saitoh.
Tetrev blocks a body shot from Saitoh.
Tetrev throws a punch but it's blocked by Saitoh.
A right hook to the body lands for Saitoh.
Saitoh can't find room to land a body shot as Tetrev controls the action.
Saitoh working aggressively here.
Saitoh tries to throw a body punch but Tetrev avoids it by throwing Saitoh back against the cage.
Saitoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saitoh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saitoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saitoh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saitoh lands a nice shot to the body.
Saitoh is leaning against Tetrev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saitoh gets through Tetrev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saitoh pushes Tetrev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masa Saitoh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Saitoh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saitoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetrev blocks a body shot from Saitoh.
Saitoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Saitoh.
A left hand lands to the body for Saitoh.
Saitoh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tetrev throws a head punch that misses.
Saitoh is leaning against Tetrev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Saitoh.
Saitoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tetrev's elbow.
Saitoh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tetrev.
A short right from Saitoh on the inside.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Saitoh misses with a body punch.
Tetrev looking to stall.
Saitoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh can't find room to land a body shot as Tetrev controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Saitoh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Saitoh on the inside.
Tetrev blocks an uppercut.
Tetrev misses with some punches.
Saitoh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tetrev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saitoh lands an uppercut.
Tetrev is rocked!
Saitoh scores with a hook to the body.
Saitoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saitoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tetrev is still on wobbly legs! Can Saitoh finish him?
A short right from Saitoh on the inside.
Saitoh lands with a left to the head.
Saitoh unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tetrev! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Saitoh is unloading with more strikes now! Tetrev drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Saitoh!
Masa Saitoh retains his light heavyweight title!
Masa Saitoh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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