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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Lindeman (ranked 2160 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Ivan Dochenko (ranked 242 p4p, 251 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geronimo Lindeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Dochenko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dochenko throws a lazy right hand but Lindeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lindeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Dochenko.
Dochenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindeman misses the target.
Dochenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dochenko shoots in and bounces Lindeman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dochenko content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindeman is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dochenko content to stall in guard here.
Dochenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindeman is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lindeman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lindeman tries to get out of the position.
Lindeman looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lindeman misses with a hook
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Dochenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindeman at a distance.
Lindeman throws a poor cross that misses
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Geronimo Lindeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindeman swings widly with a right hand
and Dochenko counters with a straight right hand.
Lindeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dochenko.
Dochenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindeman.
Lindeman misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dochenko as he connects with a hook.
Dochenko jabs at Lindeman's body.
Lindeman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindeman misses with a kick to the body
and Dochenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lindeman won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dochenko is chipping away with strikes.
Lindeman is trying to escape the position but Dochenko is controlling the position.
Lindeman stops Dochenko from passing to mount.
Dochenko advances to mount.
Lindeman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lindeman because Dochenko loaded up on that one.
Lindeman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dochenko.
Lindeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dochenko on the ground.
Dochenko controlling from the full mount.
Dochenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dochenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dochenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lindeman is looking to escape.
Dochenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lindeman blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lindeman?
Dochenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dochenko throwing strikes here but Lindeman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dochenko tries to control but Lindeman wriggling away.
Dochenko controlling the pace for now.
Lindeman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dochenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dochenko lands with an overhand left.
Dochenko cracks Lindeman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lindeman misses with a lunging right hand
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dochenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dochenko misses with a looping left.
It looked like Lindeman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lindeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindeman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lindeman.
It looks like Ivan Dochenko has been cut.
Lindeman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dochenko counters with a straight right hand.
Dochenko scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Lindeman misses.
Dochenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dochenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dochenko cracks Lindeman with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lindeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
Dochenko scores with a punch to the head.
Lindeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dochenko.
Dochenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lindeman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Ivan Dochenko's cut even more.
Dochenko throws a hook but Lindeman blocks it.
Lindeman swinging wildly here.
Dochenko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lindeman defends it well.
Dochenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lindeman throws a poor cross that misses
and Dochenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Lindeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lindeman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dochenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lindeman misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Lindeman.
The cut above Ivan Dochenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dochenko misses with a body shot.
Lindeman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dochenko just manages to avoid it.
Dochenko lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dochenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Dochenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lindeman quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lindeman is refusing to be controlled, as Dochenko sits in half guard.
Lindeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dochenko.
Lindeman taking some punishment here, with Dochenko in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dochenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dochenko working the head and body with strikes.
Dochenko controlling the action here.
Lindeman wants to get back to full guard.
Ivan Dochenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko controlling the action here.
Dochenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dochenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dochenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lindeman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dochenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dochenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dochenko working his ground and pound in the gym.
Dochenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dochenko is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut. Lindeman saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Lindeman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dochenko clobbers Lindeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Lindeman is predictable there
and Dochenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dochenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
I was talking to Lindeman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dochenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Lindeman.
Dochenko has Lindeman pushed against the cage.
Lindeman scores with a shot to the side of Dochenko's head.
Ivan Dochenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dochenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dochenko misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dochenko moves away from the strike by Lindeman.
Dochenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Lindeman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dochenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lindeman misses with a hook.
Lindeman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Dochenko.
A lazy left from Dochenko finds it's target.
Lindeman misses with a straight right.
Lindeman tries to score with a low kick but Dochenko moves his leg out of the way.
Lindeman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Dochenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geronimo Lindeman!
A victorious Geronimo Lindeman 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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