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HWP51: Palvivaa vs Hogin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jair Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Altalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Altalainen has chosen Oh Snap! as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jair Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Altalainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lao really is a fat lump.
Lao remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lao looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Altalainen is avoiding damage well.
Lao throws a strike aimed at the side of Altalainen's head but Altalainen avoids it well.
Altalainen is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Altalainen's face as Lao controls the position.
Lao 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.
Altalainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Altalainen is trying to buck Lao off.
You can see the frustration on Altalainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Altalainen struggling a bit here.
Altalainen is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Altalainen is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Altalainen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Altalainen is looking to regain half guard here but Lao keeps moving and retains side control.
Altalainen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lao scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lao looks up at the clock and then as Altalainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lao smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lao working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao throws a strike aimed at the side of Altalainen's head but Altalainen avoids it well.
Altalainen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Altalainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Altalainen is refusing to be controlled, as Lao sits in half guard.
Lao slips a nice elbow through Altalainen's hands, connecting with Altalainen's forehead.
Lao not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Altalainen tries to get to full guard but Lao has control of the leg.
Altalainen tries to kick Lao off but Lao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lao prevents Altalainen from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lao gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altalainen is trying to stand back up but Lao is controlling him
Altalainen has hold of Lao's hands but Lao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lao wants to take a breather but Altalainen is having none of it.
Lao stalling.
Lao is stalling here. Altalainen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Altalainen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Altalainen tries to stand but Lao is controlling his head.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Altalainen trying to control the action but Lao is working from the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
Altalainen trying to control the position but Lao is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Lao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Altalainen.
A punch combination from Altalainen misses.
Lao gets the takedown into side control.
Lao working the body and head with strikes.
Jair Lao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Altalainen is trying to control Lao's posture but Lao avoids it.
Altalainen tries to bench press Lao off him but Lao keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Altalainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lao controls the position.
The strikes coming from Lao are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Altalainen is not content to let Lao control the position.
Altalainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lao is looking to stall here but Altalainen recovers full guard.
Altalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lao trying to control the position from guard on top but Altalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao forces his way into half guard.
Lao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lao passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altalainen is looking to get to half guard.
Altalainen tries to lock up and control but Lao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Altalainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Altalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Altalainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lao landing strikes from the mount and Altalainen is in trouble!
Altalainen is looking to get to half guard.
Lao trying to control but Altalainen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altalainen tries to reverse the position but Lao maintains control.
Lao cracks Altalainen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Altalainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Lao.
Altalainen working to try and regain half guard.
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lao is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Altalainen looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao controlling the pace for now.
Lao looking to finish Altalainen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Altalainen!
Altalainen holds on, trying desperately to control.
Lao breaks from Altalainen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altalainen tries to lock up and control but Lao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lao controlling from the full mount.
Altalainen is looking to improve his position but Lao isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Lao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Altalainen tries for a takedown but Lao circles away easily
and Lao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Altalainen won't be happy with that.
Lao working the head with strikes.
Altalainen stops Lao from passing to mount.
Altalainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Altalainen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Altalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lao scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Altalainen tries to lock up and control but Lao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altalainen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Altalainen?
Altalainen regains half guard.
Lao 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.
Lao not doing much here.
Lao thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Altalainen to regain full guard.
Lao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lao trying to control the position from guard on top but Altalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao is looking to work some ground and pound but Altalainen has wrist control.
Lao wants to control from the top but Altalainen keeps moving.
Altalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Altalainen sprawls well initially but Lao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Altalainen keeping hold of Lao's head, controlling as best he can.
Altalainen tries to get to full guard but Lao has control of the leg.
Altalainen is trying to control but can't.
Lao controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao prevents Altalainen from improving his position.
Altalainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lao's back!
Lao trying to control but not successfully.
Altalainen tries to keep control of the position but Lao is staying busy.
Altalainen not allowing Lao to control his hands.
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.
Lao tries to escape the position.
Altalainen is striking from the back but Lao escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Altalainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lao is nestled in close to Altalainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lao prevents Altalainen from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lao not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Lao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lao 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Lao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morton is refusing to be controlled, as Rua sits in half guard.
Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua is looking to advance position but Morton won't allow it.
Rua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morton is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
Morton trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Morton shows good takedown defense.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Morton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carl Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nauricio Rua.
Morton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morton gets caught flat footed, as Rua shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morton is breathing heavily.
Morton seems keen to control Rua's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morton has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rua is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rua has escaped and now he's on top!
Morton controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Rua drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rua seems to have locked his on tight now - Morton screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rua, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Matheus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Voax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voax comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ripper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Matheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Voax!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matheus.
Matheus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matheus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Voax napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matheus is looking to take a break and control but Voax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matheus tries to move to mount but Voax blocks the move with his legs.
Voax is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Matheus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Matheus stands up and beckons Voax to his feet.
Voax throws a shot to the body.
Voax scores with a one two! Matheus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matheus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Voax napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Voax is trying to control Matheus's posture but Matheus avoids it.
Matheus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matheus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Voax wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voax stops Matheus from passing to mount.
Matheus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Voax knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Voax is trying to improve his position.
Voax is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matheus is looking to take a break and control but Voax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Voax clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matheus is working for takedown but Voax is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matheus is pressed up against the cage. Voax has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matheus down to the mat. Matheus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Voax.
Matheus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matheus is breathing heavily.
Voax scores with a head kick.
Voax stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Matheus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voax lands a jab-cross combination.
Voax works over Matheus's head and body with a nice combination.
Voax closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Voax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matheus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matheus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voax cracks a nice hook into Matheus's ribs.
Matheus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voax.
Matheus is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voax throws a series of strikes that have Matheus backpedaling.
Oh Matheus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voax is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Matheus hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jamie Voax!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit has chosen Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Dante Fertit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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243 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fertit is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Fertit throwing strikes but missing.
Fertit looking to pass the guard.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Fertit from controlling successfully.
Fertit throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Fertit drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ryan dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fertit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit working for a triangle but Ryan defends it easily.
Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fertit on the ground.
Fertit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Fertit.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Fertit keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fertit looking for a triangle here. Ryan is fighting it but it looks tight! Fertit pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ryan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dante Fertit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Badr White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
White walks into a left hand.
Moore slips under a jab from White.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a combination
and White counters with a big head kick but Moore shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Moore cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White looks gassed!
Moore moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Badr White has been cut.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through White's defenses.
Moore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore scores with a hook.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore lands with a cross.
Moore cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moore closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops White! Moore dives in looking to finish! White is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Moore!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saleem Ritte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritte has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyndon Knowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saleem Ritte!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles misses with a head kick.
Ritte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Saleem Ritte has been cut.
Ritte misses with a few strikes there.
Knowles moves into the clinch.
Come on Knowles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knowles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knowles obliges.
Knowles working Ritte over with knees to the body.
Ritte looks gassed!
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!
Ritte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knowles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritte's defenses.
Knowles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Knowles.
That has opened up Saleem Ritte's cut even more.
Knowles lands an elbow just above Ritte 's eye.
Knowles lands a nice knee to the body.
Knowles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knowles scores a nice knee to the body.
Ritte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Knowles.
Knowles scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Saleem Ritte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ritte takes an elbow to the temple.
Knowles lands a nice knee to the body.
Knowles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knowles obliges.
Knees to the body from Knowles.
Knowles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saleem Ritte's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Saleem Ritte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyndon Knowles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjaadi Aeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjaadi Aeger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjaadi Aeger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawls looks for a takedown but Aeger sprawls well.
Aeger misses with a double jab.
Aeger throws a jab when Rawls was well out of range.
Aeger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rawls takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rawls walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like John Rawls has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aeger drops Rawls with a beautiful combination! Rawls stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aeger is looking for the KO!
Rawls is rocked!
Rawls is breathing heavily.
Aeger misses with an uppercut. Rawls saw that one coming.
Aeger throws a hook to the side of Rawls's head but Rawls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rawls.
Aeger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aeger lands a nice looking body shot.
Aeger swinging wilding here.
Aeger lands with a right that hurts Rawls. Rawls looks to clinch but Aeger throws a short knee that drops Rawls. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Bjaadi Aeger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Lucas Mussolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mussolini comes to the cage accompanied by You gonna git bombed. Ken Wells told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Lucas Mussolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Wells!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells tries to close the distance and clinch but Mussolini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mussolini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wells has Mussolini up against the cage in a clinch.
Mussolini tries to break free but Wells pushes him back against the cage.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
Mussolini tries to break the clinch but Wells is controlling the position.
Wells has Mussolini pressed against the cage, preventing Mussolini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mussolini is trying to break the clinch but Wells is controlling him.
Wells taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mussolini is trying to force a seperation but Wells has the dominant position.
Wells pulls guard.
Mussolini trying to control but Wells is working from the bottom.
Wells pushes Mussolini off and gets back to his feet.
Mussolini misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussolini throws a right and a left that Wells avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mussolini.
Mussolini pushes Wells away with a front kick.
Wells looks gassed!
Wells avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mussolini fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells slips a jab and a cross from Mussolini.
Wells slips a straight right by Mussolini.
Mussolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wells has Mussolini up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wells tries to pull guard but Mussolini won't allow it.
Wells effectively controlling the action here.
Wells missing with knees to the body.
Mussolini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wells has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells fails to pull guard.
Mussolini working hard to break the clinch.
Wells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mussolini blocks it with crossed arms.
Wells lands a knee to the body.
Mussolini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mussolini can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wells.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
Wells has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mussolini is trying to keep an underhook but Wells manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mussolini trying to control here.
Mussolini is trying to get back to full guard.
Wells has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wells looking to secure an arm triangle but Mussolini defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mussolini is surviving well by controlling Wells's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wells working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mussolini looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Wells! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ken Wells!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Alpaca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ced ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ced ben will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Alpaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ced ben!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alpaca circles away quickly and effectively.
ben throws a series of punches but Alpaca avoids them all with ease.
A combination from ben does no damage.
ben throws a series of strikes that have Alpaca backpedaling.
No joy there for ben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alpaca.
Alpaca shoots for a takedown but ben saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ben fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alpaca.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ben lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whack! ben lands a heavy head kick that drops Alpaca. The ref tackles ben to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Alpaca was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). ced ben!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Palvivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: real american. Jarmo Palvivaara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hulk Hogin's chin.
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Palvivaara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palvivaara shoots in and drives through. Hogin sprawls well.
Palvivaara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hogin is fending him off so far but Palvivaara persists. Nope, Hogin circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogin scores with a jab to the body.
Hogin tries to clinch there but Palvivaara circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palvivaara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarmo Palvivaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogin slips a jab from Palvivaara.
Hogin misses with an uppercut. Palvivaara saw that one coming.
Hogin wants to clinch.
Palvivaara misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogin.
Jarmo Palvivaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogin fails with a takedown attempt.
Palvivaara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hogin.
Palvivaara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hogin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hogin tries to clinch but Palvivaara is having none of it.
Palvivaara misses with a takedown
and Hogin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Palvivaara with that takedown attempt.
Palvivaara throws a lazy right hand but Hogin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palvivaara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Palvivaara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara trying to control from Hogin's half guard. Hogin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Palvivaara won't allow Hogin to sweep him here.
Palvivaara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hogin pulls Palvivaara in close to prevent any damage.
Hogin wants to sweep here but Palvivaara controlling him for the moment.
Palvivaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palvivaara throwing strikes but missing.
Palvivaara throws a strike but Hogin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Palvivaara wants to sweep here but Hogin controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogin checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hulk Hogin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palvivaara misses with a takedown attempt
and Hogin counters with a right hand to the body.
Hogin wants to clinch.
Hogin lands with a cross.
Palvivaara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hogin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palvivaara scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogin wants to control but Palvivaara is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Palvivaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hogin hang on?
Hogin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara with shots to the head and body - Hogin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palvivaara throws some wild stikes that Hogin manages to avoid easily.
Palvivaara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hogin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palvivaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Palvivaara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Palvivaara working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Hogin slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Palvivaara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hogin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palvivaara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palvivaara throwing shots but Hogin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hogin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hogin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palvivaara throwing shots but Hogin is blocking nicely.
Hogin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palvivaara lands a nice short elbow.
Palvivaara is trying to work for a kimura but Hogin is defending well.
Palvivaara throwing shots but Hogin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hogin tries to get to full guard but Palvivaara has control of the leg.
Palvivaara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Palvivaara throws a strike but Hogin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hogin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palvivaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hogin shoots and misses
and Palvivaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palvivaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Palvivaara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palvivaara sprawls well. Palvivaara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hogin gets slowly back to his feet.
Palvivaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hogin stays in close to Palvivaara's body and controls the position.
Palvivaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Palvivaara, not yet.
Palvivaara is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Palvivaara's guard.
Palvivaara gets back to full guard.
Palvivaara wants to hit a switch here but Hogin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Palvivaara there!
Palvivaara is squirming around, avoiding Hogin's attempts to control the action.
Hogin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palvivaara working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Palvivaara is trying to escape the mount.
Hogin wants to control the pace but Palvivaara is squirming around nicely.
Hogin controlling the pace for now.
That's four 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.
Palvivaara is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palvivaara wants to hold on but Hogin pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palvivaara is working to get back to half guard.
Hogin looking to control but Palvivaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogin really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hogin scores with a decent looking hook.
Hogin throws a hook to the side of Palvivaara's head but Palvivaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palvivaara avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Palvivaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palvivaara misses with a takedown
and Hogin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hogin closes the distance and pushes Palvivaara back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hogin walks away with a smile on his face. Palvivaara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palvivaara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hogin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hogin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Palvivaara misses.
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palvivaara manages to avoid it.
Palvivaara misses with a takedown attempt
and Palvivaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarmo Palvivaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Palvivaara or perhaps it was just good defense by Hogin which made him look bad.
Hogin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara misses with a takedown
and Hogin counters with a nice uppercut.
Palvivaara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hogin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palvivaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogin throws the left hand but Palvivaara avoids the punch easily.
Palvivaara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palvivaara tries for a takedown but Hogin circles away easily
and Hogin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara can't find room to land a body shot as Hogin controls the action.
Palvivaara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hogin walks away with a smile on his face. Palvivaara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palvivaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palvivaara needs to keep his hands up - Hogin had a free shot at his head there.
Palvivaara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hogin defends it nicely.
Palvivaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palvivaara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Some wild striking there from Hogin.
Hogin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palvivaara.
Hogin tries to clinch but Palvivaara moves out of range.
Palvivaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogin.
Nice defenses there by Hogin.
Palvivaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogin dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Palvivaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palvivaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogin.
Hogin throws a sloppy body shot
and Palvivaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palvivaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palvivaara shoots for a double leg takedown but Hogin sprawls well. He's pushed Palvivaara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hogin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palvivaara looking to pass the guard.
Hogin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palvivaara's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogin is one step ahead there.
Hogin trying to control but Palvivaara is working from the bottom.
Palvivaara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palvivaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jarmo Palvivaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palvivaara throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two 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.
Palvivaara wants to hit a switch here but Hogin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Palvivaara there!
Hogin controlling the position easily from mount.
Palvivaara is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin controlling the position easily from mount.
Palvivaara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palvivaara tries to get out of the position.
Hogin tries to control but Palvivaara wriggling away.
Hulk Hogin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palvivaara is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogin avoids the attempt from Palvivaara to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hogin controlling from mount.
Palvivaara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hogin looking to control but Palvivaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jarmo Palvivaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogin controlling from mount.
Palvivaara is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hulk Hogin.
I think Hogin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogin!
Hulk Hogin is the new heavyweight champion!
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