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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and payton manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). payton manning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Holopainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, payton manning!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - manning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holopainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Holopainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
manning keeps the fight on the outside.
Holopainen wants to clinch up but manning keeps it at a distance.
Holopainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holopainen.
Holopainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from manning.
Holopainen forces manning back against the cage and clinches.
Holopainen breaks the clinch.
Holopainen feints and then cracks manning's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow manning down.
manning looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holopainen tries to clinch but manning is having none of it.
manning misses with a body kick.
Holopainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
manning misses with the combination.
manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
manning slips a jab and a cross from Holopainen.
manning misses with a combination
and Holopainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
manning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holopainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holopainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
manning tries to break free but Holopainen pushes him back against the cage.
Holopainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holopainen breaks the clinch.
manning swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holopainen counters with a left and a right that stings manning.
Holopainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holopainen moves into range and clinches up with manning.
Holopainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holopainen breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holopainen rushes manning and presses him up against the cage.
Holopainen leaning against his opponent.
Holopainen manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holopainen.
Holopainen successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holopainen is on top in guard.
manning wants to sweep here but Holopainen controlling him for the moment.
Holopainen slips nicely into half guard.
manning has hold of Holopainen's hands but Holopainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen stands up from half guard.
Holopainen lunges at manning with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by manning's hand.
Holopainen gets a clinch.
Holopainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has manning in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
manning wants to clinch but Holopainen slips to the side
and Holopainen counters with a big head kick but manning shrugs it off.
Holopainen tries to clinch but manning is having none of it.
Holopainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holopainen tries to clinch up.
Holopainen takes the fight into the clinch.
manning manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from manning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Holopainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holopainen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holopainen lands a jab-cross combination.
manning throws a hook but Holopainen blocks it.
Holopainen doesn't manage to clinch there - manning circles away.
Holopainen has managed to clinch.
Holopainen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
manning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
manning tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holopainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holopainen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
manning is trying to break free.
Holopainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Holopainen dominated that 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.
manning ducks right into an uppercut from Holopainen.
Holopainen wants to clinch.
manning tries a head kick but it misses.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but manning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
manning tries to clinch there but Holopainen circles away.
manning throws a shot from downtown. Holopainen moves away and avoids it.
Holopainen wants to clinch up but manning keeps it at a distance.
manning takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
manning throws a head kick but Holopainen moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holopainen takes a swing at manning's ribcage but misses.
Holopainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holopainen lands with a kick to the temple. manning shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Albert Holopainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holopainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holopainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holopainen stalls.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holopainen has manning pressed against the cage, preventing manning from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holopainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holopainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holopainen prevents manning from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holopainen gets underhooks to prevent manning's takedown attempt.
Holopainen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holopainen wants to clinch up but manning keeps it at a distance.
manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Holopainen is just out of range.
manning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
manning avoids the body shot from Holopainen.
Holopainen clinches up with manning and pushes him back against the cage.
Holopainen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. manning can't fight it off and eventually Holopainen manages to take the fight to the floor. manning looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
manning is looking to stand up but Holopainen isn't so interested in that idea.
manning wants to get back to his feet but Holopainen passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Holopainen seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
manning kicks off Holopainen and gets to his feet.
manning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but manning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manning throws a sloppy head kick
and Holopainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
manning throws a right and a left that Holopainen avoids nicely.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but manning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
manning misses with a jab to the body
and Holopainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Holopainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Holopainen tries a head kick but it misses.
manning shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holopainen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
manning is trying to break the clinch but Holopainen has him pressed against the cage.
Holopainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
manning wants to clinch up but Holopainen keeps it at a distance.
Holopainen connects with a jab.
That's four 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.
Holopainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holopainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
manning is trying to break the clinch but Holopainen has him pressed against the cage.
Holopainen breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - manning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holopainen closes the distance and pushes manning back into the cage.
Holopainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holopainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
manning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holopainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holopainen throws a push kick but manning slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holopainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
manning misses with a wild combination.
manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Holopainen 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from manning does no damage.
manning throws a lazy right hand but Holopainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
manning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but manning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holopainen tries to clinch but manning moves out of range.
Holopainen swinging wilding here.
Albert Holopainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Holopainen darts in and clinches manning up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for manning.
Holopainen manages to break the clinch.
Holopainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holopainen clinches with his opponent.
manning can't get the takedown.
Holopainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning manning up against the cage.
Holopainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holopainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards manning's brow.
manning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holopainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
manning shoots in for a takedown but Holopainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holopainen rushes manning and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holopainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
manning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holopainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
manning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holopainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holopainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
manning tries to keep at a distance but Holopainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
manning tries to break the clinch but Holopainen is controlling the position.
Holopainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
manning tries to break free but Holopainen pushes him back against the cage.
Holopainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but manning blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
manning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holopainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Albert Holopainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of payton manning.
Holopainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holopainen tries to clinch up.
manning tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holopainen counters with a good low kick that manning was not able to check.
payton manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
manning throws a sloppy head kick
and Holopainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
manning looking for a takedown.
manning is trying to break free.
Holopainen avoiding damage.
Holopainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
manning tries to break the clinch but Holopainen is controlling the position.
manning wants to break free but Holopainen has control.
manning prevents Holopainen from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
manning swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holopainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holopainen.
Holopainen looking to stall.
Holopainen has had enough of the clinch but manning keeps him there for the moment.
Holopainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
manning is trying to drag Holopainen to the mat but Holopainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
manning has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holopainen uses from the top position.
manning wriggles free and stands up.
Holopainen moves into the clinch.
Holopainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as manning walks away with a smile on his face. Holopainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
manning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holopainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for manning!
manning squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
manning is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
manning swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Holopainen controlling his opponent.
Holopainen can't control as he wanted to and manning manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Holopainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
manning wants to control but Holopainen is keeping busy.
payton manning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert Holopainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
manning looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Holopainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holopainen 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Holopainen!
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