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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Soliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Haapoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soliman comes to the cage accompanied by detox. Lawrence Soliman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lawrence Soliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jukka Haapoja!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapoja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soliman.
Haapoja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soliman.
Soliman dodges the punch combination from Haapoja.
No joy there for Haapoja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soliman misses with a few strikes there.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jukka Haapoja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haapoja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soliman counters with a takedown into side control.
Soliman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Haapoja is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Haapoja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soliman.
Soliman decides to return to a standing position.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haapoja lands with a nice combination. Soliman backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soliman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soliman lands a slapping body shot.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soliman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soliman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soliman wants to stand but Haapoja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Haapoja controls Soliman momentarily but Soliman frees himself.
Soliman lands a couple of digs.
Haapoja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haapoja looks gassed!
Soliman wants to stand but Haapoja has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soliman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soliman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soliman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haapoja, up you get!
Haapoja takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soliman cracks the inside of Haapoja's front leg.
Soliman lands with a nice body punch.
Haapoja moves forwards but Soliman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haapoja defending well as Soliman loads up on a big left hand.
Soliman misses the jab.
Soliman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haapoja misses with a body punch
and Soliman counters with a one-two to the body.
Haapoja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soliman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soliman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haapoja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soliman lands a glancing blow to the side of Haapoja's head.
Soliman lands a nice shot that snaps Haapoja's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Haapoja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haapoja misses with a double jab
and Soliman counters with a three punch combo that has Haapoja backing up. Haapoja nods at Soliman to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soliman with a nice cross.
Soliman scores with a sloppy right hand. Haapoja should have avoided that one.
A jab from Soliman finds it's way through Haapoja's defenses.
Soliman tests Haapoja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haapoja lands with a straight right. Soliman didn't see that one coming.
Soliman connects with a nice looking jab.
Haapoja slips a jab and a cross from Soliman.
Haapoja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soliman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haapoja thinking.
Soliman throws a hook but Haapoja blocks it.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soliman.
Soliman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja misses with a hook to the body
and Soliman counters with a big head kick but Haapoja shrugs it off.
Soliman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haapoja has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soliman finds it's way round the side to connect with Haapoja's head.
Soliman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soliman thuds a left hand into Haapoja's body.
Soliman has closed the distance and engaged Haapoja in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soliman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haapoja.
Haapoja is trying to break the clinch but Soliman has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soliman.
A hook to the body from Soliman.
Soliman breaks the clinch.
Haapoja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Soliman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soliman lands a two punch combo.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haapoja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haapoja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapoja throws a lazy uppercut
and Soliman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soliman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haapoja. Haapoja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soliman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haapoja misses with a hook
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haapoja thinking.
Haapoja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soliman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haapoja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haapoja misses with a hook
and Soliman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haapoja is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soliman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haapoja misses with a double jab
and Soliman counters with a thumping low kick.
Soliman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soliman misses with a left hand
and Haapoja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haapoja misses the body punch
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soliman.
Some wild striking there from Haapoja.
Haapoja throws a right hand that misses
and Soliman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapoja throws a lazy uppercut
and Haapoja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapoja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haapoja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soliman clinches with his opponent.
Soliman lands a nice uppercut.
Soliman lands a nice shot to the body.
Haapoja has had enough of the clinch but Soliman keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja can't break the clinch.
Soliman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haapoja or not.
Soliman cracks Haapoja with a nice body shot.
Haapoja working aggressively here.
Soliman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haapoja lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Haapoja - that landed with a thud.
Haapoja tries to throw a body punch but Soliman avoids it by throwing Haapoja back against the cage.
Soliman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haapoja backwards.
Soliman keeps control of Haapoja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haapoja misses with a punch to the body.
Haapoja has had enough of the clinch but Soliman keeps him there for the moment.
Haapoja misses with a punch on the inside.
Haapoja wants to get back to striking at distance but Soliman won't allow it.
Haapoja misses with some punches.
A short right from Soliman on the inside.
Haapoja is looking to break free of the clinch but Soliman has double underhooks.
Haapoja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haapoja swings wildly with an uppercut but Soliman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soliman keeps control of Haapoja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soliman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawrence Soliman is winning the standup battle so far.
Soliman misses with a lunging right hand
and Haapoja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soliman misses with a double jab.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Soliman to counter with a crisp jab.
Soliman looks to land a combination but Haapoja avoids it well.
Soliman scores with a jab.
Haapoja throws a right hand that misses
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haapoja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soliman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soliman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haapoja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soliman lands a jab to the nose.
Haapoja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soliman misses with a straight right.
Soliman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haapoja's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Soliman coming out on top.
Good exchange - Soliman coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapoja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soliman counters with a big head kick but Haapoja shrugs it off.
Soliman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soliman lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soliman, as that shot connected.
Soliman is looking to slow Haapoja down with leg kicks.
Soliman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haapoja on the side of the head.
A left lands for Soliman.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soliman with a hook.
Haapoja misses with a hook to the body
and Haapoja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soliman lands with a cross.
Haapoja's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haapoja throws an off balance right hand
and Soliman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soliman clobbers Haapoja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Soliman 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!
Jab, jab by Soliman - just one landing.
Haapoja swings widly with a right hand
enabling Soliman to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence Soliman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soliman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haapoja on the side of the head.
Soliman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haapoja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haapoja takes one to the side of the head.
Haapoja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haapoja misses with a double jab
and Soliman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soliman throws a nice looking combination but Haapoja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soliman.
Nice cross by Soliman.
Soliman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haapoja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soliman looks to throw the jab but Haapoja is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapoja misses with a lunging right hand
and Soliman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soliman.
Soliman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapoja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soliman lands with a right hand.
Haapoja misses the body punch
and Soliman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab lands there for Soliman.
Haapoja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soliman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Soliman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haapoja doesn't seem phased though.
Soliman lands a nice hook to Haapoja's body. Haapoja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haapoja misses with a hook
and Soliman counters with a left to the body.
Haapoja is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Soliman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Soliman scores with a four punch combination!
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soliman looks to score with a jab to the body but Haapoja is just out of range.
Haapoja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soliman counters with a stiff right hand.
Haapoja misses with a left hand
and Soliman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapoja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a leg kick.
Soliman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soliman misses with a double jab.
Haapoja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soliman.
Haapoja throws a poor cross that misses
and Soliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haapoja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapoja walks into a stiff left hand from Soliman.
Soliman lands a nice looking body shot.
Soliman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soliman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapoja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haapoja staying out of range there.
Soliman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a two punch combo.
Haapoja misses with a body shot
and Soliman counters with a straight right hand.
Haapoja throws a combination that misses
and Soliman counters with a stiff right hand.
Haapoja misses with a lunging right hand
and Soliman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soliman looks to land a combination. Haapoja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haapoja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soliman.
Soliman tries to bum rush Haapoja with a series of wild strikes but Haapoja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Soliman there.
Soliman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soliman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soliman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Soliman.
Soliman misses with the combination.
Soliman lands a glancing blow to the side of Haapoja's head.
A jab from Soliman does it's job there.
Haapoja takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haapoja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haapoja misses with a combination
and Soliman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soliman lands with an uppercut that bounces Haapoja off the cage and back into rage.
Soliman moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soliman.
Jukka Haapoja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haapoja takes a swing at Soliman's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Soliman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soliman 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Soliman!
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energy
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hype
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