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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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279 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
235 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jarmo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laine throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Laine jabs at Sanders's body.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sanders throws a one two combo.
Laine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanders looks gassed!
Laine throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Laine scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders moves forwards but Laine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Laine throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Laine shrugs it off.
Sanders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Laine connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laine lands an overhand right.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine drops Sanders with a nice combination! Laine dives into Sanders's guard, looking to finish!
Sanders is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Laine passes into half guard.
Laine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Laine.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanders's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Laine being controlled here momentarily.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laine is fighting to break Sanders's control of his arms but Sanders is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanders can't keep his opponent in guard - Laine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laine is trying to control. Sanders wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Laine throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Jarmo Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine scores with a nice right hand.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Laine throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jarmo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Laine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laine drops Sanders with a nice combination! Laine dives into Sanders's guard, looking to finish!
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Laine finish him?
Laine distracts Sanders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Laine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Sanders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laine landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laine is one step ahead there.
Laine landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laine throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Sanders looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
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.
Jarmo Laine 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!
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laine throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Sanders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Sanders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laine is looking to wear down Sanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine misses with the combination.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanders at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Laine had a free shot at his head there.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Laine.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Laine misses.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders walks into a left hand.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Sanders clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Laine.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laine!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders connects with a looping right hand.
Laine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Sanders throws a right hand that Laine ducks under and follows up with a left that Laine also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Laine.
Sanders walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Laine connects with a single shot there.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laine thuds his right hand into Sanders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanders momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
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!
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Seth Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine misses with a combination
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarmo Laine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarmo Laine!
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energy
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