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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asser Toropainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack's entrance music is Shadow Dancing. A fine choice. Toropainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paleface-Syntynyt rellestää. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bernard Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asser Toropainen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack thows a body shot but no joy.
Mack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toropainen.
A bone on bone clash there as Toropainen blocks the leg kick.
Toropainen throws a chopping leg kick but Mack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asser Toropainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toropainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toropainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
Toropainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mack as he avoids it easily.
Toropainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Toropainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mack trying to control from the bottom.
Toropainen is working for an americana but Mack has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Toropainen was thinking about the submission.
Toropainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toropainen trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Toropainen trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Toropainen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mack kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Asser Toropainen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Toropainen throws a shot to the body.
Toropainen slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toropainen shoots in for a double leg but Mack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two 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.
A big right from Toropainen misses.
Toropainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Toropainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Toropainen avoids it.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toropainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toropainen throws a series of punches but Mack avoids them all with ease.
Mack thows a leg kick but Toropainen checks it
and Toropainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toropainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toropainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Toropainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mack counters with a right hand to the body.
Mack throws a low kick but Toropainen avoids it.
Mack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mack wants it to stay on the feet.
Bernard Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asser Toropainen.
Mack lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toropainen walks into a left hand.
That kick from Toropainen tenderised Mack's leg. Mack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toropainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toropainen manages to avoid it.
Toropainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mack was covering up waiting for the punch and Toropainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Toropainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toropainen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mack keeping moving, preventing Toropainen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Toropainen trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Toropainen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toropainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mack tries to roll over but Toropainen keeps him under control.
Toropainen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asser Toropainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toropainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toropainen connects with a body shot.
Mack thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Toropainen misses.
Toropainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Toropainen throws a leg kick but Mack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toropainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Asser Toropainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Toropainen.
Toropainen scores with a one two! Mack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Toropainen misses with a hook.
Toropainen digs a good hook to Mack's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toropainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toropainen misses with a shot to the body
and Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toropainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Mack should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Toropainen.
Toropainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Bernard Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toropainen misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Toropainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mack. That did some damage!
Toropainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Toropainen fails with the takedown.
Mack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toropainen scores with a punch to the head.
Toropainen with a nice cross.
Toropainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Toropainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Mack.
Mack drops his hands momentarily and Toropainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Toropainen tests Mack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toropainen.
Toropainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Toropainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toropainen.
Toropainen trying to control from half guard but Mack is working away.
Toropainen is looking to advance position but Mack won't allow it.
Toropainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toropainen is trying to control. Mack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mack wants to control but Toropainen is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to get to full guard but Toropainen has control of the leg.
Mack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toropainen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Toropainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Toropainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Toropainen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toropainen trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asser Toropainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Mack wants to slow Toropainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Toropainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot by Toropainen.
Mack takes a swing at Toropainen's ribcage but misses.
Mack tries to bum rush Toropainen with a series of wild strikes but Toropainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toropainen.
Toropainen with a poor takedown
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toropainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toropainen ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
That kick from Toropainen tenderised Mack's leg. Mack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Toropainen.
Toropainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mack is looking to wear down Toropainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toropainen feints and as Mack raises his hands in defense, Toropainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toropainen drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Toropainen as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mack screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Toropainen! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Asser Toropainen!
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energy
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hype
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