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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinos Swacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yli Paino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinos Swacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yli Paino!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paino wants it to stay on the feet.
Swacker closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Paino to counter with a crisp jab.
Swacker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swacker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swacker throws a series of punches but Paino avoids them all with ease.
Paino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swacker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swacker lands in his opponent's guard.
Swacker stands up over Paino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swacker is one step ahead there.
Swacker trying to control but Paino is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino trying to keep a closed guard but Swacker is proving a slippery customer.
Paino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swacker landing some decent shots from guard.
Swacker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paino's head.
Swacker 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.
Swacker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swacker passes Paino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paino keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Swacker throwing shots but Paino is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paino is looking to improve his position.
Paino is looking to control Swacker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paino avoid being mounted?
Swacker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paino tries to roll over but Swacker keeps him under control.
Paino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swacker.
Swacker thows a huge punch but Paino dodges it nicely.
Paino tries to get to full guard but Swacker has control of the leg.
Swacker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paino sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker misses with a head shot. Paino uses the momentum to regain guard.
Paino 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.
Paino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swacker!
Paino working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paino avoids the attempt from Swacker to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swacker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swacker tries to reverse the position but Paino maintains control.
Swacker is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Paino prevents Swacker from getting the reversal.
Paino thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swacker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pinos Swacker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swacker throws a lazy uppercut
and Paino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paino counters with a three punch combo that has Swacker backing up. Swacker nods at Paino to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinos Swacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swacker throws a combination that misses
and Paino counters with a straight right hand.
Paino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Paino.
Swacker swings widly with a right hand
and Paino counters with a right hand to the body.
Paino fails to land the takedown.
Swacker looks for a takedown but Paino sprawls well.
Swacker misses with a double jab.
Paino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Swacker shoots in for a double leg but Paino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swacker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paino counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paino is working Swacker over against the cage.
Paino lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swacker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swacker shoots for a takedown but Paino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinos Swacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swacker tries for a takedown but Paino circles away easily
and Paino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paino distracts Swacker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paino postures up in Swacker's guard and throws a big left but Swacker blocks it.
Swacker keeping moving, preventing Paino from controlling successfully.
Paino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paino trying to control the position from guard on top but Swacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paino tries to free his leg and advance position but Swacker is retaining full guard.
Swacker trying to keep a closed guard but Paino is proving a slippery customer.
Paino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swacker's head.
Paino looking to sit in guard and control but Swacker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paino looking to control.
Paino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swacker.
Paino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swacker stopping the sweep attempt from Paino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paino controls Swacker momentarily but Swacker frees himself.
Swacker looking to pass the guard.
Swacker throws a strike but Paino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Swacker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paino trying to control but Swacker is working from the bottom.
Swacker looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Swacker misses with a lunging right hand
and Paino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paino tries to move into range but Swacker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swacker shoots in and bounces Paino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yli Paino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swacker shoots in for a takedown but Paino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swacker fails with the takedown.
Paino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paino controls his hands.
Paino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swacker avoids it.
Paino pushes Swacker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swacker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paino counters with a three punch combo that has Swacker backing up. Swacker nods at Paino to acknowledge the strikes.
Swacker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paino is fending him off so far but Swacker persists. Nope, Paino circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinos Swacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swacker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paino pinned against the cage. Paino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swacker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swacker!
Paino raining down shots from the mount!
Paino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swacker looks a forlorn figure.
Paino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Swacker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paino lands a nice shot to the head.
Paino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swacker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swacker is looking to escape.
Paino is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Paino landing shots from mount.
Swacker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swacker is squirming around, avoiding Paino's attempts to control the action.
Swacker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paino raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swacker somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Swacker. Paino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swacker misses with a straight left.
Swacker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paino defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swacker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Swacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Paino is retaining full guard.
Paino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swacker looking to sit in guard and control but Paino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paino is looking to work some ground and pound but Swacker has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swacker looking to control.
Paino postures up in Swacker's guard and throws a big left but Swacker blocks it.
Swacker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swacker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Paino puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yli Paino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yli Paino!
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energy
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RATING
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