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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Armstrong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Armstrong to the ground. Halonen is now in Armstrong's guard.
Halonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
Halonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halonen stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Halonen stays in close to Armstrong's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tarja Halonen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Halonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Armstrong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Halonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Halonen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Armstrong controls Halonen momentarily but Halonen frees himself.
Halonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Armstrong is trying to keep Halonen in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Halonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thor Armstrong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Armstrong misses with a takedown
and Halonen counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Armstrong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Armstrong trying to control but Halonen postures up.
Halonen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halonen.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Halonen has control of the leg.
Halonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tarja Halonen.
Halonen misses with a wild body shot.
Halonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Armstrong!
Halonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Halonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Halonen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tarja Halonen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Armstrong shoots for a takedown but Halonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tarja Halonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Armstrong.
Halonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong wants to get back to full guard but Halonen has passed into side control.
Halonen happy to just control the position for now.
Armstrong is trying to control Halonen's posture but Halonen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong is looking to regain half guard here but Halonen keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarja Halonen 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.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt
and Halonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Armstrong's guard now.
Halonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Armstrong wants to stand but Halonen is controlling the position.
Armstrong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halonen is aware though and is defending well.
Halonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarja Halonen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Halonen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halonen controls the pace.
Armstrong working for a triangle but Halonen defends it easily.
Armstrong controls Halonen momentarily but Halonen frees himself.
Halonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Halonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Halonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Armstrong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halonen somewhat.
Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halonen is working for takedown but Armstrong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armstrong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Armstrong manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halonen defends it easily.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Halonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Halonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarja Halonen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Armstrong enables Halonen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Armstrong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Halonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halonen wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Halonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tarja Halonen just wasn't active enough.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Halonen saw that one coming.
Armstrong has his takedown stuffed
and Halonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Armstrong!
Tarja Halonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halonen avoids the attempt from Armstrong to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarja Halonen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thor Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Halonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halonen.
Halonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Armstrong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Armstrong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halonen is aware though and is defending well.
Halonen slips nicely into half guard.
Armstrong tries to kick Halonen off but Halonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Halonen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Armstrong trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen controlling the action here.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong punching from the bottom.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halonen.
Halonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
Halonen controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Halonen which made him look bad.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen connects with a looping right hand.
Halonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Halonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Armstrong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Halonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armstrong on the ground.
Halonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halonen controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tarja Halonen just wasn't active enough.
Halonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Armstrong 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.
Halonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Halonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Halonen is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thor Armstrong wasn't active enough on the ground.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Halonen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Armstrong on his heels. He'll look to pass Armstrong's guard now, I'm sure.
Halonen preventing the sweep.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Armstrong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Halonen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Halonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Armstrong wants to control but Halonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Halonen is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarja Halonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarja Halonen!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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