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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper. 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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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiho.
Laiho connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Laiho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laiho lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
It looks like Ray Jones has been cut.
Laiho moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Laiho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laiho misses with a kick to the body.
Laiho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones scores with a jab. Laiho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laiho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laiho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laiho knocks Jones to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Jones is rocked!
Laiho tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Laiho finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones prevents Laiho from moving into mount.
Laiho trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Laiho tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Laiho controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
Laiho wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Laiho controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexi Laiho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Laiho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Laiho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laiho misses with a hook.
Laiho catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laiho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laiho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laiho instigates a clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laiho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones avoiding damage as Laiho throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laiho looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laiho is keeping busy.
Jones avoiding damage as Laiho throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laiho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laiho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiho has Jones pushed against the cage.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Laiho moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laiho looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Laiho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laiho missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laiho.
Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laiho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones letting Laiho take a breather here.
Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Laiho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laiho landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laiho is keeping busy.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
Laiho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
Laiho is stalling here.
Laiho tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Laiho has him pinned against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laiho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laiho looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Laiho lands a knee to the head.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Alexi Laiho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laiho scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laiho crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
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!
Laiho tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones stalling.
Laiho is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
Laiho misses with a knee strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Laiho.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
Laiho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Laiho.
Laiho throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
Laiho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Laiho tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Laiho is stalling here.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
Laiho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to stall.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laiho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laiho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Laiho's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Laiho.
Laiho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones cracks Laiho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Laiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laiho throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Laiho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laiho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laiho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Laiho.
Laiho blocks a jab.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Laiho's shoulder, as Laiho tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Laiho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Laiho.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiho was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Laiho tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ray Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Laiho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a hook
and Laiho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Laiho.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Laiho improves position.
Laiho lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laiho with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Laiho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laiho controlling the action here for a moment.
Laiho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laiho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laiho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a body shot but Laiho blocks it.
Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Laiho lands a knee to the head.
Laiho misses with a knee strike.
Laiho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laiho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Laiho is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Laiho backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laiho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexi Laiho.
Well Laiho 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Laiho!
A relieved looking Alexi Laiho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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