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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho has chosen Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho closes the distance and clinches.
Laiho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laiho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laiho is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Laiho is positioning himself well to prevent Anderson advancing to mount.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Laiho is working away.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Laiho dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson trying to control the action but Laiho is working from the bottom.
Anderson 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.
Laiho tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Laiho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laiho has his hands clasped together around Anderson's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Laiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laiho stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laiho misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Laiho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Laiho.
Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Laiho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson controlling from side mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laiho is trying to improve his position.
Laiho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laiho keeps working.
Laiho is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Laiho's legs.
Laiho being controlled for a moment.
Laiho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Laiho takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laiho sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Laiho is keeping him busy.
Anderson looks up at the clock and then as Laiho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Laiho is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laiho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Laiho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson with the ground and pound but Laiho regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Anderson dominated that 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.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiho.
Laiho lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Laiho takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alexander Anderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laiho sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Laiho is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
Laiho throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laiho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Laiho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laiho but Laiho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexi Laiho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laiho is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexi Laiho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Laiho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Laiho's body. Laiho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Laiho's head back.
Laiho fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Laiho misses.
Laiho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laiho misses with a body kick.
Laiho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laiho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Laiho lands.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiho.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laiho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Laiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laiho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Laiho misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Laiho. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into Laiho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho looking for a sweep. Not yet Laiho, not yet.
Anderson 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.
Laiho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laiho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laiho keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexander Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laiho as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Laiho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
That kick from Laiho tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laiho pinned against the cage. Laiho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laiho on his heels. He'll look to pass Laiho's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laiho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson prevents Laiho from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Laiho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laiho sprawls well. Laiho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Laiho is out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Laiho moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Laiho connects with a jab.
Laiho tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laiho tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is thwarting Laiho's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laiho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson trying to control the action but Laiho is working from the bottom.
Laiho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laiho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laiho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Laiho is defending well.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Laiho defending well.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Laiho is working away.
Anderson is really struggling to control Laiho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Laiho is controlling Anderson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Laiho wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Laiho is looking to escape.
Anderson is keen to just control but Laiho is a slippery customer.
Anderson stops Laiho from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Laiho.
Laiho throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laiho blocks a leg kick.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laiho defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Laiho sprawls well.
Laiho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson throws a body punch but Laiho moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Laiho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laiho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laiho's head.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Laiho keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laiho wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Laiho is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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