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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange has chosen Eddie Van Halen - Eruption as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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176 cm
31
155 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Assange!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Assange.
Tolonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assange blocks a leg kick.
Tolonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tolonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Assange blocks a low kick nicely.
Assange wants to clinch up but Tolonen keeps it at a distance.
Tolonen lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like James Assange has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange lands with an uppercut that bounces Tolonen off the cage and back into range.
Assange lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tolonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assange on the side of the head.
Tolonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assange instigates a clinch.
Assange misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tolonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assange scores with a hook to the body.
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tolonen obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with the head strike.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assange misses with a body punch.
Assange lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assange misses with the head strike.
Assange working aggressively here.
Tolonen trying to stall but Assange improves his position.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from Assange.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assange blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen has hold of one of Assange's legs. Assange is fighting the takedown attempt but Tolonen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Assange looking to control.
Tolonen 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.
Tolonen being controlled here momentarily.
Tolonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Assange is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Assange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen preventing the sweep.
Tolonen wants to pass the guard but Assange is keeping the position.
Assange wants to get back to his feet but Tolonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Assange holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Assange wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Assange there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assange blocks a leg kick.
Assange misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Tolonen misses with a kick to the body.
Assange feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tolonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by Assange.
Tolonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Assange circles away.
Tolonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Assange misses.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Assange moved away.
Tolonen staying out of range there.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Assange napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tolonen is looking to take a break and control but Assange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen is trying to get an arm triangle but Assange is defending well.
Assange struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tolonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tolonen advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assange bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tolonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Assange controls the pace.
Tolonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tolonen, not yet.
Assange trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tolonen's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolonen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Assange got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tolonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Assange has managed to get both his arms back between Tolonen's legs - danger averted.
Assange stands up from Tolonen's guard - Assange perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Reino Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Assange's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Assange swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assange. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Tolonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tolonen throws a nice head kick!
Assange lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tolonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Assange lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reino Tolonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tolonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Assange avoids it really well and circles away.
Tolonen tries a low kick but Assange avoids it.
Tolonen tries to score with a low kick but Assange moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen swings for the body but Assange moves out of range.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assange manages to avoid it.
Assange slaps away a takedown attempt from Tolonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Assange clinches up with Tolonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tolonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tolonen's elbow.
A short left from Assange.
Assange lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Tolonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tolonen's elbow.
Tolonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tolonen throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Assange throws a head punch that misses.
Assange throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assange blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange can't find room to land a body shot as Tolonen controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Assange.
Assange lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tolonen or not.
Assange is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assange backwards.
Knees to the body from Tolonen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assange misses with a body punch.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tolonen.
Tolonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Assange is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Tolonen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tolonen.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by Tolonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Assange pushes Tolonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from Assange.
Assange works on Tolonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Assange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from Assange.
Assange digs a right hand into Tolonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tolonen's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tolonen's elbow.
Assange blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Assange.
James Assange seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tolonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assange tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
Assange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assange working aggressively here.
Assange works on Tolonen's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assange throws a head punch that misses.
Tolonen misses with the head strike.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Assange throws a head punch that misses.
Tolonen cracks Assange with a nice body shot.
Assange tries to work over Tolonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
Assange lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assange presses Tolonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tolonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Assange.
Tolonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen takes a shot to the head.
Assange lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Tolonen is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assange creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assange lands a nice shot to the body.
Assange lands with a left to the head.
Assange misses with the head strike.
Tolonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Assange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Assange's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Assange knocks Tolonen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Assange!
A very excited looking James Assange rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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