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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tommi Hartola enters the cage!
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220 lbs
37 - 12 - 1 |
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192 cm
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215 lbs
47 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hartola! But no joy.
Hartola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilson.
Wilson is chipping away with strikes.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
Wilson just content to control the position.
The ground and pound from Wilson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilson 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.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartola keeps working.
Hartola is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hartola on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hartola tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson trying to control the position but Hartola is working away.
Hartola is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson wants to control but Hartola is keeping him busy.
Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hartola, who protects the arm well.
Hartola takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wilson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wilson landing strikes.
Hartola is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is putting a hurting on Hartola here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing strikes.
Wilson trying to control the action but Hartola is working from the bottom.
Wilson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hartola!
Wilson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilson working Hartola over with strikes here.
Wilson prevents Hartola from getting the reversal.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilson raining down shots from the mount!
Wilson looking to finish Hartola with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hartola!
Wilson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson looking to finish Hartola with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hartola!
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wilson controlling from mount.
Hartola taking shots to the head.
Hartola is rocked!
Wilson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilson lands a big shot there that rocks Hartola but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hartola is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson controlling from the full mount.
Hartola seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wade Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartola moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson rushes Hartola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hartola tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Hartola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartola misses with a knee strike.
Wilson tries to work over Hartola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson pushes Hartola back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Hartola is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartola is trying to stall.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson pushes Hartola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hartola lands an uppercut.
Hartola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Hartola can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Hartola stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Hartola trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartola can do to turn this around?
Hartola scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
Hartola looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartola.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson presses Hartola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hartola is looking to control Wilson's arms but Wilson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartola has his back to the cage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Hartola avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartola.
Wilson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hartola clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wilson lands punches and elbows.
Wilson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hartola defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wilson's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling well, preventing Hartola from escaping the position.
Hartola is still trying to improve position.
Wilson wants to control but Hartola is keeping busy.
Wilson is landing with strikes from the back.
Wilson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Wilson looking for the choke from the back.
Hartola wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson looking for the choke from the back.
Hartola tries to roll but Wilson sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wilson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hartola to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wilson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hartola.
Wilson scores with punches to the body.
Wilson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wilson's arms.
Wilson trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Wilson misses with a combination
and Hartola counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Hartola flicks out a counter leg kick but Wilson steps away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartola is out of range.
Wilson tried to score with a low kick but Hartola checks it.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
Hartola is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is controlling the pace.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hartola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hartola is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Tommi Hartola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Hartola dodges it nicely.
Hartola flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hartola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hartola does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson not doing much here.
Wilson slips a nice elbow through Hartola's hands, connecting with Hartola's forehead.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hartola tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartola won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Wade Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson throws a strike but Hartola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartola moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hartola has time to react.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartola.
Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson throws a hook but Hartola avoids it easily.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hartola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Hartola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson takes a swing at Hartola's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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