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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa comes to the cage accompanied by Candy by Robbie Williams. The crowd seem to be enjoying Asztalos's choice of entrance music: Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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203 lbs
30 - 16 - 2 |
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188 cm
29
199 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa tests Asztalos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silsa defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Silsa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asztalos throws a leg kick but Silsa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silsa scores with a jab to the body.
Silsa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asztalos tries to land a front kick but Silsa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asztalos.
Silsa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asztalos lands a leg kick that knocks Silsa off balance momentarily.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Asztalos. That snapped Silsa's head back.
Asztalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silsa.
Silsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asztalos lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos punishes Silsa's body with a nice straight punch.
Silsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Asztalos jabs Silsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asztalos.
Silsa throws out a loose jab but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos scores with a punch to the head.
Silsa misses with a combination
and Asztalos counters with a nice body kick.
Silsa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asztalos manages to avoid it.
Silsa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Asztalos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asztalos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asztalos ducks under a wild hook from Silsa.
Asztalos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Silsa throws a right hand that misses
and Asztalos counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos lands a jab to the nose.
Asztalos cracks Silsa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silsa misses with a double jab.
Silsa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asztalos.
Silsa lands a nice shot to the body.
Silsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silsa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asztalos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asztalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silsa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silsa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silsa throws an off balance right hand
and Asztalos counters with a stiff right hand.
Asztalos lands a front kick.
Asztalos with a nice cross.
Asztalos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos lands a nice shot that snaps Silsa's head back.
Silsa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Asztalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silsa throws out the jab.
Asztalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asztalos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asztalos.
Asztalos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asztalos takes a swing at Silsa's ribcage but misses.
Silsa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asztalos counters with a straight right hand.
Asztalos connects with a right hand. Silsa shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asztalos. Asztalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
Silsa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Asztalos lands with a hook. Silsa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asztalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos throws a leg kick which misses Silsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Silsa tries to avoid it.
Asztalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Silsa moves out of range.
Silsa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Asztalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silsa.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Silsa to counter with a crisp jab.
Asztalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silsa.
Silsa throws a body punch but Asztalos moves out of range.
Asztalos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silsa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asztalos is rocked!
Silsa fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Asztalos square on the jaw! Damn, Asztalos is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Alex Asztalos had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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