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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 2651 p4p, 342 weight class) and Lasse Alatalo (ranked 2495 p4p, 323 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo moves forwards but Stevenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevenson feints and then cracks Alatalo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alatalo down.
Stevenson throws a low kick, looking for Alatalo's leg but Alatalo calmly moves out of range.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevenson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
An attempted straight right counter from Stevenson misses the target.
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Stevenson's head coaches at Rickys House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevenson scores with a jab. Alatalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alatalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alatalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alatalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Alatalo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stevenson with a body shot.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
Stevenson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stevenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alatalo lands a slapping body shot.
Stevenson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alatalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Alatalo's shoulder, as Alatalo tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stevenson with a body shot.
Stevenson swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stevenson with a jab.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a leg kick
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson lands a jab to Alatalo's midsection.
Stevenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Alatalo misses.
Stevenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Stevenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alatalo's sensitive parts.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alatalo dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the body
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo slips a jab from Stevenson.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Alatalo ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo lands a nice looking body shot.
Alatalo walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Alatalo's shoulder, as Alatalo tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson slips a jab from Alatalo.
Alatalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws an off balance right hand
and Stevenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alatalo thinking.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Stevenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Stevenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alatalo doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevenson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevenson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Alatalo avoids nicely.
Alatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alatalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut
and Stevenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Stevenson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson throws a sloppy body shot
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Adonis Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson throws a leg kick
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Alatalo lands with a good body shot.
Alatalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alatalo can do to turn this around?
Alatalo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevenson in his tracks.
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Alatalo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson walks into a straight right hand from Alatalo.
Stevenson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevenson is looking to slow Alatalo down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut
and Stevenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alatalo throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Alatalo missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alatalo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stevenson has got the better of the exchanges.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Alatalo's ribs.
Alatalo clobbers Stevenson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alatalo defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut. Stevenson saw that one coming.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alatalo throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a right hand that misses
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Alatalo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alatalo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Alatalo misses
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
Stevenson throws a low kick but Alatalo moves out of range easily.
Alatalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo sizes up Stevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Alatalo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Alatalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alatalo thuds a left hand into Stevenson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alatalo.
Alatalo loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Stevenson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alatalo just manages to avoid it.
Stevenson scores with a body shot.
Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Donk. Stevenson catches Alatalo right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Alatalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Stevenson drops Alatalo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alatalo looks back up at him and smiles so Stevenson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Alatalo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo lands with a shot to the body.
Alatalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
Alatalo lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alatalo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with a jab to the body
and Stevenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alatalo throws out a counter right but Stevenson avoids it with no problem.
Stevenson throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Alatalo. Beautiful body shot.
Stevenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.
Stevenson scores with a leg kick.
Stevenson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alatalo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson cracks Alatalo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stevenson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alatalo to stand back up!
Alatalo blocks a jab.
Alatalo throws a sloppy body shot
and Alatalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson jabs Alatalo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Stevenson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alatalo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Alatalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Stevenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Alatalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson misses with a hook
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alatalo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevenson to score with a decent uppercut.
Alatalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevenson misses with a hook
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Alatalo.
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!
Alatalo misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with a left hand
and Stevenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alatalo's knee momentarily.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Alatalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stevenson looks to land a combination. Alatalo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alatalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Stevenson as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Alatalo jabs Stevenson right on the nose. Stevenson blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
Lasse Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Alatalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Alatalo stumbling backwards into the cage! Alatalo bounces back off the cage towards Stevenson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Stevenson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Stevenson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adonis Stevenson!
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