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Evil 9: Raw Talent PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Galante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gol D Rogers Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Galante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gol D Rogers Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Galante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rogers Jr preventing the sweep.
Rogers Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Rogers Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galante is keeping the position for now.
Galante is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rogers Jr rolls with it to try and escape but Galante cranks on the arm and Rogers Jr is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Galante!
A victorious Leo Galante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi blocks a jab.
Stark dives in for a single leg takedown but Mousasi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mousasi is pressed up against the cage. Stark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mousasi down to the mat. Mousasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stark slips under a jab from Mousasi.
A jab from Stark misses.
Mousasi stuffs the takedown.
Gegard Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Stark.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stark is defended easily by Mousasi.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mousasi tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mousasi to the ground. Mousasi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in but Mousasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stark tries to keep at a distance but Mousasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mousasi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mousasi.
Mousasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mousasi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mousasi.
A shot in the inside from Mousasi.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mousasi as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Mousasi.
A nice left hand lands by Mousasi.
Mousasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mousasi lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi lands an uppercut.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.
Stark looks winded!
Stark tries for a takedown but Mousasi manages to get underhooks.
Stark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mousasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mousasi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mousasi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mousasi.
It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
Mousasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mousasi - that landed with a thud.
Mousasi lands a body shot.
Stark is working for takedown but Mousasi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mousasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mousasi scores with a hook to the body.
Mousasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mousasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
A short body shot lands from Mousasi as the two fighters clinch.
Mousasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark is rocked!
Mousasi lands a body punch.
Mousasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mousasi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Mousasi.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Mousasi finish him?
Mousasi lands a shoulder strike.
Mousasi slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi dips a shoulder and cracks Stark with a mighty uppercut! Stark falls back against the cage and Mousasi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stark is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mousasi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Mousasi!
Robb Stark spoke after the fight, saying 'The North will remember...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gessai Taokujwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ayrton Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gessai Taokujwa !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taokujwa tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis scores with a body shot.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis swings for the body but Taokujwa moves out of range.
Ayrton Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taokujwa wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Taokujwa counters with a leg kick.
Taokujwa darts in trying to clinch
and Lewis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Taokujwa avoids the damage to the body.
Taokujwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Taokujwa 's body.
Taokujwa moves to clinch but Lewis breaks away
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis tries a body shot but Taokujwa blocks it.
Taokujwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taokujwa managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
A short right from Taokujwa on the inside.
Taokujwa 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis is looking to wear down Taokujwa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a takedown into guard.
Lewis won't allow Taokujwa to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Taokujwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ayrton Lewis just wasn't active enough.
Taokujwa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gessai Taokujwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Taokujwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
and Taokujwa counters with a leg kick.
Taokujwa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taokujwa .
Taokujwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Taokujwa 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis is working for takedown but Taokujwa is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Taokujwa fails to land.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Taokujwa avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taokujwa is defending well for now.
Lewis tries to work over Taokujwa 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Taokujwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taokujwa misses with the head strike.
Taokujwa managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Taokujwa misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
Taokujwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis tries a body shot but Taokujwa blocks it.
Lewis tries to work over Taokujwa 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Taokujwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayrton Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Taokujwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taokujwa is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taokujwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taokujwa .
Taokujwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taokujwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taokujwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taokujwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Taokujwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taokujwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Ayrton Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taokujwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Taokujwa controls the action.
Taokujwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Taokujwa avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Taokujwa has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Taokujwa prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taokujwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taokujwa throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Taokujwa misses with the head strike.
Taokujwa misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Taokujwa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taokujwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Taokujwa working aggressively here.
Lewis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Taokujwa avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Taokujwa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taokujwa misses with some punches.
Taokujwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Taokujwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Taokujwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taokujwa .
Taokujwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Taokujwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taokujwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Taokujwa .
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taokujwa 's elbow.
Taokujwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Taokujwa avoids the damage to the body.
Taokujwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Taokujwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Taokujwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taokujwa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
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!
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taokujwa .
Taokujwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Taokujwa .
Taokujwa breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taokujwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis darts in and clinches Taokujwa up against the cage.
Taokujwa throws a head punch that misses.
Taokujwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taokujwa is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taokujwa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taokujwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Taokujwa .
Taokujwa throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taokujwa is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gessai Taokujwa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Lewis wants a takedown but no success here.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Taokujwa tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Taokujwa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taokujwa .
Taokujwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
A frustrated look appears on Taokujwa 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Gessai Taokujwa has been cut.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taokujwa fails to land.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taokujwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Taokujwa avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taokujwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taokujwa misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taokujwa .
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Taokujwa 's ribcage. Taokujwa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taokujwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taokujwa avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Taokujwa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis stops Taokujwa from standing up.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Taokujwa blocks nicely.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Taokujwa keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Ayrton Lewis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Taokujwa counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Taokujwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taokujwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taokujwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Taokujwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis tries to clinch but Taokujwa moves out of range.
Taokujwa tries to clinch
and Lewis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taokujwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taokujwa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Taokujwa .
Taokujwa misses with some punches.
Taokujwa misses with some punches.
Lewis is working Taokujwa over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taokujwa is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Knees to the body from Lewis.
Taokujwa wants to break free but Lewis has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taokujwa throws a head punch that misses.
Taokujwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taokujwa is defending well for now.
Taokujwa avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ayrton Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayrton Lewis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Robert Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Black!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maia throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a head kick.
Maia throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
A punch combination from Maia misses.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.
Maia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Maia crashes against the mat.
Black is trying to improve his position.
Black is still trying to improve position.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia has an Americana. Black didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Maia is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Maia hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Demian Maia!
Demian Maia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Mustalaanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artest kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Artest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Mustalaanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artest fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mustalaanen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mustalaanen looks to clinch but Artest throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mustalaanen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ron Artest!
In his post fight interview, Ron Artest gave a big smile as he said 'Tino, welcome to the world of MMA, You lost to a true champion, who's next?'.
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