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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 79 p4p, 132 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 9 p4p, 17 weight class). Bissainthe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hoodoo Man Blues. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen throws a body kick that misses.
Serronen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen lands with a good body shot.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Serronen moved out of range.
Bissainthe blocks a leg kick.
Bissainthe thuds a left hand into Serronen's body.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Serronen throws a body kick.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Serronen moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick lands for Serronen.
Bissainthe walks into a straight right hand from Serronen.
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!
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen clinches with his opponent.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bissainthe digs a right hand underneath Serronen's ribcage. Serronen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Serronen.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Serronen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
A nice left hand lands by Serronen.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Bissainthe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bissainthe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Serronen jumps guard but Bissainthe stands there with Serronen around his waist. Serronen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bissainthe digs a right hand into Serronen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Serronen's gas tank.
Serronen blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serronen tries to work over Bissainthe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bissainthe works on Serronen's body with a couple of short punches.
Serronen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Serronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
Serronen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Serronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
Bissainthe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bissainthe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Serronen lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Serronen.
Serronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with the head strike.
Serronen can't find room to land a body shot as Bissainthe controls the action.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Serronen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bissainthes head.
Serronen presses Bissainthe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Serronen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bissainthe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Serronen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Serronen fails to land.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Serronen controls his hands.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Bissainthe lands a left hand.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bissainthe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serronen's elbow.
Serronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Serronen blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Serronen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
Serronen blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bissainthe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe throws a punch but it's blocked by Serronen.
Serronen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bissainthe to keep the fight standing.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Bissainthe as the two fighters clinch.
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serronen working aggressively here.
Bissainthe tries to work over Serronen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serronen prevents a body shot from Bissainthe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bissainthe lands a couple of elbows.
Serronen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Serronen keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Serronen.
Serronen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Serronen.
Bissainthe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aku Serronen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Serronen takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Serronen tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serronen walks into a left hand.
Serronen scores with a decent looking hook.
Serronen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen works the jab nicely.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Serronen avoids the punch easily.
Serronen feints a counter leg kick.
Serronen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Serronen misses.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aku Serronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
Serronen missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serronen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Bissainthe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serronen tries to move into range but Bissainthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bissainthe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bissainthe throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Serronen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serronen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen scores with a jab. Bissainthe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Serronen 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 Bissainthe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bissainthe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bissainthe defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Serronen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Serronen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Serronen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bissainthe throws a lazy uppercut
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
Serronen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Serronen sees coming a mile off.
Serronen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Serronen misses with a left hand
and Bissainthe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
Serronen throws a chopping leg kick but Bissainthe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Serronen backs away, Bissainthe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
It appears Bissainthe was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Serronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Serronen is able to avoid easily.
Serronen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
A jab from Serronen misses.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe clobbers Serronen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serronen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Serronen throws a push kick but Bissainthe slaps the foot to one side.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serronen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Serronen takes a step back to recover.
Bissainthe walks into a stiff left hand from Serronen.
Serronen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Serronen tries to clinch but Bissainthe is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Serronen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Serronen throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serronen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bissainthe staying out of range there.
Serronen connects with a nice looking jab.
Serronen throws a shot to the body.
Bissainthe takes one on the button.
Serronen wants to clinch up but Bissainthe keeps it at a distance.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Serronen.
Serronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
A low kick from Serronen misses
and Bissainthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Serronen lands with a cross.
Serronen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Serronen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bissainthe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Serronen can pounce on him.
Bissainthe works Serronen's body with a nice hook.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
Bissainthe cracks Serronen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe lands a jab to the nose.
Serronen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bissainthe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Serronen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Serronen.
Bissainthe lands a jab to the head.
Serronen tries to clinch but Bissainthe is having none of it.
Serronen scores with a nice right hand.
Serronen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Serronen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bissainthe defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Bissainthe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Serronen.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Serronen misses.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bissainthe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Serronen.
Good shot there by Serronen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Serronen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serronen misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe is looking to counter punch.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serronen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bissainthe.
Serronen lands with a right hand.
Serronen throws an off balance right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Serronen lands a jab.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aku Serronen.
I think Serronen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Serronen!
An out of breath Aku Serronen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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