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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 3017 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Hemmo Partanen (ranked 388 p4p, 343 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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2 - 0 - 0 |
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4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hemmo Partanen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partanen blocks a jab.
Partanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonioli counters by clinching up.
Tonioli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tonioli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonioli tries to throw a body punch but Partanen avoids it by throwing Tonioli back against the cage.
Tonioli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Partanen backwards.
Tonioli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Partanen up against the cage.
Partanen manages to break the clinch.
Partanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partanen throws a hook but Tonioli avoids it easily.
Tonioli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Partanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Partanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonioli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Partanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tonioli's head backwards.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partanen looks to land a left hand but Tonioli moved out of range nicely.
Hemmo Partanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonioli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partanen.
Tonioli throwing a counter right hand but Partanen manages to avoid it.
Partanen connects with a single shot there.
Partanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tonioli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Partanen.
Partanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Partanen throws a hook but Tonioli blocks it.
Tonioli looks to clinch
and Partanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Tonioli tries to clinch but Partanen is having none of it.
Partanen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tonioli under the eye.
Partanen looks to throw the jab but Tonioli is out of range.
Tonioli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Partanen throws an off balance right hand
and Tonioli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Partanen misses with a right hand
and Tonioli counters with a series of strikes. Partanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonioli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partanen.
Partanen works the jab nicely.
Vinicius Tonioli's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Partanen.
Partanen looks to land a right hand but Tonioli moved out of range.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the body
and Partanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partanen needs to keep his hands up - Tonioli had a free shot at his head there.
Partanen scores with a body shot.
Tonioli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partanen.
Tonioli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Partanen.
Tonioli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Partanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Partanen slips a straight right by Tonioli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partanen looks to land a left hand but Tonioli moved out of range nicely.
Partanen jabs at Tonioli's body.
Partanen cracks Tonioli with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tonioli tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Partanen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tonioli is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hemmo Partanen!
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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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