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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 1437 p4p, 2137 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 202 p4p, 294 weight class). Kevin Faulk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk is looking to clinch.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faulk.
A low kick lands for Faulk.
Takala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faulk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faulk counters with a three punch combo that has Takala backing up. Takala nods at Faulk to acknowledge the strikes.
Faulk closes the distance and clinches.
Faulk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faulk avoiding damage.
Takala taking a breather.
Takala scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
Takala working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faulk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Faulk is struggling to control the position.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Faulk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Faulk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faulk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Faulk's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takala swats away the attempt to clinch by Faulk.
Takala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faulk.
Faulk lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Faulk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takala tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Faulk throws a right and a left that Takala avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Takala.
Faulk takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faulk.
A nice left hand lands by Takala.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takala.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala just leaning against Faulk, taking a breather.
Takala working aggressively here.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk avoids the body shot from Takala.
Takala takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Faulk wants to clinch.
Faulk moves into the clinch.
Takala lands a nice uppercut.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Takala.
Takala has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faulk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takala can turn it around.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Kevin Faulk will probably get the nod.
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.
Faulk misses with a series of wild punches.
Faulk instigates a clinch.
Faulk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tino Takala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Takala.
Takala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Takala.
Takala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
Faulk blocking some punches.
Come on Takala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Takala.
Takala leaning against his opponent.
Takala is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Takala's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faulk blocking some punches.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Takala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faulk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
Takala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Takala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Takala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Faulk breaks from the clinch.
Faulk drives through and clinches with Takala against the cage.
Takala misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Takala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takala scores with a shoulder strike.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Faulk blocks an uppercut.
Faulk tries a body shot but Takala blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Takala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faulk throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
A bit of stalling here from Takala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Takala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faulk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takalas head.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Takala keeps control of Faulk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takala prevents a body shot from Faulk.
Takala tries to stall but Faulk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faulk throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faulk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Takala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala tries to throw a body punch but Faulk avoids it by throwing Takala back against the cage.
Faulk lands with a short shot to the head.
Faulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takala is pushing Faulk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Takala.
Faulk breaks the clinch.
Takala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kevin Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takala wants to clinch up but Faulk keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tino Takala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Faulk moves in looking to clinch but Takala pushes him off.
Takala unleashes a big counter combination but Faulk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takala thuds his right hand into Faulk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takala keeps the fight on the outside.
Faulk doesn't manage to clinch there - Takala circles away.
Faulk tries to clinch up
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Faulk gets a clinch.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faulk blocking some punches.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takala misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk scores with a shoulder strike.
Takala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faulk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Takala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala working aggressively here.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Takala avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the cage.
Takala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faulk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faulk has Takala pushed against the cage.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takala is keeping busy.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takalas head.
Takala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faulk lands a right hand.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk is working Takala over against the cage.
Faulk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takala looks to throw the jab but Faulk is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Faulk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Faulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Faulk.
Faulk tries to land a leg kick but Takala saw it coming and moves away.
Faulk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faulk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faulk wants to clinch
and Takala counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a push kick but Takala slaps the foot to one side.
Kevin Faulk is winning the standup battle so far.
Takala slips under a jab.
Takala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Faulk tries to clinch up.
Takala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faulk on the side of the head.
Faulk tries to clinch but Takala moves out of range.
Takala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takala instigates a clinch.
Faulk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takala pushes Faulk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faulk is trying to break free.
Takala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Faulk fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Takala misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala digs a right hand underneath Faulk's ribcage. Faulk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
Faulk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Takala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Takala misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takala lands a right hand.
Faulk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
Takala controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tino Takala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tino Takala!
After winning the bout, Tino Takala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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