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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Steve (ranked 1790 p4p, 2516 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 225 p4p, 311 weight class). Talvela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
Steve throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talvela.
Talvela shoots in looking for a takedown but Steve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talvela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Talvela lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Talvela as he connects with a hook.
Talvela's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Talvela's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Talvela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve 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.
Steve throws a leg kick which misses Talvela's front leg but catches the back leg as Talvela tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
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!
Talvela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela shoots for a takedown but Steve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talvela.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talvela.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve throws a push kick but Talvela slaps the foot to one side.
Steve lands with a hook. Talvela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Talvela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steve. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talvela.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
Talvela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talvela misses with a leg kick
and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Talvela avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Steve has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talvela misses with a punch to the body.
Talvela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvela tries to score a body lock takedown but Steve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Talvela.
Steve blocking some punches.
Talvela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Talvela throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a low kick, right behind Talvela 's knee.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talvela to score with a decent uppercut.
Talvela throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela staying out of range there.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Talvela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talvela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Talvela throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talvela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela misses the shot to the body.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Steve moves forwards but Talvela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talvela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talvela is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Talvela throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve lands the left hand.
Talvela's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Talvela duly obliges.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Talvela works Steve's body with a nice hook.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talvela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Talvela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steve pinned against the cage. Steve gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Talvela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talvela moves out of range of the body kick.
Talvela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talvela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve tried to score with a low kick but Talvela checks it.
Steve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steve pushes Talvela off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stephen Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talvela lands with a nice body punch.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Talvela throws a one two combo.
Steve lands a head kick. Talvela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Talvela throws a leg kick which misses Steve's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve tries to avoid it.
Steve scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steve throws a head kick that Talvela semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Steve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Talvela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talvela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Talvela catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve takes one on the button.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talvela dives in and grabs Steve's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes down on Talvela's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Talvela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talvela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Steve.
Talvela scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
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!
Talvela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talvela.
Talvela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Talvela coming out on top.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Talvela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Some wild striking there from Talvela.
Talvela throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Talvela throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Talvela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Talvela fails with the takedown
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Talvela.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Talvela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talvela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Paavo Talvela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talvela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steve. That did some damage!
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve tries to move into range but Talvela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
Steve slips a jab from Talvela.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Steve misses.
Steve is looking to slow Talvela down with leg kicks.
Talvela misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a solid body kick.
Steve scores with a jab. Talvela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talvela lands the left hand.
Steve takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talvela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steve displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A low kick lands for Steve.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Talvela.
Talvela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stephen Steve will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Talvela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Talvela closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steve did well to prevent Talvela getting side control.
Talvela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steve wants to get back to full guard.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talvela on the ground.
Talvela working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steve's head.
Steve is looking for a sweep. Talvela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steve is in trouble now - Talvela has advanced to mount!
Talvela punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve is looking to get to half guard.
Talvela controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Talvela punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steve really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steve taking shots to the head.
Steve is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Steve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talvela postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Steve is out cold - huge knockout for Talvela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
A very excited looking Paavo Talvela made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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