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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 733 p4p, 3420 weight class) and Jason Laszlo (ranked 93 p4p, 426 weight class). Talvela's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Paavo Talvela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Laszlo's chin.
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Laszlo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstrm, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laszlo keeps the fight on the outside.
Laszlo fails with the takedown.
Talvela tests Laszlo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Talvela.
Laszlo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Laszlo tries to counter it with a takedown but Talvela pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Talvela scores with a nice head shot.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laszlo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Talvela.
It looks like Jason Laszlo has been cut.
Talvela lands a high kick!
Laszlo is rocked!
Talvela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laszlo. That did some damage!
Laszlo is still on wobbly legs! Can Talvela finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela tries to clinch but Laszlo moves out of range.
Laszlo seems to have recovered his senses.
Talvela throws a leg kick
and Laszlo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Talvela!
Laszlo trying to control the action but Talvela is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela regains half guard, as Laszlo was trying to land strikes.
Talvela is pressing down on Laszlo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Talvela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laszlo is aware though and is defending well.
Laszlo advances to half guard.
Laszlo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Talvela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laszlo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talvela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laszlo throwing shots but Talvela is blocking nicely.
Talvela tries to roll over but Laszlo keeps him under control.
Laszlo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Talvela controls his leg.
Talvela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Talvela manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Laszlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talvela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo preventing the sweep.
Talvela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laszlo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talvela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laszlo is aware though and is defending well.
Laszlo content to stall in guard here.
Talvela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laszlo is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Talvela looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Laszlo tries to clinch but Talvela is having none of it.
Laszlo drives through with a takedown into Talvela's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laszlo throwing strikes from guard but Talvela blocks nicely.
Laszlo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Talvela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laszlo is one step ahead there.
Talvela is working hard here to advance position.
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 Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Laszlo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Talvela throws a chopping leg kick but Laszlo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Laszlo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talvela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talvela throws a series of punches but Laszlo avoids them all with ease.
Laszlo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Talvela.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
Laszlo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Talvela does it's job there.
Talvela tried to score with a low kick but Laszlo checks it.
Laszlo throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Talvela wants to clinch but Laszlo slips to the side
and Laszlo counters with a nice uppercut.
Laszlo moves out of range of the body kick from Talvela.
Talvela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laszlo.
Talvela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talvela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talvela rushes Laszlo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laszlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talvela's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszlo blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Laszlo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talvela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talvela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laszlo can do to turn this around?
Laszlo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laszlo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laszlo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talvela throws a leg kick
and Laszlo counters with a straight right hand.
Laszlo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Talvela did well to prevent Laszlo getting side control.
Talvela gets back to full guard.
Talvela is looking for a triangle but Laszlo pushes his legs off easily.
Talvela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laszlo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laszlo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talvela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo stopping the sweep attempt from Talvela.
Talvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laszlo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laszlo wants to get up but he can't break Talvela's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Laszlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Talvela keeps moving.
Laszlo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laszlo is in close to Talvela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laszlo trying to control the position from guard on top but Talvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talvela looking for a sweep. Not yet Talvela, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Talvela keeps moving.
Talvela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laszlo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laszlo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talvela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Talvela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Talvela manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laszlo manages to get himself to full guard.
Talvela throws a strike but Laszlo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Laszlo trying to control but Talvela is working from the bottom.
Laszlo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Talvela's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laszlo is trying to control the action in half guard but Talvela is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laszlo is looking to advance position but Talvela won't allow it.
Talvela is looking to improve his position.
Laszlo is working for a submission of some sort.
Laszlo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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 Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Laszlo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Talvela throws a head kick but Laszlo moves out of range.
Laszlo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Talvela is trying to defend but Laszlo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Talvela is looking for a sweep. Laszlo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laszlo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Laszlo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laszlo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talvela wants to improve his position but Laszlo is controlling well.
Talvela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Talvela moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszlo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talvela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laszlo has managed to get both his arms back between Talvela's legs - danger averted.
Talvela working a defensive guard here.
Talvela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laszlo forces his way into half guard.
Talvela moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laszlo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talvela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laszlo has managed to get both his arms back between Talvela's legs - danger averted.
Laszlo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jason Laszlo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laszlo postures up.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Talvela keeps moving.
Talvela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laszlo.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Talvela keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laszlo looking to score a takedown here. Talvela is defending well but Laszlo drives through and ends up in Talvela's guard.
Talvela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laszlo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laszlo wants to control from the top but Talvela keeps moving.
Talvela looking for a guillotine here but Laszlo defends easily.
Laszlo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laszlo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laszlo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Talvela keeping moving, preventing Laszlo from controlling successfully.
Laszlo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Talvela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laszlo defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Talvela is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laszlo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Laszlo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Talvela scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Laszlo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talvela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Blurstrm scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
During a confident post fight interview, Paavo Talvela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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