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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miki Thron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlson Paulssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miki Thron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlson Paulssen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulssen tries to clinch up.
Paulssen throws a body punch but Thron moves out of range.
Paulssen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulssen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulssen misses with the combination.
Paulssen misses with the combination.
Carlson Paulssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paulssen.
Thron slips a jab and a cross from Paulssen.
Thron shoots in for a takedown but Paulssen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulssen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulssen misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Paulssen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paulssen is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulssen misses with a double jab.
Paulssen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thron circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thron is defended easily by Paulssen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paulssen!
Paulssen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulssen misses with a double jab.
Paulssen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thron tries to pull guard but Paulssen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miki Thron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Paulssen.
A right hook to the body lands for Paulssen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulssen lands a shoulder strike.
Paulssen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paulssen gets through Thron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thron tries to pull guard but Paulssen won't allow it.
Paulssen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thron.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paulssen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulssen.
Thron jumps guard but Paulssen stands there with Thron around his waist. Thron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thron jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paulssen walks away with a smile on his face. Thron gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paulssen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paulssen takes a swing at Thron's ribcage but misses.
Paulssen looks gassed!
Thron dives in and grabs Paulssen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paulssen pushes down on Thron's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thron slips a jab and a cross from Paulssen.
Paulssen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulssen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thron shoots in but no luck this time.
Paulssen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulssen misses with a double jab.
Paulssen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paulssen wants it to stay on the feet.
Thron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paulssen defends it nicely.
Thron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paulssen!
Paulssen lands a lovely overhand right.
Paulssen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paulssen misses with a looping right.
Paulssen leaves Thron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlson Paulssen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paulssen looks to land a combination but Thron avoids it well.
Thron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paulssen defends it nicely.
Miki Thron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulssen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulssen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulssen but Paulssen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulssen swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Paulssen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thron swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulssen.
Paulssen scores with a jab to the body.
Paulssen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulssen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thron.
Paulssen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thron throws a sloppy head kick and Paulssen moves out of range easily.
Thron shoots in for a takedown but Paulssen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miki Thron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulssen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulssen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulssen tries to clinch but Thron moves out of range.
Paulssen throws a series of strikes that have Thron backpedaling.
Paulssen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thron dives in and grabs Paulssen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paulssen pushes down on Thron's head and hops out.
Thron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulssen as he avoids it easily.
Paulssen tries to clinch up but Thron circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulssen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulssen fails to land with a series of punches.
Thron shoots in for a takedown but Paulssen shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Paulssen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thron shoots in for a takedown but Paulssen shows good takedown defense.
Paulssen stuns Thron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulssen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thron.
Thron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulssen as he avoids it easily.
Thron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paulssen.
Carlson Paulssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulssen looks to throw the jab but Thron is out of range.
Thron fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulssen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Thron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paulssen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thron.
Thron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulssen stuffs the takedown attempt from Thron. Thron gets slowly back to his feet.
Thron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulssen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulssen slaps away a takedown attempt from Thron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paulssen takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlson Paulssen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paulssen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paulssen misses with the combination.
Thron misses with a few strikes there.
Thron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paulssen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulssen misses with the combination.
Thron slips under a jab from Paulssen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulssen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thron.
Paulssen misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulssen scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Paulssen does no damage.
Thron misses with a wild combination.
Paulssen clinches up against the cage.
Paulssen presses Thron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thron. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miki Thron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulssen lands a shoulder strike.
Thron jumps guard and drags Paulssen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paulssen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Thron is tightening it up a little... Paulssen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Paulssen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Paulssen taps out! nice BJJ there by Thron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Miki Thron!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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