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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Thorel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Toppinen (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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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Thorel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Toppinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toppinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toppinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorel.
Toppinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Toppinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorel fails with the takedown.
Toppinen dives in and grabs Thorel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorel pushes down on Toppinen's head and hops out.
Toppinen is looking to clinch but Thorel is avoiding it.
Mikko Thorel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorel works the jab nicely.
It looks like Ville Toppinen has been cut.
Toppinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thorel is trying to get back to his feet.
Toppinen wants to control but Thorel is keeping him busy.
Toppinen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thorel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Thorel wants to get back to his feet but Toppinen drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppinen trying to control the position but Thorel is working away.
Thorel tries to bench press Toppinen off him but Toppinen keeps the position.
Thorel is trying to get back to his feet.
Thorel looking for a sweep but Toppinen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Toppinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toppinen looking to control but Thorel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toppinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thorel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toppinen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Thorel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thorel shrugs it off.
Thorel wants to get back to his feet.
Thorel is breathing heavily.
Thorel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Toppinen. What's that going to do exactly?
Toppinen avoids the attempt from Thorel to control.
Thorel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Toppinen avoids the attempt from Thorel to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppinen trying to control but Thorel is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toppinen prevents Thorel from getting the reversal.
Toppinen looking to control but Thorel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thorel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Toppinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thorel is looking to escape.
Thorel is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Toppinen looking to secure an arm triangle but Thorel defends it well.
Toppinen wants to control the pace but Thorel is squirming around nicely.
Toppinen controlling the pace for now.
Toppinen looking to control but Thorel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikko Thorel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ville Toppinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thorel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ville Toppinen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toppinen fails with the takedown
and Thorel moves into the clinch.
Thorel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toppinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorel's efforts to push away.
Thorel tries to break the clinch but Toppinen is controlling the position.
Thorel prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toppinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikko Thorel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Toppinen.
Thorel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Toppinen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toppinen covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppinen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Thorel.
Thorel throws strikes from the back but Toppinen rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Toppinen.
Toppinen has Thorel pulled in close to control his posture.
Thorel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorel stands up and waves to Toppinen to follow him.
Toppinen pushes Thorel up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorel breaks from the clinch.
Toppinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorel counters by moving into the clinch.
Thorel tries to score a body lock takedown but Toppinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Toppinen has Thorel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thorel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toppinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Thorel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Thorel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorel looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppinen goes for a takedown attempt but Thorel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toppinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thorel gets back to full guard.
Toppinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toppinen won't allow Thorel to get back to his feet.
Toppinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorel wants to stand but Toppinen is controlling the position.
Thorel is looking to stand back up but Toppinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Thorel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorel tries to get to full guard but Toppinen has control of the leg.
Thorel is trying to stand back up but Toppinen is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Toppinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorel misses with a takedown attempt
and Toppinen counters with a single leg into guard. Thorel didn't expect that.
Toppinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Toppinen is controlling him.
Thorel looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikko Thorel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ville Toppinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toppinen shoots in for a double leg but Thorel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toppinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toppinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorel misses with a head shot. Toppinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thorel is looking to stand up but Toppinen won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toppinen wants to sweep here but Thorel controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorel.
Toppinen keeping full guard, as Thorel tries to pass.
Toppinen looking to control.
Ville Toppinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toppinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toppinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thorel rushes Toppinen and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toppinen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mikko Thorel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Toppinen.
Thorel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toppinen backwards.
Thorel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toppinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorel manages to break the clinch.
Toppinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorel loads up on a big right hand but Toppinen slips the punch.
Thorel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toppinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thorel avoids it really well and circles away.
Thorel tries to clinch
and Toppinen counters with a big head kick but Thorel shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorel tries to clinch up
and Toppinen counters with a takedown into side control.
Thorel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thorel tries to bum rush Toppinen with a series of wild strikes but Toppinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorel shoots and misses
and Toppinen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thorel!
Thorel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thorel is working to get back to half guard.
Thorel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thorel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toppinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Toppinen is landing with some decent strikes but Thorel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thorel tries to lock up and control but Toppinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thorel is looking to get to half guard.
Thorel really wants to buck Toppinen off and get back to his feet.
Ville Toppinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Toppinen. What's that going to do exactly?
Mikko Thorel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toppinen avoids the attempt from Thorel to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ville Toppinen.
I think Thorel 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 Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikko Thorel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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