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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Rosalando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Vuorinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vuorinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nevermore - I am the Dog. Glen Rosalando is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Rosalando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saku Vuorinen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuorinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosalando sizes up Vuorinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vuorinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vuorinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosalando sprawls well. He's pushed Vuorinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosalando throws a hook but Vuorinen blocks it.
Vuorinen misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vuorinen.
Rosalando shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rosalando not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosalando wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vuorinen keeps working.
Vuorinen trying to control but Rosalando postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando is nestled in close to Vuorinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosalando drops an elbow to the side of Vuorinen's head.
Rosalando is pressing down on Vuorinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vuorinen is holding on for now.
Vuorinen manages to get to full guard.
Rosalando is fighting to break Vuorinen's control of his arms but Vuorinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vuorinen keeping moving, preventing Rosalando from controlling successfully.
Vuorinen is trying to keep Rosalando in close.
Rosalando throws a big right hand that misses.
Vuorinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosalando is looking to work some ground and pound but Vuorinen has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen 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.
Rosalando trying to control but Vuorinen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rosalando swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vuorinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rosalando moves into the clinch.
Rosalando lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Rosalando.
Vuorinen tries to pull guard but Rosalando won't allow it.
Glen Rosalando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Vuorinen.
Vuorinen jumps guard but Rosalando stands there with Vuorinen around his waist. Vuorinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rosalando works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vuorinen looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosalando is pressed up against the ropes. Vuorinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rosalando down to the mat. Rosalando avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vuorinen has his takedown stuffed
and Rosalando decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vuorinen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Rosalando dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to de liver by Rosalando. Beautiful body shot.
Rosalando with a nice cross.
Rosalando lands a jab.
Rosalando drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosalando trying to control but Vuorinen is working from the bottom.
Rosalando content to stall in guard here.
Rosalando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vuorinen on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vuorinen is trying to control the position but Rosalando postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vuorinen controls Rosalando momentarily but Rosalando frees himself.
Rosalando is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vuorinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vuorinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Vuorinen, not yet.
Rosalando trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosalando has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosalando trying to control but Vuorinen is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vuorinen trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rosalando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando tries to clinch but Vuorinen is having none of it.
Vuorinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rosalando counter with a right hand.
Vuorinen shoots and misses
and Rosalando counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vuorinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rosalando won't allow Vuorinen to sweep him here.
Rosalando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vuorinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vuorinen is trying to keep Rosalando in close.
Vuorinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Glen Rosalando overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuorinen controls Rosalando momentarily but Rosalando frees himself.
Rosalando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Rosalando dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vuorinen tries to bum rush Rosalando with a series of wild strikes but Rosalando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosalando closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rosalando changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vuorinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Rosalando's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vuorinen is looking for a sweep.
Rosalando cracks Vuorinen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rosalando wants to control but Vuorinen is keeping him busy.
Vuorinen parries the strikes from Rosalando easily there. Rosalando is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vuorinen to escape.
Rosalando working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vuorinen tries to buck Rosalando off but Rosalando is having none of it.
Rosalando is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vuorinen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vuorinen wants to control but Rosalando postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando working the ground and pound.
Vuorinen wants to control but Rosalando postures up.
Vuorinen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vuorinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosalando prevents Vuorinen from improving his position.
Vuorinen wants to control but Rosalando is keeping busy.
Vuorinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vuorinen is trying to maintain the position but Rosalando is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rosalando scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen trying to control here.
Vuorinen is pressing down on Rosalando's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vuorinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosalando passes Vuorinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vuorinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vuorinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vuorinen is striking but Rosalando is not phased and passes to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vuorinen wants to control but Rosalando is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rosalando in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Rosalando clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vuorinen throws a nice looking combination but Rosalando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rosalando scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rosalando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuorinen can do to turn this around?
Vuorinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosalando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vuorinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rosalando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vuorinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosalando counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Glen Rosalando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuorinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rosalando counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Vuorinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rosalando working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vuorinen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vuorinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosalando wants to control from the top but Vuorinen keeps moving.
Rosalando looking to sit in guard and control but Vuorinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosalando keeping moving, preventing Vuorinen from controlling successfully.
Vuorinen won't allow Rosalando to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vuorinen misses with a takedown
and Rosalando counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosalando.
Rosalando landing some decent shots from guard.
Rosalando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vuorinen 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.
Rosalando postures up in Vuorinen's guard and throws a big left but Vuorinen blocks it.
Vuorinen trying to keep a closed guard but Rosalando is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosalando's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vuorinen has his hands on Rosalando's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Rosalando had his way with Saku Vuorinen in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vuorinen has his takedown stuffed
and Rosalando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saku Vuorinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vuorinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rosalando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Rosalando.
Vuorinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Rosalando coming out on top.
Rosalando closes the distance and clinches.
Rosalando cracks Vuorinen with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosalando works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rosalando won't allow Vuorinen to sweep him here.
Rosalando is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vuorinen is keeping the position for now.
Rosalando wants to control from the top but Vuorinen keeps moving.
Rosalando postures up.
Vuorinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosalando!
Rosalando really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vuorinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vuorinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vuorinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rosalando is working to get back to half guard.
Rosalando wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vuorinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vuorinen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosalando's face.
Vuorinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rosalando is working to get back to half guard.
Vuorinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vuorinen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosalando's face.
Vuorinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vuorinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rosalando is in a horrible position here. Vuorinen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuorinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rosalando wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vuorinen scoring with strikes but Rosalando is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saku Vuorinen.
Well Rosalando has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:44
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Rosalando!
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