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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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213 cm
26
331 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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203 cm
27
265 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Waul throws a hook to the side of Tolonen's head but Tolonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Waul moves out of range as Tolonen strikes. Tolonen dodges the punch combination from Waul.
Good exchange - Tolonen coming out on top. Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waul misses with a wild body shot. No joy there for Tolonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waul just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen with a body punch. A glancing blow. Waul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tolonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Tolonen misses with a shot to the body letting Waul counter with a right hand. 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! Tolonen takes a swing at Waul's ribcage but misses. Waul clinches but Tolonen breaks the clinch and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Waul misses with a body shot.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tolonen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Tolonen walks into a stiff left hand from Waul. Waul tries to clinch up. Tolonen blocks a jab. Tolonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Waul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Waul ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Waul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tolonen rather than just go for the knockout. Tolonen is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Waul misses the shot to the body. Waul defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand. Waul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Waul. Tolonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Waul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tolonen slips under a jab. Waul stuns Tolonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Waul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it. Waul ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Waul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut. Waul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Waul wants to clinch. Waul misses with a hook. Tolonen ducked under it nicely. Waul just misses with a punch to the body.
Waul throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Waul swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Waul wants to clinch. Tolonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Waul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tolonen throws a jab when Waul was well out of range. Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Tolonen ducks right into an uppercut from Waul. Waul loads up on a big right hand but Tolonen slips the punch. Tolonen misses with a few strikes there.
Tolonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four 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. Tolonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Waul counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolonen thinking. Tolonen moves forwards but Waul connects with a nice, crisp jab. A slow jab from Waul misses its intended target. Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen misses with a hook. Waul throws out a powerful jab. Waul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Waul drops Tolonen with a big left hand and mounts him. Tolonen is in big trouble!
Tolonen is rocked! Waul is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tolonen is surviving well by controlling Waul's body position as best he can. Oh Tolonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Waul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul 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.
Tolonen slips under a jab from Waul. Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now. Tolonen misses with a shot to the body and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tolonen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Waul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tolonen on the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Waul lands with a nice body punch. Waul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tolonen missing with a left hand there. Waul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tolonen misses with an uppercut. Waul saw that one coming. Waul scores with a nice right hand.
Tolonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waul. Waul swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Waul lunges at Tolonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tolonen's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Waul connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Tolonen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Waul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Waul! Paul Waul is the new super heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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