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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puncho Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Reijasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pound kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pants On The Ground. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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315 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Puncho Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santeri Reijasalo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound lands the left hand.
It looks like Santeri Reijasalo has been cut.
Good exchange - Pound coming out on top.
Pound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reijasalo.
Pound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Pound rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reijasalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pound misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Pound.
Pound throws the left hand but Reijasalo avoids the punch easily.
Reijasalo shoots in but Pound avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pound throws a body punch but Reijasalo moves out of range.
A big right from Pound misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pound slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Pound, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reijasalo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pound but Pound pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reijasalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pound.
Reijasalo slips under a jab.
Reijasalo gets a takedown into half guard.
Reijasalo content to control rather than advance.
Pound is trying to stand back up but Reijasalo is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound is looking to get back to is feet but Reijasalo passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reijasalo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pound, who protects the arm well.
Reijasalo lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reijasalo.
Reijasalo working away.
Pound throws Reijasalo to one side and escapes!
Pound misses with the combination.
Pound misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reijasalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pound fails to land with a series of punches.
Pound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reijasalo.
Pound swinging wildly here.
Pound slaps away a takedown attempt from Reijasalo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puncho Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santeri Reijasalo.
Pound throws a hook but Reijasalo blocks it.
Pound fails to land with a series of punches.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reijasalo manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reijasalo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pound.
Reijasalo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pound on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pound wants to get back to his feet.
Pound is controlling Reijasalo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Reijasalo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pound blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reijasalo.
Pound desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Reijasalo trying to pass the guard but Pound defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound makes his way to full guard, as Reijasalo worked for a kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puncho Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Reijasalo's cut.
That's time! Pound's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pound throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Reijasalo.
Pound throws a series of punches but Reijasalo moves out of range.
Reijasalo slips a straight right by Pound.
Reijasalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pound.
Reijasalo dodges the punch combination from Pound.
Pound misses the jab.
Pound defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reijasalo.
Jab from Pound.
That has opened up Santeri Reijasalo's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound misses the jab.
Reijasalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pound.
Pound throws a looping overhand right but Reijasalo ducks down to avoid it.
Pound throws a right and a left that Reijasalo avoids nicely.
Pound throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reijasalo.
A punch combination from Pound misses.
Pound getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reijasalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reijasalo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pound is trying to defend but Reijasalo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reijasalo prevents Pound from standing back up.
Pound keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reijasalo stops Pound from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reijasalo.
Reijasalo is looking to stall here but Pound recovers full guard.
Reijasalo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reijasalo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pound but Pound pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reijasalo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pound to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Pound, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pound looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pound connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reijasalo's hands.
Reijasalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pound.
Pound lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to bum rush Reijasalo with a series of wild strikes but Reijasalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reijasalo defending well as Pound loads up on a big left hand.
Reijasalo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pound is trying to defend but Reijasalo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reijasalo is looking to take a break and control but Pound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pound tries to kick Reijasalo off but Reijasalo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puncho Pound dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Reijasalo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pound misses with a two punch combination.
Pound misses with a double jab.
Reijasalo shoots in but no luck this time.
Pound rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reijasalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pound swinging wildly here.
Pound getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pound misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijasalo walks into a stiff left hand from Pound.
The cut above Santeri Reijasalo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pound is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pound throws a jab but it's blocked by Reijasalo.
Puncho Pound is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijasalo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijasalo slips a straight right by Pound.
Pound tests Reijasalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Pound.
Santeri Reijasalo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big right from Pound misses.
Puncho Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
Pound throws a jab when Reijasalo was well out of range.
Reijasalo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pound sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reijasalo somewhat.
Pound scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reijasalo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Santeri Reijasalo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Puncho Pound!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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