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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syltty Tallikone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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225 cm
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275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syltty Tallikone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baller misses with a few strikes there.
Tallikone tries to move into range but Baller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baller misses with a double jab.
Tallikone moves out of range of the body kick from Baller.
Baller misses with a head kick.
Baller throws a jab but it's blocked by Tallikone.
Baller misses with a two punch combination.
Paul Baller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tallikone tries to close the distance and clinch but Baller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baller with a jab.
Tallikone moves out of range of the body kick.
Tallikone avoids a kick to the body.
Baller throws a jab but it's blocked by Tallikone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallikone tries to bum rush Baller with a series of wild strikes but Baller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tallikone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tallikone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baller takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Tallikone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baller's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone misses with a knee strike.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone pushes Baller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Baller is blocking nicely.
Tallikone lands a good knee to the midsection. Baller won't want to take too many of those.
Tallikone pushes Baller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tallikone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baller is defending well for now.
Baller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tallikone prevents it.
Tallikone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallikone prevents Baller from breaking the clinch.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Baller blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Baller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baller tries to break the clinch but Tallikone is controlling the position.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tallikone trying to land knees to the body.
Baller wants a takedown.
Tallikone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballers head.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Baller is blocking nicely.
Tallikone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tallikone.
Tallikone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baller.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone is breathing heavily.
Baller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone tries to land knees in the clinch but Baller avoids the damage to the body.
Tallikone is pressed up against the cage. Baller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tallikone down to the mat. Tallikone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Syltty Tallikone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Baller.
Tallikone defending well as Baller loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Baller.
Baller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tallikone counters with a low kick, right behind Baller 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller throws the left hand but Tallikone avoids the punch easily.
Baller misses with a few strikes there.
Baller takes a swing at Tallikone's ribcage but misses.
Baller keeps the fight on the outside.
Baller misses the body punch
and Tallikone counters by clinching up.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Baller blocks it.
Tallikone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tallikone working aggressively here.
Baller tries to score a body lock takedown but Tallikone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tallikone.
Tallikone tries to land knees in the clinch but Baller avoids the damage to the body.
Tallikone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baller tries to break free but Tallikone pushes him back against the cage.
Baller has Tallikone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tallikone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tallikone lands a body shot.
Tallikone misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller avoiding damage as Tallikone throws knees to the body.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Tallikone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tallikone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tallikone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baller looking for a takedown.
Tallikone misses with the head strike.
Tallikone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tallikone swings wildly with an uppercut but Baller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baller avoiding damage as Tallikone throws knees to the body.
Tallikone lands with a left to the head.
Baller is trying to drag Tallikone to the mat but Tallikone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tallikone misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syltty Tallikone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syltty Tallikone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tallikone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tallikone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baller misses with a few strikes there.
Baller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tallikone counters with a low kick, right behind Baller 's knee.
Tallikone avoids the body shot from Baller.
Tallikone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tallikone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baller works over Tallikone's head and body with a nice combination.
Tallikone throws the kick towards the body but Baller avoids it.
Tallikone is looking to clinch.
Baller keeps the fight on the outside.
Tallikone tries to move into range but Baller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tallikone is looking to slow Baller down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallikone is looking to clinch.
Tallikone clinches with his opponent.
Tallikone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baller is breathing heavily.
Tallikone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallikone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallikone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tallikone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tallikone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tallikone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tallikone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but Baller blocks with his arms.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone connects with a knee to the head.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baller takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Tallikone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tallikone obliges.
A right hand to the body from Tallikone.
Tallikone landing knees to the body.
Tallikone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tallikone lands a shot to the body.
Tallikone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baller is defending well for now.
Baller blocks an uppercut.
Tallikone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baller managing to block the knees to the body from Tallikone.
Baller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tallikone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tallikone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Syltty Tallikone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tallikone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Baller is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller can't break the clinch.
Tallikone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Baller blocks it.
Baller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
Baller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Syltty Tallikone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Baller.
Baller takes a shot to the head.
Tallikone stops a takedown attempt from Baller.
A body shot lands from Tallikone.
Tallikone connects with a knee to the head.
Tallikone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tallikone prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Tallikone on the inside.
That's four 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.
Tallikone gets through Baller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tallikone gets underhooks to prevent Baller's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tallikone.
A knee to the head by Tallikone.
Tallikone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone tries to throw a body punch but Baller avoids it by throwing Tallikone back against the cage.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone is pressed up against the cage. Baller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tallikone down to the mat. Tallikone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Baller misses with a head kick.
Baller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tallikone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tallikone fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tallikone closes the distance and clinches.
Tallikone pushes Baller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallikone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syltty Tallikone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baller misses with a straight left.
Baller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tallikone slips a straight right by Baller.
Baller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baller slips under a jab from Tallikone.
Tallikone tries to close the distance and clinch but Baller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tallikone slips under a jab from Baller.
Baller fakes the leg kick and cracks Tallikone in the body.
Tallikone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baller misses with a series of wild punches.
Tallikone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baller scores with a jab to the head.
Baller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tallikone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tallikone landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallikone trying to land knees to the body.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Baller is blocking nicely.
Tallikone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tallikone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallikone lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Tallikone.
Tallikone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Tallikone - that landed with a thud.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone looking to throw knees to the head but Baller is blocking nicely.
Tallikone stops a takedown attempt from Baller.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone tries to land knees in the clinch but Baller avoids the damage to the body.
Baller blocks an uppercut.
Tallikone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baller's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone gets underhooks to prevent Baller's takedown attempt.
Tallikone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baller.
Syltty Tallikone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Baller.
Tallikone scores a nice knee to the body.
Tallikone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tallikone lands a nice shot to the body.
Tallikone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baller.
A body shot lands from Tallikone.
Tallikone landing knees to the body.
Tallikone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tallikone lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but Baller blocks with his arms.
Baller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tallikone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baller.
Tallikone misses with a knee to the head.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Baller blocks it.
Baller has had enough of the clinch but Tallikone keeps him there for the moment.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but Baller blocks it.
Tallikone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baller can do to turn this around?
Tallikone misses with a knee to the head.
Baller wants a takedown.
Baller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tallikone prevents it.
Knees to the body from Tallikone.
Tallikone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tallikone lands a knee to the head.
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.
Tallikone tries a body shot but Baller blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tallikone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Syltty Tallikone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baller blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallikone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paul Baller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tallikone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baller is trying to drag Tallikone to the mat but Tallikone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tallikone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baller's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syltty Tallikone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tallikone 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syltty Tallikone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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