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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Momma said knock you out. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot that drops Roman! Can he finish him?
Roman is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Roman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taalasmaa wanted to stand there but Roman had control of the position.
Oh Roman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taalasmaa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taalasmaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taalasmaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman seems to have got his legs back now.
Taalasmaa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taalasmaa defends it easily.
Roman is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Roman working for a triangle but Taalasmaa defends it easily.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taalasmaa is looking to stand up but Roman won't let him.
Taalasmaa controlling from the top position.
Roman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Roman is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taalasmaa wanted to stand there but Roman had control of the position.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roman slips under a jab.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roman circles away quickly and effectively.
Roman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnny Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa looks to land a combination but Roman avoids it well.
Taalasmaa punishes Roman's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taalasmaa slips a jab and a cross from Roman.
Taalasmaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roman in his tracks.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa clobbers Roman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taalasmaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taalasmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Roman ducks down to avoid it.
Roman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Taalasmaa.
Roman throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
Roman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roman fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roman at a distance.
Roman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roman.
Roman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taalasmaa counters with a left to the body.
Roman fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Roman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taalasmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Roman moves out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Roman misses.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taalasmaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roman misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Roman slips the punch.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Roman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taalasmaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Roman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roman fails to land with a series of punches.
Roman throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
Roman throws a one two combo.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Roman misses with the combination.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Roman moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Roman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Roman's cut.
That's time! Roman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roman tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roman slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Roman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taalasmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Roman's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Taalasmaa scores with a four punch combination!
Roman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taalasmaa misses with a few strikes there.
Roman misses with a wild combination.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taalasmaa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roman works over Taalasmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roman moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa dodges the punch combination from Roman.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
Roman throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taalasmaa digs a good body shot into Roman's ribs.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Taalasmaa - just one landing.
Roman misses with a few strikes there.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a left and a right that stings Roman.
Roman looks to land a combination but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
A combination from Roman does no damage.
Taalasmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roman.
Roman throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Roman does no damage.
Roman misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No joy there for Roman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Taalasmaa finds it's way through Roman's defenses.
Donk. Taalasmaa catches Roman right on the button with a cross.
Roman misses with a series of wild punches.
Roman slips under a jab.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Roman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taalasmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook.
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taalasmaa stalks Roman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roman's face. Roman staggers backwards, shaken.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Roman.
Roman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Taalasmaa scores with a body shot.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Roman throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa cracks Roman with a good jab.
Taalasmaa throws the left hand but Roman avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roman throws a combination. Taalasmaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa throws a shot to the body.
Roman misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Taalasmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taalasmaa throws a nice looking combination but Roman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Roman ducked under it nicely.
Roman works over Taalasmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Roman moves out of range of the strikes.
Roman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the side of Roman's head but Roman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taalasmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four 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.
Roman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with the combination.
Roman slips under a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Roman misses.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Roman avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Roman moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Roman blocks a jab.
Roman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice combination there by Roman.
Roman looks to land a combination but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Roman slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Roman slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Roman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roman misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roman.
Taalasmaa stuns Roman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut.
Roman swinging wildly here.
Roman throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Taalasmaa. Beautiful body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a nice looking combination but Roman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Roman scores with a four punch combination!
Roman scores with a three punch combo!
Roman misses with a double jab
and Taalasmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roman throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa throws a combination. Roman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman works over Taalasmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taalasmaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Roman misses with a double jab
and Roman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Roman moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Roman ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa slips a jab and a cross from Roman.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Roman stalks Taalasmaa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taalasmaa's face. Taalasmaa staggers backwards, shaken.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roman moves away.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roman moves away.
Taalasmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
Roman misses with a wild combination.
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.
Roman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Roman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman moves out of range of the strikes.
Roman tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa misses the jab.
No joy there for Roman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
Roman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taalasmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roman misses with a series of wild punches.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Roman's midsection.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Roman.
Taalasmaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Taalasmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
Roman fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut. Roman saw that one coming.
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman misses with the combination.
No joy there for Taalasmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taalasmaa missing with a left hand there. Roman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roman misses with a double jab
enabling Taalasmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnny Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Roman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Roman misses.
Roman misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roman.
Roman staying out of range there.
Roman moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Roman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa with a hook.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the side of Roman's head but Roman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roman misses with a few strikes there.
Roman scores with a three punch combo!
Roman moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roman throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
Taalasmaa looks to land a combination but Roman avoids it well.
Roman lands with a nice combination. Taalasmaa backs away looking to recover.
Roman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roman.
Taalasmaa lands the left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Roman's ribcage but misses.
Roman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taalasmaa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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RATING
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