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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Justice. Lesnar has chosen YOU JUST LOST - To ME as his entrance music. Turo Vatanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vatanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lesnar throws a wild body kick that Vatanen sees coming a mile off.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Vatanen looks to throw a body kick
and Lesnar counters with a series of strikes. Vatanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vatanen.
Vatanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Vatanen keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar slips a jab from Vatanen.
Vatanen has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vatanen scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesnar or not.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Vatanen digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Vatanen throws out a leg kick but Lesnar moves out of range and Vatanen only half commits.
Vatanen scores with a nice right hand.
Turo Vatanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Vatanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vatanen.
Vatanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vatanen closes the distance and clinches.
Vatanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vatanen.
Vatanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vatanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vatanen scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Vatanen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vatanen.
Vatanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Vatanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Vatanen.
Vatanen controlling the action here for a moment.
Vatanen landing knees to the body.
Vatanen breaks from the clinch.
Vatanen wants to clinch.
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vatanen moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Vatanen thumps Lesnar with a low kick.
Lesnar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Lesnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vatanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vatanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesnar.
Vatanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Vatanen avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vatanen can pounce on him.
Vatanen throws a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Vatanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vatanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Vatanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vatanen stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Vatanen.
Vatanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Vatanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatanen is leaning against Lesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vatanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vatanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Vatanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vatanen. That's going to slow Lesnar down.
Nice straight punches there by Vatanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vatanen.
Lesnar darts in trying to clinch
and Vatanen counters with a low kick, right behind Lesnar 's knee.
Vatanen scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vatanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vatanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Vatanen lands but Lesnar takes it in his stride.
It looks like Randy Lesnar has been cut.
Vatanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vatanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Vatanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vatanen.
Vatanen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnar will feel that in the morning.
Vatanen throws a front kick aimed at Lesnar's knee but Lesnar avoids it well.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Vatanen.
Vatanen lands with a nice body kick.
Vatanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vatanen works the jab nicely.
Lesnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vatanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vatanen instigates a clinch.
Vatanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Vatanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatanen stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vatanen.
Vatanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vatanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Vatanen just leaning against Lesnar, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vatanen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Vatanen on the inside.
Vatanen lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Vatanen.
Vatanen is working Lesnar over against the cage.
Vatanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vatanen.
Vatanen is leaning against Lesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vatanen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vatanen pushes Lesnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen stalling in the clinch.
Vatanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vatanen counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Lesnar as he checks the leg kick.
Lesnar tries to clinch
and Vatanen counters with a low kick, right behind Lesnar 's knee.
Vatanen scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vatanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vatanen.
Lesnar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vatanen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vatanen.
Turo Vatanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen tries a low kick but Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar checks a leg kick nicely.
Vatanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Lesnar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vatanen throws a good cross that connects.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vatanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vatanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesnar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vatanen is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Lesnar misses with a double jab
and Vatanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lesnar's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Vatanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Lesnar'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!
Vatanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnar. That did some damage!
Vatanen works the jab nicely.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vatanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vatanen.
Vatanen manages to break the clinch.
Vatanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Vatanen is out of range.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Lesnar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vatanen throws a chopping leg kick but Lesnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vatanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vatanen tries to land a front kick but Lesnar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vatanen is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Vatanen tries to land a front kick but Lesnar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lesnar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vatanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Vatanen is struggling to control the position.
Vatanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vatanen as Lesnar tries to tie him up.
Vatanen is working Lesnar over against the cage.
Vatanen slowing the pace effectively.
Vatanen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vatanen.
Vatanen works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatanen breaks from the clinch.
Vatanen has closed the distance and engaged Lesnar in a clinch.
Vatanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesnar up against the cage.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Vatanen is controlling the position.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Vatanen has the dominant position.
Lesnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vatanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vatanen is working Lesnar over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar letting Vatanen take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vatanen.
Vatanen presses Lesnar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar takes a shot to the head.
Vatanen scores with a hook to the body.
Lesnar letting Vatanen take a breather here.
Vatanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesnar.
Vatanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vatanen lands a body punch.
Vatanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesnar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatanen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Vatanen.
A short body shot lands from Vatanen as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Vatanen - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Vatanen.
Vatanen stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vatanen taking a breather.
Vatanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Vatanen.
Vatanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vatanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
Lesnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vatanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turo Vatanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vatanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatanen has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatanen.
Vatanen digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turo Vatanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatanen 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turo Vatanen!
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