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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Sonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith Wesson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tone Sonet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sonet showed some decent athleticism there.
Wesson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sonet tries to pass to full mount but Wesson defends it.
Wesson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wesson has momentary wrist control but Sonet slips an elbow through the middle.
Sonet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wesson on the ground.
Wesson controls Sonet momentarily but Sonet frees himself.
Wesson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sonet defends well.
Sonet throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sonet stands up over Wesson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wesson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sonet manages to get himself to full guard.
Wesson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wesson with a nice head shot there.
Sonet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wesson wants to control from the top but Sonet keeps moving.
Sonet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wesson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sonet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sonet has escaped and now he's on top!
Sonet tries to free his leg and advance position but Wesson is retaining full guard.
Wesson keeping moving, preventing Sonet from controlling successfully.
Sonet stands up over Wesson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonet is in close to Wesson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wesson wants to stand up but Sonet is controlling him.
Wesson looking for a guillotine here but Sonet defends easily.
Sonet with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonet postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wesson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sonet, into his guard.
Sonet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sonet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sonet controls Wesson momentarily but Wesson frees himself.
Sonet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sonet tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wesson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonet looking for a guillotine here but Wesson defends easily.
Sonet is breathing heavily.
Wesson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wesson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wesson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wesson.
Wesson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wesson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Wesson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tone Sonet will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wesson connects with a jab.
Sonet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wesson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonet avoids the body shot from Wesson.
Wesson is looking to clinch.
Wesson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sonet doesn't seem bothered though.
Wesson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sonet drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wesson follows Sonet to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smith Wesson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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