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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by . This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taalasmaa cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taalasmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with the combination.
Man cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taalasmaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Taalasmaa misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taalasmaa misses with a right hand
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man moves out of range as Taalasmaa throws a body kick.
Man throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taalasmaa counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Ip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Taalasmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taalasmaa clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taalasmaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taalasmaa's knee momentarily.
Taalasmaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taalasmaa scores with a leg kick.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
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.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taalasmaa digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Taalasmaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa 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.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Taalasmaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice body kick.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man misses the jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taalasmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt
and Man counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two 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.
Taalasmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taalasmaa thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Taalasmaa 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.
Taalasmaa connects with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
Ip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Taalasmaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Taalasmaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ip Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has hold of Taalasmaa's hands but Taalasmaa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Man tries to kick Taalasmaa off but Taalasmaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taalasmaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taalasmaa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taalasmaa is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Taalasmaa trying to control from Man's half guard. Man has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taalasmaa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taalasmaa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ip Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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