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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harmon's entrance music is Dead!. A fine choice. Taalasmaa has chosen Anna Hanski - Tunteisiin as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmon throws a one two combo.
Harmon works over Taalasmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Harmon lands a really nice looking cross but Taalasmaa seems unphased.
Taalasmaa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harmon's guard.
Taalasmaa drops back looking for a leg! Harmon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harmon manages to kick Taalasmaa off! Taalasmaa jumps back into Harmon's guard.
Harmon controlling the position.
Taalasmaa postures up in Harmon's guard and throws a big left but Harmon blocks it.
Harmon keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Harmon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harmon trying to control the position.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Harmon has wrist control.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Harmon is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harmon has his takedown stuffed
and Taalasmaa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa trying to control from half guard but Harmon is working away.
Taalasmaa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taalasmaa is looking for a kimura but Harmon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taalasmaa to get the leverage.
Taalasmaa looks gassed!
Taalasmaa wants to free his trapped foot but Harmon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Taalasmaa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmon is pressing down on Taalasmaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmon is trying to control the position but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa stopping the sweep attempt from Harmon.
Taalasmaa postures up in Harmon's guard and throws a big left but Harmon blocks it.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmon connects with a looping right hand.
Harmon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harmon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taalasmaa circles away.
Taalasmaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taalasmaa is one step ahead there.
Harmon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa chips away with some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa cracks Harmon with a solid left hand.
Taalasmaa scoring with some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa passes Harmon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harmon defending well though.
Taalasmaa is nestled in close to Harmon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taalasmaa lands with a punch from half guard.
Harmon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taalasmaa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taalasmaa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harmon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa thows a huge punch but Harmon dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon wants to control but Taalasmaa passes into side.
Harmon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harmon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harmon wants to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Taalasmaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harmon tries to bench press Taalasmaa off him but Taalasmaa keeps the position.
Taalasmaa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taalasmaa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harmon misses the shot to the body.
Harmon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harmon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taalasmaa circles away.
Harmon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taalasmaa.
Harmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harmon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Harmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harmon wants to clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with a takedown into side control.
Taalasmaa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harmon some visible discomfort.
Seppo Taalasmaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harmon prevents Taalasmaa from moving into mount.
Taalasmaa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harmon defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Taalasmaa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Taalasmaa working the ground and pound.
Harmon is not content to let Taalasmaa control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taalasmaa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harmon is avoiding damage well.
Taalasmaa tries to advance to mount but Harmon denies him.
An elbow from Taalasmaa crashes against the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Taalasmaa misses
and Harmon counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harmon shoots and misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a takedown into side control.
Harmon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harmon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Taalasmaa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harmon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Harmon!
Taalasmaa content just to control the position here.
Taalasmaa goes for an armbar but Harmon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harmon.
Taalasmaa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taalasmaa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harmon has passed into side control.
Taalasmaa is trying to improve his position.
Harmon decides to stand back up. Harmon steps back and let's Taalasmaa get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harmon!
Harmon wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taalasmaa avoids the attempt from Harmon to control.
Harmon is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Taalasmaa landing shots from mount.
Harmon tries to hold on but Taalasmaa pushes him away.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands with some strikes.
Taalasmaa looking to secure an arm triangle but Harmon defends it well.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but Harmon bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Taalasmaa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harmon dodges the ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
Harmon is looking to regain half guard here but Taalasmaa keeps moving and retains side control.
Taalasmaa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa scoring with punches from side control.
Taalasmaa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harmon sneaks out the side door and pushes Taalasmaa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harmon.
Harmon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harmon slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taalasmaa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harmon is bucking up trying to escape but Taalasmaa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taalasmaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taalasmaa lands a big elbow.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount.
Harmon is bucking up trying to escape but Taalasmaa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taalasmaa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harmon's face.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the head.
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Taalasmaa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taalasmaa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harmon is trying to stand up here but Taalasmaa is controlling him well.
Taalasmaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harmon is just riding it out for now. Taalasmaa eventually gives up the hold.
Harmon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taalasmaa is trying to work for a kimura but Harmon is defending well.
Taalasmaa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Harmon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taalasmaa is looking to stall here but Harmon recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harmon is trying to keep Taalasmaa in close.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harmon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harmon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harmon shoots for a double leg takedown but Taalasmaa sprawls well. He's pushed Harmon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Harmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harmon avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Jab by Harmon.
Harmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harmon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harmon's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa preventing the sweep.
Harmon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa prevents Harmon from getting back to his feet.
Harmon wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
Taalasmaa postures up in Harmon's guard and throws a big left but Harmon blocks it.
Harmon keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Harmon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taalasmaa is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harmon moves out of range of the strikes.
Harmon misses with a takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eric Harmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon trying to control the position.
Taalasmaa postures up in Harmon's guard and throws a big left but Harmon blocks it.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taalasmaa throws a big right hand that misses.
Harmon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Harmon is retaining full guard.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taalasmaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harmon sprawls well initially but Taalasmaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taalasmaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harmon is in trouble now - Taalasmaa has advanced to mount!
Harmon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Harmon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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