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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tolonen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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212 lbs
23 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viiksi Tolonen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tolonen blocks a leg kick. Some wild striking there from Hartola.
Tolonen scores with a nice head shot. Tolonen misses with a head kick.
Tolonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hartola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hartola throws a leg kick enabling Tolonen to counter with a crisp jab. Hartola misses the shot to the body. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hartola - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action! Tolonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tolonen thows a left - swing and a miss! Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartola is just out of range. Hartola thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Tolonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hartola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tolonen. Hartola misses with a body shot.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Tolonen throws a big shot that misses. Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartola.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. Tolonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tolonen drops his hands momentarily and Hartola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hartola tries to move into range but Tolonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hartola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Hartola down. Hartola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hartola moves out of range of the body kick from Tolonen.
Hartola avoids the body shot from Tolonen.
Hartola misses with a hook. Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Hartola. Those never looked like landing. Viiksi Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tolonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hartola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tolonen scrambles back to his feet. Tolonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hartola. Tolonen lands a nice looking body kick. Hartola throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hartola slips under a jab. Tolonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hartola back to the cage. Tolonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Tolonen scores with a one two! Hartola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Hartola cracks the inside of Tolonen's front leg. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tolonen checks it well. Tolonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartola lands with a nice body punch. Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Tolonen blocks a head kick by Hartola.
Hartola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses. Tolonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hartola. Hartola stuns Tolonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartola manages to avoid it. Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tolonen on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hartola motions for Tolonen to come forward. Hartola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Tolonen checks a leg kick. Hartola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hartola throws a half hearted mid kick. Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Hartola down. Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A low kick from Tolonen misses and Hartola counters with a straight right hand. Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hartola throws a lazy head kick and Tolonen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hartola throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tolonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hartola moves out of range of the body kick from Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the head.
Hartola scores with a hook to the body. Tolonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tolonen misses with the body kick and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hartola throws a body punch but Tolonen moves out of range. Tolonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hartola - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tolonen takes a swing at Hartola's ribcage but misses. Tolonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hartola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hartola takes one to the side of the head.
Hartola slips a jab from Tolonen. Hartola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hartola scores with a nice body kick.
Hartola tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hartola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tolonen. Tolonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Hartola connects with a body shot that sends Tolonen's belly button to the back. Hartola takes a swing at Tolonen's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Hartola. Nice shot lands for Tolonen. Hartola needs to keep his hands up - Tolonen had a free shot at his head there. Hartola scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolonen should have avoided that one. Hartola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tolonen throws a leg kick and Hartola counters with a nice leg kick. Hartola throws a right and a left that Tolonen avoids nicely. A punch lands to the side of Tolonen 's head but he takes it in his stride. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tolonen tries a low kick but Hartola avoids it. Hartola throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen. Hartola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Hartola. Tolonen blocks a jab. Hartola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tolonen's calf. Hartola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tolonen at a distance.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Hartola. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hartola cracks Tolonen with a good jab. Hartola throws out a loose jab but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Tolonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolonen tries to avoid it. Tolonen throws a lazy body kick and Hartola counters with a nice body shot. Tolonen throws a right hand that misses
and Hartola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tolonen really felt that one! A left lands for Hartola. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hartola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tommi Hartola seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hartola scores with a jab to the jaw. Hartola motions for Tolonen to come forward. Hartola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hartola connects with an inside leg kick. Hartola lands a big uppercut and Tolonen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tolonen looks OK. Hartola waves Tolonen back to his feet!
Tolonen is rocked!
It looks like Viiksi Tolonen has been cut. Hartola misses the shot to the body. Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hartola blocks a jab. Tolonen on the wrong end of a nice jab. Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hartola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartola, right into the meat.
Hartola scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolonen should have avoided that one. Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartola. Tolonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tolonen misses with a hook
and Hartola scores with a counter punch that sends Tolonen to the canvas! Hartola smells blood - he's punishing Tolonen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tolonen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola! Tommi Hartola is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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