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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis DeYoung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pillu Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis DeYoung has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good elbows
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis DeYoung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pillu Haukka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haukka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeYoung manages to avoid it.
DeYoung moves in looking to clinch but Haukka pushes him off.
Haukka keeps the fight on the outside.
DeYoung fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeYoung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haukka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeYoung throws a right and a left that Haukka avoids nicely.
DeYoung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haukka finds it's way round the side to connect with DeYoung's head.
Haukka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haukka misses with a wild combination.
DeYoung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haukka.
A big right from Haukka misses.
DeYoung tries to close the distance and clinch but Haukka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeYoung tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
Haukka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeYoung shoots in looking for a takedown but Haukka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing DeYoung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka tries to bum rush DeYoung with a series of wild strikes but DeYoung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haukka connects with a looping right hand.
DeYoung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pillu Haukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeYoung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haukka looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeYoung tries to clinch but Haukka moves out of range.
DeYoung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. DeYoung showed some decent athleticism there.
DeYoung is looking for a kimura but Haukka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DeYoung to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haukka can do anything to dispel that myth.
DeYoung wants to work for an arm triangle but Haukka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DeYoung wants to work for an arm triangle but Haukka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeYoung thows a huge punch but Haukka dodges it nicely.
DeYoung wants to get back to his feet.
Haukka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeYoung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haukka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haukka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Haukka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeYoung.
Haukka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeYoung.
Haukka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeYoung fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeYoung is looking to clinch.
Haukka misses with a two punch combination.
Haukka misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Haukka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Haukka.
DeYoung tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
Haukka looks to land a combination but DeYoung avoids it well.
DeYoung takes the fight into the clinch.
Haukka is trying to break the clinch but DeYoung is controlling him.
DeYoung is trying to pull guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
DeYoung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haukka walks away with a smile on his face. DeYoung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis DeYoung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haukka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Dennis DeYoung has been cut.
Haukka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haukka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from DeYoung misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeYoung tries to clinch but Haukka moves out of range.
Haukka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haukka misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeYoung tries to clinch up but Haukka circles away and keeps his distance.
DeYoung moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeYoung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeYoung wants to clinch up but Haukka keeps it at a distance.
Haukka lands with a cross.
DeYoung slips a straight right by Haukka.
A big left from Haukka misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Haukka. Those never looked like landing.
DeYoung tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeYoung loads up on a big right hand but Haukka slips the punch.
DeYoung has managed to clinch.
DeYoung tries to land knees in the clinch but Haukka avoids the damage to the body.
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 Dennis DeYoung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis DeYoung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
DeYoung forces Haukka back against the cage and clinches.
Haukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haukka avoiding damage as DeYoung throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DeYoung obliges.
DeYoung drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haukka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haukka gets underhooks to prevent DeYoung's takedown attempt.
DeYoung jumps guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis DeYoung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeYoung jumps into guard, dragging Haukka to the mat.
DeYoung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haukka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haukka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeYoung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DeYoung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DeYoung has a closed guard, preventing Haukka from standing up.
Haukka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka trying to stand up but can't free himself from DeYoung's guard.
DeYoung working a defensive guard here.
Haukka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
DeYoung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haukka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka got a little sloppy there for a moment and DeYoung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Haukka has managed to get both his arms back between DeYoung's legs - danger averted.
DeYoung looking for a guillotine here but Haukka defends easily.
Haukka wants to get up but he can't break DeYoung's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
DeYoung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haukka is aware though and is defending well.
DeYoung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haukka gets to his feet. DeYoung looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeYoung wants to clinch up but Haukka keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Haukka. Those never looked like landing.
Haukka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haukka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dennis DeYoung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haukka lands with a good body shot.
Haukka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haukka throws a series of punches but DeYoung moves out of range.
Haukka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeYoung.
DeYoung moves into the clinch.
DeYoung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haukka walks away with a smile on his face. DeYoung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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!
DeYoung moves in looking to clinch but Haukka pushes him off.
Haukka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka misses with a two punch combination.
Haukka is breathing heavily.
Haukka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pillu Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haukka tries to bum rush DeYoung with a series of wild strikes but DeYoung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeYoung doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis DeYoung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis DeYoung's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeYoung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeYoung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeYoung looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
DeYoung decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Haukka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
DeYoung darts in and clinches Haukka up against the cage.
DeYoung is trying to pull guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haukka avoiding damage as DeYoung throws knees to the body.
DeYoung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pillu Haukka has been cut.
DeYoung fails to pull guard.
DeYoung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haukka to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis DeYoung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeYoung misses with a knee to the head.
DeYoung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haukka blocks the elbow strike.
DeYoung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
DeYoung fails to pull guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haukka tries to circle away but DeYoung has him pinned against the cage.
Haukka avoiding damage as DeYoung throws knees to the body.
Haukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeYoung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka avoiding damage as DeYoung throws knees to the body.
DeYoung stalling.
DeYoung is trying to pull guard but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeYoung misses with a knee strike.
Haukka tries to circle away but DeYoung has him pinned against the cage.
DeYoung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haukka to keep the fight standing.
DeYoung tries to pull guard but Haukka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haukka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haukka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haukka wants to break free but DeYoung has control.
A frustrated look appears on Haukka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeYoung jumps guard but Haukka stands there with DeYoung around his waist. DeYoung gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haukka tries to break the clinch but DeYoung is controlling the position.
Haukka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeYoung is looking to take this one to the mat.
DeYoung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DeYoung wants a takedown but no success here.
DeYoung jumps guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
DeYoung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
DeYoung trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeYoung is trying to stall.
Haukka is trying to break free.
Haukka blocks the elbow strike.
DeYoung jumps into guard, dragging Haukka to the mat.
Dennis DeYoung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haukka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
DeYoung wants to clinch up but Haukka keeps it at a distance.
Haukka throws a body punch but DeYoung moves out of range.
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by DeYoung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka misses with a double jab.
DeYoung is looking to clinch.
Pillu Haukka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haukka circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis DeYoung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeYoung, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis DeYoung!
A less than humble Dennis DeYoung misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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