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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfort has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taalasmaa fails to land the takedown.
Taalasmaa lands a slapping body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Belfort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taalasmaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Kari Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Belfort uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taalasmaa has time to react.
Belfort attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belfort but Belfort pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belfort tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Taalasmaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taalasmaa thuds a left hand into Belfort's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a body kick that misses.
Belfort slaps away a takedown attempt from Taalasmaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vitor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belfort circles away.
Taalasmaa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belfort swivels and escapes.
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Belfort.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa blocks a jab.
Belfort scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with a solid body kick.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taalasmaa.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Taalasmaa's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taalasmaa.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Belfort is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Belfort is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taalasmaa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Belfort will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taalasmaa just content to control the position.
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 Vitor Belfort will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Belfort coming out on top.
Taalasmaa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belfort. That's going to slow Taalasmaa down.
Vitor Belfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Belfort defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taalasmaa.
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taalasmaa throws out the jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Belfort is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Belfort makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taalasmaa's sensitive parts.
Belfort tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Belfort misses.
Belfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Taalasmaa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belfort is fending him off so far but Taalasmaa persists. Nope, Belfort circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Belfort. Those never looked like landing.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belfort lands a head shot.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa slips a straight right by Belfort.
Taalasmaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belfort sprawls well initially but Taalasmaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belfort trying to control from the bottom.
Taalasmaa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taalasmaa is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taalasmaa in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belfort stuffs the takedown attempt from Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Vitor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Belfort ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belfort is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belfort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Vitor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belfort.
Taalasmaa trying to stall but Belfort improves his position.
Taalasmaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belfort fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belfort circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kari Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Belfort lands a jab to Taalasmaa's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Taalasmaa as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belfort sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taalasmaa blocks a jab.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taalasmaa has a takedown stuffed.
Nice shot lands for Belfort.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort is looking to slow Taalasmaa down with leg kicks.
Belfort misses with a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taalasmaa happy to just control the position for now.
Belfort is looking for a sweep.
Belfort is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Taalasmaa stalls from top position.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow.
Taalasmaa throws an elbow but Belfort slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taalasmaa staying calm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taalasmaa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kari Taalasmaa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Taalasmaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belfort rather than just go for the knockout.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taalasmaa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belfort manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taalasmaa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa passes into half guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control the pace.
Belfort is trying to stand up here but Taalasmaa is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Taalasmaa!
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