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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belisle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Belisle. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belisle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirvonen manages to avoid it.
Belisle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hirvonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belisle quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hirvonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belisle missing with punches from the bottom.
Hirvonen prevents Belisle from standing back up.
Belisle wants to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belisle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belisle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hirvonen throwing shots but Belisle is blocking nicely.
Hirvonen prevents Belisle from improving his position.
Belisle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hirvonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belisle makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hirvonen scores with the left hand. Belisle knows he should have avoided that one.
Belisle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hirvonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belisle thinking.
Belisle lands with a straight right. Hirvonen didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hirvonen misses.
Belisle misses with a wild body shot.
Hirvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belisle throws out the jab.
Belisle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hirvonen with a hook.
Belisle throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvonen's shoulder, as Hirvonen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hirvonen. Beautiful body shot.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Belisle's ribcage but misses.
Belisle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belisle throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belisle looks gassed!
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown but Belisle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen is looking to wear down Belisle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Hirvonen finds it's target.
Hirvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirvonen. Belisle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirvonen throws the left hand but Belisle avoids the punch easily.
Belisle drops his hands momentarily and Hirvonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belisle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hirvonen to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirvonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Belisle misses with a hook. Hirvonen ducked under it nicely.
Belisle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belisle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belisle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Belisle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belisle motions for Hirvonen to come forward. Belisle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belisle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hirvonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Belisle's head.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body. Belisle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belisle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Hirvonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen stuns Belisle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belisle misses with a body kick.
Hirvonen jabs at Belisle's body.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Belisle is just out of range.
Belisle throws a front kick that sends Hirvonen stumbling back into the cage.
Hirvonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvonen throws a shot to the body.
Belisle throws a wild body kick that Hirvonen sees coming a mile off.
Hirvonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tukka Hirvonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Belisle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hirvonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body. Belisle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hirvonen lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Belisle.
Belisle throws the left hand but Hirvonen avoids the punch easily.
Belisle needs to keep his hands up - Hirvonen had a free shot at his head there.
Hirvonen jabs at Belisle's body.
Belisle gets caught napping as Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown. Belisle manages to retain guard.
Belisle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belisle 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.
Hirvonen is working Belisle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belisle is breathing heavily.
Belisle tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen slips nicely into half guard.
Belisle gets full guard.
Belisle is trying to keep Hirvonen in close.
Hirvonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Belisle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belisle looking for a sweep. Not yet Belisle, not yet.
Hirvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belisle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hirvonen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirvonen stops Belisle from standing up.
Hirvonen slips nicely into half guard.
Hirvonen is pressing down on Belisle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belisle is holding on for now.
Tukka Hirvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hirvonen lands a nice short elbow.
Belisle wants to control but Hirvonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hirvonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hirvonen is trying to work for a kimura but Belisle is defending well.
Belisle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hirvonen is thwarting Belisle's attempts to control the position.
Belisle is controlling Hirvonen's trapped leg to prevent Hirvonen from advancing to side control.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hirvonen drops an elbow to the side of Belisle's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen is nestled in close to Belisle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belisle is rocked!
Hirvonen working over Belisle with some ground and pound. Belisle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belisle is still in real trouble! Can Hirvonen finish him?
Belisle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belisle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hirvonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belisle can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirvonen is working for a kimura but Belisle is defending it quite comfortably.
Hirvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belisle is looking for a sweep. Hirvonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belisle seems to have recovered his senses.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but Belisle defending well.
Belisle is trying to control but can't.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belisle taking some punishment here, with Hirvonen in his half guard.
Belisle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belisle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belisle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Belisle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hirvonen is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tukka Hirvonen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belisle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hirvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Belisle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tukka Hirvonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Belisle looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Belisle misses with a body shot.
Belisle connects with a body shot.
Hirvonen lands with a shot to the body.
Hirvonen scores with a body shot.
Hirvonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches.
Belisle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belisle misses with a punch to the body.
Belisle pushes Hirvonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirvonen tries to throw a body punch but Belisle avoids it by throwing Hirvonen back against the cage.
Hirvonen lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hirvonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hirvonen as the two fighters clinch.
Hirvonen tries a body shot but Belisle blocks it.
Hirvonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hirvonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hirvonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen lands a body punch.
Hirvonen lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvonen tries to work over Belisle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirvonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belisle or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hirvonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hirvonen pushes Belisle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirvonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Belisle controls his hands.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hirvonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hirvonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hirvonen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hirvonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Belisle backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirvonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hirvonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hirvonen.
A short body shot lands from Hirvonen as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirvonen is working Belisle over against the cage.
Hirvonen lands an uppercut.
Hirvonen tries to throw a body punch but Belisle avoids it by throwing Hirvonen back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a big right hand that drops Belisle! The killer instinct kicks in and Hirvonen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hirvonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tukka Hirvonen!
Tukka Hirvonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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