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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. Tarja Halonen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Runkman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runkman lands a nice looking body shot.
Runkman swings widly with a right hand
and Halonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Runkman's knee momentarily.
Halonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Runkman's sensitive parts.
Halonen misses with a low kick.
Halonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halonen scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halonen.
A shot to the body from Runkman misses
and Halonen counters with a nice body shot.
Runkman looks gassed!
That kick from Halonen tenderised Runkman's leg. Runkman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman looks to land a combination. Halonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Runkman misses with a right hand
and Halonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Halonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runkman.
Runkman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halonen rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the liver by Halonen. Beautiful body shot.
Halonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halonen feints and then cracks Runkman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runkman down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkman checks a leg kick nicely.
Halonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Runkman is out of range.
Onanias Runkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen throws a low kick but Runkman avoids it.
Runkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halonen manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Halonen misses.
Halonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Runkman circles away.
Runkman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halonen.
Tarja Halonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halonen moves away.
Halonen throws a sloppy head kick and Runkman moves out of range easily.
Halonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Halonen slams his shin into Runkman's torso.
Runkman throws out a loose jab but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen cracks Runkman with a good jab.
Runkman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halonen counters with a low kick, right behind Runkman 's knee.
Halonen avoids the body shot from Runkman.
Halonen misses with a wild body shot.
Runkman checks a leg kick.
Runkman throws out a loose jab but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Runkman checks a low kick from Halonen.
Runkman missing with a left hand there. Halonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halonen tries to land a leg kick but Runkman saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runkman's calf.
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!
Halonen throws a leg kick which misses Runkman's front leg but catches the back leg as Runkman tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Halonen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halonen!
Halonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Runkman's sensitive parts.
Halonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Runkman checks a low kick from Halonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman scores with a nice head shot.
Halonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarja Halonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Runkman misses with a double jab.
Runkman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Runkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halonen counters with a low kick, right behind Runkman 's knee.
Halonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runkman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halonen waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Runkman. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Runkman to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Onanias Runkman has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Halonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halonen cracks Runkman with a solid left hand.
Runkman is breathing heavily.
Halonen distracts Runkman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Runkman is rocked!
Runkman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halonen trying to control but Runkman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen stands up over Runkman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Runkman is still in real trouble! Can Halonen finish him?
Runkman wants to sweep but no luck.
Runkman seems to have recovered his senses.
Halonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halonen stands up over Runkman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halonen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Runkman covers up, he's hurt! Halonen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Halonen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Halonen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarja Halonen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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