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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala's entrance music is AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. A fine choice. Giap is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beach Party Vietnam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pohjanala looks to land a left hand but Giap moved out of range nicely.
Giap clinches.
Pohjanala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Giap lands an elbow just above Pohjanala 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Giap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap lands an elbow that stopped Pohjanala in his tracks for a moment.
Pohjanala looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Giap.
A bit of stalling here from Pohjanala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala blocks the elbow strike.
Giap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pohjanala's elbow.
Pohjanala tries to stall but Giap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pohjanala is breathing heavily.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Pohjanala is just out of range.
Pohjanala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giap counters by clinching up.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Pohjanala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pohjanala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giap sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pohjanala gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
The referee is keeping an eye on Giap - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but Pohjanala moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala closes the distance and clinches.
Giap lands a left hand.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap lands a shoulder strike.
Giap has Pohjanala pressed against the cage.
A short right from Giap on the inside.
Pohjanala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giap managing to block the knees to the body from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pohjanala.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
Pohjanala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pohjanala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pohjanala gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Giap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pohjanala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giap misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pohjanala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Giap closes the distance but Pohjanala moves to the side
and Pohjanala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giap tries to clinch up but Pohjanala circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Pohjanala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pohjanala swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Pohjanala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap lands a knee to the head.
Pohjanala taking a breather.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pohjanala pushes Giap up against the cage in a clinch.
Pohjanala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Giap just stands there and leans against the cage.
Giap stalling the fight.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pohjanala wants to stall.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Pohjanala backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Pohjanala stalling against the cage.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giap stuns Pohjanala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pohjanala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala throws a body punch but Giap moves out of range.
Pohjanala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Pohjanala pushes him off.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
Giap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Giap pushes Pohjanala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pohjanala jumps guard but Giap turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Giap lands a left hand.
Giap lands an elbow just above Pohjanala 's eye.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Pohjanala blocks it.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pohjanala managing to block the knees to the body from Giap.
Giap trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap misses with a body punch.
Pohjanala blocks an uppercut.
Pohjanala struggles to land a body shot inside as Giap controls his hands.
Pohjanala tries to pull guard but Giap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kustaa Pohjanala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with a body punch
and Giap counters with a straight right hand.
Pohjanala misses with a few strikes there.
Pohjanala is looking to wear down Giap with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pohjanala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Pohjanala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giap tries to clinch there but Pohjanala circles away.
Pohjanala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pohjanala keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Giap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Giap.
Pohjanala is trying to stall.
Giap pushes Pohjanala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Giap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pohjanala is trying to pull guard but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap avoids the body shot from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap lands an elbow just above Pohjanala 's eye.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pohjanala backwards.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala blocking some punches.
Pohjanala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giap smiles and moves away.
Pohjanala misses with a series of wild punches.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap drives through and clinches with Pohjanala against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but Giap blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Giap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pohjanala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap lands a left hand.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Pohjanala missing with a left hand there. Giap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giap with a jab.
Pohjanala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pohjanala misses with a right hand
enabling Giap to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap has Pohjanala up against the cage in a clinch.
Giap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giap avoiding damage as Pohjanala throws knees to the body.
Pohjanala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giaps head.
Pohjanala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giap tries to throw a body punch but Pohjanala avoids it by throwing Giap back against the cage.
Giap blocks a body shot from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Pohjanala blocks an uppercut.
Pohjanala tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Giap breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Pohjanala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pohjanala thows a body shot but no joy.
Pohjanala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giap's head.
Giap lands a nice hook to Pohjanala's body. Pohjanala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Pohjanala circles away.
A big right from Pohjanala misses.
Pohjanala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pohjanala. Giap does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala misses with a straight right.
Giap moves out of range of the strikes.
Giap has managed to clinch.
Giap lands a shoulder strike.
Pohjanala is trying to pull guard but Giap turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pohjanala wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pohjanala misses with an elbow strike.
Pohjanala takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pohjanala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Giap struggles to land a body shot inside as Pohjanala controls his hands.
Giap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pohjanala trying to stall but Giap improves his position.
Nice body punch from Giap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pohjanala backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
Giap utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Giap lands an uppercut.
Giap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pohjanala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giap walks away with a smile on his face. Pohjanala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pohjanala keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pohjanala, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pohjanala.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Giap. That snapped Pohjanala's head back.
Pohjanala swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
Giap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pohjanala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giap blocks it with crossed arms.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giap avoids it.
Pohjanala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap lands an elbow inside that Pohjanala shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pohjanala misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Pohjanala tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Pohjanala back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giap has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vo Nguyen Giap waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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