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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallavaara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 Cent - What up gangsta. Mangold has chosen Dead Prez "Be Healthy" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Unski Hallavaara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Mangold fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangold misses with a hook to the body
and Hallavaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mangold!
Mangold lands a nice shot that snaps Hallavaara's head back.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallavaara looks to clinch
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangold misses with a takedown attempt - Hallavaara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mangold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hallavaara counters with a left and a right that stings Mangold.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallavaara has Mangold up against the cage in a clinch.
Hallavaara prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold letting Hallavaara take a breather here.
Hallavaara lands a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hallavaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hallavaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangold pushes Hallavaara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hallavaara misses with a body punch.
Mangold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallavaara backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallavaara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Hallavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara lands an uppercut.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Mangold prevents a body shot from Hallavaara.
Mangold connects with a knee to the head.
Hallavaara blocks a body shot from Mangold.
A short body shot lands from Hallavaara as the two fighters clinch.
Hallavaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mangold looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara slows down the pace here.
Hallavaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hallavaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangold misses with a body punch.
Hallavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mangold avoids it.
Mangold is looking to control Hallavaara's arms but Hallavaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangold has his back to the cage.
Hallavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mangold is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara lands a body punch.
Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallavaara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mangold.
Unski Hallavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Hallavaara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mangold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallavaara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mangold looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallavaara is just out of range.
Hallavaara lands with a hook. Mangold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mangold lands a leg kick that knocks Hallavaara off balance momentarily.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick.
Mangold throws a leg kick
and Hallavaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallavaara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mangold up against the cage.
Mangold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallavaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallavaara misses with a punch to the body.
Mangold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallavaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallavaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Mangold is predictable there
and Hallavaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallavaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mangold wants to land a leg kick but Hallavaara is out of range.
Mangold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mangold lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unski Hallavaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mangold keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hallavaara is out of range and Mangold settles back down.
Mangold connects with the punch.
Hallavaara moves to clinch but Mangold breaks away
and Mangold makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hallavaara really felt that one!
Unski Hallavaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Mangold.
Mangold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallavaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallavaara manages to avoid it.
Mangold scores with a nice body kick.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Mangold moves out of range.
Mangold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Mangold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallavaara moves in looking to clinch but Mangold pushes him off.
Mangold looks to land a body kick but Hallavaara moved away.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Mangold lands a leg kick that knocks Hallavaara off balance momentarily.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hallavaara is looking to clinch but Mangold is avoiding it.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Mangold misses
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Mangold looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallavaara is just out of range.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallavaara throws a hook but Mangold blocks it.
Mangold lands a jab to the head.
Hallavaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to clinch
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold dips to his left and cracks Hallavaara with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Hallavaara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hallavaara's head.
Mangold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mangold tries to land a body kick
and Hallavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold lands a high kick!
Good work by Hallavaara as he checks the leg kick.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold throws a low kick, looking for Hallavaara's leg but Hallavaara calmly moves out of range.
Mangold pushes Hallavaara away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
Mangold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danny Mangold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick.
Mangold lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hallavaara checks the leg kick.
Mangold tries a low kick but Hallavaara avoids it.
Mangold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallavaara.
Mangold tried to score with a low kick but Hallavaara checks it.
Hallavaara tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Hallavaara avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Mangold gets tackled into the cage by Hallavaara. Hallavaara maintains the clinch.
Mangold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hallavaara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold is looking to chop away at Hallavaara's legs.
Hallavaara moves into range and clinches up with Mangold.
Mangold blocking some punches.
Hallavaara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Mangold is trying to force a seperation but Hallavaara has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unski Hallavaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mangold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Hallavaara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallavaara trying to control the position but instead, Mangold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hallavaara into the cage.
Hallavaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallavaara is pushing Mangold up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mangold as Hallavaara tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallavaara controls his hands.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mangold tries to land a front kick but Hallavaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mangold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mangold throws a body kick that misses.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold shoots in looking for a takedown but Hallavaara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mangold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Hallavaara does no damage.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Mangold moves away
and Mangold counters with a nice leg kick.
Mangold feints and then cracks Hallavaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallavaara down.
Hallavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Mangold catches Hallavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mangold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hallavaara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mangold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hallavaara drives through and clinches with Mangold against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara misses with a body punch.
Hallavaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangold blocks it with crossed arms.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Mangold looks to land a body kick but Hallavaara moved away.
Hallavaara forces Mangold back against the cage and clinches.
Hallavaara blocks a body shot from Mangold.
Hallavaara tries to stall but Mangold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Hallavaara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallavaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hallavaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mangold.
Hallavaara lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallavaara misses with a body punch.
Hallavaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hallavaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangold avoiding damage as Hallavaara throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unski Hallavaara clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
Mangold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara moves in looking to clinch but Mangold pushes him off.
Mangold throws a push kick but Hallavaara slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangold circles away.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallavaara throws a leg kick but Mangold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mangold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Hallavaara scores with a decent looking hook.
Mangold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallavaara moves away.
Mangold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hallavaara's calf.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hallavaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallavaara blocks the body kick.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mangold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallavaara tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses
and Hallavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold throws out a leg kick but Hallavaara moves out of range and Mangold only half commits.
Hallavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Mangold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold thuds his right hand into Hallavaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mangold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallavaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mangold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hallavaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hallavaara can't find room to land a body shot as Mangold controls the action.
Hallavaara effectively controlling the action here.
Hallavaara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mangold is keeping busy.
Hallavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mangold.
Hallavaara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Hallavaara tries to work over Mangold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to work over Mangold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hallavaara fails to land.
Mangold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Mangold blocks a body shot from Hallavaara.
Mangold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hallavaara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mangold throws a hook but Hallavaara blocks it.
Mangold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Mangold.
Hallavaara gets caught napping as Mangold dives in and scores a takedown. Hallavaara manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallavaara wants to stand and escape but Mangold is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Danny Mangold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mangold throws a push kick but Hallavaara slaps the foot to one side.
Hallavaara wants to clinch.
Hallavaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold cracks a nice hook into Hallavaara's ribs.
Mangold throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallavaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mangold's knee momentarily.
Mangold misses with a low kick as Hallavaara jumps back.
Hallavaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold thows a leg kick but Hallavaara checks it
and Hallavaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hallavaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mangold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Hallavaara is pressed up against the cage. Mangold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hallavaara down to the mat. Hallavaara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mangold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mangold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mangold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallavaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallavaara looks to clinch
and Mangold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mangold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hallavaara counters by clinching up.
Hallavaara takes a shot to the head.
Hallavaara presses Mangold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mangold is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hallavaara for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mangold presses Hallavaara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Mangold on the inside.
Mangold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hallavaara wants to clinch but Mangold slips to the side
and Mangold counters with a nice body kick.
Mangold throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Mangold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold misses with a body shot.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangold misses with a kick to the body
and Hallavaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Hallavaara wants to clinch.
Hallavaara avoids the head kick by Mangold.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Mangold is having none of it.
Hallavaara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mangold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mangold misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangold scoring well with a low kick there.
Hallavaara closes the distance and pushes Mangold back into the cage.
Hallavaara tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Hallavaara back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangold misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Mangold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mangold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mangold!
Danny Mangold is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Danny Mangold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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