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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, LJ Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whitaker - that will leave a mark!
Halme takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from Halme.
Halme rushes Whitaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halme is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns Halme into the cage.
Halme avoids the elbow strike from Whitaker, against the cage.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker lands a two punch combo.
Halme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halme slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
Nice takedown defense from Whitaker. No joy for Halme on that attempt.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker cracks Halme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halme misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker has managed to clinch.
Halme is trying to break free.
Whitaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whitaker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whitaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Halme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Whitaker gets a clinch.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whitaker blocks a body shot from Halme.
Whitaker lands with a right to the head.
Whitaker looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme is pressed up against the cage. Whitaker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halme down to the mat. Halme avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LJ Whitaker.
Halme closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker, looking for a takedown. Halme pushes Whitaker against the cage but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Whitaker clinches up with Halme and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halme, pushing him back against the cage.
Whitaker slows down the pace here.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Whitaker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitaker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halme swivels and escapes.
LJ Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker looks gassed!
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitaker rushes Halme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halme wants to break free but Whitaker has control.
Halme prevents a takedown attempt there.
Halme trying to land knees to the body.
Whitaker wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitaker tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
Halme tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitaker managing to block the knees to the body from Halme.
Halme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitaker or not.
Halme stops a takedown attempt from Whitaker.
Halme is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns Halme into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitaker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whitaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Whitaker as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halme blocks the elbow strike.
Whitaker looking for a takedown.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitaker.
Whitaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whitaker misses with an elbow strike.
Whitaker prevents Halme from breaking the clinch.
Whitaker lands a knee to the head.
Whitaker keeps control of Halme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitaker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halme stuffs the takedown attempt from Whitaker. Whitaker gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Halme
and Whitaker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halme is pressed up against the cage. Whitaker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halme down to the mat. Halme avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whitaker - that will leave a mark!
Whitaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Halme cracks Whitaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halme throws a right hand that Whitaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitaker also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Halme both land. Nice combination.
Whitaker throws a shot to the body.
Halme looks to land a combination but Whitaker avoids it well.
Halme misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker moves into range and clinches up with Halme.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
Whitaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halme is pressed up against the cage. Whitaker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halme down to the mat. Halme avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker throws a nice head kick!
Whitaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whitaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitaker as he avoids it easily.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from Halme.
Whitaker throws a sloppy head kick and Halme moves out of range easily.
Whitaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Halme moves out of range.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitaker clinches.
Whitaker scores a nice knee to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halme avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Halme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whitaker has him pressed against the cage.
Whitaker keeps control of Halme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whitaker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halme misses with a knee strike.
Whitaker misses with an elbow strike.
Halme blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitaker.
Halme can't get the takedown.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker lands a nice looking body kick.
Whitaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good work by Whitaker as he checks the leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker clinches.
Whitaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Halme tries to break the clinch but Whitaker is controlling the position.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike.
Whitaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whitaker.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker moves into the clinch.
Whitaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LJ Whitaker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whitaker moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Whitaker.
Whitaker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitaker wants a takedown.
Whitaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halme blocks an elbow strike.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Halme avoids them all with ease.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Halme throws a right and a left that Whitaker avoids nicely.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LJ Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker throws a series of strikes that have Halme backpedaling.
Tony Halme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halme lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Halme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker checks a low kick from Halme.
Halme closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker, looking for a takedown. Halme pushes Whitaker against the cage but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horrible takedown by Whitaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Halme which made him look bad.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LJ Whitaker.
Halme tries to bum rush Whitaker with a series of wild strikes but Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitaker clinches.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halme is trying to break free.
Halme gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whitaker.
Halme is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitaker has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitaker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Halme closes the distance but Whitaker moves to the side
and Whitaker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halme tries to keep at a distance but Whitaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Whitaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitaker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halme.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker stalks Halme and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halme's face. Halme staggers backwards, shaken.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker.
Whitaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker clinches.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Whitaker shoots for a takedown but Halme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whitaker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Halme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitaker takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker throws an elbow but it misses.
Halme gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whitaker.
Whitaker scores with a knee to the head.
Whitaker landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitaker is pressed up against the cage. Halme has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whitaker down to the mat. Whitaker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from Halme.
Whitaker pushes Halme up against the cage in a clinch.
Halme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halme goes for a takedown attempt but Whitaker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whitaker lands a head kick!
Whitaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whitaker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Halme pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halme keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker misses with a combination
letting Halme counter with a right hand.
Halme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Halme. No joy for Whitaker on that attempt.
Halme drops Whitaker with a left and a right! Oh, Whitaker is hurt - Halme dives into side control looking to finish!
Whitaker is rocked!
It looks like LJ Whitaker has been cut.
Whitaker throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Halme stands up.
Halme shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halme.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker feints and as Halme raises his hands in defense, Whitaker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halme is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitaker is controlling him.
Halme controls Whitaker momentarily but Whitaker frees himself.
Whitaker prevents Halme from getting back to his feet.
Whitaker stands up over Halme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker trying to control but Halme is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whitaker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Whitaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whitaker misses with a double jab
and Halme counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Whitaker lands but Halme takes it in his stride.
Halme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whitaker crunches a lovely knee into Halme's ribcage.
Come on Whitaker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whitaker tries to land a knee to the head but Halme blocks with his arms.
Whitaker misses with a knee strike.
Whitaker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halme.
Halme misses with a series of wild punches.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halme but Halme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitaker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halme circles away.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Halme. Halme gets slowly back to his feet.
Halme swinging wilding here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halme fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Whitaker has him pressed against the cage.
Whitaker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halme.
Whitaker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Whitaker.
Whitaker prevents Halme from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LJ Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on LJ Whitaker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whitaker shoots in and drives through. Halme sprawls well.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from Halme.
Halme wants to clinch but Whitaker slips to the side
and Whitaker counters with a head kick. That will keep Halme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Halme swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker.
Whitaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halme looks to land a combination but Whitaker avoids it well.
Halme throws a leg kick but Whitaker checks it.
Whitaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Halme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Halme circles away.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitaker moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches up with Halme, looking for a takedown. Whitaker pushes Halme against the cage but Halme circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from Halme.
Halme is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whitaker lands a high kick!
Whitaker moves into range and clinches up with Halme.
Whitaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whitaker looking to throw knees to the head but Halme is blocking nicely.
Whitaker digs a right hand underneath Halme's ribcage. Halme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LJ Whitaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Whitaker has him pressed against the cage.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitaker crunches a lovely knee into Halme's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Whitaker lands a head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitaker.
Halme lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitaker darts in and clinches Halme up against the cage.
Whitaker tries to score a body lock takedown but Halme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LJ Whitaker.
Whitaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Halme pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whitaker has Halme pressed against the cage.
Halme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker's elbow.
Whitaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whitaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whitaker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halme's brow.
Whitaker crunches a lovely knee into Halme's ribcage.
Whitaker gets underhooks to prevent Halme's takedown attempt.
Whitaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Halme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Halme.
Halme wants to clinch.
Whitaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halme fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for Halme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halme avoids the head kick by Whitaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Halme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Halme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halme misses with a few strikes there.
Halme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range and Halme settles back down.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Halme is avoiding it.
Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Whitaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halme is fending him off so far but Whitaker persists. Nope, Halme circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halme counters with a good low kick that Whitaker was not able to check.
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whitaker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halme will feel that in the morning.
Whitaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker lands a head kick!
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halme but Halme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halme misses with a head kick.
Whitaker misses with a combination
enabling Halme to counter with a crisp jab.
Halme drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whitaker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whitaker wants to stand up but Halme is controlling him.
Whitaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halme controls the pace.
Halme gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halme misses with a combination
and Whitaker counters with a left and a right that stings Halme.
Whitaker gets a clinch.
Halme will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whitaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halme is rocked!
Whitaker lands a big knee to the head and Halme goes down! Whitaker pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LJ Whitaker!
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hype
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