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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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208 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poulter. Halonen shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Poulter.
Halonen fails with the takedown.
Poulter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poulter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter throws a push kick but Halonen slaps the foot to one side.
Halonen tries to clinch but Poulter moves away
and Poulter counters with a nice body kick.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Poulter sprawls well. He's pushed Halonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Poulter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Poulter lands but Halonen takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tarja Halonen has been cut.
Halonen tries for a takedown but Poulter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarja Halonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halonen wants to clinch
and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch.
Poulter tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poulter decides to pull guard.
Poulter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Halonen has his hands clasped together but Poulter extends an breaks Halonen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Poulter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Poulter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paul Poulter waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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