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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo comes to the cage accompanied by "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole . Tolonen has chosen Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
31 - 10 - 2 |
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285 lbs
42 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Musashimaru Koyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koyo avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen lands with a kick to the temple. Koyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Musashimaru Koyo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen keeps Koyo at a distance using the push kick.
Tolonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koyo's calf.
Tolonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen tests Koyo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolonen checks the leg kick.
Koyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tolonen.
Tolonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koyo's head backwards.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koyo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tolonen misses with a shot to the body
and Koyo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tolonen!
The ground and pound from Koyo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Koyo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koyo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tolonen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Koyo.
Check out the look on Koyo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen is not content to let Koyo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Koyo landing strikes.
Tolonen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Koyo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Koyo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koyo trying to control from half guard but Tolonen is working away.
Koyo controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is keen to just control but Tolonen is a slippery customer.
Koyo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tolonen sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo is thwarting Tolonen's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Tolonen is predictable there
and Koyo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koyo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koyo is trying to control the action in half guard but Tolonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tolonen is trying is best to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koyo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolonen defending well though.
Koyo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolonen defending well though.
Koyo thows a huge punch but Tolonen dodges it nicely.
Tolonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koyo.
Koyo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen is trying to keep Koyo in close.
Koyo looking to sit in guard and control but Tolonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tolonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tolonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Koyo is retaining full guard.
Tolonen preventing the sweep.
Koyo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koyo has his hands on Tolonen's head, controlling the position.
Koyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Koyo, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koyo keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
Musashimaru Koyo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tolonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Koyo.
Tolonen cracks Koyo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tolonen checks the leg kick.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koyo counters with a single leg into guard. Tolonen didn't expect that.
Tolonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koyo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koyo postures up and lands a big shot to Tolonen's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koyo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Tolonen keeps moving.
Koyo throwing strikes but missing.
Tolonen keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Koyo landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musashimaru Koyo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Koyo blocks a head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koyo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tolonen won't be happy with that.
Tolonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tolonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koyo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tolonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Koyo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tolonen advances position into side control!
Tolonen controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo is trying to control Tolonen's posture but Tolonen avoids it.
Tolonen wants to control but Koyo is keeping him busy.
Koyo is looking for a sweep.
Tolonen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koyo's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
Koyo tries to bench press Tolonen off him but Tolonen keeps the position.
Koyo prevents Tolonen from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koyo is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Tolonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo wants to control but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen wants to take a breather but Koyo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tolonen.
Koyo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tolonen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Koyo wants to control but Tolonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koyo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koyo is controlling Tolonen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Koyo wants to sweep but Tolonen has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to score with some ground and pound. Koyo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koyo stops Tolonen from passing to mount.
An elbow from Tolonen crashes against the mat.
Tolonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koyo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee asks Tolonen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tolonen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tolonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tolonen laying and praying for a moment but Koyo takes advantage and regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koyo is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iiro Tolonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tolonen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iiro Tolonen!
An out of breath Iiro Tolonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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