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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher misses with a lunging right hand
and Hovi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Christopher throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Christopher misses with a wild body shot.
Christopher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Christopher throws a hook but Hovi avoids it easily.
A big right from Christopher misses.
Christopher misses with a straight left.
Christopher lands a lovely overhand right.
Hovi throws a jab when Christopher was well out of range.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Christopher off balance momentarily.
Christopher thows a body shot but no joy.
Christopher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christopher throws the left hand but Hovi avoids the punch easily.
Christopher blocks a low kick nicely.
Christopher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christopher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Hovi finds it's way through Christopher's defenses.
Leonard Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Christopher. That snapped Hovi's head back.
Christopher slips under a jab from Hovi.
Christopher throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Christopher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christopher throws a right hand that misses
and Hovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher throws a series of punches but Hovi avoids them all with ease.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christopher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Christopher keeps Hovi at a distance using the push kick.
Christopher scores with a hook.
Christopher tests Hovi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
Christopher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Hovi.
Christopher works the jab nicely.
Christopher takes one to the chin there.
Christopher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi throws a lazy uppercut
and Christopher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi throws a front kick aimed at Christopher's knee but Christopher avoids it well.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christopher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christopher swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Hovi takes a swing at Christopher's ribcage but misses.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hovi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christopher.
Hovi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christopher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hovi connects with the punch.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
Hovi jabs Christopher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christopher throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Hovi slips under a jab.
Hovi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christopher missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hovi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hovi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christopher needs to keep his hands up - Hovi had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher looks to land a left hand but Hovi moved out of range nicely.
Hovi motions for Christopher to come forward. Hovi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hovi lands an overhand right.
Christopher lands with an overhand left.
Christopher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
Christopher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christopher scores with a hook.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Christopher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hovi takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hovi cracks Christopher with an open hand slap.
Christopher throws a series of punches but Hovi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonard Christopher will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Christopher. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hovi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Christopher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hovi connects with a body shot that sends Christopher's belly button to the back.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hovi moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Christopher. That snapped Hovi's head back.
Christopher scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopher punishes Hovi's body with a nice straight punch.
Christopher misses with a straight right.
Christopher misses the jab.
Hovi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christopher. Christopher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hovi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi tries a low kick but Christopher avoids it.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi swinging wildly here.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christopher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christopher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christopher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Christopher misses with a left hand
and Hovi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hovi misses with a hook
and Christopher counters with a straight right hand.
Hovi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christopher.
Christopher misses with a few strikes there.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Christopher.
Hovi takes a swing at Christopher's ribcage but misses.
Christopher jabs Hovi right on the nose. Hovi blinks but takes it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christopher throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Christopher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi jabs Christopher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Christopher lands a nice hook to Hovi's body. Hovi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Christopher didn't see that one coming.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Christopher.
Christopher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christopher stuns Hovi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hovi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hovi throws a body punch but Christopher moves out of range.
Hovi lunges at Christopher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christopher's hand.
Christopher throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christopher misses with a looping left.
Hovi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christophers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christopher misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Christopher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christopher moves away.
Christopher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hovi. Hovi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hovi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christopher moves away.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi fakes the leg kick and cracks Christopher in the body.
Christopher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Christopher swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Christopher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Christopher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Hovi blocks a jab.
Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christopher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christopher throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Christopher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Christopher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christopher tries to land a front kick but Hovi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christopher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hovi back to the cage. Christopher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christopher throws a hook but Hovi avoids it easily.
Christopher moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Christopher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hovi circles away quickly and effectively.
Christopher throws a right hand that misses
and Hovi counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christopher throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christopher throws out the jab.
Christopher misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Christopher is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi connects with a right hand. Christopher shakes it off.
Hovi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hovi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Christopher walks into a straight right hand from Hovi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi connects with a single shot there.
Hovi is looking to slow Christopher down with leg kicks.
Hovi lands a nice looking body shot.
Christopher takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Christopher slips the punch.
Christopher misses with a wild body shot.
Christopher misses with a series of wild punches.
Christopher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hovi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hovi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christopher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christopher.
Hovi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Christopher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Christopher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi cracks the inside of Christopher's front leg.
Hovi clinches with his opponent.
Christopher wants to stall.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christopher throws a hook to the side of Hovi's head but Hovi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Hovi.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hovi lands with a straight right. Christopher didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hovi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christopher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
Christopher slips a jab and a cross from Hovi.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body. Christopher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hovi feints and then cracks Christopher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christopher down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
Christopher avoids the head kick by Hovi.
Hovi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christopher.
Hovi thows a body shot but no joy.
Christopher misses with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi moves out of range of the strikes.
Christopher throws a lazy uppercut
and Hovi counters with a stiff right hand.
Christopher misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Christopher down.
Christopher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christopher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christopher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
Hovi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
Hovi lands with a hook. Christopher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hovi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body. Christopher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Hovi.
Christopher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christopher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christopher misses with a hook.
Christopher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hovi counters with a left to the body.
Christopher looks to throw the jab but Hovi is out of range.
Christopher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hovi.
Christopher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi thows a body shot but no joy.
Christopher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christopher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Christopher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hovi 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
A relieved looking Tarmo Hovi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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