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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaston comes to the cage accompanied by Ko time. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston misses with a hook. Meikalainen ducked under it nicely.
Meikalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.
It looks like James Gaston has been cut.
Meikalainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meikalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaston.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaston misses with a body shot.
Meikalainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaston is out of range and Meikalainen settles back down.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Gaston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meikalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaston.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Meikalainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meikalainen.
Gaston lands with an overhand left.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Meikalainen tenderised Gaston's leg. Gaston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Meikalainen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston fails to land with a series of punches.
Meikalainen looks to throw the jab but Gaston is out of range.
Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaston.
Meikalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaston's calf.
Gaston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meikalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up but Gaston circles away and keeps his distance.
Meikalainen moves out of range as Gaston strikes.
Meikalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meikalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meikalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meikalainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston throws a lazy right hand but Meikalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaston misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Gaston catches Meikalainen right on the button with a cross.
Meikalainen lunges at Gaston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaston's hand.
James Gaston's cut is getting worse.
Meikalainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meikalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Meikalainen looks to land a left hand but Gaston moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Meikalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaston. That did some damage!
Gaston is breathing heavily.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up.
Meikalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Gaston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meikalainen.
Gaston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Meikalainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meikalainen thumps Gaston with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meikalainen.
Gaston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gaston keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaston misses with a looping right.
Gaston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meikalainen. Meikalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meikalainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meikalainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meikalainen thumps Gaston with a low kick.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Meikalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meikalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meikalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Meikalainen misses with some punches.
Meikalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meikalainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaston gets an underhook and turns Meikalainen into the cage.
Meikalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meikalainen.
Gaston wants to get back to striking at distance but Meikalainen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meikalainen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gaston's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gaston drops to his knees and Meikalainen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
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energy
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hype
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