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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy McLure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLure comes to the cage accompanied by The Simpsons Theme Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tolonen's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Iiro Tolonen enters the cage!
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285 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy McLure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLure. That did some damage!
Tolonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tolonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Troy McLure has been cut.
Tolonen lands a head shot.
Tolonen scores with a punch to the head.
McLure has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tolonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen is looking to slow McLure down with leg kicks.
McLure is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
McLure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolonen looks to land a right hand but McLure moved out of range.
Tolonen scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from McLure.
McLure closes the distance but Tolonen moves to the side
so Tolonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tolonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Tolonen trying to control but McLure is working from the bottom.
McLure has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but McLure gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McLure stopping the sweep attempt from Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLure knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tolonen on the ground.
McLure wants to control from the top but Tolonen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Troy McLure.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLure looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tolonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLure tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tolonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tolonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McLure.
Tolonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLure moves away.
McLure throws a head kick that misses.
Troy McLure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen dodges the punch combination from McLure.
McLure takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McLure tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen misses with a looping left.
McLure fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tolonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLure blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McLure fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLure stops a takedown attempt from Tolonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tolonen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLure is trying to get back to his feet.
Tolonen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McLure down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McLure trying to remain calm as Tolonen controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on McLure's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tolonen taking a break here but McLure is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tolonen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant 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 Troy McLure's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
McLure takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLure tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Troy McLure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Tolonen.
Tolonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLure takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tolonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tolonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLure tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tolonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McLure's calf.
Tolonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolonen throws a head kick but McLure moves out of range.
McLure shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McLure fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLure lands a big head kick that sends Tolonen tumbling to the mat! McLure takes a step backwards and waves Tolonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Iiro Tolonen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLure rushes Tolonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McLure is trying to stall.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McLure just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tolonen's brow.
Tolonen avoiding damage as McLure throws knees to the body.
McLure is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLure has his back to the cage.
Tolonen connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
McLure keeps control of Tolonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McLure trying to control the position but instead, Tolonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLure into the cage.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen breaks from the clinch.
Tolonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLure.
McLure tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tolonen.
McLure tries to clinch up.
Tolonen is looking to slow McLure down with leg kicks.
McLure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Troy McLure's cut is getting worse.
McLure looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but McLure is just out of range.
Tolonen tests McLure's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McLure tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it.
McLure wants to clinch.
McLure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLure pushes Tolonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tolonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLure has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tolonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McLure scores a nice knee to the body.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLure lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tolonen.
McLure tries to stall but Tolonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tolonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLure blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
McLure misses with an elbow over the top.
McLure throws an elbow that misses.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLure's elbow.
Tolonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLure has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLure goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLure is looking to break free of the clinch but Tolonen has double underhooks.
Tolonen tries to work over McLure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolonen is trying to break the clinch but McLure has him pressed against the cage.
McLure is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLure is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLure has his back to the cage.
Tolonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tolonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from McLure.
Tolonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLure tries to land a knee to the head but Tolonen blocks with his arms.
Tolonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but McLure blocks with his arms.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen gets through McLure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLure blocks a body shot from Tolonen.
McLure misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McLure takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLure lands an elbow that stopped Tolonen in his tracks for a moment.
McLure blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy McLure dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - McLure looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLure.
McLure throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
McLure tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Tolonen coming out on top.
McLure tries to clinch up.
Tolonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McLure moves in looking to clinch but Tolonen pushes him off.
Tolonen thuds a left hand into McLure's body.
McLure closes the distance but Tolonen moves to the side
and Tolonen counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen throws an elbow but McLure slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Tolonen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen controls the position.
Check out the look on Tolonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Tolonen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tolonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLure keeps working.
McLure trying to remain calm as Tolonen controls from the top position.
Iiro Tolonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLure manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McLure tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tolonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McLure wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLure tries to clinch
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLure is adopting a defensive guard.
Tolonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McLure wants to stand but Tolonen is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen throws a strike but McLure rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McLure will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're going to have a standup here because Troy McLure wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tolonen swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tolonen, right into the meat.
McLure is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLure tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLure. That did some damage!
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick from McLure.
McLure tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into side control. McLure won't be happy with that.
McLure wants to get back to his feet.
McLure tries to bench press Tolonen off him but Tolonen keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Tolonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McLure's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tolonen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McLure to see if he's OK.
Tolonen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iiro Tolonen!
A relieved looking Iiro Tolonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Troy McLure spoke after the fight, saying '"Duff Man... says a lot of things! Oh, yeah!"'.
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energy
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