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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hovi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die for Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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256 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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31
285 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gun Slinga!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slinga is out of range and Hovi settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hovi - that will leave a mark!
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slinga.
Hovi is looking to slow Slinga down with leg kicks.
Slinga tries to clinch but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Slinga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slinga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hovi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slinga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Slinga.
Slinga misses with a straight right.
Hovi misses with a hook to the body
and Slinga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hovi avoids the body shot from Slinga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slinga.
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slinga doesn't seem bothered though.
Slinga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi misses with a hook.
Slinga works Hovi's body with a nice hook.
Slinga lands a lovely overhand right.
Hovi jabs at Slinga's body.
Hovi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slinga moves in looking to clinch but Hovi pushes him off.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Slinga.
Hovi feints and then cracks Slinga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slinga down.
Hovi avoids a kick to the body.
Slinga throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slinga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hovi is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi is looking to wear down Slinga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hovi swings for the body but Slinga moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slinga throws a body kick that misses.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slinga thuds his shin into the meat of Hovi's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi tries to land a leg kick but Slinga saw it coming and moves away.
Slinga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hovi to score with a decent uppercut.
Slinga throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Slinga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hovi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slinga - the referee stops the clock and Hovi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slinga. Hovi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Slinga misses.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slinga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hovi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slinga, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi slips under a jab.
Slinga scores with a jab. Hovi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Slinga does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Hovi misses.
Slinga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slinga tries to move into range but Hovi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hovi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slinga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hovi.
Hovi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slinga.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Slinga down.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hovi.
Slinga misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga throws a leg kick
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slinga won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Hovi stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hovi in side control, throwing shots but Slinga defends.
Slinga is looking for a sweep.
Slinga takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut.
An elbow from Hovi crashes against the mat.
Slinga takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hovi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Slinga rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hovi's guard! Nice work there by Slinga!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gun Slinga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slinga tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hovi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slinga.
Hovi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slinga lands a slapping body shot.
Slinga thows a body kick. Hovi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Slinga is predictable there
and Hovi counters with a single leg into guard. Slinga didn't expect that.
Hovi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hovi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinga trying to control the position here.
Hovi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slinga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga has Hovi pulled in close to control his posture.
Slinga keeping moving, preventing Hovi from controlling successfully.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hovi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hovi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hovi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slinga can do to turn this around?
Hovi trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hovi moves out of range as Slinga strikes.
Hovi misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slinga misses with a body shot
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slinga won't be happy with that.
Hovi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slinga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hovi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sloppy strikes there by Hovi.
Hovi working the strikes but Slinga uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hovi is trying to control. Slinga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hovi is stalling here. Slinga is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hovi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slinga has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hovi is looking to regain half guard here but Slinga keeps moving and retains side control.
Tarmo Hovi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is not content to let Slinga control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi is trying to get back to half guard.
Slinga taking a breather here.
Hovi is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slinga is looking to take a break and control but Hovi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hovi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Slinga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Slinga controlling the position easily from mount.
Hovi is looking to improve his position but Slinga isn't that keen on the idea.
Slinga controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinga seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hovi is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gun Slinga's cut.
That's time! Hovi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hovi lands with a kick to the temple. Slinga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Slinga's shoulder, as Slinga tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Slinga tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Slinga tries to clinch up.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slinga.
Hovi moves out of range as Slinga throws a body kick.
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slinga has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws a jab when Slinga was well out of range.
Slinga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi throws a push kick but Slinga slaps the foot to one side.
Slinga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hovi momentarily.
Slinga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Slinga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slinga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hovi misses with a body kick.
Slinga throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi moves out of range as Slinga strikes.
Slinga tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hovi!
Slinga moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slinga's calf.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slinga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Hovi slams his shin into Slinga's torso.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses.
Slinga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hovi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slinga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick and Slinga moves out of range easily.
Hovi is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick from Hovi lands but Slinga takes it in his stride.
Slinga moves out of range of the body kick.
Hovi takes one to the side of the head.
Hovi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slinga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hovi thinking.
Slinga lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slinga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slinga scores with a body shot.
Slinga lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
Slinga moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Slinga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Hovi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slinga.
Hovi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slinga counters with a good low kick that Hovi was not able to check.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hovi takes a swing at Slinga's ribcage but misses.
Slinga throws a right hand that Hovi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hovi also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga misses with a jab to the body
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slinga is not content to let Hovi control the position.
Slinga is looking for a sweep. Hovi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slinga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hovi.
Hovi thows a huge punch but Slinga dodges it nicely.
Slinga trying to hold on to Hovi's head to control him but Hovi postures up.
Hovi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tarmo Hovi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Gun Slinga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi swings for the body but Slinga moves out of range.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
Hovi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slinga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hovi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slinga!
Hovi with the ground and pound but Slinga regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hovi wants to control but Slinga is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi misses with a head shot. Slinga uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hovi is looking to work some ground and pound but Slinga has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to work some ground and pound but Slinga has wrist control.
Hovi throws a big elbow that misses.
Hovi tries to free his leg and advance position but Slinga is retaining full guard.
Slinga looking for a sweep. Not yet Slinga, not yet.
Hovi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hovi postures up in Slinga's guard and throws a big left but Slinga blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slinga throws a body shot but no joy.
Slinga looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slinga.
Slinga tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.
Slinga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinga checks a low kick from Hovi.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slinga lands with a nice body kick.
Slinga lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Slinga tries to clinch but Hovi moves out of range.
Slinga throws a low kick, looking for Hovi's leg but Hovi calmly moves out of range.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slinga, right into the meat.
Slinga with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Slinga. Hovi shrugs it off though.
Slinga jabs Hovi to the body, keeping him 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!
Hovi lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slinga manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Slinga.
Hovi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good work by Slinga as he checks the leg kick.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Slinga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Slinga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Hovi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slinga drives through and clinches with Hovi against the cage.
Hovi breaks from the clinch.
Hovi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi staying out of range there.
Slinga is looking to clinch.
Hovi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Hovi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slinga.
Hovi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slinga throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slinga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hovi on the side of the head.
Slinga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hovi lands a head kick!
Slinga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Hovi.
A solid body kick from Hovi.
Slinga throws the left hand but Hovi avoids the punch easily.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slinga throws out the jab.
Slinga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gun Slinga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hovi throws a wild body kick that Slinga sees coming a mile off.
Slinga thuds his shin into the meat of Hovi's side.
Hovi throws a low kick but Slinga moves out of range easily.
Slinga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Hovi.
Nice body punch from Hovi.
Slinga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slinga throws a hook to the side of Hovi's head but Hovi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slinga lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slinga misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Slinga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slinga misses with a body shot
and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slinga won't be happy with that.
Slinga taking a bit of punishment here - Hovi scoring with strikes.
Hovi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hovi throwing strikes but Slinga manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Slinga trying to control the position but Hovi is working away.
Slinga tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hovi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Slinga's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hovi tries to roll over but Slinga keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinga wants to free his trapped foot but Hovi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hovi wants to control but Slinga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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!
Slinga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hovi tries to roll over but Slinga keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinga wants to stand but Hovi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Slinga controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hovi trying to hold on to Slinga's head to control him but Slinga postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Slinga misses with a left hand
and Hovi counters with a single leg into guard. Slinga didn't expect that.
Hovi postures up.
Gun Slinga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga 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.
Hovi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That has opened up Gun Slinga's cut even more.
Hovi is pushing down on Slinga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slinga is fighting to maintain full guard but Hovi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hovi is pressing down on Slinga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slinga is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Hovi.
Slinga trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slinga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hovi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
Tarmo Hovi retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Tarmo Hovi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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