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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Venom's Theme. 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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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Hanttonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brock's knee momentarily.
Hanttonen tries to clinch there but Brock circles away.
Some wild striking there from Brock.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Hanttonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Brock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanttonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanttonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brock lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanttonen off the cage and back into range.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanttonen thuds his shin into the meat of Brock's side.
Hanttonen darts in and clinches Brock up against the cage.
Hanttonen working aggressively here.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hanttonen on the inside.
Brock wants to break free but Hanttonen has control.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
Hanttonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brock's defenses.
Brock tries to work over Hanttonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brock tries to work over Hanttonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Brock.
Brock avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Brock.
Brock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanttonen avoids the damage to the body.
Brock cracks Hanttonen with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brock is working Hanttonen over against the cage.
Brock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock letting Hanttonen take a breather here.
Hanttonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Brock tries to work over Hanttonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brock throws a leg kick but Hanttonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanttonen. That snapped Brock's head back.
Brock's corner calls for a 1-2. Brock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanttonen 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.
Brock cracks Hanttonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brock.
Brock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanttonen is looking to clinch.
Brock throws a hook but Hanttonen avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brock, right into the meat.
Hanttonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Hanttonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanttonen lands a leg kick that knocks Brock off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen throws a looping overhand right but Brock ducks down to avoid it.
Brock lands a jab-cross combination.
Brock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanttonen's head.
Hanttonen tried to score with a low kick but Brock checks it.
Brock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanttonen. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock blocks a jab.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanttonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brock connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanttonen is looking to clinch but Brock is avoiding it.
Brock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brock throws a right and a left that Hanttonen avoids nicely.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Hanttonen.
Brock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target.
A punch combination from Brock misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanttonen blocks the body kick.
Hanttonen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Brock saw that one coming.
And Brock counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanttonen blocks it.
Brock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Brock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanttonen is out of range.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Brock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanttonen throws a sloppy head kick and Brock moves out of range easily.
Brock is looking to counter punch.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock moves out of range as Hanttonen throws a body kick.
Hanttonen misses with a body kick.
Hanttonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanttonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hanttonen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanttonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brock checks it well.
A jab from Hanttonen finds it's way through Brock's defenses.
Brock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanttonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the body.
Brock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hanttonen.
Brock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanttonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanttonen has Brock up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Hanttonen misses with some punches.
Brock prevents a body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanttonen.
Brock lands with a slapping head kick.
Brock cracks Hanttonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanttonen checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Brock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanttonen wants to counter the offense by Brock and move into the clinch position.
Hanttonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Hanttonen is looking to clinch.
Brock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanttonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brock throws a hook to the side of Hanttonen's head but Hanttonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanttonen can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brock checks a leg kick.
Brock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Hanttonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brock throwing a counter right hand but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
Donk. Brock catches Hanttonen right on the button with a cross.
Brock throws a front kick that sends Hanttonen stumbling back into the cage.
Brock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanttonen.
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brock tries to keep at a distance but Hanttonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanttonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Brock.
A left hand lands to the body for Brock.
Hanttonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanttonen is leaning against Brock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brock blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Hanttonen lands with a left to the head.
Brock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanttonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it.
Hanttonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanttonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brock up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanttonen lands an elbow inside that Brock shrugs off.
It looks like Eddie Brock has been cut.
Hanttonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanttonen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Hanttonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanttonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanttonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Hanttonen moves out of range easily.
Brock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Hanttonen finds it's way through Brock's defenses.
Hanttonen scores with a jab. Brock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanttonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanttonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanttonen throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Hanttonen looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen avoids the head kick by Brock.
Brock connects with a jab.
Hanttonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Brock counters with a three punch combo that has Hanttonen backing up. Hanttonen nods at Brock to acknowledge the strikes.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanttonen cracks a nice hook into Brock's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanttonen can pounce on him.
Brock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanttonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanttonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanttonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brock throws a body kick that misses.
Hanttonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanttonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanttonen is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a shot to the body.
Hanttonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanttonen. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanttonen's calf.
Brock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hanttonen looks to land a right hand but Brock moved out of range.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Brock misses the target.
Brock throws a hook but Hanttonen blocks it.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen tries to counter with a clinch but Brock shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanttonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brock. Hanttonen shrugs it off though.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Brock saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Hanttonen.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanttonen moves away.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanttonen tries to score with a low kick but Brock moves his leg out of the way.
Hanttonen throws a head kick that misses.
Brock throws a big counter combination but Hanttonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hanttonen works over Brock's head and body with a nice combination.
Hanttonen walks into a straight right hand from Brock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brock, right into the meat.
Brock 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Brock misses.
Hanttonen lands a nice hook to Brock's body. Brock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a jab when Hanttonen was well out of range.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanttonen walks into a jab.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanttonen throws out the jab.
Brock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanttonen is looking to slow Brock down with leg kicks.
Brock swings for the body but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Hanttonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Brock.
Brock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanttonen looks to land a body kick but Brock moved away.
Brock slips under a jab.
Brock connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marko Hanttonen.
I think Hanttonen 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Hanttonen!
An out of breath Marko Hanttonen 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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