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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayha has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. Kim Jong Ping Pong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simo Hayha's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Jong Ping Pong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping Pong scores with a nice strike.
Hayha tries to land a front kick but Ping Pong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ping Pong missing with a left hand there. Hayha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ping Pong throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ping Pong, as that shot connected.
It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Hayha throws a nice looking combination but Ping Pong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ping Pong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ping Pong throws a body punch but Hayha moves out of range.
Ping Pong lands a slapping body shot.
Ping Pong checks a leg kick nicely.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayha.
Hayha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayha throws a low kick but Ping Pong avoids it.
Hayha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ping Pong finds it's way round the side to connect with Hayha's head.
Ping Pong tries a low kick but Hayha avoids it.
Hayha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ping Pong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ping Pong with a hook.
Ping Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Hayha responds with a good body kick, but Ping Pong manages to step out the way in time.
Ping Pong misses with a low kick as Hayha jumps back.
Good leg kick by Hayha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping Pong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ping Pong.
Hayha avoids the body shot from Ping Pong.
Hayha is looking for the big counter here.
Ping Pong catches Hayha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hayha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hayha looks to throw the jab but Ping Pong is out of range.
It looked like Ping Pong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ping Pong walks into a stiff left hand from Hayha.
Ping Pong looks to land a body kick but Hayha moved away.
Hayha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decent striking displayed by Ping Pong there.
Ping Pong wants to slow Hayha down by chopping away at his legs.
Simo Hayha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ping Pong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayha misses with a looping right.
Hayha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ping Pong circles away quickly and effectively.
Ping Pong lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ping Pong is looking to slow Hayha down with leg kicks.
Ping Pong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha misses with a leg kick.
Hayha lands a nice shot to the body.
Ping Pong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayha sprawls well initially but Ping Pong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayha pushes Ping Pong off but Ping Pong dives into side control.
Ping Pong misses with the ground and pound.
Ping Pong working the strikes but Hayha uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hayha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ping Pong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ping Pong 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.
Hayha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ping Pong is working away from the top position though.
Ping Pong is looking for a kimura here.
Hayha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha keeping moving, preventing Ping Pong from controlling successfully.
Hayha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ping Pong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayha's guard.
Ping Pong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayha's head.
Ping Pong is looking to stall here but Hayha recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayha is adopting a defensive guard.
Ping Pong throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ping Pong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ping Pong wants to control from the top but Hayha keeps moving.
Ping Pong throwing strikes from guard but Hayha blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Ping Pong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayha cracks Ping Pong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayha looks to land a combination but Ping Pong avoids it well.
Ping Pong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayha.
Ping Pong throws the left hand but Hayha avoids the punch easily.
Ping Pong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ping Pong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Hayha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ping Pong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ping Pong somewhat.
Hayha wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Ping Pong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ping Pong throws a lazy right hand but Hayha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ping Pong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayha is out of range and Ping Pong settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha throws a head kick that Ping Pong semi-blocks.
Ping Pong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayha is out of range.
Hayha misses with a combination
and Ping Pong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ping Pong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ping Pong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ping Pong connects with a leg kick. Hayha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hayha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ping Pong is looking to land body kicks.
Ping Pong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ping Pong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simo Hayha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Hayha - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Ping Pong.
Hayha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ping Pong. That's going to slow Hayha down.
Hayha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayha.
Ping Pong throws a body shot but no joy.
Ping Pong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayha can do to turn this around?
Ping Pong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayha to score with a decent uppercut.
Kim Jong Ping Pong is winning the standup battle so far.
Ping Pong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayha throws the left hand but Ping Pong avoids the punch easily.
Ping Pong feinted with a counter takedown.
Hayha throws a body punch but Ping Pong moves out of range.
Hayha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hayha misses with a head kick.
Ping Pong avoids the body shot from Hayha.
Ping Pong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayha.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hayha.
Hayha throws a head kick that Ping Pong semi-blocks.
Hayha connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hayha moves forwards but Ping Pong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ping Pong. Hayha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ping Pong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Hayha tenderised Ping Pong's leg. Ping Pong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ping Pong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hayha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ping Pong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha cracks Ping Pong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ping Pong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayha.
Ping Pong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayha.
Ping Pong throws an overhand right that lands on Hayha's shoulder, as Hayha tries to avoid the shot.
Ping Pong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHayha.
Hayha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayha. Ping Pong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ping Pong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hayha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ping Pong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong misses with a hook. Hayha ducked under it nicely.
Ping Pong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayha is out of range.
Hayha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ping Pong moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Hayha.
Hayha cracks Ping Pong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ping Pong at a distance.
Ping Pong throws a low kick, looking for Hayha's leg but Hayha calmly moves out of range.
Ping Pong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hayha as he avoids it easily.
Ping Pong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayha.
Hayha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ping Pong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Ping Pong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ping Pong scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Hayha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Hayha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simo Hayha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hayha cracks Ping Pong with an open hand slap.
Ping Pong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hayha.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot.
Hayha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ping Pong.
Hayha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ping Pong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ping Pong.
Hayha misses with a double jab.
Ping Pong lands with a straight right. Hayha didn't see that one coming.
Ping Pong shoots in but Hayha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ping Pong backing away here, and Hayha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Hayha. No joy for Ping Pong on that attempt.
Hayha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ping Pong.
Hayha just misses with a punch to the body.
Ping Pong moves away from the strike by Hayha.
Ping Pong looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayha is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hayha.
Ping Pong is looking to chop away at Hayha's legs.
Hayha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hayha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hayha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hayha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Hayha.
Hayha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ping Pong takes a step back to recover.
Hayha wants to slow Ping Pong down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayha checks the leg kick.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayha.
Hayha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ping Pong ducks under a wild hook from Hayha.
Hayha scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ping Pong. That's going to slow Hayha down.
Ping Pong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayha. Hayha obviously looking to wear him down.
Ping Pong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ping Pong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayha's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha throws a hook to the side of Ping Pong's head but Ping Pong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayha.
Hayha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hayha connects with a jab.
Hayha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayha misses with an uppercut. Ping Pong saw that one coming.
Hayha throws a lazy uppercut
and Ping Pong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayha ducks under a wild hook from Ping Pong.
Hayha avoids the body shot from Ping Pong.
A solid body kick from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong moves out of range as Hayha strikes.
Hayha slips under a jab from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hayha to the ground. Ping Pong is now in Hayha's guard.
Ping Pong throwing strikes from guard but Hayha blocks nicely.
Hayha working a defensive guard but Ping Pong passes into half guard.
Ping Pong is thwarting Hayha's attempts to control the position.
Ping Pong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ping Pong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hayha gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hayha is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha connects with a couple of short punches.
Hayha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ping Pong controls Hayha momentarily but Hayha frees himself.
Ping Pong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ping Pong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simo Hayha.
I think Hayha 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Simo Hayha!
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hype
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RATING
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