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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Bill Timmons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Timmons !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavronenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmons avoids it really well and circles away.
Lavronenko moves out of range as Timmons strikes.
Bill Timmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavronenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Roman Lavronenko has been cut.
Timmons has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Koru MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
Lavronenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timmons .
Lavronenko scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Bill Timmons has been cut.
Lavronenko slips a jab and a cross from Timmons .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons cracks Lavronenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lavronenko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lavronenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lavronenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timmons .
Timmons misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons misses with a hook
and Lavronenko counters with a straight right hand.
Timmons throws a big shot that misses.
Lavronenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Timmons with a body shot.
Timmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Timmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lavronenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lavronenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavronenko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lavronenko checks a leg kick.
Bill Timmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lavronenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timmons 's head backwards.
Lavronenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Timmons misses with an uppercut
and Lavronenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Timmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavronenko moves away.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Timmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavronenko circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Timmons misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Timmons s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Lavronenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lavronenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Lavronenko.
Timmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lavronenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavronenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Timmons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lavronenko lands a jab.
Timmons is rocked!
Lavronenko throws a hook to the side of Timmons 's head but Timmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavronenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lavronenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Timmons . Timmons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Timmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Timmons .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko slips under a jab.
Timmons swinging wildly here.
Timmons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Timmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
Timmons defending well as Lavronenko loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Lavronenko with that takedown attempt.
Timmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavronenko moves away.
Timmons misses with a double jab
and Timmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons scores with a leg kick.
Lavronenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Timmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Timmons throws a shot from downtown. Lavronenko moves away and avoids it.
Lavronenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Timmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Timmons avoids the body shot from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmons throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Lavronenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavronenko takes one to the chin there.
Lavronenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Timmons walks into a left hand.
Timmons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Timmons misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavronenko! But no joy.
Lavronenko shoots for a takedown but Timmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Timmons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lavronenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavronenko throws out a counter right but Timmons avoids it with no problem.
Lavronenko 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.
Bill Timmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Timmons .
Timmons misses with a body kick.
Lavronenko slips a jab from Timmons .
Timmons cracks Lavronenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Timmons missing with a left hand there. Lavronenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavronenko feints the counter takedown.
Timmons slips under a jab.
Timmons throws a low kick, looking for Lavronenko's leg but Lavronenko calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lavronenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Timmons 's head.
Timmons throws the left hand but Lavronenko avoids the punch easily.
Lavronenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavronenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmons avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavronenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
Timmons misses with a body shot.
Lavronenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Timmons finds it's way round the side to connect with Lavronenko's head.
Lavronenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Timmons as he connects with a hook.
Timmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavronenko.
Timmons throws a leg kick which misses Lavronenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Lavronenko tries to avoid it.
Lavronenko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko staying out of range there.
Timmons defending well as Lavronenko loads up on a big left hand.
Lavronenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lavronenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Timmons has got the better of the exchanges.
Lavronenko misses with an uppercut. Timmons saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Timmons .
Timmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavronenko.
Timmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavronenko can do to turn this around?
Lavronenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmons .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavronenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timmons .
Lavronenko lands with a right hand.
Jab from Timmons .
Timmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Lavronenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavronenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Timmons misses with a low kick.
Lavronenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmons misses with a right hand
and Lavronenko counters with a three punch combo that has Timmons backing up. Timmons nods at Lavronenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavronenko connects with a looping right hand.
Bill Timmons 's cut is getting worse.
Timmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Timmons leaves Lavronenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bill Timmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Lavronenko.
Timmons tries to score with a low kick but Lavronenko moves his leg out of the way.
Timmons looks to throw the jab but Lavronenko is out of range.
Lavronenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Timmons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko dips to his left and cracks Timmons with an uppercut!
Lavronenko loads up on a big right hand but Timmons slips the punch.
Lavronenko fails with the takedown.
Timmons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lavronenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Timmons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lavronenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Timmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavronenko manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Lavronenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Timmons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavronenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lavronenko and sends Timmons crashing to the mat! Lavronenko follows him down to the mat - Timmons regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lavronenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Timmons sees it coming and defends easily.
Lavronenko trying to pass the guard but Timmons defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Timmons dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Timmons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lavronenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Timmons off the cage and back into range.
Lavronenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lavronenko lands with a cross.
Lavronenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Timmons .
Lavronenko staying out of range there.
Timmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Timmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Timmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lavronenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lavronenko takes a swing at Timmons 's ribcage but misses.
Lavronenko connects with a right hand. Timmons shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons misses with a low kick.
Timmons is looking to score with low kicks.
Lavronenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmons .
Lavronenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavronenko throws a hook but Timmons avoids it easily.
Lavronenko slips under a jab from Timmons .
Lavronenko staying out of range there.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Timmons misses with a hook to the body
and Lavronenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmons 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lavronenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Timmons scrambles back to his feet.
Lavronenko throws a nice looking combination but Timmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timmons went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Timmons is looking to score with low kicks.
Lavronenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Timmons sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lavronenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timmons .
Lavronenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavronenko misses with a straight right.
Timmons throwing a counter right hand but Lavronenko manages to avoid it.
Timmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lavronenko.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Timmons .
Lavronenko walks into a left hand.
Timmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Timmons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavronenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timmons scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Roman Lavronenko's cut even more.
Lavronenko walks into a straight right hand from Timmons .
Lavronenko dodges the punch combination from Timmons .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavronenko! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Timmons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lavronenko shoots in but Timmons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Lavronenko looks to move away, Timmons throws a big counter combo bu Lavronenko just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Lavronenko misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Timmons misses the target.
Lavronenko slips a straight right by Timmons .
Timmons throws a quick inside leg kick.
Timmons misses with the combination.
Lavronenko throws out a counter right but Timmons avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons scores with a nice strike.
Timmons misses with a low kick as Lavronenko jumps back.
Timmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Timmons throws a nice looking combination but Lavronenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lavronenko moves away from the strike by Timmons .
Timmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmons scores with a leg kick.
Lavronenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmons misses with a head kick.
Roman Lavronenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Timmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timmons swinging wildly here.
Lavronenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Timmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Timmons , 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Timmons !
A very excited looking Bill Timmons made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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