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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson Goldstein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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240 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Goldstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goldstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanttonen lands with a kick to the temple. Goldstein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Hanttonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goldstein cracks Hanttonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goldstein tries to land a leg kick but Hanttonen saw it coming and moves away.
Hanttonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goldstein has time to react.
Goldstein moves out of range as Hanttonen throws a body kick.
Goldstein jabs Hanttonen right on the nose. Hanttonen blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldstein throws a right hand that Hanttonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanttonen also avoids with ease.
A combination from Goldstein does no damage.
Hanttonen checks a low kick from Goldstein.
Goldstein checks a leg kick.
Hanttonen scores with a leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanttonen drops Goldstein with a beautiful combination! Goldstein stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanttonen is looking for the KO!
Hanttonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldstein is just out of range.
Goldstein shoots in for a double leg but Hanttonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanttonen. That's going to slow Goldstein down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldstein. Hanttonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanttonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanttonen is pulling down on Goldstein's head. It's preventing any offense from Goldstein, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Hanttonen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hanttonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goldstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goldstein preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanttonen controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanttonen is keeping the position for now.
Goldstein stands up over Hanttonen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanttonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldstein stopping the sweep attempt from Hanttonen.
Goldstein throwing strikes from guard but Hanttonen blocks nicely.
Hanttonen keeping moving, preventing Goldstein from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldstein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goldstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanttonen sprawls well. He's pushed Goldstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That kick from Goldstein tenderised Hanttonen's leg. Hanttonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanttonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanttonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanttonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hanttonen connects with a leg kick. Goldstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Goldstein blocks the low kick.
Hanttonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goldstein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hanttonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein moves out of range as Hanttonen throws a body kick.
Goldstein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldstein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hanttonen defends well and Goldstein ends up having to push Hanttonen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Goldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanttonen misses with a straight left.
Goldstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goldstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen moves into range and clinches up with Goldstein.
Goldstein wants a takedown.
Goldstein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanttonen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanttonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
Goldstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanttonen won't allow it.
Goldstein has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen just leaning against Goldstein, taking a breather.
Goldstein tries for a takedown but Hanttonen manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goldstein throws a wild body kick that Hanttonen sees coming a mile off.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanttonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Goldstein misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goldstein.
Goldstein misses with a two punch combination.
Hanttonen lands a jab to Goldstein's midsection.
Goldstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goldstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goldstein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanttonen stuns Goldstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanttonen clinches up with Goldstein and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanttonen cracks Goldstein with a nice body shot.
Hanttonen is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanttonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Goldstein won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen is leaning against Goldstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldstein.
Hanttonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the body.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Goldstein blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goldstein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the head.
Samson Goldstein's cut is getting worse.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanttonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Goldstein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanttonen or not.
Hanttonen scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen - that landed with a thud.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen.
Goldstein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goldstein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanttonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanttonen lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hanttonen.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen working Goldstein over with knees to the body.
Marko Hanttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanttonen just leaning against Goldstein, taking a breather.
Hanttonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Goldstein seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanttonen can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Hanttonen lands an elbow inside that Goldstein shrugs off.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen lands a damaging elbow.
Goldstein can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
Hanttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanttonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
Hanttonen gets through Goldstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein is rocked!
Hanttonen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Goldstein! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hanttonen is unloading with more strikes now! Goldstein drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Hanttonen!
Marko Hanttonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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