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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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34 - 22 - 0 |
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272 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Vilenius does no damage.
Hrolf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hrolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilenius works the jab nicely.
Hrolf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vilenius!
Vilenius can't do much from the bottom here.
Hrolf throws an elbow but Vilenius slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vilenius wants to control but Hrolf postures up.
Hrolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vilenius manages to get back to half guard.
Hrolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vilenius keeps working.
Vilenius is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hrolf .
Vilenius trying to control from the bottom.
Vilenius is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hrolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vilenius keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hrolf lands strikes from half guard.
Vilenius has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Fallen Warriors Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Vilenius is doing well to control the position and prevent Hrolf from advancing to side control.
Vilenius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf preventing the sweep.
Vilenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vilenius controlling the pace.
Vilenius thows a huge punch but Hrolf dodges it nicely.
Hrolf is trying to maintain the position but Vilenius is very close to passing his half guard.
Vilenius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf tries to get to full guard but Vilenius has control of the leg.
Vilenius throwing shots but Hrolf is blocking nicely.
Vilenius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vilenius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vilenius is keen to just control but Hrolf is a slippery customer.
Hrolf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vilenius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vilenius thows a huge punch but Hrolf dodges it nicely.
Vilenius throwing shots but Hrolf is blocking nicely.
Vilenius with the ground and pound but Hrolf uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrolf 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.
Tallak Hrolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrolf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilenius tries to avoid it but Hrolf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilenius to the ground. Vilenius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Vilenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hrolf throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Hrolf tenderised Vilenius's leg. Vilenius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vilenius tries to close the distance and clinch but Hrolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vilenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hrolf .
A nice combination there by Hrolf .
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Vilenius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hrolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hrolf avoids the punch easily.
Hrolf tries to clinch but Vilenius moves out of range.
Hrolf throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Tallak Hrolf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hrolf saw that one coming.
Hrolf clinches up with Vilenius and pushes him back against the cage.
Hrolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Hrolf blocks an uppercut.
Hrolf misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilenius tries for a takedown but Hrolf manages to get underhooks.
Hrolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hrolf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hrolf misses with a hook.
Vilenius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hrolf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hrolf blocks it.
Hrolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hrolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vilenius at a distance.
Hrolf moves in looking to clinch but Vilenius pushes him off.
Hrolf loads up on a big right hand but Vilenius slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hrolf .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilenius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hrolf throws the left hand but Vilenius avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vilenius lands a nice shot that snaps Hrolf 's head back.
Good shot there by Hrolf .
Hrolf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hrolf moves away.
Hrolf rushes Vilenius and presses him up against the cage.
Hrolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hrolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hrolf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hrolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hrolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vilenius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hrolf lunges at Vilenius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vilenius's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vilenius, pushing him back against the cage.
Vilenius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hrolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vilenius can do to turn this around?
Vilenius working hard to break the clinch.
Hrolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hrolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
Hrolf is pressed up against the cage. Vilenius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hrolf down to the mat. Hrolf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Asko Vilenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hrolf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf tries to clinch but Vilenius is having none of it.
Vilenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asko Vilenius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hrolf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vilenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hrolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Vilenius ducks right into an uppercut from Hrolf .
The fighters circle momentarily. Hrolf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Asko Vilenius's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vilenius counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Hrolf .
Tallak Hrolf is winning the standup battle so far.
Hrolf scores with a nice strike.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt - Vilenius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hrolf scores with a hook to the body. Vilenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hrolf counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vilenius! Hrolf lets Vilenius back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hrolf saw that one coming.
Hrolf works Vilenius's body with a nice hook.
Hrolf throws an overhand right that lands on Vilenius's shoulder, as Vilenius tries to avoid the shot.
Vilenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hrolf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Vilenius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hrolf with a poor takedown
and Vilenius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vilenius wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrolf throws a big elbow that misses.
Vilenius wants to sweep here but Hrolf controlling him for the moment.
Hrolf wants to control from the top but Vilenius keeps moving.
Hrolf stopping the sweep attempt from Vilenius.
Vilenius can't keep his opponent in guard - Hrolf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vilenius is pressing down on Hrolf 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallak Hrolf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hrolf throws a hook to the side of Vilenius's head but Vilenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hrolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vilenius doesn't seem bothered though.
Hrolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy right hand. Hrolf should have avoided that one.
Hrolf scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hrolf throws a series of punches but Vilenius avoids them all with ease.
Hrolf looks to throw the jab but Vilenius is out of range.
Hrolf shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vilenius eats them both and turns towards Hrolf to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vilenius swings for the body but Hrolf moves out of range.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hrolf rushes Vilenius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vilenius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hrolf cracks Vilenius with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius is trying to force a seperation but Hrolf has the dominant position.
Vilenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Hrolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vilenius.
Vilenius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hrolf breaks from the clinch.
Vilenius cracks Hrolf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hrolf misses with the combination.
Vilenius ducks under a wild hook from Hrolf .
Hrolf fails with the takedown
and Vilenius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hrolf lands a nice looking body kick.
Hrolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vilenius is looking to clinch but Hrolf is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hrolf tries to clinch up
and Vilenius counters with a stiff right hand.
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown but Vilenius shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilenius lands a right hook to the body.
Hrolf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hrolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilenius lands with a nice body punch.
Vilenius throws a shot to the body.
Vilenius misses with a combination
and Hrolf counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Vilenius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hrolf slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hrolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hrolf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hrolf looks to throw a body kick
and Vilenius counters with a right hand to the body.
Hrolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hrolf . That snapped Vilenius's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius slaps away a takedown attempt from Hrolf , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vilenius lands an overhand right.
Vilenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hrolf 's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius misses with a wild combination.
Hrolf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilenius lands with a shot to the body.
Hrolf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilenius.
Hrolf digs a good hook to Vilenius's body.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Asko Vilenius just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Hrolf misses.
Vilenius has managed to clinch.
Vilenius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hrolf is keeping busy.
Vilenius is trying to break the clinch but Hrolf has him pressed against the cage.
Vilenius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hrolf .
A short right from Vilenius on the inside.
Hrolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hrolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf working aggressively here.
Hrolf throws a head punch that misses.
Vilenius can't find room to land a body shot as Hrolf controls the action.
Vilenius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Hrolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vilenius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hrolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hrolf - that landed with a thud.
Vilenius blocking some punches.
Hrolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hrolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hrolf working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Hrolf can't get the takedown.
Vilenius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hrolf gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hrolf is working for takedown but Vilenius is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Hrolf .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilenius's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
Hrolf tries to work over Vilenius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallak Hrolf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vilenius wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vilenius trying to stall but Hrolf improves his position.
Vilenius wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
Hrolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Hrolf has a couple of punches blocked by Vilenius.
Vilenius digs a right hand underneath Hrolf 's ribcage. Hrolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Vilenius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrolf lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hrolf gets through Vilenius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hrolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilenius's elbow.
Vilenius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilenius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hrolf 's elbow.
Hrolf blocks a body shot from Vilenius.
Hrolf working aggressively here.
Vilenius lands with a light punch inside.
Hrolf misses with some punches.
Hrolf lands a left hand.
The cut above Asko Vilenius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hrolf can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Nice body punch from Vilenius.
Hrolf tries a body shot but Vilenius blocks it.
Hrolf stops a takedown attempt from Vilenius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hrolf keeps control of Vilenius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hrolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Hrolf tries to work over Vilenius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vilenius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hrolf has Vilenius pressed against the cage, preventing Vilenius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilenius gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrolf keeping full guard, as Vilenius tries to pass.
Hrolf wants to stand and escape but Vilenius is having none of it.
Vilenius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hrolf is trying to control the position but Vilenius postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallak Hrolf had his way with Asko Vilenius in that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hrolf cracks Vilenius with an open hand slap.
Vilenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hrolf looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vilenius moves out of range as Hrolf strikes.
Vilenius lands an overhand right.
Hrolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilenius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hrolf shoots in and gets a takedown into Vilenius's guard.
Hrolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hrolf postures up in Vilenius's guard and throws a big left but Vilenius blocks it.
Hrolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf stopping the sweep attempt from Vilenius.
Vilenius trying to control the position.
Hrolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vilenius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hrolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vilenius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hrolf is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hrolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrolf 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vilenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrolf .
Tallak Hrolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hrolf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vilenius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hrolf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt
and Vilenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hrolf .
Hrolf with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hrolf lands with an uppercut that bounces Vilenius off the cage and back into range.
Hrolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vilenius on the side of the head.
Hrolf avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Hrolf throws a series of punches but Vilenius moves out of range.
A big left from Hrolf misses.
Hrolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrolf throws a push kick but Vilenius slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hrolf misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vilenius! But no joy.
Hrolf throws a low kick, looking for Vilenius's leg but Vilenius calmly moves out of range.
Hrolf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vilenius's sensitive parts.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
As Vilenius looks to move away, Hrolf throws a big counter combo but Vilenius just gets out of the way.
Hrolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Vilenius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilenius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilenius misses with a few strikes there.
Hrolf swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hrolf misses with a looping left.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hrolf with a nice cross.
Hrolf feints and as Vilenius raises his hands in defense, Hrolf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vilenius is trying to control the position but Hrolf postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tallak Hrolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hrolf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 49:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tallak Hrolf !
Tallak Hrolf retains his super heavyweight title!
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