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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Eronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lol Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Eronen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lol Mauler's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Eronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lol Mauler!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler misses with a right hand
and Eronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mauler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eronen.
Eronen checks a low kick from Mauler.
Eronen tries to counter with a takedown but Mauler is quick to defend against it.
Eronen lands with a cross.
Eronen's corner calls for a 1-2. Eronen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mauler throws a body shot but no joy.
Mauler scores with a sloppy right hand. Eronen should have avoided that one.
Mauler throws a head kick but Eronen moves out of range.
Mauler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eronen. That did some damage!
Eronen looks to land a left hand but Mauler moved out of range nicely.
Mauler is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eronen, right into the meat.
Eronen scores with a shot to the body.
Eronen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mauler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eronen. That did some damage!
Eronen misses with a straight left.
Eronen with a jab.
Mauler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eronen checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen swings for the body but Mauler moves out of range.
Mauler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauler throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Eronen misses its target.
Eronen misses with an uppercut. Mauler saw that one coming.
Marco Eronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eronen catches Mauler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mauler tries a head kick but it misses.
Eronen missing with a left hand there. Mauler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eronen backing away here, and Mauler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from Eronen.
Eronen misses with a low kick.
Mauler misses with a body kick.
Mauler stuffs the takedown attempt from Eronen. Eronen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mauler is looking to slow Eronen down with leg kicks.
Mauler rushes Eronen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eronen decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eronen has a closed guard, preventing Mauler from standing up.
Eronen looking for a sweep. Not yet Eronen, not yet.
Mauler wanted to stand there but Eronen had control of the position.
Eronen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mauler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mauler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eronen wants to sweep here but Mauler controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eronen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mauler defends well.
Eronen wants to sweep here but Mauler controlling him for the moment.
Eronen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mauler defends it easily.
Mauler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Eronen misses with a straight left.
Eronen misses with a hook. Mauler ducked under it nicely.
Mauler flicks out a counter leg kick but Eronen steps away.
Mauler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a head kick.
Eronen misses with a right hand
and Mauler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eronen looks to land a combination but Mauler avoids it well.
Mauler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauler.
Mauler slips under a jab from Eronen.
Eronen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mauler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eronen throws a looping overhand right but Mauler ducks down to avoid it.
Mauler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eronen.
Mauler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eronen misses with a body shot.
Mauler connects with a looping right hand.
Mauler closes the distance and clinches.
Mauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mauler slows down the pace here.
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 Marco Eronen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eronen lands with a good body shot.
Mauler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eronen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eronen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mauler misses with a straight right.
Mauler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mauler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mauler scoring well with a low kick there.
Eronen throws a front kick that sends Mauler stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Eronen.
Mauler throws a leg kick but Eronen sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eronen is able to avoid easily.
Eronen scores with a jab. Mauler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mauler misses with a leg kick.
Eronen ducks under a wild hook from Mauler.
Eronen avoids the head kick by Mauler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from Eronen.
Eronen blocks the body kick.
Mauler connects with a high kick.
It looks like Marco Eronen has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mauler checks a leg kick.
Eronen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mauler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauler.
Mauler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mauler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eronen throws out the jab.
Eronen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Eronen misses.
Mauler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eronen throws a series of punches but Mauler avoids them all with ease.
Eronen lands a lovely overhand right.
Eronen blocks a head kick by Mauler.
Eronen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eronen loads up on a big right hand but Mauler slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eronen misses with a hook. Mauler ducked under it nicely.
Eronen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mauler is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Mauler.
Eronen looks to land a right hand but Mauler moved out of range.
Mauler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eronen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mauler thumps Eronen with a low kick.
Mauler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eronen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mauler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eronen counters with a shoot takedown. Mauler fights it but they end up in guard.
Eronen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mauler is retaining full guard.
Mauler pulls Eronen in close to prevent any damage.
Eronen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mauler is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eronen is working hard here to advance position.
Mauler trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Eronen stops Mauler from standing up.
Eronen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mauler looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eronen throws a hook but Mauler blocks it.
Eronen misses with a straight left.
Eronen throws a sloppy head kick and Mauler moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauler.
Mauler feints and then cracks Eronen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eronen down.
Eronen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eronen swings for the body but Mauler moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a head kick.
Eronen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eronen tries to score with a low kick but Mauler moves his leg out of the way.
Eronen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Mauler.
Mauler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eronen throws a jab when Mauler was well out of range.
Mauler feints a counter leg kick.
Mauler slips a jab and a cross from Eronen.
Mauler misses with a body kick.
Mauler cracks Eronen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler tries to clinch there but Eronen circles away.
Mauler misses with a shot to the body
and Eronen counters with a stiff right hand.
Eronen moves out of range of the leg kick from Mauler.
Mauler dodges the punch combination from Eronen.
Mauler misses with a low kick.
Eronen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Eronen.
Mauler shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Eronen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Eronen'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. 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.
Eronen lands a body shot.
Eronen walks into a straight right hand from Mauler.
Mauler slips a straight right by Eronen.
Eronen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mauler misses with a body kick.
Mauler scores with a leg kick.
Eronen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eronen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mauler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eronen. That did some damage!
Mauler blocks a jab.
Eronen throws a body punch but Mauler moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eronen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mauler throws a lazy right hand but Eronen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eronen tries to counter with a takedown but Mauler is quick to defend against it.
Eronen drops his hands momentarily and Mauler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauler blocks a jab.
Mauler throws a leg kick which misses Eronen's front leg but catches the back leg as Eronen tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler clinches with his opponent.
Eronen is looking to control Mauler's arms but Mauler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eronen has his back to the cage.
Eronen is working for takedown but Mauler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mauler.
Mauler avoiding damage.
Eronen misses with a knee to the head.
Eronen wants to take the fight to the mat but Mauler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eronen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauler.
Eronen throws a shot to the body.
Eronen misses with a right hand
and Mauler counters with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Mauler slams his shin into Eronen's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mauler throws a lazy head kick
and Eronen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eronen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eronen looking to pass the guard.
Mauler keeping moving, preventing Eronen from controlling successfully.
Mauler wants to stand up but Eronen is controlling him.
Eronen wants to control from the top but Mauler keeps moving.
Eronen won't allow Mauler to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mauler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eronen is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a head kick.
Eronen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauler counters with a good low kick that Eronen was not able to check.
Mauler throws a leg kick
and Eronen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eronen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mauler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eronen is controlling him.
Mauler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lol Mauler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eronen prevents Mauler from getting back to his feet.
Mauler keeping full guard, as Eronen tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eronen prevents Mauler from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eronen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mauler lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mauler. Eronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eronen takes a swing at Mauler's ribcage but misses.
Mauler throws a head kick that misses.
Mauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eronen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauler.
Eronen throws out a powerful jab.
Eronen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eronen throws a big shot that misses.
Eronen sets himself, and Mauler steps forward looking for the clinch! Eronen avoids it this time.
Mauler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Eronen backs off Mauler throws a huge counter combo but Eronen manages to avoid it all.
Eronen misses with a takedown attempt
and Mauler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eronen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marco Eronen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eronen, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marco Eronen!
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