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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sponz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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262 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Sponz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmiola dodges the punch combination from Sponz.
Sponz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turmiola is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sponz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turmiola takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Tommi Turmiola has been cut.
Sponz wants to break free but Turmiola has control.
Sponz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sponz avoiding damage as Turmiola throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sponz.
Turmiola is trying to break free.
Turmiola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turmiola looks gassed!
Turmiola is trying to stall.
Sponz pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sponz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sponz controls Turmiola momentarily but Turmiola frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sponz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sponz is on top in guard.
Turmiola trying to control the position.
Sponz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turmiola's head.
Sponz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Turmiola throws a right hand that Sponz ducks under and follows up with a left that Sponz also avoids with ease.
Turmiola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sponz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turmiola.
Turmiola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matt Sponz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sponz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sponz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sponz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sponz is adopting a defensive guard.
Sponz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turmiola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sponz holds on and takes a little breather.
Sponz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turmiola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turmiola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sponz looking for a sweep. Not yet Sponz, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola throwing strikes from guard but Sponz blocks nicely.
Turmiola decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sponz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turmiola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sponz fails to land with a series of punches.
Sponz misses with the combination.
Turmiola misses with the combination.
Turmiola darts in trying to clinch
and Sponz counters by clinching up.
Sponz keeps control of Turmiola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Sponz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sponz presses Turmiola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turmiola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turmiola throws a head kick but Sponz moves out of range.
Turmiola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sponz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turmiola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sponz.
Donk. Sponz catches Turmiola right on the button with a cross.
Turmiola lands a two punch combo.
Turmiola throws the left hand but Sponz avoids the punch easily.
Turmiola throws a leg kick but Sponz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sponz darts in and clinches Turmiola up against the cage.
Turmiola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sponz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sponz digs a right hand into Turmiola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turmiola's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sponz tries to break the clinch but Turmiola is controlling the position.
Turmiola can't get the takedown.
Matt Sponz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Turmiola.
Sponz pulls guard successfully.
Sponz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turmiola is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sponz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Turmiola's cut.
That's time! Sponz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turmiola walks into a jab.
Sponz swinging wilding here.
Turmiola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sponz misses with a two punch combination.
Turmiola moves into the clinch.
Turmiola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sponz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sponz gets control of Turmiola's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sponz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sponz is on top in guard.
Sponz prevents Turmiola from getting back to his feet.
Sponz won't allow Turmiola to sweep him here.
Sponz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turmiola is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sponz wants to control from the top but Turmiola keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmiola pushes Sponz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sponz misses with a double jab.
Turmiola is looking to clinch but Sponz is avoiding it.
Sponz fails to land with a series of punches.
Turmiola throws a head kick that half lands.
Turmiola tries a head kick but it misses.
Sponz throws a body punch but Turmiola moves out of range.
Turmiola fails to land the takedown.
Sponz throws a body punch but Turmiola moves out of range.
Sponz misses with a straight left.
Sponz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sponz looks to land a combination but Turmiola avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Sponz.
Sponz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Turmiola is working to get back to half guard.
Turmiola is trying to stand.
Sponz wants to finish this one by submission but Turmiola is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sponz.
Sponz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turmiola is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola tries to hold on but Sponz postures up.
Sponz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turmiola can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sponz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turmiola is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sponz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turmiola is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You get the feeling that Turmiola really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sponz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Turmiola defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sponz.
Turmiola regains half guard.
Turmiola pushes Sponz off looking to stand but Sponz dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sponz decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sponz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Turmiola'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. This is the final round!
Sponz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sponz counters with a shoot takedown. Turmiola fights it but they end up in guard.
Turmiola wants to stand and escape but Sponz is having none of it.
Sponz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sponz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sponz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Turmiola, up you get!
Turmiola throws a head kick but Sponz moves out of range.
Sponz doesn't manage to clinch there - Turmiola circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sponz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turmiola tries a head kick but it misses.
Turmiola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sponz takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmiola throws a series of punches but Sponz avoids them all with ease.
Turmiola connects with a single shot there.
Turmiola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turmiola works over Sponz's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turmiola.
Sponz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turmiola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sponz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sponz throws a hook to the side of Turmiola's head but Turmiola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sponz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sponz with a nice cross.
Sponz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sponz slips under a jab from Turmiola.
Sponz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turmiola keeping moving, preventing Sponz from controlling successfully.
Matt Sponz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sponz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sponz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sponz showed some decent athleticism there.
Turmiola tries to kick Sponz off but Sponz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sponz is keen to just control but Turmiola is a slippery customer.
Turmiola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sponz is working away from the top position though.
Sponz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sponz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turmiola knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Turmiola tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sponz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Turmiola has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turmiola misses with a wild combination.
Sponz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Turmiola counters with a nice body kick.
Sponz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sponz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sponz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turmiola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sponz looking to pass the guard.
Sponz prevents Turmiola from getting back to his feet.
Sponz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tommi Turmiola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sponz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sponz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sponz, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sponz!
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