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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Aalto (ranked 3652 p4p, 365 weight class) and Mr Sandman (ranked 2894 p4p, 290 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Aalto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Sandman! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aalto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sandman backs up against the cage.
Aalto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A combination from Aalto does no damage. Aalto lands a left and a right that send Sandman crashing to the mat, dazed. Aalto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mr Sandman has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sandman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aalto at a distance.
Sandman sizes up Aalto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Leo Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sandman scores with a jab. Aalto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Leo Aalto has been cut. Nice shot lands for Sandman. Sandman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
Sandman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aalto on the side of the head. Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sandman to score with a decent uppercut. Sandman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aalto's head backwards. A punch combination from Aalto misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Aalto lands a left and a right that send Sandman crashing to the mat, dazed. Aalto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sandman is rocked! Sandman connects with a crisp jab. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sandman 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. Sandman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aalto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Aalto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Aalto misses with a few strikes there.
Sandman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leo Aalto's cut is getting worse. Sandman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
Aalto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandman tests Aalto's chin there with a solid looking shot. Aalto feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Sandman crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leo Aalto! Leo Aalto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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