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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 13 p4p, 3 weight class) and Arron Asham (ranked 89 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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199 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen throws a wild body kick that Asham sees coming a mile off.
Asham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands with a cross.
Asham moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Asham checks it
enabling Asham to counter with a crisp jab.
Asham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen throws a combination that misses
letting Asham counter with a right hand.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Asham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Asham.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Toivonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Asham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toivonen moves out of range as Asham throws a body kick.
Toivonen throws a right hand that misses
and Asham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toivonen thinking.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Asham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toivonen misses with a low kick as Asham jumps back.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toivonen thows a body kick. Asham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Toivonen misses with a straight right.
Asham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asham defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.
Asham thuds his shin into the meat of Toivonen's side.
Asham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toivonen has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Toivonen misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Toivonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
Toivonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Asham up against the cage.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asham is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen throws a lazy body kick
and Asham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toivonen misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Toivonen. Those never looked like landing.
Asham checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham avoids a kick to the body.
Toivonen catches Asham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asham stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toivonen tries to keep at a distance but Asham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toivonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Toivonen working aggressively here.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham prevents a body shot from Toivonen.
Asham pushes Toivonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toivonen lands with a left to the head.
Asham working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but Toivonen blocks with his arms.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toivonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asham is keeping busy.
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Toivonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Asham - that landed with a thud.
Toivonen managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toivonen.
A shot in the inside from Toivonen.
Toivonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toivonen.
Asham tries to work over Toivonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham gets through Toivonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Asham controls the action.
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 Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toivonen misses with a double jab
enabling Asham to counter with a crisp jab.
Toivonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asham.
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. Asham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toivonen tests Asham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toivonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asham checks it well.
Asham takes one to the chin there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Asham sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Asham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Toivonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pekka Toivonen's cut is getting worse.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asham.
A slow jab from Asham misses its intended target.
Asham has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asham.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham avoids the head kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a jab.
Asham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toivonen wants to slow Asham down by chopping away at his legs.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Asham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toivonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asham moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Asham misses with a straight right.
Asham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toivonen lunges at Asham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asham's hand.
Toivonen with a nice cross.
Asham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toivonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asham is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Asham counters with a low kick, right behind Toivonen 's knee.
Asham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toivonen.
BOOM! Toivonen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Asham. Asham tries to recover but Toivonen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Asham lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Pekka Toivonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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