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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 3 p4p, 2 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 72 p4p, 11 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Paa slips the punch.
Paa tries to counter with a clinch but Bolleke shakes him off and moves away.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paa throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paa sprawls and moves away.
Bolleke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bolleke tries to move to mount but Paa blocks the move with his legs.
Bolleke working the body and head with strikes.
Paa can't do much from the bottom here.
Bolleke working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Bolleke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Bolleke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bolleke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paa stops Bolleke from passing to mount.
Bolleke wants to control but Paa is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bolleke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bolleke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Paa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bolleke trying to control the action but Paa is working from the bottom.
Paa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke tries to control but Paa wriggling away.
Paa tries to hold on but Bolleke pushes him away.
Bolleke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bolleke.
Bolleke punching from mount but Paa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Paa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bolleke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bolleke goes for an armbar but Paa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Paa.
Paa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolleke working for a triangle but Paa defends it easily.
Bolleke trying to control the position.
That's four 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.
Bolleke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bolleke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paa trying to control but Bolleke is working from the bottom.
Bolleke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paa leaves Bolleke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Paa throws a series of punches but Bolleke avoids them all with ease.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Paa saw that one coming.
Paa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paa throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paa. Paa obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa moves out of range as Bolleke strikes.
Bolleke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Bolleke throwing a counter right hand but Paa manages to avoid it.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Bolleke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolleke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Paa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paa wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolleke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bolleke is looking to work some ground and pound but Paa has wrist control.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Paa keeps moving.
Bolleke postures up in Paa's guard and throws a big left but Paa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bolleke is looking to work some ground and pound but Paa has wrist control.
Bolleke stopping the sweep attempt from Paa.
Bolleke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bolleke postures up in Paa's guard and throws a big left but Paa blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Paa throws a sloppy head kick and Bolleke moves out of range easily.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
Bolleke throws a shot to the body.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa walks into a straight right hand from Bolleke.
Bolleke shoots in and drives through. Paa sprawls well.
Paa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bolleke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paa defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Paa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolleke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bolleke has his takedown stuffed
and Paa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolleke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolleke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke shoots in for a double leg but Paa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Paa.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paa throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iso Paa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paa lunges at Bolleke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolleke's hand.
An inside leg kick from Paa misses.
Bolleke connects with the punch.
Paa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Bolleke.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Bolleke moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Bolleke.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paa sprawls well. Paa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paa misses with a low kick.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bolleke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paa is looking to get back to his feet here but Bolleke is keeping cool and he's managed to take Paa's back.
Paa covering up well under a barage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa tries to escape but Bolleke has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bolleke missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa covering up well and avoiding damage.
Paa tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke tries to keep control of the position but Paa is staying busy.
Bolleke punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bolleke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bolleke is looking to control Paa but Paa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bolleke just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Paa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bolleke looking for the choke but no joy.
Bolleke somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Paa trying to control the position but Bolleke manages to sink in the hooks.
Paa is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bolleke off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bolleke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bolleke is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Paa. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa trying to control the hands but Bolleke won't let him.
Bolleke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paa wants to escape the position.
Paa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bolleke's arms.
Bolleke punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bolleke missing with punches from the back.
Bolleke tries to get the hooks in deep but Paa pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke doesn't have the hooks in and Paa manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bolleke is on top in guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.
Paa keeping full guard, as Bolleke tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke clearly takes that round.
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.
A lazy left from Bolleke finds it's target.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paa.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
Paa throws a hook but Bolleke avoids it easily.
Paa throws a series of punches but Bolleke avoids them all with ease.
Bolleke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bolleke blocks a leg kick.
Bolleke slips a jab from Paa.
A big right from Bolleke misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke thuds a left hand into Paa's body.
Bolleke blocks a low kick nicely.
Bolleke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolleke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke works Paa's body with a nice hook.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Paa.
Paa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke defending well as Paa loads up on a big left hand.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Paa.
Iso Paa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolleke.
Jab, jab by Bolleke - just one landing.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Paa lands a jab to Bolleke's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolleke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bolleke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Bolleke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paa doesn't seem phased though.
Paa walks into a left hand.
Bolleke lands with an uppercut that bounces Paa off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolleke.
Paa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paa throws a shot from downtown. Bolleke moves away and avoids it.
Paa digs a good hook to Bolleke's body.
Paa tries to move into range but Bolleke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Paa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Paa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke cracks Paa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bolleke lands a jab to Paa's midsection.
Bolleke shoots for a takedown but Paa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paa tries a quick counter leg kick but Bolleke is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bolleke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bolleke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paa defending well though.
Bolleke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paa is just riding it out for now. Bolleke eventually gives up the hold.
Bolleke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke trying to control the action but Paa is working from the bottom.
Bolleke trying to pass the guard but Paa defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolleke is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke had his way with Iso Paa in that round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Paa misses with a straight right.
Bolleke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paa swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paa. That's going to slow Bolleke down.
Paa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Bolleke lands.
Paa moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Bolleke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
Bolleke lands a head shot.
Bolleke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but Paa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolleke lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolleke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paa throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke slips a jab from Paa.
Paa misses with a straight left.
Bolleke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Bolleke both land. Nice combination.
Bolleke throws a big shot that misses.
Bolleke throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
Paa throws a jab when Bolleke was well out of range.
Paa takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke connects with a single shot there.
Paa slaps away a takedown attempt from Bolleke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paa wants it to stay on the feet.
Paa lands a front kick.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Paa.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
Bolleke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa throws a chopping leg kick but Bolleke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a body shot.
Paa looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bolleke misses with a hook.
Bolleke connects with a crisp jab.
Paa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolleke drops his hands momentarily and Paa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Paa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolleke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paa misses with a hook. Bolleke ducked under it nicely.
Bolleke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paa sprawls well initially but Bolleke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bolleke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paa tries to kick Bolleke off but Bolleke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke thows a huge punch but Paa dodges it nicely.
Paa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolleke is working away from the top position though.
Bolleke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
Bolleke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paa defending well though.
Bolleke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paa takes the fight into the clinch.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Bolleke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Bolleke controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iso Paa.
I think Bolleke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Thomas Bolleke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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