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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tupa Halloo (ranked 22591 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semen Dolgov (ranked 4187 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tupa Halloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Semen Dolgov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dolgov.
Halloo scores with a jab to the head.
Dolgov swings for the body but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo cracks the inside of Dolgov's front leg.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halloo connects with a single shot there.
Dolgov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Halloo finds it's target.
Halloo lands with a slapping head kick.
Dolgov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dolgov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halloo lands with an uppercut that bounces Dolgov off the cage and back into range.
Dolgov takes a swing at Halloo's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dolgov blocks a jab.
Dolgov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dolgov thuds a left hand into Halloo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dolgov or perhaps it was just good defense by Halloo, which made it look bad.
Crunch! Halloo slams his shin into Dolgov's torso.
Halloo darts in and clinches Dolgov up against the cage.
Halloo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dolgov.
Tupa Halloo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semen Dolgov.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo breaks from the clinch.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dolgov.
Dolgov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
Dolgov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halloo smiles and moves away.
Dolgov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halloo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo dodges the punch combination from Dolgov.
Halloo thuds a left hand into Dolgov's body.
Halloo thumps Dolgov with a low kick.
Halloo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halloo scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Halloo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halloo moves out of range as Dolgov strikes.
Dolgov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Halloo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov slips a jab from Halloo.
Dolgov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halloo counters with a straight right hand.
Semen Dolgov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dolgov lands with a shot to the body.
Halloo misses with a left hand
and Dolgov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dolgov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Dolgov manages to avoid it.
Dolgov throws a leg kick but Halloo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halloo is looking to land body kicks.
Dolgov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo throws a body punch but Dolgov moves out of range.
Dolgov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halloo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dolgov is out of range and Halloo settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dolgov! But no joy.
Dolgov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halloo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov fails with the takedown
and Halloo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halloo throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolgov blocks the body kick.
Dolgov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Halloo gets a clinch.
Dolgov tries to score a body lock takedown but Halloo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dolgov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dolgov.
Halloo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halloo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dolgov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halloo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Dolgov misses.
Dolgov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halloo 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.
Nice cross by Dolgov.
Dolgov throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot.
Dolgov scores with a kick to the body.
Halloo lands a really nice looking cross but Dolgov seems unphased.
Tupa Halloo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halloo lands a jab to the head.
Dolgov ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
A low kick from Halloo misses
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halloo misses with an uppercut.
Halloo scores with a leg kick.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Halloo throws a hook but Dolgov avoids it easily.
Halloo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolgov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halloo.
Dolgov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halloo rushes Dolgov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halloo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dolgov slips under a jab.
Halloo throws a low kick, looking for Dolgov's leg but Dolgov calmly moves out of range.
Halloo scores with the left hand. Dolgov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dolgov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Dolgov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolgov throws a lazy right hand but Halloo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halloo throws a leg kick which misses Dolgov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dolgov tries to avoid it.
Dolgov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halloo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dolgov throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Halloo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dolgov momentarily.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dolgov.
Dolgov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dolgov manages to avoid it.
Dolgov tries a quick counter leg kick but Halloo is wise to it.
Halloo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Dolgov.
Dolgov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halloo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to Halloo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halloo.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Halloo.
Halloo prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dolgov blocks an uppercut.
Halloo lands a left hand.
Halloo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dolgov can do to turn this around?
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dolgovs head.
A short right from Halloo on the inside.
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
Dolgov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halloo stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halloo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo lands a shoulder strike.
Halloo floors Dolgov with a big punch on the inside! Dolgov is trying to recover but Halloo dives into side control.
Dolgov is rocked!
Halloo takes a little break here. Dolgov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dolgov is still in real trouble! Can Halloo finish him?
Halloo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolgov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dolgov seems to have recovered his senses.
Dolgov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halloo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dolgov throws a jab but it's blocked by Halloo.
Halloo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Dolgov.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Dolgov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Halloo misses.
Dolgov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Halloo is looking to counter punch.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dolgov.
Halloo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Halloo.
Halloo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halloo pushes Dolgov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolgov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Dolgov controls his hands.
Tupa Halloo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dolgov blocks an uppercut.
Dolgov wants to take the fight to the mat but Halloo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dolgov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolgov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo tries to throw a body punch but Dolgov avoids it by throwing Halloo back against the cage.
Dolgov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halloo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
Halloo gets underhooks to prevent Dolgov's takedown attempt.
Tupa Halloo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semen Dolgov.
Dolgov blocking some punches.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Halloo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halloo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo is leaning against Dolgov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halloo slowing the pace effectively.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolgov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Halloo.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloo works on Dolgov's body with a couple of short punches.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Halloo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Semen Dolgov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo manages to break the clinch.
Halloo misses with an uppercut
enabling Dolgov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dolgov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dolgov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Dolgov.
Dolgov misses with a hook
and Halloo counters with a right hand that sends Dolgov tumbling to the canvas! Can Halloo finish him? He dives into Dolgov's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dolgov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Halloo uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Halloo is chipping away with strikes.
Halloo cracks Dolgov with a big elbow.
Dolgov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Halloo there.
Halloo is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halloo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A relieved looking Tupa Halloo 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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