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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Razors Edge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taalasmaa is trying to defend but The Razors Edge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Razors Edge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Razors Edge seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taalasmaa for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Razors Edge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Razors Edge is looking to take a break and control but Taalasmaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Razors Edge wants to pass the guard but Taalasmaa is defending well.
The Razors Edge controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tank The Razors Edge just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Taalasmaa has his takedown stuffed
and The Razors Edge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taalasmaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Razors Edge counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taalasmaa has his takedown stuffed
letting The Razors Edge counter with a right hand.
Tank The Razors Edge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Taalasmaa.
The Razors Edge moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
The Razors Edge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Kari Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa looks gassed!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Razors Edge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Razors Edge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by The Razors Edge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Razors Edge controlling the pace for now.
Taalasmaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Razors Edge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Razors Edge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Razors Edge controlling his opponent.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge landing shots from mount.
The Razors Edge goes for an armbar but Taalasmaa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Taalasmaa.
The Razors Edge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Razors Edge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taalasmaa!
The Razors Edge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank The Razors Edge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for The Razors Edge. That snapped Taalasmaa's head back.
Taalasmaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Razors Edge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from The Razors Edge.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch up but The Razors Edge keeps it at a distance.
The Razors Edge tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Razors Edge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taalasmaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Razors Edge scores with a jab to the body.
The Razors Edge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Razors Edge postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Taalasmaa to stand up.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge lands with a hook. Taalasmaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taalasmaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Razors Edge counters with a straight right hand.
The Razors Edge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Razors Edge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taalasmaa backs up against the cage.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taalasmaa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The Razors Edge controlling from the full mount.
The Razors Edge lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Taalasmaa because The Razors Edge loaded up on that one.
The Razors Edge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
The Razors Edge content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The Razors Edge throwing strikes here but Taalasmaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taalasmaa trying desperately to get to his feet.
The Razors Edge tries to control but Taalasmaa wriggling away.
The Razors Edge landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Razors Edge scoring with strikes but Taalasmaa is staying in there.
The Razors Edge tries to control but Taalasmaa wriggling away.
The Razors Edge controlling from mount.
The Razors Edge wants to control the pace but Taalasmaa is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Razors Edge controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank The Razors Edge dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Razors Edge with a nice cross.
The Razors Edge scores with a takedown into Taalasmaa's guard.
The Razors Edge wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
The Razors Edge thows a big elbow that misses.
The Razors Edge gets to his feet - Taalasmaa follows without any prompting.
Taalasmaa walks into a stiff left hand from The Razors Edge.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown
and The Razors Edge counters with a three punch combo that has Taalasmaa backing up. Taalasmaa nods at The Razors Edge to acknowledge the strikes.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge scores with a shot to the body.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taalasmaa is in a horrible position here. The Razors Edge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Razors Edge controlling his opponent.
The Razors Edge 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.
The Razors Edge thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The Razors Edge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Razors Edge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taalasmaa is bucking up trying to escape but The Razors Edge cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Razors Edge throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Taalasmaa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taalasmaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Razors Edge controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tank The Razors Edge just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Razors Edge stands up and waves to Taalasmaa to follow him.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but The Razors Edge ducks down to avoid it.
The Razors Edge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taalasmaa can do to turn this around?
Taalasmaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Razors Edge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Razors Edge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taalasmaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Razors Edge's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing The Razors Edge from controlling successfully.
Kari Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tank The Razors Edge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Razors Edge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taalasmaa is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank The Razors Edge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Razors Edge 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank The Razors Edge!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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