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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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297 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen throws a head kick but Waul moves out of range.
Tolonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Waul misses.
A punch lands to the side of Waul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waul misses with the combination.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waul.
Waul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tolonen lands a jab to the nose.
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waul missing with a left hand there. Tolonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tolonen cracks the inside of Waul's front leg.
Waul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Waul connects with a looping right hand.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Waul moves out of range.
Waul misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waul takes one on the button.
Tolonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tolonen.
Tolonen with a jab.
Waul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waul staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Tolonen - just one landing.
Waul moves out of range as Tolonen throws a body kick.
Waul blocks a head kick by Tolonen.
Waul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tolonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waul's head.
Tolonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Waul is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Waul down.
Tolonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolonen is looking to land body kicks.
Tolonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tolonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waul misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice body kick.
Tolonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tolonen misses with a leg kick.
Tolonen moves into the clinch.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tolonen's elbow.
Tolonen stalling in the clinch.
Tolonen lands a shot to the body.
Waul misses with some punches.
Tolonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waul throws a head punch that misses.
Tolonen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Waul can't fight it off and eventually Tolonen manages to take the fight to the floor. Waul looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Waul is breathing heavily.
Tolonen is pushing down on Waul's leg trying to pass to half guard. Waul is fighting to maintain full guard but Tolonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Waul has hold of Tolonen's hands but Tolonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Waul blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Waul is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen 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.
Waul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tolonen momentarily.
Waul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Tolonen swings for the body but Waul moves out of range.
Tolonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Waul.
Waul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tolonen throws a leg kick which misses Waul's front leg but catches the back leg as Waul tries to avoid it.
Tolonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Waul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolonen throws a shot from downtown. Waul moves away and avoids it.
Iiro Tolonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Waul as Tolonen shoots in.
Waul ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Waul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen lands a jab to the head.
Waul looks to land a left hand but Tolonen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen lands with a slapping head kick.
Waul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Tolonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tolonen misses with a body shot.
Tolonen cracks Waul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tolonen throws a big shot that misses.
Waul defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand.
Waul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paul Waul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tolonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tolonen throws a lazy right hand but Waul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tolonen tried to score with a low kick but Waul checks it.
Waul moves away from the strike by Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Waul moves out of range.
Waul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolonen clobbers Waul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.
Tolonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waul walks into a left hand.
Waul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolonen throws out the jab.
Tolonen throws a hook but Waul avoids it easily.
Waul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tolonen tries a low kick but Waul avoids it.
Tolonen throws out a powerful jab.
Tolonen takes a swing at Waul's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Waul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waul misses with a body shot.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Waul.
Tolonen scores with the left hand. Waul knows he should have avoided that one.
Tolonen misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolonen as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Tolonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tolonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tolonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waul at a distance.
Tolonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Waul takes a step back to recover.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Waul.
Tolonen misses with a body kick.
Tolonen throws a leg kick
and Waul counters with a three punch combo that has Tolonen backing up. Tolonen nods at Waul to acknowledge the strikes.
Waul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tolonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Waul misses with a punch on the inside.
Waul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Tolonen on the inside.
Waul tries to work over Tolonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waul.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tolonen.
A shot in the inside from Tolonen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a left to the head.
Tolonen has hold of one of Waul's legs. Waul is fighting the takedown attempt but Tolonen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tolonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen trying to control but Waul is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen 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! This is the final round!
Waul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolonen.
Waul tries to bum rush Tolonen with a series of wild strikes but Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waul.
Tolonen lunges at Waul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Waul's hand.
Tolonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tolonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tolonen throws a push kick but Waul slaps the foot to one side.
Tolonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tolonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tolonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Waul throws a lazy right hand but Tolonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waul.
Tolonen lands with a hook. Waul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen scores with a shot to the body.
Tolonen punishes Waul's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tolonen lands a slapping body shot.
Waul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a solid leg kick but Waul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tolonen.
Tolonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Waul 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.
Waul slips a jab from Tolonen.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waul is out of range.
Tolonen throws out a powerful jab.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the head.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Waul is just out of range.
Waul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Waul throws a lazy right hand but Tolonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tolonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Waul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tolonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waul takes one on the button.
Tolonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Waul walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. Waul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tolonen looks to land a combination but Waul avoids it well.
Tolonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waul on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tolonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tolonen connects with a single shot there.
Tolonen works Waul's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a lazy right hand but Waul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the body.
Iiro Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tolonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tolonen lands a head kick!
Tolonen is looking to slow Waul down with leg kicks.
Waul takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Tolonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waul stuffs the takedown.
Tolonen tries for a takedown but Waul circles away easily
and Waul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolonen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tolonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tolonen - that will leave a mark!
Tolonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waul has time to react.
Tolonen lands with a nice body kick.
Waul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waul looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tolonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waul.
Waul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Tolonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tolonen. That one must have hurt.
Tolonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tolonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Tolonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tolonen, as that shot connected.
Tolonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Waul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iiro Tolonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tolonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iiro Tolonen!
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hype
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