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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Viiksi Tolonen enters the cage!
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215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a nice head kick!
Tolonen throws a low kick but Hartola avoids it.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolonen throws out the jab.
Tolonen connects with a looping right hand.
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Hartola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tolonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Hartola thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Hartola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tolonen blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Tolonen.
Hartola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartola's head.
Hartola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolonen as he connects with a hook.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tolonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartola.
Hartola throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen punishes Hartola's body with a nice straight punch.
Tolonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolonen looks for the body kick but Hartola saw that one coming.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen takes a swing at Hartola's ribcage but misses.
Hartola throws a body kick the misses
and Tolonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tolonen stalks Hartola and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hartola's face. Hartola staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hartola looks to land a left hand but Tolonen moved out of range nicely.
Tolonen scores with a nice right hand.
Tolonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hartola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Hartola.
Hartola defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand.
Tolonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola moves out of range as Tolonen strikes.
Hartola misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartola.
Hartola swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viiksi Tolonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Hartola misses with an uppercut. Tolonen saw that one coming.
Hartola defending well as Tolonen loads up on a big left hand.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartola lands a head shot.
Tolonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolonen cracks Hartola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hartola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hartola moves forwards but Tolonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a looping right.
Tolonen scores with a jab. Hartola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Tolonen looks to land a body kick but Hartola moved away.
Tolonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
Tolonen thuds his right hand into Hartola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tolonen scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a low kick but Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Tolonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tolonen.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tolonen checks it well.
Tolonen misses with an uppercut.
Tolonen is looking to clinch.
Hartola thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartola throws the kick towards the body but Tolonen avoids it.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
Hartola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
Nice uppercut there from Tolonen.
Hartola motions for Tolonen to come forward. Hartola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Hartola misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen takes one to the chin there.
Tolonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hartola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tolonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tolonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Tolonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolonen throws out the jab.
Hartola misses with a kick to the body
and Tolonen counters with a flying knee that drops Hartola!
Hartola is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hartola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hartola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hartola!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viiksi Tolonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tolonen tries to clinch up but Hartola circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tolonen moves away from the strike by Hartola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartola slips under a jab from Tolonen.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tolonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Tolonen misses
and Hartola counters with a thumping low kick.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartola blocks a jab.
Hartola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tolonen's sensitive parts.
Hartola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tolonen has time to react.
Hartola thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Tolonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tolonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartola.
Hartola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hartola tries to score with a low kick but Tolonen moves his leg out of the way.
Hartola throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
Hartola throws a solid leg kick but Tolonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hartola.
Tolonen scores with a head kick. Hartola tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolonen connects with a right hand. Hartola shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses the jab.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Hartola takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tolonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartola slips under a jab.
Hartola 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 misses with a hook.
Hartola throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tolonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tolonen's calf.
Tolonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Tolonen misses.
Tolonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen blocks a jab.
Tolonen throws a lazy head kick
and Hartola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolonen looks to clinch
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses
and Tolonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tolonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Tolonen blocks the low kick.
Hartola misses with a straight left.
Tolonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hartola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tolonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tolonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tolonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tolonen slips a jab from Hartola.
Hartola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartola.
It looks like Viiksi Tolonen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tolonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hartola on the side of the head.
Tolonen misses with a combination
and Hartola counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen throws the left hand but Hartola avoids the punch easily.
Hartola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tolonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartola has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tolonen.
Hartola cracks a nice hook into Tolonen's ribs.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen throws a combination that misses
and Hartola counters with a body kick.
Tolonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Tolonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartola counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen feints and then cracks Hartola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartola down.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
Tolonen with a hook.
Hartola is looking to chop away at Tolonen's legs.
Hartola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hartola throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tolonen counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartola throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola had his way with Viiksi Tolonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Viiksi Tolonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tolonen misses with a straight left.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Tolonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolonen throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
Tolonen throws a body kick that misses.
Tolonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola moves out of range as Tolonen throws a body kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick that misses.
Tolonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Hartola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tolonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartola thinking.
Hartola misses with a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Tolonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tolonen really felt that one!
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartola.
Hartola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen lands the left hand.
Hartola throws a low kick but Tolonen avoids it.
Hartola thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Hartola misses
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hartola is looking to slow Tolonen down with leg kicks.
Tolonen throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
Tolonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Tolonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Tolonen.
Nice body kick there by Tolonen.
Hartola lands a head kick. Tolonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tolonen looks to clinch
and Hartola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolonen's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartola misses with a double jab
and Tolonen counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viiksi Tolonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tolonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viiksi Tolonen!
Viiksi Tolonen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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