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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Heales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joa Pael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Heales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Heales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joa Pael!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heales misses with a hook to the body
and Pael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Taylor Heales has been cut.
Heales doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heales tries to clinch but Pael is having none of it.
Heales takes a swing at Pael's ribcage but misses.
Heales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pael.
Pael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heales.
Jab from Heales.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pael's head backwards.
Heales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pael.
Heales throws a body punch but Pael moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heales thows a body shot but no joy.
Pael wants to clinch up but Heales keeps it at a distance.
Pael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pael avoids the body shot from Heales.
Nice takedown defense from Pael. No joy for Heales on that attempt.
Heales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pael misses with a series of wild punches.
Heales swings for the body but Pael moves out of range.
Pael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pael misses.
Heales rushes Pael and presses him up against the cage.
Pael throws a head punch that misses.
Pael pushes Heales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pael manages to break the clinch.
Pael throws a hook but Heales blocks it.
Heales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pael.
Heales misses with a jab to the body
and Pael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pael lands a big uppercut and Heales crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heales looks OK. Pael waves Heales back to his feet!
Heales is rocked!
Pael is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Heales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pael swats away the attempt to clinch by Heales.
Heales seems to have got his legs back now.
Heales slips a jab and a cross from Pael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pael throws a body punch but Heales moves out of range.
Heales is looking to wear down Pael with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heales fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Heales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heales has a takedown stuffed.
Heales swinging wildly here.
Heales throws a body punch but Pael moves out of range.
Heales thuds a left hand into Pael's body.
Heales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pael was well out of range. Poor timing from Heales.
Pael misses with an uppercut.
Pael pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heales is out of range and Pael settles back down.
Heales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pael misses with a few strikes there.
Pael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heales.
Heales takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor Heales's cut is getting worse.
Pael lands a glancing blow to the side of Heales's head.
Pael ducks under a wild hook from Heales.
Heales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joa Pael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heales moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pael thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heales closes the distance and clinches up with Pael, looking for a takedown. Heales pushes Pael against the cage but Pael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pael sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joa Pael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Heales's cut.
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.
Pael throws a nice looking combination but Heales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heales keeps the fight on the outside.
Heales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pael.
Heales connects with a body shot that sends Pael's belly button to the back.
Heales blocks a jab.
Pael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Heales.
Pael thows a body shot but no joy.
Heales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pael sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heales somewhat.
Heales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pael pinned against the cage. Pael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pael stuffs the takedown attempt from Heales. Heales gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Heales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pael counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pael misses with a looping right.
Pael lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pael lands a big right hand that sends Heales crashing to the mat! Pael stays standing though and waves Heales back to his feet!
Taylor Heales's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pael throws a hook but Heales blocks it.
Joa Pael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heales tries to close the distance and clinch but Pael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joa Pael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heales looks to score with a jab to the body but Pael is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pael throws a lazy right hand but Heales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pael stuffs the takedown.
Heales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pael in his tracks.
Pael drops Heales with a beautiful combination! Heales stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pael is looking for the KO!
Pael weaves into range and cracks Heales right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Heales goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Pael is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joa Pael!
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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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