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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonen lands a head kick. Treehorn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Treehorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halonen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halonen is defended easily by Treehorn.
Halonen misses with a wild combination.
Halonen lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Halonen.
Halonen slips a jab and a cross from Treehorn.
Treehorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarja Halonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Treehorn back to the cage. Halonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Halonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Treehorn.
Halonen misses with the combination.
Treehorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Halonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halonen misses with a double jab.
Treehorn tests Halonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halonen throws a sloppy head kick and Treehorn moves out of range easily.
Halonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Halonen throws a sloppy head kick and Treehorn moves out of range easily.
Halonen is breathing heavily.
Treehorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halonen manages to avoid it.
Halonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Halonen misses with a takedown attempt - Treehorn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn moves in looking to clinch but Halonen pushes him off.
Treehorn throws an overhand right that lands on Halonen's shoulder, as Halonen tries to avoid the shot.
Treehorn with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halonen tries to clinch up.
Treehorn lands with an overhand left.
Treehorn scores with the left hand. Halonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Treehorn takes a swing at Halonen's ribcage but misses.
Treehorn looks to throw the jab but Halonen is out of range.
Halonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halonen drives through with a takedown into Treehorn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Halonen throws an elbow that misses. Treehorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halonen's guard. Nice move by Treehorn!
Treehorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halonen managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halonen keeping moving, preventing Treehorn from controlling successfully.
Treehorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackie Treehorn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Treehorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackie Treehorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Treehorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Treehorn but Treehorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halonen takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Treehorn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Halonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Treehorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Treehorn cracks Halonen with a good jab.
Tarja Halonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Halonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Halonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Treehorn stops Halonen from passing to mount.
Treehorn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Treehorn, who protects the arm well.
Treehorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tarja Halonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackie Treehorn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halonen tries to clinch but Treehorn is having none of it.
Treehorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Halonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Treehorn.
Treehorn misses the jab.
Halonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Treehorn avoids the head kick by Halonen.
Tarja Halonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Halonen does no damage.
Treehorn misses with an uppercut.
Halonen connects with a high kick.
Halonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Treehorn.
Halonen slips a jab and a cross from Treehorn.
Halonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Treehorn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halonen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen throws a sloppy head kick and Treehorn moves out of range easily.
Treehorn throws a lazy right hand but Halonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Treehorn missing with a left hand there. Halonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarja Halonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Halonen lands with a cross.
Treehorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halonen misses with a double jab.
Treehorn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Treehorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halonen looks for a takedown but Treehorn sprawls well.
Halonen needs to keep his hands up - Treehorn had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Treehorn tries to score with a low kick but Halonen moves his leg out of the way.
Halonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halonen manages to break the clinch.
Treehorn is looking to clinch.
Halonen wants to clinch up but Treehorn keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Treehorn.
Treehorn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halonen.
Halonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Treehorn is looking for a sweep. Halonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Treehorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halonen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Treehorn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halonen, into his guard.
Halonen wants to stand up but Treehorn is controlling him.
Treehorn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn passes Halonen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halonen kicks Treehorn off and gets back to his feet.
Treehorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halonen tries to keep at a distance but Treehorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halonen lands a damaging elbow.
Treehorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Halonen.
Halonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Treehorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Treehorn is looking for a sweep.
Treehorn trying to remain calm as Halonen controls from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Treehorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Halonen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Halonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Treehorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Treehorn prevents Halonen from moving into mount.
Treehorn struggling a bit here.
Halonen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halonen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halonen working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarja Halonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Treehorn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Halonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Treehorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Treehorn throws a jab when Halonen was well out of range.
Treehorn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Treehorn blocks a head kick by Halonen.
Treehorn throws a looping overhand right but Halonen ducks down to avoid it.
Treehorn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halonen defending well as Treehorn loads up on a big left hand.
Halonen throws a wild body kick that Treehorn sees coming a mile off.
Halonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Treehorn sprawls well. He's pushed Halonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Treehorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Treehorn gets caught napping as Halonen dives in and scores a takedown. Treehorn manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treehorn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halonen being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Treehorn wants to stand up but Halonen is controlling him.
Tarja Halonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halonen works over Treehorn with some ground and pound from guard.
Halonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Treehorn has wrist control.
Halonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Treehorn trying to keep a closed guard but Halonen is proving a slippery customer.
Halonen is pushing down on Treehorn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Treehorn is fighting to maintain full guard but Halonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackie Treehorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Treehorn trying to hold on to Halonen's head to control him but Halonen postures up.
Halonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Treehorn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halonen is working away from the top position though.
Treehorn is in trouble now - Halonen has advanced to mount!
Halonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Treehorn tries to reverse the position but Halonen maintains control.
Halonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Treehorn is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Treehorn is in a horrible position here. Halonen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Halonen looking to ground and pound but Treehorn is blocking nicely.
Treehorn tries to hold on but Halonen postures up.
Halonen dominating with strikes here.
Halonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Treehorn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Treehorn?
Halonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Treehorn is rocked!
Halonen lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Treehorn! Halonen sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Treehorn and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tarja Halonen!
Tarja Halonen gave a mention to Modern Gladiators Clothes (only $10) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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