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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 2959 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tino Takala acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class 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 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala looks to land a combination but Vermeulen avoids it well.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Takala manages to avoid it.
Takala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Takala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vermeulen is fending him off so far but Takala persists. Nope, Vermeulen circles away and we're back to standing.
Vermeulen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Takala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vermeulen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Vermeulen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takala doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen throws a series of punches but Takala avoids them all with ease.
Takala doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeulen circles away.
Takala moves into the clinch.
Takala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen scores with a decent looking hook.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takala looks to clinch
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vermeulen wants it to stay on the feet.
Takala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendrik Vermeulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takala tries to clinch there but Vermeulen circles away.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takala tries to close the distance and clinch but Vermeulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takala shoots in but Vermeulen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hendrik Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Takala.
A left lands for Vermeulen.
Takala throws a head kick that misses.
Takala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Takala has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Takala doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeulen circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Vermeulen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vermeulen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Vermeulen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vermeulen throws a shot from downtown. Takala moves away and avoids it.
Takala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Takala misses.
Vermeulen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Takala.
Vermeulen misses with a double jab.
Takala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Vermeulen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takala.
Tino Takala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takala lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Vermeulen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takala doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeulen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vermeulen throws a looping overhand right but Takala ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that 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.
Takala shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vermeulen sprawls well. Vermeulen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takala gets slowly back to his feet.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takala clinches with his opponent.
Vermeulen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takala misses with a takedown attempt
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendrik Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Takala.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Takala saw that one coming.
Takala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Takala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takala throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeulen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen jabs at Takala's body.
Vermeulen works over Takala's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen connects with a single shot there.
Takala is rocked!
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takala.
Takala is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeulen finish him?
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
Takala seems to have recovered his senses.
Takala tries to clinch up but Vermeulen circles away and keeps his distance.
Takala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vermeulen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takala doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeulen circles away.
Takala closes the distance and clinches up with Vermeulen, looking for a takedown. Takala pushes Vermeulen against the cage but Vermeulen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vermeulen counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Vermeulen misses.
Takala steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Takala tries to bum rush Vermeulen with a series of wild strikes but Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Takala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takala manages to avoid it.
Takala steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takala can do to turn this around?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takala.
Donk. Vermeulen catches Takala right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Takala.
Vermeulen lands a nice shot to the body.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen cracks Takala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Takala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vermeulen finish him?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vermeulen counters with a huge left! Takala is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vermeulen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Takala from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vermeulen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
A less than humble Hendrik Vermeulen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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