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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawless is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of TheTiger. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Lawless was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lawless!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa lands a head kick!
That has opened up Johnny Lawless's cut even more.
Lawless scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawless tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawless can't break the clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawless blocks it with crossed arms.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Taalasmaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawless shoots in but no luck this time.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Lawless moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
A jab from Lawless finds it's way through Taalasmaa's defenses.
Lawless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch.
Lawless thuds a left hand into Taalasmaa's body.
Lawless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawless throws a one two combo.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick that Lawless semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawless closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taalasmaa to the mat! Taalasmaa manages to get full guard.
Lawless stands up from Taalasmaa's guard - Lawless perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Lawless moves into the clinch.
Taalasmaa with a knee to the head.
Lawless misses with an elbow over the top.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawless blocks it with crossed arms.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taalasmaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taalasmaa lands a shoulder strike.
Lawless has had enough of the clinch but Taalasmaa keeps him there for the moment.
Lawless is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lawless tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taalasmaa smiles and moves away.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lawless.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawless.
Taalasmaa darts in and clinches Lawless up against the cage.
Taalasmaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawless.
Lawless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lawless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawless throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
Taalasmaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawless takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The cut above Johnny Lawless's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Seppo Taalasmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawless misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawless tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Lawless moves into range and clinches up with Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawless controls his hands.
Lawless wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Lawless avoiding damage as Taalasmaa throws knees to the body.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Lawless is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but Lawless blocks with his arms.
Taalasmaa lands with a left to the head.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Lawless blocks it.
Lawless tries to land knees in the clinch but Taalasmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Lawless lands a nice knee to the body.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but Lawless blocks with his arms.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawless blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawless misses with a knee strike.
Lawless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawless is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Lawless is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taalasmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawless blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawless has had enough of the clinch but Taalasmaa keeps him there for the moment.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa gets underhooks to prevent Lawless's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawless blocks it with crossed arms.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Lawless.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawlesss head.
Taalasmaa with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lawless has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taalasmaa regains guard immediately.
Lawless throwing strikes but missing.
Taalasmaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lawless on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless trying to stand up but can't free himself from Taalasmaa's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing Lawless from controlling successfully.
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 Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Lawless's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lawless changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taalasmaa tries to avoid it but Lawless manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taalasmaa to the ground. Taalasmaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Lawless stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Taalasmaa follows into mount!
Lawless is rocked!
Lawless can't escape the position.
Lawless is still in real trouble! Can Taalasmaa finish him?
Lawless wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Lawless seems to have recovered his senses.
Taalasmaa gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Lawless moves to the side
and Lawless counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawless is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawless takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnny Lawless's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lawless drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taalasmaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taalasmaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the body.
Taalasmaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lawless.
Lawless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawless misses with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Lawless looking to throw knees to the head but Taalasmaa is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa lands with a left to the head.
Taalasmaa connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Lawless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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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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