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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a slapping body shot.
Salonga misses with a few strikes there.
Tolonen lands a high kick!
It looks like Asiong Salonga has been cut.
Salonga throws the left hand but Tolonen avoids the punch easily.
Salonga misses with a body shot.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salonga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Tolonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salonga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salonga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salonga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tolonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tolonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Salonga is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Tolonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tolonen is defending well.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asiong Salonga.
Tolonen with a knee to the head.
Salonga tries to circle away but Tolonen has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tolonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salonga's face.
A short uppercut from Tolonen.
Tolonen has Salonga pressed against the cage.
Tolonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tolonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salonga has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tolonen after a bit of a struggle.
Tolonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salonga or not.
Tolonen working Salonga over with knees to the body.
Tolonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salonga can't break the clinch.
Tolonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Salonga won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tolonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Salonga looks gassed!
Salonga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a knee to the head.
Tolonen with a knee to the head.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tolonen working Salonga over with knees to the body.
Salonga tries to stall but Tolonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tolonen scores with a shot to the side of Salonga's head.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salonga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolonen blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Tolonen to work.
Tolonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Salonga is trying to break free.
Tolonen working Salonga over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen crunches a lovely knee into Salonga's ribcage.
Tolonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Salonga won't want to take too many of those.
Tolonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Tolonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tolonen landing knees to the head.
Tolonen lands a nice uppercut.
Tolonen is leaning against Salonga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Tolonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tolonen landing knees to the head.
Tolonen gets underhooks to prevent Salonga's takedown attempt.
Tolonen leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tolonen crunches a lovely knee into Salonga's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salonga scores with a hook to the body.
Tolonen slows down the pace here.
Tolonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salonga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tolonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tolonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Salonga circles away.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salonga will feel that in the morning.
Tolonen connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tolonen. No joy for Salonga on that attempt.
Tolonen scores with a head kick. Salonga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asiong Salonga's cut.
That's time! Tolonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tolonen clinches up against the cage.
Tolonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tolonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salonga up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tolonen obliges.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tolonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salonga.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Tolonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga wants to get back to striking at distance but Tolonen won't allow it.
Salonga is trying to maintain a safe position but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns Salonga into the cage.
Tolonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salonga can do to turn this around?
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salonga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolonen is struggling to control the position.
Tolonen crunches a lovely knee into Salonga's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tolonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tolonen crunches a lovely knee into Salonga's ribcage.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
Salonga wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolonen scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tolonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tolonen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tolonen has Salonga pressed against the cage, preventing Salonga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salonga is trying to trip Tolonen. He has hold of a leg but Tolonen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Salonga persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolonen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Salonga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asiong Salonga.
Tolonen scores with a push kick.
Nice shot by Tolonen.
Tolonen wants to clinch up but Salonga keeps it at a distance.
Tolonen lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Tolonen.
Good body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head.
Salonga wants to get back to striking at distance but Tolonen won't allow it.
Tolonen lands a damaging elbow.
Salonga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tolonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice body kick from Tolonen.
Reino Tolonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tolonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tolonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tolonen pushes Salonga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tolonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
Tolonen keeps control of Salonga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolonen lands a damaging elbow.
Salonga is trying to maintain a safe position but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns Salonga into the cage.
Tolonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Salonga can't find room to land a body shot as Tolonen controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asiong Salonga'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tolonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tolonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Salonga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tolonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salonga wants to take the fight to the mat but Tolonen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reino Tolonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tolonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tolonen stalling against the cage.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salonga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salonga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tolonen landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen is struggling to control the position.
Tolonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Salonga won't want to take too many of those.
Tolonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head.
Salonga is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tolonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tolonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salonga's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Salonga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tolonen landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tolonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Tolonen.
Tolonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tolonen connects with a knee to the head.
Tolonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Tolonen.
Tolonen landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tolonen.
Tolonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tolonen.
Salonga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asiong Salonga.
Tolonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tolonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salonga's defenses.
Tolonen working Salonga over with knees to the body.
Tolonen landing knees to the head.
Tolonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tolonen digs a right hand into Salonga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salonga's gas tank.
Tolonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tolonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tolonen lands a knee to the body.
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reino Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tolonen works on Salonga's body with a couple of short punches.
Tolonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salonga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salonga takes a shot to the head.
Tolonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Salonga.
Tolonen landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salonga wants a takedown.
Tolonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salonga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asiong Salonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salonga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reino Tolonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tolonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Tolonen!
Reino Tolonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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hype
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