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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jeezy feat. T.I. - F.A.M.E.. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hale Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen tries to clinch up
and Erwin counters with a head kick. That will keep Kastinen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kastinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Erwin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kastinen is in Erwin's guard.
Erwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kastinen throws an elbow that misses. Erwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kastinen's guard. Nice move by Erwin!
Erwin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kastinen controls Erwin momentarily but Erwin frees himself.
Kastinen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Erwin preventing the sweep.
Kastinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Erwin wants to control from the top but Kastinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Erwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kastinen throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Kastinen has Erwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Erwin with a knee to the head.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Erwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kastinen looks winded!
Kastinen misses with the head strike.
Erwin scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastinen has Erwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Erwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Erwin lands a nice uppercut.
Erwin connects with a knee to the head.
Erwin lands a knee to the head.
Erwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Erwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Erwin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Erwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Erwin.
A short right from Erwin on the inside.
Erwin with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Erwin.
Kastinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Erwin is leaning against Kastinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Erwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kastinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Erwin.
Erwin lands with a left to the head.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body.
Kastinen is trying to drag Erwin to the mat but Erwin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hale Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Erwin lands with a right to the head.
Erwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Erwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kastinen misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Erwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erwin lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erwin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Erwin obliges.
Erwin scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Erwin.
Erwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kastinen.
Erwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Erwin lands a nice elbow.
Erwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erwin.
Erwin scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Erwin.
Erwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Erwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Erwin presses Kastinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Erwin.
Erwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kastinen backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Erwin obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen blocks a body shot from Erwin.
Erwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Seppo Kastinen's cut even more.
Kastinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Erwin gets an underhook and turns Kastinen into the cage.
Erwin lands an elbow inside that Kastinen shrugs off.
Erwin misses with a punch to the body.
Kastinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Erwin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Erwin on the inside.
Erwin gets through Kastinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erwin landing knees to the body.
Erwin with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Erwin.
Erwin connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Seppo Kastinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Erwin lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kastinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
Erwin lands a shot to the body.
Erwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Erwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Erwin lands a right hook to the body.
Kastinen wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
Kastinen avoids the head kick by Erwin.
Erwin has managed to clinch.
Erwin lands a knee to the body.
Kastinen misses with a body punch.
Kastinen is trying to pull guard but Erwin has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erwin.
Erwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Erwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kastinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Erwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kastinen is breathing heavily.
Erwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kastinen is rocked!
Erwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kastinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Erwin finish him?
Erwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Erwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erwin crunches a lovely knee into Kastinen's ribcage.
Erwin digs a right hand into Kastinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kastinen's gas tank.
Erwin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kastinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erwin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Erwin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kastinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Erwin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kastinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kastinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Erwin.
Kastinen wants to get back to full guard but Erwin has passed into side control.
Check out the look on Erwin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin is looking to take a break and control but Kastinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erwin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kastinen can do to turn this around?
Kastinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kastinen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Erwin quickly recovers to half guard.
Kastinen is trying to work for a kimura but Erwin is defending well.
Kastinen stops Erwin from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Erwin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kastinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Kastinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Erwin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Erwin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Erwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erwin controlling Kastinen's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Erwin, not yet.
Hale Erwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Erwin is working hard here to advance position.
Erwin has his hands on Kastinen's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hale Erwin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kastinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hale Erwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Erwin blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Erwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kastinen lands with a shot to the body.
Kastinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Erwin. Erwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Kastinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seppo Kastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastinen clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Erwin.
A nice left hand lands by Erwin.
A knee to the head by Erwin.
Erwin lands a body punch.
Erwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kastinen backwards.
Erwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kastinen's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin lands an elbow that stopped Kastinen in his tracks for a moment.
Erwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seppo Kastinen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kastinen blocks a body shot from Erwin.
Kastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Erwin.
Erwin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Erwin.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erwin.
Erwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erwin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kastinen can't fight it off and eventually Erwin manages to take the fight to the floor. Kastinen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Erwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Erwin distracts Kastinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kastinen keeping moving, preventing Erwin from controlling successfully.
Kastinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Erwin.
Kastinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Erwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kastinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kastinen trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kastinen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hale Erwin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kastinen.
Erwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erwin connects with a leg kick. Kastinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Erwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kastinen.
Erwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kastinen slips a jab from Erwin.
Kastinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kastinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seppo Kastinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Erwin counters with a leg kick.
Erwin misses the body punch
and Kastinen counters with a three punch combo that has Erwin backing up. Erwin nods at Kastinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Kastinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
Seppo Kastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hale Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kastinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Erwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown but Erwin shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kastinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Erwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Erwin cracks Kastinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Erwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hale Erwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hale Erwin!
After winning the bout, Hale Erwin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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