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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Alatalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamish Reid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alatalo tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Alatalo.
Reid slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Nice straight punches there by Alatalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alatalo.
Alatalo lunges at Reid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reid's hand.
Good work by Alatalo as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reid.
Reid misses with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reid.
Reid scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid moves away from the strike by Alatalo.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Alatalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alatalo cracks Reid with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws the left hand but Alatalo avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Alatalo misses.
Alatalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Reid should have avoided that one.
Reid looks to throw the jab but Alatalo is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Alatalo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Reid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Alatalo.
Reid throws a front kick aimed at Alatalo's knee but Alatalo avoids it well.
Reid looks to throw a body kick
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
Reid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a leg kick
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Alatalo avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alatalo.
Reid takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
Reid misses with the body kick
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reid wants to clinch.
Reid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reid tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alatalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Alatalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reid misses with a body kick.
Reid swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Alatalo lands a glancing blow to the side of Reid's head.
Alatalo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reid.
Alatalo scores with a nice right hand.
Reid throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alatalo counters with a nice body shot.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Alatalo moves out of range easily.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Alatalo pushes him off.
Reid throws a push kick but Alatalo slaps the foot to one side.
Alatalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reid staying out of range there.
Reid misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Alatalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Reid is predictable there
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid misses with the body kick
and Alatalo counters with a left to the body.
Alatalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo blocks the body kick.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alatalo.
Reid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alatalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alatalo misses the jab.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Alatalo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Reid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reid misses with the body kick
and Reid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reid throws a front kick that sends Alatalo stumbling back into the cage.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
Reid misses with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reid might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alatalo has got the better of the exchanges.
Alatalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alatalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reid defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alatalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamish Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reid avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Reid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alatalo counters with a left to the body.
Reid lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reid looks to clinch
and Alatalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Reid.
Crunch! Reid slams his shin into Alatalo's torso.
Reid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Alatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alatalo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid scores with a nice head shot.
Alatalo throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Alatalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Reid tries to clinch
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Alatalo.
Alatalo swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Alatalo steps away.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Alatalo misses its target.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Alatalo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alatalo scrambles back to his feet.
Reid is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Alatalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid moves away from the strike by Alatalo.
Reid throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reid slips under a jab from Alatalo.
A lazy left from Alatalo finds it's target.
Alatalo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Reid throws an off balance right hand
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Reid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alatalo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo.
Reid throws the kick towards the body but Alatalo avoids it.
Lasse Alatalo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reid wants to land a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alatalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alatalo.
Alatalo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reid misses with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Reid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lasse Alatalo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alatalo cracks Reid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alatalo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reid tries to move into range but Alatalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reid lands with a nice body punch.
Reid slips a jab from Alatalo.
Reid tries to clinch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alatalo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Reid is predictable there
and Alatalo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid connects with a body shot that sends Alatalo's belly button to the back.
Alatalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
Alatalo lands a right hook to the body.
Alatalo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo digs a good body shot into Reid's ribs.
Reid misses with a hook
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Reid throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Alatalo.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alatalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alatalo moves out of range as Reid strikes.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reid.
Reid tries to clinch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reid's head backwards.
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Alatalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid tries to counter with a clinch but Alatalo shakes him off and moves away.
Reid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Reid.
Reid rushes Alatalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alatalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alatalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alatalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alatalo's brow.
Alatalo tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Alatalo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alatalo fails to land.
Alatalo blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Nice elbow from Reid.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alatalo's brow.
Alatalo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid stalling against the cage.
Alatalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alatalo is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alatalo breaks the clinch.
Alatalo lands a right hook to the body.
Reid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alatalo throws out the jab.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
Reid slips under a jab.
Alatalo catches Reid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Reid misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Reid.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid throws the kick towards the body but Alatalo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
Hamish Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alatalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Alatalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Reid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Reid tries to counter with a clinch but Alatalo shakes him off and moves away.
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Good exchange - Alatalo coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alatalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Alatalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alatalo, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Alatalo!
A relieved looking Lasse Alatalo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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