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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 10 p4p, 3 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 42 p4p, 9 weight class). Pekka Toivonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
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205 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marceau misses with a wild body shot.
Toivonen throws a hook but Marceau blocks it.
Toivonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marceau's calf.
Toivonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toivonen connects with a body shot.
Toivonen tries to keep at a distance but Marceau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Marceau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
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!
Toivonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Marceau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marceau throws a counter combo.
Marceau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toivonen.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Marceau.
A jab from Toivonen misses.
Marceau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toivonen.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Toivonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marceau is out of range.
Toivonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marceau checks a leg kick.
Marceau looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Toivonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marceau is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Marceau there.
Toivonen lands with a right hand.
Marceau scores with a nice right hand.
Pekka Toivonen's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marceau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toivonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toivonen thuds his shin into the meat of Marceau's side.
Toivonen takes a swing at Marceau's ribcage but misses.
Marceau loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toivonen, right into the meat.
Toivonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marceau blocks the body kick.
Toivonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marceau.
Marceau avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marceau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toivonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Marceau walks into a stiff left hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Marceau looks winded!
Toivonen cracks Marceau with a good jab.
Toivonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toivonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marceau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toivonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Marceau's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marceau forces Toivonen back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marceau.
Toivonen tries a body shot but Marceau blocks it.
Marceau struggles to land a body shot inside as Toivonen controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marceau.
A shot in the inside from Toivonen.
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toivonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Marceau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Toivonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marceau working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Toivonen.
A left hand lands to the body for Toivonen.
Marceau blocks a body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toivonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Marceau.
Toivonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toivonen stalling against the cage.
Toivonen gets through Marceau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marceau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Toivonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toivonen lands an overhand right.
Toivonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marceau moves out of range of the strikes.
Marceau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Toivonen misses with a body punch
and Marceau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marceau ducks right into an uppercut from Toivonen.
Marceau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marceau.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Marceau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marceau! But no joy.
Marceau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toivonen swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marceau's head.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marceau moves away.
Marceau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toivonen lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Jean-Claude Marceau's cut even more.
Marceau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marceau checks the leg kick.
Toivonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marceau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marceau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toivonen.
Marceau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toivonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marceau moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
Marceau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toivonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marceau can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a jab when Marceau was well out of range.
Marceau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toivonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marceau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The cut above Jean-Claude Marceau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marceau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toivonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toivonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toivonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Toivonen does it's job there.
Toivonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marceau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen lands a head shot.
Toivonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marceau! But no joy.
Marceau looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Toivonen throwing a counter right hand but Marceau manages to avoid it.
Toivonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marceau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau clinches with his opponent.
Toivonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pekka Toivonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Marceau controls the action.
Marceau is looking to control Toivonen's arms but Toivonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marceau has his back to the cage.
Toivonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marceau backwards.
Toivonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toivonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marceau's elbow.
Marceau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toivonen backwards.
Toivonen misses with the head strike.
Marceau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toivonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marceau.
Toivonen taking a breather.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
Toivonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Marceau controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Marceau.
Marceau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Toivonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marceau can turn it around.
Marceau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toivonen backwards.
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!
Toivonen prevents a body shot from Marceau.
Marceau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Marceau to work.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
Marceau digs a right hand underneath Toivonen's ribcage. Toivonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marceau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toivonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marceau.
Marceau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Toivonen.
Marceau lands a left hand.
Toivonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marceau stalling against the cage.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marceau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marceau.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Marceau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marceau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toivonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toivonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toivonen misses with a straight right.
Marceau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Marceau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marceau defending well as Toivonen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau forces Toivonen back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
Marceau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Marceau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toivonens head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marceau blocks an uppercut.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Marceau working hard to break the clinch.
Toivonen prevents a body shot from Marceau.
Toivonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toivonen misses with a body punch.
Toivonen misses with a body punch.
Marceau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Toivonen fails to land.
Marceau lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Marceau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marceau can't find room to land a body shot as Toivonen controls the action.
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marceau tries to work over Toivonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toivonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toivonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a body shot.
Toivonen is working Marceau over against the cage.
Marceau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marceau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toivonen pushes Marceau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Marceau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marceau backwards.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toivonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toivonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toivonen lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Toivonen.
Marceau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a shot to the side of Marceau's head.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toivonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen thumps Marceau with a low kick.
Toivonen scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Marceau moves out of range.
Marceau throws a jab when Toivonen was well out of range.
Marceau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen lands with a straight right. Marceau didn't see that one coming.
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marceau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Marceau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Toivonen misses its intended target.
Marceau throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Marceau tried to score with a low kick but Toivonen checks it.
Toivonen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Toivonen pushes Marceau away with a front kick.
Nice body punch from Toivonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toivonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Toivonen catches Marceau right on the button with a cross.
Toivonen lands a really nice looking cross but Marceau seems unphased.
Marceau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jean-Claude Marceau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Toivonen!
Pekka Toivonen retains his light heavyweight title!
Pekka Toivonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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