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NFC 168 Rebo vs Blaze PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Yliremmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yliremmi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Korpiklaani - Tuonelan Tuvilla. Tauno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alpo Yliremmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yliremmi slips a straight right by Tauno.
Yliremmi scores with a jab to the body.
Yliremmi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yliremmi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tauno on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Yliremmi.
Tauno throws a sloppy head kick
and Yliremmi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yliremmi misses with a combination
and Tauno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yliremmi swings for the body but Tauno moves out of range.
Tauno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yliremmi scoring well with a low kick there.
Tauno takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Yliremmi.
Yliremmi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tauno counters with a stiff right hand.
Tauno throws a right and a left that Yliremmi avoids nicely.
Tauno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yliremmi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tauno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tauno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yliremmi misses with a straight right.
Tauno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alpo Yliremmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tauno lands a nice looking body shot.
Yliremmi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yliremmi 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.
Tauno connects with the punch.
Tauno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yliremmi.
Yliremmi tries to score with a low kick but Tauno moves his leg out of the way.
Yliremmi swings for the body but Tauno moves out of range.
Yliremmi looks to land a combination. Tauno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tony Tauno has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yliremmi misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi throws out a leg kick but Tauno moves out of range and Yliremmi only half commits.
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Yliremmi.
Tauno throws a wild body kick that Yliremmi sees coming a mile off.
Tauno slips a jab and a cross from Yliremmi.
Yliremmi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tauno misses with a straight left.
Tauno needs to keep his hands up - Yliremmi had a free shot at his head there.
Yliremmi moves forwards but Tauno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tauno swings for the body but Yliremmi moves out of range.
Yliremmi swings for the body but Tauno moves out of range.
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Tauno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tauno postures up in Yliremmi's guard and throws a big left but Yliremmi blocks it.
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.
Tauno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yliremmi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tauno on the ground.
Yliremmi keeping moving, preventing Tauno from controlling successfully.
Tauno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tauno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tauno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tauno showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Tauno was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yliremmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tauno manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Yliremmi. Those never looked like landing.
Yliremmi throws a series of punches but Tauno avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tauno looks to throw the jab but Yliremmi is out of range.
Yliremmi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yliremmi tries a low kick but Tauno avoids it.
Yliremmi misses with an attempted mid kick.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Yliremmi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Tauno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tauno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yliremmi moves away.
Yliremmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tauno is able to avoid easily.
Tauno checks a leg kick nicely.
Yliremmi misses with a leg kick.
Tauno throws a leg kick which misses Yliremmi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yliremmi tries to avoid it.
Yliremmi throws a leg kick
and Tauno counters with a good low kick that Yliremmi was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Yliremmi.
Alpo Yliremmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yliremmi slips under a jab.
Tauno missing with a left hand there. Yliremmi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yliremmi tries a low kick but Tauno avoids it.
Yliremmi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yliremmi misses with a looping left.
Tauno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yliremmi.
Yliremmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tauno.
Yliremmi misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yliremmi doesn't seem bothered though.
Yliremmi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tauno checks it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yliremmi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yliremmi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tauno swings for the body but Yliremmi moves out of range.
Yliremmi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tauno.
Yliremmi thows a body shot but no joy.
Yliremmi misses the shot to the body.
Yliremmi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tauno misses with a hook.
Yliremmi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tauno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yliremmi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tauno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yliremmi throws a leg kick but Tauno sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yliremmi slips a jab and a cross from Tauno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauno moves away.
Tauno connects with a body shot that sends Yliremmi's belly button to the back.
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!
Tauno cracks Yliremmi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Yliremmi.
Tauno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yliremmi doesn't seem bothered though.
Tauno stuns Yliremmi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tauno scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Alpo Yliremmi has been cut.
Tauno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tauno misses with an uppercut.
Yliremmi is looking to wear down Tauno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tauno lands a head kick. Yliremmi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yliremmi is rocked!
Yliremmi loads up on a big right hand but Tauno slips the punch.
Yliremmi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yliremmi moves out of range of the body kick.
Tauno lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Yliremmi crumples to the floor! Tauno milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Tauno!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Seger - Turn the Page. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adebisi's choice of entrance music: Go Go Adebisi. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
203 lbs
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209 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuch.
Kuch misses with a looping right.
Kuch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adebisi's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kuch.
Kuch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuch connects with a looping right hand.
Adebisi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuch. Adebisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adebisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Adebisi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuch doesn't seem phased though.
Kuch defending well as Adebisi loads up on a big left hand.
Kuch throws out a loose jab but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adebisi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi connects with a jab.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown but Kuch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adebisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuch digs a good hook to Adebisi's body.
Kuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuch throws a sloppy head kick and Adebisi moves out of range easily.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuch tried to score with a low kick but Adebisi checks it.
Kuch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adebisi slips under a jab from Kuch.
Adebisi throws the left hand but Kuch avoids the punch easily.
Kuch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adebisi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch throws a low kick but Adebisi moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Kuch.
Adebisi shoots in and bounces Kuch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adebisi postures up in Kuch's guard and throws a big left but Kuch blocks it.
Adebisi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuch wants to stand and escape but Adebisi is having none of it.
Adebisi trying to control but Kuch is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuch is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi wants to improve his position but instead Kuch has moved into half guard.
Adebisi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adebisi working a defensive guard but Kuch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kuch stands up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adebisi!
It looks like Ledil Kuch has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kuch there.
A right-left combo lands from Adebisi.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Kuch.
Adebisi throws a shot from downtown. Kuch moves away and avoids it.
Kuch is looking to clinch.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adebisi shoots in and drives through. Kuch sprawls well.
Ledil Kuch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adebisi checks a leg kick.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adebisi lands a slapping body shot.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adebisi.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuch moves away.
Adebisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
That's time! Kuch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Kuch misses.
That kick from Kuch tenderised Adebisi's leg. Adebisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adebisi connects with a single shot there.
Adebisi shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuch sprawls well. He's pushed Adebisi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuch 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.
Kuch scores with a three punch combo!
Kuch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuch was covering up waiting for the punch and Adebisi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuch keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuch is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control but Kuch is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi throwing strikes but missing.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuch is retaining full guard.
Adebisi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kuch is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Adebisi, into his guard.
Adebisi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adebisi keeping full guard, as Kuch tries to pass.
Adebisi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura here.
Adebisi seems to be working for a kimura but Kuch defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Kuch keeps moving.
Adebisi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adebisi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a big right hand that misses.
Adebisi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adebisi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuch has wrist control.
Kuch has Adebisi pulled in close to control his posture.
Adebisi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuch keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adebisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adebisi's head backwards.
Kuch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adebisis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adebisi misses with a looping left.
Ledil Kuch is winning the standup battle so far.
Adebisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuch throws a chopping leg kick but Adebisi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but Kuch moves out of range.
Kuch throws a leg kick but Adebisi checks it.
Kuch throws the kick towards the body but Adebisi avoids it.
Kuch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adebisi lands with a hook. Kuch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Kuch.
Adebisi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi lands the left hand.
Adebisi thuds his right hand into Kuch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adebisi ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Kuch throws a hook to the side of Adebisi's head but Adebisi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Kuch. Beautiful body shot.
Kuch scores with a hook to the body. Adebisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adebisi swinging wildly here.
Kuch staying out of range there.
Adebisi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kuch's guard.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Kuch keeps moving.
Kuch looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kuch wants to stand and escape but Adebisi is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuch!
Adebisi tries to bench press Kuch off him but Kuch keeps the position.
Kuch trying to control the action but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Kuch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi tries to improve position but can't.
Adebisi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Simon Adebisi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adebisi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adebisi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adebisi is working for a kimura but Kuch is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuch won't allow Adebisi to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control from half guard but Kuch is working away.
Kuch controlling the position well.
Adebisi is working for a kimura but Kuch is defending it quite comfortably.
Adebisi throwing shots but Kuch is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Adebisi.
I think Adebisi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adebisi!
After winning the bout, Simon Adebisi 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja comes to the cage accompanied by Afroman - Because I Got High. Reinikainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turmion Kδtilφt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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194 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reinikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Majja saw that one coming.
Reinikainen moves out of range as Majja throws a body kick.
Majja lands a right hook to the body.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Majja.
Reinikainen blocks a jab.
Majja wants to land a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range.
Majja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Jab, jab by Reinikainen - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Majja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Majja just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Majja, right into the meat.
Reinikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Majja connects with a nice looking jab.
Majja lands with a right hand.
Majja throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Majja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majja throws out a leg kick but Reinikainen moves out of range and Majja only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Majja circles away quickly and effectively.
Majja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Majja lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
Majja throws a sloppy head kick
and Reinikainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Majja is predictable there
and Reinikainen counters with a series of strikes. Majja will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reinikainen throws a push kick but Majja slaps the foot to one side.
Majja takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Majja.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Majja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Majja throws a right hand that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Majja thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Majja does no damage.
Majja tries a low kick but Reinikainen avoids it.
Majja lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Majja smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja feints and then cracks Reinikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reinikainen down.
Reinikainen misses with a looping right.
Majja misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reinikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Majja moves out of range as Reinikainen throws a body kick.
Reinikainen throws a right hand that Majja ducks under and follows up with a left that Majja also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Majja.
Reinikainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Majja lands a nice shot that snaps Reinikainen's head back.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja dominated that round.
That's time! Majja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reinikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Majja connects with an inside leg kick.
Guru Majja is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Majja.
Reinikainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reinikainen dips to his left and cracks Majja with an uppercut!
Majja feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reinikainen's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reinikainen checks a leg kick.
Majja catches Reinikainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Majja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Majja misses the body punch
and Reinikainen counters with a good low kick that Majja was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Majja.
Reinikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reinikainen slips a jab and a cross from Majja.
Reinikainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Majja's hands.
Majja throws a leg kick but Reinikainen moved away.
Majja tries to work over Reinikainen's front leg with a kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Guru Majja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reinikainen.
Majja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja feints and then cracks Reinikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reinikainen down.
No joy there for Majja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reinikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Majja misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Majja momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Majja.
Majja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majja fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Reinikainen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Reinikainen looks to clinch but Majja throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Reinikainen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Guru Majja!
A relieved looking Guru Majja 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Odorants - This Night. Overeem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kytta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kytta throws a nice head kick!
Overeem tries to clinch up but Kytta circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kytta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overeem connects with a body shot that sends Kytta's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kytta throws a big shot that misses.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Kytta pushes him off.
Kytta is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem connects with a body shot.
Overeem moves away from the strike by Kytta.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kytta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem throws a body punch but Kytta moves out of range.
Overeem tests Kytta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.
Kytta needs to keep his hands up - Overeem had a free shot at his head there.
Mikko Kytta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kytta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Overeem lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a straight right.
Kytta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kytta lands a leg kick that knocks Overeem off balance momentarily.
Overeem checks a low kick from Kytta.
Kytta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Overeem is out of range.
Overeem sizes up Kytta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kytta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kytta lands with a right to the head.
Overeem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kytta can't find room to land a body shot as Overeem controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kytta has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kytta's face.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kytta is defending well for now.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Kytta blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem working Kytta over with knees to the body.
Kytta throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kytta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kytta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mikko Kytta's cut is getting worse.
Kytta misses with a punch to the body.
Kytta misses with some punches.
Kytta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kytta tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kytta misses with a body punch.
Kytta takes an elbow to the temple.
Mikko Kytta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Kytta takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Mikko Kytta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikko Kytta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem!
A victorious Alistair Overeem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings comes to the cage accompanied by The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . Tolonen has chosen Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Iiro Tolonen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
307 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cummings looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen trying to control the position but Cummings is working away.
Cummings dodges the ground and pound from Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cummings's legs.
Cummings being controlled for a moment.
Cummings wants to control but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen trying to control the action but Cummings is working from the bottom.
Cummings can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws an elbow but Cummings slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cummings tries to bench press Tolonen off him but Tolonen keeps the position.
Tolonen cracks Cummings with a big right hand but Cummings just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Tolonen has control of an arm but Cummings manages to advance to Tolonen's back!
Tolonen wants to get back to his feet.
Tolonen avoids the strikes from Cummings.
Tolonen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cummings's guard. Nice work there by Tolonen.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to control but Cummings is working from the bottom.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cummings looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tolonen is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tolonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cummings wants to stand but Tolonen is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cummings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cummings throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tolonen uses it to pass to side control.
Tolonen working the ground and pound.
Tj Cummings's cut is getting worse.
Tolonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cummings manages to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tolonen lands a nice short elbow.
Tj Cummings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tj Cummings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iiro Tolonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Iiro Tolonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta's entrance music is Frederik - Harva Meistδ On Rautaa. A fine choice. Nort is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Riverside - Forgotten Land. Niklas Nort acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rauta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauta tests Nort's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nort throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rauta.
Nort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rauta manages to avoid it.
Nort listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nort throws a series of punches but Rauta avoids them all with ease.
Rauta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nort's calf.
Rauta moves into range and clinches up with Nort.
Nort lands an elbow inside that Rauta shrugs off.
Nort throws a head punch that misses.
Nort lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nort scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a knee to the head.
Nort looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nort lands a right hand.
Rauta lands a right hand.
Nort missing with knees to the body.
Nort tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
Nort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta blocks a body shot from Nort.
Nort working aggressively here.
Rauta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Nort can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Rauta lands an elbow inside that Nort shrugs off.
It looks like Niklas Nort has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Rauta.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nort looks gassed!
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nort is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta landing knees to the body.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rauta.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nort avoids it.
Nort avoiding damage as Rauta throws knees to the body.
Nort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta working Nort over with knees to the body.
Rauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Nort.
Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nort.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Nort in his tracks for a moment.
Nort misses with the head strike.
Nort prevents a body shot from Rauta.
Rauta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nort blocking some punches.
Nort looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rauta misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Rauta.
Nort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nort throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nort avoids it.
Rauta lands an elbow inside that Nort shrugs off.
Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nort.
Nort misses with some punches.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nort's elbow.
Nort misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nort.
Nort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nort managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta crunches a lovely knee into Nort's ribcage.
Rauta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nort's defenses.
Rauta lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nort takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nort swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Nort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nort's elbow.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rauta as the two fighters clinch.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nort won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Nort is rocked!
Rauta dips a shoulder and cracks Nort with a mighty uppercut! Nort falls back against the cage and Rauta unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nort is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rauta screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Rauta!
Pertti Rauta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TBR - Bigger Than Kiss. Sugawara has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Harry Stroker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoto Sugawara!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugawara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stroker delivers a nice body kick.
Stroker fakes the leg kick and cracks Sugawara in the body.
Sugawara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroker.
Sugawara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sugawara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
Stroker jabs at Sugawara's body.
Sugawara looks gassed!
Stroker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sugawara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sugawara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Stroker.
Stroker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroker cracks the inside of Sugawara's front leg.
Stroker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sugawara. That did some damage!
Stroker connects with a leg kick. Sugawara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stroker scores with a kick to the body.
Stroker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naoto Sugawara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Sugawara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stroker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugawara moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
Nice body kick from Stroker.
Stroker throws a head kick but Sugawara moves out of range.
Stroker swings for the body but Sugawara moves out of range.
Stroker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sugawara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stroker scores with a leg kick.
Sugawara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stroker.
Good leg kick by Stroker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stroker throws a body punch but Sugawara moves out of range.
Stroker jabs Sugawara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stroker misses with a head kick.
Harry Stroker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sugawara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sugawara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sugawara avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Sugawara wants to clinch.
Stroker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sugawara takes a step back to recover.
Stroker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stroker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stroker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stroker with the ground and pound from mount.
Stroker throwing strikes here but Sugawara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sugawara is looking to escape.
The referee warns Sugawara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That has opened up Naoto Sugawara's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sugawara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The cut above Naoto Sugawara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naoto Sugawara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Stroker!
Harry Stroker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebo comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Burn. Blaze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pendulum - Slam. Tore Rebo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebo lands a nice shot that snaps Blaze's head back.
Rebo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rebo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebo misses with a kick to the body
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Rebo tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rebo misses with a straight left.
Rebo looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Rebo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blaze.
Blaze lands a nice looking body kick.
Rebo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaze counters with a thumping low kick.
Rebo throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Good exchange - Rebo coming out on top.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Blaze throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Blaze misses
and Rebo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rebo misses with a wild combination.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze feints and then cracks Rebo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rebo down.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rebo's calf.
Rebo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rebo is breathing heavily.
Rebo connects with a single shot there.
Rebo throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blaze misses with a low kick as Rebo jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaze.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Tore Rebo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Blaze delivers a nice body kick.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Rebo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rebo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebo blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaze scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Rebo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rebo ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rebo.
Blaze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Rebo moves out of range.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Rebo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rebo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blaze lands with an uppercut that bounces Rebo off the cage and back into range.
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rebo checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaze scores with a body shot.
Rebo slips a straight right by Blaze.
Rebo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blaze is able to avoid easily.
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Rebo moved out of range nicely.
Blaze cracks the inside of Rebo's front leg.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze stuns Rebo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Rebo saw that one coming.
Rebo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze throws the left hand but Rebo avoids the punch easily.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze throws a head kick but Rebo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebo avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rebo's calf.
Rebo walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rebo is rocked!
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Rebo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Rebo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaze pounces like a tiger and cracks Rebo with a vicious hook! Rebo is down but not out! Blaze follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nino Blaze!
In his post fight interview, Nino Blaze started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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FIGHT
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