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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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232 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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268 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kullervo Karvakorva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muromets throws a shot from downtown. Karvakorva moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Karvakorva misses.
Muromets throws a hook to the side of Karvakorva's head but Karvakorva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muromets takes a swing at Karvakorva's ribcage but misses.
Muromets rushes Karvakorva and presses him up against the cage.
Karvakorva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Muromets, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muromets takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karvakorva tries to land a leg kick but Muromets saw it coming and moves away.
Karvakorva throws the kick towards the body but Muromets avoids it.
Muromets forces Karvakorva back against the cage and clinches.
Karvakorva trying to land knees to the body.
Karvakorva misses with the head strike.
Karvakorva is trying to break the clinch but Muromets is controlling him.
A short left from Karvakorva.
A short body shot lands from Muromets as the two fighters clinch.
Muromets tries a body shot but Karvakorva blocks it.
Muromets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muromets.
Karvakorva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muromets's elbow.
Karvakorva missing with knees to the body.
Karvakorva can't find room to land a body shot as Muromets controls the action.
Karvakorva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Karvakorva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muromets misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karvakorva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva trying to control the position but instead, Muromets has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karvakorva into the cage.
Muromets avoiding damage as Karvakorva throws knees to the body.
Karvakorva working aggressively here.
Muromets pushes Karvakorva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karvakorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muromets goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muromets scores with a hook to the body.
Muromets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karvakorvas head.
Karvakorva can't find room to land a body shot as Muromets controls the action.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karvakorva swings wildly with an uppercut but Muromets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muromets tries a body shot but Karvakorva blocks it.
Karvakorva working hard to break the clinch.
Muromets has a couple of punches blocked by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Muromets.
Muromets scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Muromets fails to land.
Karvakorva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Muromets - that landed with a thud.
Karvakorva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muromets lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Muromets scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karvakorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karvakorva misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karvakorva.
Karvakorva scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karvakorva.
Karvakorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karvakorva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muromets is defending well for now.
A short right from Muromets on the inside.
Karvakorva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karvakorva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Muromets.
Karvakorva misses with a punch to the body.
Muromets is working Karvakorva over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Muromets.
Karvakorva looks gassed!
Muromets pushes Karvakorva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets is leaning against Karvakorva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muromets lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muromets working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karvakorva's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Muromets.
Muromets lands with a right to the head.
Karvakorva is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karvakorva.
Muromets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muromets lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karvakorva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muromets prevents a body shot from Karvakorva.
Muromets lands a right hand.
Muromets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muromets lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Muromets scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muromets working aggressively here.
Karvakorva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muromets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Muromets.
Muromets lands a hook that snaps the head of Karvakorva backwards.
Muromets prevents a body shot from Karvakorva.
A left hand lands to the body for Muromets.
Muromets lands a right hand.
Muromets scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muromets misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muromets.
Muromets scores with a shot to the side of Karvakorva's head.
Muromets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Muromets.
A short uppercut from Muromets.
A nice left hand lands by Muromets.
Muromets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karvakorva misses with the head strike.
Muromets lands a left hand.
Muromets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muromets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Muromets.
Muromets scores with a shoulder strike.
Muromets presses Karvakorva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muromets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muromets lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karvakorva.
Muromets scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muromets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muromets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karvakorva is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muromets misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Muromets.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Muromets dominated that round.
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.
Muromets drives through and clinches with Karvakorva against the cage.
Karvakorva throws a head punch that misses.
Karvakorva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muromets connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karvakorva throws a jab when Muromets was well out of range.
Karvakorva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muromets lands a slapping body shot.
Karvakorva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muromets lands a nice hook to Karvakorva's body. Karvakorva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ilya Muromets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muromets lands a really nice looking cross but Karvakorva seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muromets scores with a body shot.
Muromets lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Muromets there.
Karvakorva is still on wobbly legs! Can Muromets finish him?
Karvakorva walks straight into a right hand from Muromets - that's dropped him! Muromets jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Karvakorva from any more punishment! Karvakorva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ilya Muromets!
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energy
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hype
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