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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kulan Gath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Vanica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanica has chosen Muay Thai Classic as his entrance music. Kulan Gath is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulan Gath !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Vanica!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanica swats away the attempt to clinch by Gath .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanica breaks from the clinch.
Gath clinches but Vanica breaks the clinch
and Vanica holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanica obliges.
Vanica with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanica obliges.
Gath is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanica holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vanica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanica pushes Gath up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanica stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vanica blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vanica.
Vanica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gath takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kulan Gath has been cut.
Vanica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vanica landing knees to the body.
Vanica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gath swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanica softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanica cracks Gath with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vanica has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gath to stand back up!
Vanica clinches.
Vanica tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gath misses with the head strike.
Vanica unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gath lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanica using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vanica lands a nice elbow.
Vanica misses with a knee strike.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the head but Gath blocks with his arms.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanica lands an elbow inside that Gath shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Vanica.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Vanica - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vanica unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanica scores with a shot to the side of Gath 's head.
Gath takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gath avoids it.
Gath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanica keeps control of Gath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vanica misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gath works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gath misses with some punches.
Gath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanica tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gath tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vanica counters with a series of strikes. Gath will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanica swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gath is looking to clinch but Vanica is avoiding it.
Gath tries to clinch up.
Gath avoids the head kick by Vanica.
Gath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gath moves in looking to clinch but Vanica pushes him off.
Gath looks to clinch
and Vanica counters by moving into the clinch.
Vanica lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanica lands an elbow inside.
Gath misses with some punches.
Gath tries to work over Vanica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gath tries to clinch but Vanica moves away
and Vanica makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gath closes the distance but Vanica moves to the side
and Vanica counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vanica.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
Vanica breaks from the clinch.
Vanica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vanica gets a clinch.
Gath throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanica.
Vanica with a knee to the head.
Vanica keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gath 's efforts to push away.
Gath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanica trying to land knees to the body.
Gath misses with some punches.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Vanica scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanica is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanica keeps control of Gath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Gath .
Gath digs a right hand into Vanica's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanica's gas tank.
Vanica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Vanica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kulan Gath 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gath looks to clinch
and Vanica counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Gath .
Gath digs a right hand into Vanica's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanica's gas tank.
Vanica landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vanica.
Vanica breaks from the clinch.
Vanica misses with a body kick.
Gath is looking to clinch but Vanica is avoiding it.
Vanica tries to close the distance and clinch but Gath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gath wants to clinch but Vanica slips to the side
and Vanica counters by clinching up.
Gath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gath tries to circle away but Vanica has him pinned against the cage.
Vanica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanica tries to clinch up but Gath circles away and keeps his distance.
Gath blocks a head kick by Vanica.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gath scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vanica is looking to clinch but Gath is avoiding it.
Gath tries to clinch but Vanica moves away
and Vanica counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gath tries to clinch but Vanica moves away
and Vanica moves into the clinch.
Vanica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gath wants to clinch
and Vanica counters with a head kick. That will keep Gath thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gath tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vanica holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Gath .
Vanica swings wildly with an uppercut but Gath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gath avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Gath .
Gath lands a left hand.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
Vanica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanica takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gath tries to clinch
and Vanica counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vanica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gath 's elbow.
Vanica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanica scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanica wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gath has him pressed against the cage.
Gath misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanica with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanica blocks an uppercut.
Vanica takes a shot to the head.
Gath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Gath misses with a punch on the inside.
Gath swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gath lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gath .
Vanica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
Gath managing to block the knees to the body from Vanica.
Vanica has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gath pushes Vanica back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gath throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanica.
Vanica using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gath lands a shoulder strike.
Andrei Vanica seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gath lands a left hand.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
Vanica breaks the clinch.
Gath wants to clinch but Vanica slips to the side
and Vanica counters by clinching up.
Gath wants to break free but Vanica has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanica lands a damaging elbow.
Gath misses with a punch on the inside.
Gath swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanica scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gath lands with a left to the head.
Vanica blocks an uppercut.
Gath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
Gath can't break the clinch.
Gath lands a shoulder strike.
Vanica manages to break the clinch.
Andrei Vanica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gath tries to clinch up but Vanica circles away and keeps his distance.
Gath tries to clinch
and Vanica counters by moving into the clinch.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gath .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanica.
Gath tries to circle away but Vanica has him pinned against the cage.
Vanica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanica blocking some punches.
Vanica connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gath lands a body shot.
Gath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gath lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanica backwards.
Nice elbow from Vanica.
Vanica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gath clinches but Vanica breaks the clinch
and Vanica counters by clinching up.
Vanica prevents Gath from breaking the clinch.
Vanica is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanica.
Vanica takes a shot to the head.
Gath working aggressively here.
Gath has a couple of punches blocked by Vanica.
Gath lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanica backwards.
Vanica looking to throw knees to the head but Gath is blocking nicely.
Gath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gath struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanica controls his hands.
Vanica prevents Gath from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gath misses with a punch on the inside.
Gath gets through Vanica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gath wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanica tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vanica with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Vanica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kulan Gath 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gath tries to clinch up but Vanica circles away and keeps his distance.
Gath fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gath closes the distance but Vanica moves to the side
and Vanica counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Gath working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanica.
Gath pushes Vanica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanica throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vanica - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Gath fails to land.
Gath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanica with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gath .
Vanica lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanica breaks from the clinch.
Gath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanica swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gath tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanica swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulan Gath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanica wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gath finds it's way through Vanica's defenses.
Gath looks to clinch
and Vanica holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gath tries to break the clinch but Vanica is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanica.
Vanica breaks from the clinch.
Vanica tries to clinch up.
Vanica forces Gath back against the cage and clinches.
Gath wants to break free but Vanica has control.
Gath misses with a punch on the inside.
Gath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanica's elbow.
Gath misses with the head strike.
Vanica tries a knee to the head but Gath blocks it.
Gath lands with a right to the head.
Vanica takes a shot to the head.
Gath tries to break free but Vanica pushes him back against the cage.
Gath throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanica.
Gath throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanica.
Vanica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gath wants to clinch
and Vanica moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gath throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanica.
Good body shot from Vanica.
Gath wants to break free but Vanica has control.
Vanica scores with a knee to the head.
Vanica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gath tries to clinch
and Vanica counters by clinching up.
Vanica manages to break the clinch.
Andrei Vanica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanica circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanica counters by moving into the clinch.
Gath pushes Vanica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanica tries to land a knee to the head but Gath blocks with his arms.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
Vanica blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gath fails to land.
A short uppercut from Vanica.
A right hook to the body lands for Gath .
Vanica with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanica blocking some punches.
Gath throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanica with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gath wants to break free but Vanica has control.
Gath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanica looking to throw knees to the head but Gath is blocking nicely.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the head but Gath blocks with his arms.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanica using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Gath working aggressively here.
Gath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanica missing with knees to the body.
Vanica misses with a knee to the head.
Gath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanica backwards.
Gath misses with a punch on the inside.
Gath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gath !
Vanica throws a sloppy head kick and Gath moves out of range easily.
Gath wants to clinch
and Vanica holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vanica trying to land knees to the body.
Gath tries to circle away but Vanica has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gath .
Andrei Vanica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gath misses with the head strike.
Gath misses with the head strike.
Gath is trying to break the clinch but Vanica is controlling him.
Vanica looking to throw knees to the head but Gath is blocking nicely.
Gath has a couple of punches blocked by Vanica.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gath is trying to break the clinch but Vanica has him pressed against the cage.
Vanica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Gath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanica with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vanica landing knees to the body.
Gath lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Gath .
Gath struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanica controls his hands.
Vanica missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gath fails to land.
Vanica trying to land knees to the body.
Vanica blocks a body shot from Gath .
Vanica trying to land knees to the body.
Vanica tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanica blocks a body shot from Gath .
Vanica lands a knee to the body.
Kulan Gath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gath cracks Vanica with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Vanica.
Well Vanica has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Vanica!
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