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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Vanica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloni Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muay Thai Classic. 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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285 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Vanica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloni Fauatea!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Vanica.
Vanica lands a glancing blow to the side of Fauatea's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vanica. That's going to slow Fauatea down.
Fauatea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fauatea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vanica.
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!
Vanica misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fauatea avoids the body shot from Vanica.
Vanica moves into the clinch.
Fauatea managing to block the knees to the body from Vanica.
Vanica stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fauatea is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanica has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanica stalling the fight.
Vanica using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fauatea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vanica fails to land.
Vanica crunches a lovely knee into Fauatea's ribcage.
Fauatea looks gassed!
Vanica with a knee to the head.
Vanica crunches a lovely knee into Fauatea's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Vanica.
Vanica throws an elbow that misses.
Vanica connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fauatea's face.
It looks like Eloni Fauatea has been cut.
Vanica stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fauatea takes an elbow to the temple.
Vanica working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vanica.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vanica.
Vanica lands an elbow inside.
Vanica lands an elbow that stopped Fauatea in his tracks for a moment.
Fauatea letting Vanica take a breather here.
Vanica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fauatea takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Eloni Fauatea's cut even more.
Vanica lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanica throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanica stalling.
Vanica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
The cut above Eloni Fauatea's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vanica unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanica drops Fauatea with a big knee straight up the middle! Fauatea is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fauatea is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fauatea wants to stay close but Vanica steps back to make room for something. Fauatea seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Vanica and Fauatea drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrei Vanica!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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