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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crixus Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hair comes to the cage accompanied by I Made it. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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14 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crixus Hair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Hair as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kanerva.
Kanerva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hair throws a front kick that sends Kanerva stumbling back into the cage.
Kanerva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
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!
Hair throws out a loose jab but Kanerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanerva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hair.
Kanerva misses with a straight right.
Hair staying out of range there.
Hair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kanerva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kanerva throws a big shot that misses.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanerva. Hair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanerva misses with a two punch combination.
Kanerva lands with a cross.
Hair tries to move into range but Kanerva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hair staying out of range there.
Kanerva throws the left hand but Hair avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva slips a jab from Hair.
Some wild striking there from Hair.
Hair checks a low kick from Kanerva.
Hair lands with a hook. Kanerva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kanerva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hair shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kanerva eats them both and turns towards Hair to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hair lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanerva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanerva can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanerva. That's going to slow Hair down.
Hair misses with a looping left.
Kanerva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hair doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanerva circles away.
Hair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Kanerva misses
and Hair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hair wants to clinch.
Kanerva swings widly with a right hand
and Hair counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanerva. Hair shrugs it off though.
Kanerva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanerva throws out a loose jab but Hair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanerva slips a jab from Hair.
Kanerva cracks the inside of Hair's front leg.
Hair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kanerva cracks Hair with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanerva.
Kanerva blocks a jab.
Hair tries to clinch there but Kanerva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanerva.
Hair throws an overhand right that lands on Kanerva's shoulder, as Kanerva tries to avoid the shot.
Hair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanerva.
A jab from Kanerva does it's job there.
Kanerva scores with a leg kick.
Kanerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hair.
Hair moves out of range as Kanerva strikes.
Hair scores with a hook to the body. Kanerva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hair misses with an uppercut.
Hair takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanerva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hair.
Hair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanerva.
Hair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanerva.
Hair looks to land a combination but Kanerva avoids it well.
Kanerva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hair is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hair blocks the body kick.
Hair lands a nice shot that snaps Kanerva's head back.
Some wild striking there from Hair.
Hair has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kanerva.
Kanerva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanerva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hair.
Hair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kanerva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hair's elbow.
Kanerva tries to circle away but Hair has him pinned against the cage.
Hair misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanerva is working Hair over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanerva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hair tries to throw a body punch but Kanerva avoids it by throwing Hair back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ilkka Kanerva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Kanerva's cut.
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.
Kanerva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Kanerva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanerva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hair.
Hair misses with an uppercut
and Kanerva counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hair slips under a jab.
Hair misses with an uppercut.
Kanerva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hair.
Kanerva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kanerva lands with an overhand left.
Hair blocks a leg kick.
Kanerva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hair has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hair lunges at Kanerva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kanerva's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanerva misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Hair misses the target.
Hair cracks Kanerva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hair slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanerva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hair throws a front kick aimed at Kanerva's knee but Kanerva avoids it well.
Hair slips a jab from Kanerva.
Kanerva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hair is able to avoid easily.
Kanerva ducks under a wild hook from Hair.
Hair closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kanerva is rocked!
Hair lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kanerva off his feet! Kanerva tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crixus Hair!
Crixus Hair retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Crixus Hair thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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