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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo's entrance music is Volbeat - The Human Instrument. A fine choice. Bogan has chosen Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vinny Russo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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186 lbs
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275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bulk Bogan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogan.
Bogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bogan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Bogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Russo.
Bogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and Bogan moves out of range easily.
Russo avoids the body shot from Bogan.
Bogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bogan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bogan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bogan connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinny Russo's cut is getting worse.
Bogan throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogan moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bogan takes a step back to recover.
Bogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Russo.
Russo clinches with his opponent.
Russo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bogan uses from the top position.
Bogan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Russo moves out of range as Bogan strikes.
Russo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bogan misses the jab.
Bulk Bogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russo's head backwards.
Vinny Russo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Russo. Russo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Bogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo is looking to clinch.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogan throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogan is just out of range.
Russo connects with a body shot.
Russo misses with a body kick.
Bogan misses with an uppercut
and Russo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Russo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogan circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogan at a distance.
Russo sizes up Bogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russo but Russo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bogan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
Bogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo tries to clinch up but Bogan circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogan.
Bogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bogan is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Russo stops Bogan from standing up.
Bogan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo with a nice head shot there.
Russo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bogan is retaining full guard.
Russo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bogan controls Russo momentarily but Russo frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinny Russo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo is looking to wear down Bogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Russo.
Bogan clobbers Russo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogan is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Russo!
Bogan throws a nice looking combination but Russo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bogan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the liver by Russo. Beautiful body shot.
Bogan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Bogan throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
Russo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bogan swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo shoots in for a takedown but Bogan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogan.
Russo lands with a good body shot.
Bogan 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.
Russo misses with a body punch
and Bogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Russo thinking.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo misses with a head kick.
Bogan checks a low kick from Russo.
Bogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bogan rushes Russo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo jabs at Bogan's body.
Bogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Russo lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Bogan misses.
Russo gets caught napping as Bogan dives in and scores a takedown. Russo manages to retain guard.
Bogan wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
Russo has his foot on Bogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Bogan scoring with some ground and pound.
Bulk Bogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bogan is one step ahead there.
Russo working for a triangle but Bogan defends it easily.
Bogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Russo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bogan defends it easily.
Bogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Russo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Russo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bogan is looking to get to half guard.
Russo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bogan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo breaks from Bogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo with good strikes from the mount here!
Russo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Russo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bogan is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 20:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:19
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vinny Russo!
An intense looking Vinny Russo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '...no comment'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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