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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taai Taai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem For A Dream . Taai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snoop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Taai Taai enters the cage!
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275 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
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260 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taai Taai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius misses with a straight right.
Aurelius throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Aurelius - just one landing.
Taai is looking to clinch.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the body
and Taai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taai looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Aurelius tries for a takedown but Taai manages to get underhooks.
Taai trying to control the position but instead, Aurelius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taai into the cage.
Aurelius lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aurelius postures up in Taai's guard and throws a big left but Taai blocks it.
Aurelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelius throwing strikes from guard but Taai blocks nicely.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taai being controlled here, momentarily.
Aurelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelius scoring with some ground and pound.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aurelius looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taai pulls Aurelius in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aurelius throws an elbow that misses. Taai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aurelius's guard. Nice move by Taai!
Aurelius has a closed guard, preventing Taai from standing up.
Aurelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Taai Taai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelius.
Aurelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. Taai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Taai sprawls well. He's pushed Aurelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelius misses with a looping left.
Taai tries to sprawl but Aurelius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aurelius is working for a submission of some sort.
Aurelius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taai wants to control but Aurelius is keeping busy.
Aurelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taai defending well though.
Aurelius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Aurelius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aurelius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Taai as Aurelius shoots in.
Taai wants to clinch
and Taai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aurelius throws a hook but Taai blocks it.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Taai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Taai.
Taai wants to clinch
and Aurelius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taai avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Taai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taai tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aurelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius throws a sloppy body shot
and Taai counters by clinching up.
Aurelius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aurelius taking a breather.
Aurelius wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Taai is controlling him.
Taai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcus Aurelius has been cut.
Aurelius turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Aurelius manages to end up in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes there by Aurelius.
Taai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aurelius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taai dodges the ground and pound from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aurelius tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Taai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Aurelius keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aurelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius missing with a left hand there. Taai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcus Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Taai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aurelius counters with a series of strikes that sends Taai to the canvas! Aurelius follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Taai is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Taai's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Aurelius!
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