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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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256 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Linna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier throws the left hand but Linna avoids the punch easily.
Linna throws the kick towards the body but Frazier avoids it.
Linna walks into a straight right hand from Frazier.
Linna takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frazier! But no joy.
Linna moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
Linna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Linna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Linna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frazier cracks Linna with an open hand slap.
Linna is looking to slow Frazier down with leg kicks.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linna.
Linna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
No joy there for Frazier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linna throws a leg kick but Frazier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linna connects with a leg kick. Frazier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frazier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frazier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linna throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frazier! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Linna looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Linna is just out of range.
Linna thinks about countering with a head kick.
Linna lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linna, as that shot connected.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Linna.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linna jabs at Frazier's body.
Linna fails with a takedown attempt.
Linna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Linna connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Linna misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linna, as that shot connected.
Linna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linna lands a nice shot to the body.
Frazier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier works Linna's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frazier checks a leg kick.
Linna punishes Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linna sizes up Frazier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frazier tried to score with a low kick but Linna checks it.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Linna.
Linna walks into a stiff left hand from Frazier.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linna seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Linna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Linna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linna motions for Frazier to come forward. Linna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Frazier takes one to the side of the head.
Linna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frazier's calf.
Linna looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Frazier moves out of range as Linna strikes.
Frazier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linna. Linna obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Linna misses its intended target.
Frazier slips a jab from Linna.
Frazier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Linna's head.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Linna looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Linna throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier blocks a jab.
Frazier defending well as Linna loads up on a big left hand.
Frazier thinks about the counter body kick.
Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.
Linna is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frazier looks to throw the jab but Linna is out of range.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Linna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Frazier backs away, Linna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Linna scores with a shot to the body.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linna needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linna takes one to the side of the head.
Linna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linna cracks the inside of Frazier's front leg.
Nice jab there from Linna.
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 Samppa Linna will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Linna swings for the body but Frazier moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Linna here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Frazier with a hook.
Linna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Linna throws a head kick but Frazier moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Frazier. That snapped Linna's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Frazier.
Frazier lands with an overhand left.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Linna.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Linna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linna misses with a low kick.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frazier misses with a double jab.
It looked like Linna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frazier slips under a jab from Linna.
Frazier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Linna with a body shot.
Linna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frazier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linna motions for Frazier to come forward. Linna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna misses with a straight right.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Linna avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Frazier.
Frazier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Linna saw that one coming.
Frazier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Linna.
Frazier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Frazier moves out of range as Linna throws a body kick.
Linna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linna avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Linna ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Linna.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Frazier as he connects with a hook.
Linna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joe Frazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Linna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linna scrambles back to his feet.
Frazier lands a head shot.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier takes a swing at Linna's ribcage but misses.
Frazier throws a hook to the side of Linna's head but Linna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Linna.
Linna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Linna slips the punch.
Linna is looking to score with low kicks.
Frazier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Linna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier cracks Linna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linna is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Frazier gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Linna is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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RATING
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