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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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287 lbs
25 - 11 - 2 |
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288 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Manchester Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Ukkeli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Red lands with a kick to the temple. Ukkeli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Red really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ukkeli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ukkeli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ukkeli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Red pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ukkeli back to the ropes. Red follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Maximus Ukkeli has been cut.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ukkeli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Red.
Ukkeli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Red counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red misses with a head kick.
Ukkeli throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Red swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ukkeli dodges the punch combination from Red.
Ukkeli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Red misses with a double jab
and Ukkeli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Manchester Red has been cut.
Red avoiding damage as Ukkeli throws knees to the body.
Red tries to land knees in the clinch but Ukkeli avoids the damage to the body.
Red with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Red's defenses.
Red blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Red has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Red is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ukkeli has a couple of punches blocked by Red.
A short right from Red.
Ukkeli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Red is breathing heavily.
Ukkeli working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Ukkeli.
Red blocks an elbow strike.
Ukkeli lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ukkeli.
Red breaks from the clinch.
Red takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Manchester Red will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Ukkeli connects with a leg kick. Red looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Red will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ukkeli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ukkeli throws a sloppy head kick
and Red counters with a thumping low kick.
Ukkeli tests Red's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Red moves out of range as Ukkeli throws a body kick.
Red takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Red throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Red throws a right hand that Ukkeli ducks under and follows up with a left that Ukkeli also avoids with ease.
Red sets himself, and Ukkeli steps forward looking for the clinch! Red avoids it this time.
Ukkeli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ukkeli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ukkeli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Red.
Red misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli scores with a jab. Red acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Red throws a sloppy body shot
and Ukkeli counters with a three punch combo that has Red backing up. Red nods at Ukkeli to acknowledge the strikes.
Red is looking to score with low kicks.
Ukkeli throws out a powerful jab.
Ukkeli has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A good leg kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli blocks the body kick.
A combination from Red does no damage.
Ukkeli cracks Red with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Red get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Red looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red ducks into a a hook from Ukkeli and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Red is rocked!
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Red throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ukkeli counters by clinching up.
Ukkeli lands with a light punch inside.
Ukkeli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ukkeli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Red.
Ukkeli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli lands with a straight right. Red didn't see that one coming.
Red throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Red scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Red with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ukkeli to score with a decent uppercut.
Ukkeli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Red.
Red takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Red's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ukkeli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ukkeli is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Red's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ukkeli misses with a low kick.
Red throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Ukkeli moves out of range easily.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Red.
Red swings for the body but Ukkeli moves out of range.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Ukkeli misses
and Red counters with a left and a right that stings Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a chopping leg kick but Red manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ukkeli moves out of range as Red throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Red, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Red takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Red is looking to wear down Ukkeli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ukkeli.
Manchester Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red misses with a body kick.
Red looks to throw a body kick
and Ukkeli counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ukkeli stuns Red with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Red misses the target.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ukkeli circles away quickly and effectively.
Ukkeli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ukkeli feints and then cracks Red's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red down.
Ukkeli with a jab.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ukkeli instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ukkeli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Red blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ukkeli lands a nice elbow.
Red misses with a body punch.
Red blocking some punches.
Ukkeli misses with an elbow strike.
Red throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ukkeli blocks it with crossed arms.
Red tries a body shot but Ukkeli blocks it.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Ukkeli lands a hook that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Nice elbow from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ukkeli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ukkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ukkeli is looking to slow Red down with leg kicks.
Ukkeli scores with a nice head shot.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick which misses Red's front leg but catches the back leg as Red tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ukkeli.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ukkeli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ukkeli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Ukkeli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Red looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Ukkeli lands a lovely overhand right.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red lands with a straight right. Ukkeli didn't see that one coming.
Red is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ukkeli avoids the head kick by Red.
Red throws a body kick that misses.
Red stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ukkeli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli connects with a nice looking jab.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Ukkeli flicks out a counter leg kick but Red steps away.
Ukkeli avoids the head kick by Red.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ukkeli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ukkeli.
Red tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Ukkeli tenderised Red's leg. Red is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ukkeli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Red has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ukkeli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Ukkeli.
Red has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukkeli avoids the head kick by Red.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ukkeli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red is looking to score with low kicks.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ukkeli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Red blocks it well.
Red is looking to score with low kicks.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red throws a right hand that Ukkeli ducks under and follows up with a left that Ukkeli also avoids with ease.
Ukkeli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Red throws a head kick that misses.
Ukkeli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Red walks into a straight right hand from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ukkeli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manchester Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ukkeli blocks a head kick by Red.
Red walks into a straight right hand from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli connects with a jab.
Ukkeli scores with a punch to the head.
Ukkeli plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Red to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Red just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maximus Ukkeli!
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FIGHT
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