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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Frankham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urhola's entrance music is The Trammps -Disco Inferno. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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259 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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198 cm
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280 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Veli Urhola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Frankham!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frankham misses with a double jab
and Urhola counters with a nice body kick.
Frankham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urhola seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Urhola fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frankham to the ground. Urhola is now in Frankham's guard.
Frankham is looking to stand back up but Urhola counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Frankham.
Urhola performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Frankham is trying to stand.
Urhola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frankham is staying active underneath Urhola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Urhola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola is looking for a kimura but Frankham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Urhola to get the leverage.
Frankham wants to get back to his feet.
Urhola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Urhola throwing shots but Frankham is blocking nicely.
Frankham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Urhola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frankham tries to kick Urhola off but Urhola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Urhola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frankham defending well though.
Urhola prevents Frankham from standing back up.
Urhola working over Frankham with some ground and pound. Frankham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frankham wants to get back to his feet.
Urhola controlling the action here.
Urhola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urhola.
Urhola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frankham defending well though.
Frankham pushes Urhola off looking to stand but Urhola dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frankham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
Eli Frankham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Urhola.
It looks like Eli Frankham has been cut.
Eli Frankham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frankham misses with a lunging right hand
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
Frankham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
Urhola lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urhola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frankham's coach down at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Frankham's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Frankham misses with a left hand
enabling Urhola to counter with a crisp jab.
Urhola scores with a nice right hand.
Frankham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urhola was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankham.
Urhola appears to be looking for a big counter.
Frankham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urhola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urhola scores with a shot to the body.
Urhola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frankham misses with a double jab
and Urhola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankham throws a body shot but no joy.
Frankham misses with a double jab
and Urhola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Frankham. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankham misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankham throws a combination that misses
and Urhola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frankham wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Urhola manages to pass to side control.
Frankham looks winded!
Urhola wants to pass the guard but Frankham is defending well.
Urhola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urhola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frankham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Urhola not doing much here.
Urhola throwing shots but Frankham is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Frankham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Urhola dodges the punch combination from Frankham.
Frankham fails to land with a series of punches.
Frankham looks to land a combination but Urhola avoids it well.
Frankham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frankham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urhola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frankham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Urhola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Urhola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankham throws a head kick that misses
enabling Urhola to counter with a crisp jab.
Frankham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frankham misses with a leg kick
and Frankham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankham throws a poor cross that misses
and Urhola counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frankham misses with a combination
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Urhola both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Urhola counters with a nice body kick.
Frankham is breathing heavily.
Frankham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urhola lunges at Frankham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frankham's hand.
Urhola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urhola lands with a hook. Frankham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Urhola throws a front kick that sends Frankham stumbling back into the cage.
Frankham falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Urhola to counter with a crisp jab.
Frankham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Veli Urhola is winning the standup battle so far.
Frankham throws a combination that misses
and Urhola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urhola rushes Frankham and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Urhola lands an elbow inside.
Urhola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urhola is keeping busy.
Frankham wants to break free but Urhola has control.
Urhola pushes Frankham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frankham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Urhola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frankham backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Urhola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Urhola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urhola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frankham takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Eli Frankham's cut even more.
Urhola scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Urhola.
Urhola lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Eli Frankham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Urhola.
Urhola scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Urhola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola lands a hook that snaps the head of Frankham backwards.
Eli Frankham's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Urhola breaks from the clinch.
Urhola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frankham can do to turn this around?
Donk. Urhola catches Frankham right on the button with a cross.
Frankham misses with a combination
and Urhola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urhola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Frankham scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Urhola manages to mount him!
Urhola content just to control the position here.
Urhola 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola lands a heavy elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eli Frankham's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Veli Urhola!
A relieved looking Veli Urhola thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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