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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poro Peukalo (ranked 1840 p4p, 216 weight class) and Mitar Miric (ranked 2259 p4p, 248 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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262 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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266 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poro Peukalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitar Miric!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric throws a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Miric both land. Nice combination.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peukalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poro Peukalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miric swats away the attempt to clinch by Peukalo.
Miric lands a glancing blow to the side of Peukalo's head.
Peukalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peukalo missing with a left hand there. Miric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peukalo.
Miric now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peukalo wants to clinch.
Peukalo moves out of range of the body kick.
Miric cracks the inside of Peukalo's front leg.
Miric slips a jab and a cross from Peukalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miric throws a looping overhand right but Peukalo ducks down to avoid it.
Peukalo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peukalo backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Miric.
Peukalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Peukalo looks to land a left hand but Miric moved out of range nicely.
Miric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miric.
Miric fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peukalo slips a straight right by Miric.
Peukalo fails to land with a series of punches.
Miric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Peukalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peukalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miric throws out the jab.
Miric connects with a body shot.
Miric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peukalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric tests Peukalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miric dips to his left and cracks Peukalo with an uppercut!
Peukalo misses with an uppercut. Miric saw that one coming.
Peukalo throws a right hand that Miric ducks under and follows up with a left that Miric also avoids with ease.
Peukalo throws a body punch but Miric moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Miric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peukalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miric.
Peukalo misses with a double jab
and Miric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miric.
Nice uppercut lands for Miric. That snapped Peukalo's head back.
Peukalo drops his hands momentarily and Miric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peukalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Miric is just out of range.
Miric appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miric throws the left hand but Peukalo avoids the punch easily.
Miric looks to land a right hand but Peukalo moved out of range.
Miric walks into a jab.
Miric misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miric.
Miric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Mitar Miric has been cut.
Miric jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peukalo is looking to clinch.
Peukalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miric.
A swing and a miss from Miric.
Peukalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peukalo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peukalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miric.
No joy there for Peukalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peukalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miric lands with a straight right. Peukalo didn't see that one coming.
Miric is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peukalo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Peukalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peukalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miric.
Peukalo throws a combination. Miric tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miric scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peukalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miric.
Miric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peukalos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peukalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miric.
Miric moves out of range as Peukalo strikes.
Miric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peukalo misses with a left hand
and Miric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peukalo at a distance.
Miric swats away the attempt to clinch by Peukalo.
Miric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peukalo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peukalo throws an off balance right hand
and Miric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peukalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miric counters with a straight right hand.
Peukalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Miric.
Peukalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitar Miric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitar Miric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from Miric.
Peukalo lands a nice looking body shot.
Miric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Peukalo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miric. Peukalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peukalo scores with a body shot.
Miric throws a hook to the side of Peukalo's head but Peukalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peukalo walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Miric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peukalo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Peukalo throws a series of punches but Miric avoids them all with ease.
Peukalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miric. Miric obviously looking to wear him down.
Peukalo checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peukalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitar Miric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peukalo clinches up with Miric and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peukalo digs a right hand underneath Miric's ribcage. Miric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miric misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peukalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peukalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miric fails to land.
A body shot lands from Peukalo.
Peukalo tries a body shot but Miric blocks it.
Miric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miric misses with a punch on the inside.
Miric misses with a punch on the inside.
Peukalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peukalo lands a nice uppercut.
Peukalo presses Miric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miric throws a head punch that misses.
Peukalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miric's defenses.
Peukalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peukalo lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Mitar Miric's cut even more.
Peukalo has Miric pressed against the cage.
Peukalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peukalo lands with a left to the head.
Peukalo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peukalo blocks an uppercut.
Peukalo can't find room to land a body shot as Miric controls the action.
Miric has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.
Peukalo blocks an uppercut.
Miric misses with the head strike.
Peukalo can't find room to land a body shot as Miric controls the action.
Miric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peukalo backwards.
Peukalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Mitar Miric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Peukalo throws a head punch that misses.
Miric throws a head punch that misses.
Miric lands a shoulder strike.
Peukalo is stalling here.
Miric misses with the head strike.
Miric has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peukalo lands a nice elbow.
Peukalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miric swings wildly with an uppercut but Peukalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peukalo blocking some punches.
Miric misses with the head strike.
Miric misses with some punches.
Miric has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.
I was talking to Peukalo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Peukalo looking to stall.
Peukalo blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miric.
Miric lands with a light punch inside.
Miric avoids the elbow strike from Peukalo, against the cage.
Miric misses with the head strike.
Miric throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Miric gets through Peukalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peukalo takes a shot to the head.
Miric throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peukalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miric lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peukalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miric's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Peukalo fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miric.
Miric throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Miric working aggressively here.
Peukalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peukalo misses with a right hand
and Miric counters with a nice uppercut.
Miric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peukalo.
Peukalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miric cracks Peukalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Miric.
Peukalo has managed to clinch.
Miric misses with the head strike.
Miric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miric lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitar Miric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitar Miric's cut.
That's time! Peukalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peukalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peukalo throws a big counter combination but Miric scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peukalo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peukalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peukalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peukalo tries to clinch there but Miric circles away.
Peukalo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peukalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peukalo staying out of range there.
Peukalo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peukalo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mitar Miric's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mitar Miric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Poro Peukalo!
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energy
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hype
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