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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Lindholm (ranked 1478 p4p, 165 weight class) and Demir Kocak (ranked 1688 p4p, 181 weight class). Demir Kocak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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210 cm
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240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Lindholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm looks to land a left hand but Kocak moved out of range nicely.
Kocak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lindholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lindholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lindholm thows a leg kick but Kocak checks it
and Kocak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocak throws a head kick that misses.
Lindholm misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocak counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lindholm lands the left hand.
Kocak connects with a body shot.
Lindholm misses with a body shot
and Kocak counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindholm misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kocak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lindholm - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocak misses with a double jab
and Lindholm counters with a nice body shot.
Lindholm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lindholm misses with a two punch combination.
Lindholm misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocak checks the leg kick.
Lindholm throws a body kick that misses.
Lindholm scores with a hook to the body. Kocak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kocak throws a body punch but Lindholm moves out of range.
Lindholm is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kocak throws a hook but Lindholm avoids it easily.
Kocak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lindholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kocak has time to react.
A jab from Lindholm does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindholm. Kocak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kocak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lindholm drops Kocak with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kocak looks back up at him and smiles so Lindholm waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kocak is rocked!
It looks like Lindholm has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kocak throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindholm.
Lindholm throws a solid leg kick but Kocak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lindholm.
Kocak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kocak throws a hook but Lindholm avoids it easily.
Lindholm misses with a jab to the body
and Kocak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lindholm thinking.
Kocak checks a leg kick.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kocak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Lindholm misses.
Kocak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocak tests Lindholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kocak cracks Lindholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lindholm misses with a straight left.
Kocak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocak connects with a body shot that sends Lindholm's belly button to the back.
Lindholm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lindholm misses with the body kick
and Kocak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocak manages to avoid it.
Kocak swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindholm.
Kocak is looking for the big counter here.
Lindholm walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kocak moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocak staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Lindholm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lindholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocak was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindholm.
Lindholm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kocak.
Kocak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lindholm misses with a looping right.
Kocak throws a head kick but Lindholm moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindholm manages to avoid it.
Kocak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Lindholm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kocak connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lindholm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocak misses with a straight left.
Jab by Lindholm.
Kocak throws the left hand but Lindholm avoids the punch easily.
Lindholm misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Kocak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lindholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocak.
Olli Lindholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindholm throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Kocak misses
and Lindholm counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocak throws a leg kick which misses Lindholm's front leg but catches the back leg as Lindholm tries to avoid it.
Lindholm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lindholm clinches up with Kocak and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindholm has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocak takes a shot to the head.
Kocak misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocak struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindholm controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lindholm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lindholm has a couple of punches blocked by Kocak.
Lindholm lands a shoulder strike.
Kocak manages to break the clinch.
Lindholm throws a series of strikes that have Kocak backpedaling.
Lindholm lands with a shot to the body.
Kocak scores with a jab. Lindholm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Lindholm misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocak! But no joy.
Kocak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindholm. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindholm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocak slips a jab from Lindholm.
Lindholm throws a leg kick
and Kocak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindholm. Kocak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindholm misses with the body kick
and Kocak counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindholm misses with a jab to the body
and Kocak counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Lindholm.
Lindholm takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocak letting Lindholm take a breather here.
Kocak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lindholm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocaks head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kocak on the inside.
Kocak breaks the clinch.
Kocak works Lindholm's body with a nice hook.
Lindholm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kocak throws a poor cross that misses
and Lindholm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindholm throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindholm misses with a shot to the body
and Kocak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lindholm throws a leg kick
and Kocak counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindholm thuds his right hand into Kocak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lindholm lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindholm misses with a kick to the body
and Kocak counters with a good, hard body kick but Lindholm shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm ducks under a wild hook from Kocak.
Lindholm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lindholm, as that shot connected.
Lindholm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocak scores with a hook to the body. Lindholm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olli Lindholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindholm throws an off balance right hand
and Kocak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lindholm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kocak counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindholm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocak counters with a low kick, right behind Lindholm 's knee.
A head kick misses from Kocak.
Lindholm throws a shot from downtown. Kocak moves away and avoids it.
Lindholm lands with an overhand left.
Lindholm 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.
Lindholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocak.
Lindholm tries to clinch up
and Kocak counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Demir Kocak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kocak throws a head kick that half lands.
Good leg kick by Lindholm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lindholm throws a shot from downtown. Kocak moves away and avoids it.
And Kocak responds with a good body kick, but Lindholm manages to step out the way in time.
Lindholm is looking to slow Kocak down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Kocak finds it's target.
Kocak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindholm.
Lindholm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lindholm throws the left hand but Kocak avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Kocak blocks the leg kick.
Kocak connects with a jab.
Lindholm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindholm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocak was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindholm.
Kocak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kocak lands a really nice looking cross but Lindholm seems unphased.
Lindholm is rocked!
Kocak lands a leg kick that knocks Lindholm off balance momentarily.
Oh Lindholm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lindholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocak throws a right hand that misses
and Lindholm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lindholm seems to have got his legs back now.
Kocak throws a push kick but Lindholm slaps the foot to one side.
Lindholm misses with a right hand
and Kocak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kocak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kocak circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lindholm drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kocak follows Lindholm to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demir Kocak!
Demir Kocak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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