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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 86 p4p, 133 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 13 p4p, 21 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laine's choice of entrance music: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blazkov walks into a jab.
Laine throws a shot to the body.
Oulu Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Blazkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Blazkov swings widly with a right hand
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Blazkov's knee but Blazkov avoids it well.
A cross from Blazkov lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laine on the side of the head.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine walks into a straight right hand from Blazkov.
Blazkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Blazkov finds it's way through Laine's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blazkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Blazkov moves away from the strike by Laine.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine throws a front kick that sends Blazkov stumbling back into the cage.
Laine misses with a body shot
and Blazkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut.
Laine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazkov misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blazkov.
Blazkov connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laine lands with a right hand.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
Blazkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blazkov tries to land a body kick
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
Blazkov looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blazkov.
A nice leg kick from Blazkov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine throws a series of punches but Blazkov avoids them all with ease.
Blazkov moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
Blazkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blazkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine checks a low kick from Blazkov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy.
Laine tests Blazkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blazkov throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Laine.
Laine blocks a jab.
Blazkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blazkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine scores with a nice head shot.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blazkov blocks a leg kick.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with a body kick.
Blazkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
A little feinted left hand from Blazkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine thows a leg kick but Blazkov checks it
and Blazkov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blazkov moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Blazkov is looking to counter punch.
Blazkov looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Blazkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blazkov checks a low kick from Laine.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Blazkov is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blazkov in his tracks.
Blazkov ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
Laine connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blazkov moves into the clinch successfully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blazkov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blazkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blazkov lands with a left to the head.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazkov misses with a wild body shot.
Blazkov looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Blazkov avoids a kick to the body.
Blazkov lunges at Laine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laine's hand.
Blazkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Blazkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazkov throws a big shot that misses.
Blazkov throws a body kick that misses.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is looking to chop away at Blazkov's legs.
Laine swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazkov.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laine. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Blazkov slips a jab from Laine.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Blazkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Blazkov throws a head kick that Laine semi-blocks.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blazkov instigates a clinch.
Laine is trying to push Blazkov away but Blazkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazkov.
Laine gets through Blazkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blazkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laine's efforts to push away.
Laine tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blazkov tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blazkov's head.
Laine throws a right and a left that Blazkov avoids nicely.
Laine misses with a body shot
enabling Blazkov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blazkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Blazkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blazkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blazkov.
Blazkov motions for Laine to come forward. Blazkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazkov avoids a kick to the body.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blazkov ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Blazkov throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laine throws a series of punches but Blazkov avoids them all with ease.
Blazkov looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blazkov scores with a nice strike.
Laine checks a low kick from Blazkov.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Blazkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Blazkov scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blazkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Blazkov does no damage.
Nice cross by Laine.
Laine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Blazkov connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Blazkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blazkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Blazkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blazkov throws out the jab.
Blazkov misses with a wild body shot.
Laine lands with a nice body punch.
Oulu Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blazkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blazkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blazkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Blazkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blazkov throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Blazkov blocks a head kick by Laine.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Blazkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Blazkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blazkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blazkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov is looking to land body kicks.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blazkov.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blazkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine looks for the body kick but Blazkov saw that one coming.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blazkov.
Laine is looking to slow Blazkov down with leg kicks.
Laine needs to keep his hands up - Blazkov had a free shot at his head there.
Blazkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laine misses with a jab to the body
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blazkov misses with a body shot.
Blazkov throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Laine.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a low kick but Blazkov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Blazkov is out of range.
Blazkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Laine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
Blazkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Blazkov avoids a kick to the body.
Blazkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Blazkov connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine scores with a nice head shot.
Blazkov thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Blazkov counters with a body kick that stops Laine in his tracks momentarily.
Good work by Laine as he checks the leg kick.
Blazkov moves into the clinch.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blazkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Blazkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Laine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blazkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine throws a fast counter high kick but Blazkov manages to duck under it in time.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Laine lands with an uppercut that bounces Blazkov off the cage and back into range.
A head kick by Blazkov misses
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blazkov throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Blazkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Blazkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Blazkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Blazkov tries to avoid it.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Blazkov moves out of range easily.
Laine scores with a punch to the head.
Crunch! Laine slams his shin into Blazkov's torso.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blazkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazkov.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blazkov manages to avoid it.
Blazkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oulu Laine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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