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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 14 p4p, 48 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Laine has chosen Peti - Oulu Shangri-la as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 cm 31 268 24 - 7 - 0 |
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199 cm 36 248 18 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laine feints and then cracks Blazkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazkov down. Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Laine looks to throw the jab but Blazkov is out of range. Blazkov lands with a nice body kick. Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy. Laine tries a quick counter leg kick but Blazkov is wise to it. Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blazkov takes a step back to recover. Blazkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts. Blazkov misses with a left hand and Laine counters with a left and a right that stings Blazkov. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blazkov misses with a right hand and Blazkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Blazkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blazkov works the jab nicely. Blazkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blazkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laine in his tracks. Laine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blazkov can pounce on him.
Blazkov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab. Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy. Laine throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range. Blazkov scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Blazkov connects with a single shot there. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blazkov. Laine shrugs it off though. Blazkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A big left from Blazkov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blazkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Laine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Laine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blazkov looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range. Laine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Blazkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick. Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy. A swing and a miss from Blazkov. It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A combination from Laine does no damage. It appears Blazkov was looking to counter with a kick there. Laine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Laine delivers a nice body kick. Blazkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from Blazkov misses and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blazkov slips under a jab from Laine. Blazkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Laine ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov. Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blazkov. Blazkov connects with the punch. Blazkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laine has time to react. Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blazkov manages to avoid it. Blazkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laine manages to circle out of the way. Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy. Good exchange - Laine coming out on top. Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blazkov on the side of the head.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut. Blazkov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab. Ulysses Blazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blazkov throws a leg kick that misses. Blazkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laine under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blazkov rushes Laine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Blazkov leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Blazkov fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazkov. Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Blazkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it. Blazkov cracks Laine with a nice body shot. Laine has had enough of the clinch but Blazkov keeps him there for the moment. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazkov. Blazkov misses with a hook from the clinch. Laine can't break the clinch.
Blazkov lands a body punch in the clinch. Laine looks winded! Laine blocks the elbow strike.
Blazkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow. Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blazkov scores with a kick to the midsection. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov 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! Laine misses with a wild body shot. Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blazkov tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot. Blazkov slips under a jab. Nice shot by Laine. Blazkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazkov. Blazkov moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Blazkov throws a low kick but Laine avoids it. Blazkov with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Blazkov. Blazkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut. Laine tries to bum rush Blazkov with a series of wild strikes but Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Laine connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blazkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blazkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine. Blazkov feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down. Blazkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blazkov - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blazkov. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blazkov. Blazkov on the wrong end of a nice jab. Blazkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Laine blocks a jab. Blazkov misses with a kick to the body.
Blazkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Laine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blazkov. Blazkov blocks a jab. A little feinted left hand from Blazkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blazkov throws a leg kick but Laine moved away. Blazkov throws a nice inside leg kick. Blazkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Blazkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ulysses Blazkov is winning the standup battle so far. Blazkov takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses. Blazkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The fighters circling - Blazkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Blazkov misses. A head kick by Laine misses and Blazkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Laine throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range. Blazkov throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blazkov throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily. A left and a right from Laine both land. Nice combination. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Blazkov shrugs it off though. Laine misses the jab. Blazkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning. Blazkov scores with a body shot.
Blazkov lands the left hand. Laine misses with a right hand and Blazkov counters with a solid body kick. Blazkov misses with a low kick.
Blazkov throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it. A low kick from Blazkov misses and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laine blocks a head kick by Blazkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blazkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Laine. Blazkov loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch. Laine looks for the body kick but Blazkov saw that one coming. Blazkov swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely. Blazkov thows a left - swing and a miss! Laine throws a series of punches but Blazkov avoids them all with ease. Blazkov avoids the body shot from Laine.
Blazkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Laine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. And that is 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. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Laine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blazkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laine scrambles back to his feet. Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazkov sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blazkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a series of strikes. Blazkov will be more careful next time no doubt. Laine throws a hook but Blazkov blocks it. Blazkov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laine just manages to avoid it. Blazkov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Blazkov misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Laine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Blazkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine throws out a counter right but Blazkov avoids it with no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Blazkov misses. Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine takes one to the chin there. Laine misses with a shot to the body and Blazkov counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laine throws out a loose jab but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it. Blazkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blazkov throws a leg kick and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Blazkov throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blazkov scores with a push kick. A low kick from Blazkov misses and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body. Blazkov throws a lazy body kick and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A solid body kick from Blazkov. Blazkov takes one on the button. Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blazkov. A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laine swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Blazkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blazkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning. Blazkov scores with a push kick. Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blazkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Laine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Blazkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine. Laine throws a hook to the side of Blazkov's head but Blazkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Blazkov moves out of range easily. A little feinted left hand from Blazkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Blazkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazkov.
Blazkov cracks Laine with an open hand slap. Blazkov feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down. Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Blazkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A slapping leg kick lands for Blazkov.
Laine slips a straight right by Blazkov. Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Blazkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Blazkov throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it. Laine lands with a good body shot. Blazkov throws a nice outside leg kick. Blazkov missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Laine throws out a counter right but Blazkov avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blazkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blazkov throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage. Blazkov cracks Laine with a right hand to the side of the head. Laine checks a leg kick. Laine throws out a counter right but Blazkov avoids it with no problem. Jab by Blazkov. Blazkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Blazkov misses the shot to the body. Laine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Blazkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Blazkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blazkov throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Blazkov only half commits. Laine loads up on a big right hand but Blazkov slips the punch. Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov. Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Blazkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blazkov. Laine wants to land a leg kick but Blazkov is out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Blazkov misses the target. Laine misses with a body shot.
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. And Laine responds with a good body kick, but Blazkov manages to step out the way in time. A head kick by Blazkov misses enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab. Blazkov misses with a straight left. Blazkov cracks Laine with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blazkov tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Laine looks to land a right hand but Blazkov moved out of range. Blazkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Blazkov thows a left - swing and a miss! Blazkov scores with a nice body kick.
Blazkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around? Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Blazkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine. Blazkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Laine misses with the combination.
Blazkov misses with the body kick and Laine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Blazkov misses. Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy. Blazkov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab. Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Blazkov moves out of range easily. Blazkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with Blazkov's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Blazkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely. Blazkov misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming. Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here. Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Blazkov misses with a kick to the body and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blazkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Blazkov throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blazkov. Blazkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Blazkov throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range. Blazkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Blazkov is looking to counter punch. Blazkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blazkov walks into a stiff left hand from Laine. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blazkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Blazkov thows a leg kick but Laine checks it and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blazkov misses with a body kick. Blazkov missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Laine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blazkov with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Blazkov. Beautiful body shot. Blazkov looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away. Nice body punch from Laine. Laine dips to his left and cracks Blazkov with an uppercut! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blazkov. That one must have hurt. Laine drops his hands momentarily and Blazkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Blazkov slips a jab from Laine. Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine. Blazkov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Blazkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Oulu Laine will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Blazkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blazkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Some bone on bone action there as Laine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Blazkov blocks a jab. Blazkov feinted there with a counter leg kick. Laine misses the shot to the body. A nice inside leg kick there by Blazkov. That's going to slow Laine down. Blazkov blocks a jab. Blazkov scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An inside leg kick lands from Blazkov. A looping hook to the body misses from Blazkov. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet. Laine misses with a right hand letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blazkov misses with a hook to the body
and Laine counters with a leg kick. The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Blazkov lands a nice looking body kick. Blazkov scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Blazkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Blazkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Blazkov lands with a nice body punch. Laine walks into a stiff left hand from Blazkov. Blazkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target. Oulu Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazkov circles away quickly and effectively. Blazkov throws a head kick that misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blazkov throws a nice inside leg kick. Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big right from Blazkov misses. It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Laine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A big right from Blazkov misses. Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazkov loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch. Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Blazkov lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blazkov throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely. Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blazkov. Blazkov throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body. Blazkov is looking to land body kicks. Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Blazkov.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blazkov. Laine throws a sloppy head kick enabling Blazkov to counter with a crisp jab. Laine moves away from the strike by Blazkov. Blazkov throws a hook but Laine blocks it. Laine lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blazkov misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov. The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Blazkov misses with a kick to the body and Laine counters with a stiff right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blazkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away. A nice leg kick from Blazkov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine. Laine lands a jab to the head.
Blazkov tries to land a leg kick but Laine saw it coming and moves away.
Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here. Blazkov connects with a looping right hand.
Ulysses Blazkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Blazkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
And that's the end of the fight! Ulysses Blazkov showed his dominance in that final round. Well Blazkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Blazkov! Ulysses Blazkov retains his heavyweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Ulysses Blazkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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