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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 939 p4p, 1457 weight class) and Aapo Jukola (ranked 126 p4p, 192 weight class). Hilly's entrance music is Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm 34 210 21 - 14 - 0 |
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200 cm 33 218 23 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aapo Jukola! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Hilly. Jukola digs a good body shot into Hilly's ribs. Hilly looks to land a right hand but Jukola moved out of range. Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jukola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jukola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Hilly looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely. Hilly connects with a single shot there. Jukola moves out of range of the strikes. Jukola throws a hook to the side of Hilly's head but Hilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jukola fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Hilly misses. Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss! Jukola throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hilly misses with a wild body shot. Jukola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Hilly walks into a straight right hand from Jukola. Hilly throws a jab when Jukola was well out of range. Jukola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukola. Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range. Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly. Jukola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jukola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Jukola's shoulder, as Jukola tries to avoid the shot. Jukola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot. Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Jukola counters with a low kick, right behind Hilly 's knee. Jukola misses with a few strikes there.
Hilly is looking to counter the offense by Jukola and move into the clinch. Jukola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly. Jukola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hilly throws a combination that misses and Jukola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jukola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukola counters with a left and a right that stings Hilly. Hilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A swing and a miss from Hilly. Good standup being displayed there by Jukola as he connects with a hook. Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hilly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jukola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jukola.
Jukola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hilly at a distance.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jukola's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Hilly moves out of range of the body kick from Jukola.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jukola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jukola throws a combination. Hilly tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Hilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jukola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jukola misses the shot to the body. Jukola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hilly misses with a body shot.
Jukola dips to his left and cracks Hilly with an uppercut! Hilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been informed that Jukola has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Hilly throws a jab when Jukola was well out of range. A decent looking body kick lands there for Jukola. A cross from Jukola lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jukola slips under a jab. Jukola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Hilly. Jukola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hilly checks it well. Hilly misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jukola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hilly moves forwards but Jukola connects with a nice, crisp jab. Hilly ducks right into an uppercut from Jukola. Jukola blocks a jab. Jukola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hilly misses with a looping right. Jukola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jukola scrambles back to his feet. Jukola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly. Jukola avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice defenses there by Jukola. A decent looking cross lands there for Jukola. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hilly misses with a body shot.
Jukola lands with a slapping head kick. A jab lands there for Jukola. Hilly misses with a right hand and Jukola counters with a body kick that stops Hilly in his tracks momentarily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Jukola dominated that round. 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. Hilly misses with an uppercut. Hilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jukola slips a jab from Hilly. Jukola throws a combination that misses and Hilly counters by moving into the clinch. Hilly lands a body punch in the clinch. Jukola has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jukola throws a big shot that misses. Jukola scores with a jab to the body. Jukola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Jukola swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jukola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilly. Hilly moves out of range of the strikes. Jukola misses with a body shot.
Aapo Jukola seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hilly throws a hook to the side of Jukola's head but Jukola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jukola loads up on a big right hand but Hilly slips the punch. Hilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jukola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hilly looks to land a combination but Jukola avoids it well. Jukola throws a hook but Hilly avoids it easily. Hilly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jukola. That one must have hurt. Jukola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hilly misses the body punch and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hilly lands a right hook to the body.
Jukola looks to land a body kick but Hilly moved away. Jukola takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jukola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Hilly throws a hook to the side of Jukola's head but Jukola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jukola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aapo Jukola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jukola throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jukola ducks right into an uppercut from Hilly. This has been an exciting period of action! Hilly throws out a leg kick but Jukola moves out of range and Hilly only half commits. The crowd cheers as Hilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jukola doesn't seem phased though. Hilly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hilly missing with a left hand there. Jukola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jukola throws out a counter right but Hilly avoids it with no problem. Hilly throws an off balance right hand
letting Jukola counter with a right hand. Jukola scores with a kick to the body.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Jukola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jukola is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Jukola scores with a nice strike. Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it. Hilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jukola manages to circle out of the way. Jukola cracks Hilly with an open hand slap. Hilly lands a big right hand that sends Jukola crashing to the mat! Hilly stays standing though and waves Jukola back to his feet!
Jukola is rocked! Hilly dodges the punch combination from Jukola.
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilly finish him? Jukola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly. Jukola seems to have recovered his senses. Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A nice side step and Jukola releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Hilly connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Jukola covering up! Hilly comes in with a big uppercut and Jukola goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Hilly! Our winner, Bill Hilly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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