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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Laine (ranked 4235 p4p, 4664 weight class) and Pablo Poblano (ranked 0 p4p, 442 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 cm 24 290 0 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm 18 265 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Solid boxing Big heart |
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Decent wrestler Basic striking Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olavi Laine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Poblano! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Poblano closes the distance and clinches. Laine throws a head punch that misses. Poblano blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poblano. Laine throws a head punch that misses. Poblano misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine. Poblano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Poblano tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A right hook to the body lands for Poblano.
Laine lands with a short shot to the head. Poblano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano misses with a punch to the body.
Poblano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laine up against the cage. Poblano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Laine blocks an uppercut.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laine prevents a body shot from Poblano. Poblano tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine working aggressively here.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine. Poblano taking a breather. Poblano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A head punch on the inside from Poblano fails to land. Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Poblano. Poblano is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Laine lands a nice shot to the body. Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Poblano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Poblano fails to land. Laine misses with a hook from the clinch. Laine lands a right hand. Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poblano pressing his opponent against the cage. Poblano presses Laine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Laine is breathing heavily. Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Laine prevents a body shot from Poblano. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Poblano uses good head movement to avoid it. Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut. Laine misses with a short punch on the inside. Poblano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Poblano tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A shot in the inside from Poblano. Poblano working some nice short punches in the clinch. Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine. Poblano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poblano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine. Poblano misses with a body punch.
Laine misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land. Laine misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Poblano fails to land. Laine misses with the head strike.
Poblano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Laine scores with a shoulder strike. Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano lands a nice shot to the body. Poblano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Poblano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside. Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Poblano lands with a light punch inside. Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Poblano uses good head movement to avoid it. Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land. Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Poblano tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Poblano back against the cage. Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Poblano leaning against his opponent.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it. Poblano throws a head punch that misses. Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laine up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Poblano will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Laine scores with a nice head shot. Poblano throws a right hand that misses
letting Laine counter with a right hand. Jab from Laine. Poblano misses with a left hand and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand! Laine gets tackled into the cage by Poblano. Poblano maintains the clinch. Laine misses with a hook from the clinch. Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
A short uppercut from Laine. Poblano blocks an uppercut.
Laine lands a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Poblano controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poblano. Laine throws a head punch that misses. Poblano has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano. Poblano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Laine lands a hook to the side of the head. Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike. Poblano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Laine misses with the head strike.
Poblano throws a head punch that misses. Poblano scores with a hook to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Poblano tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poblano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poblano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Poblano is working Laine over against the cage. Poblano working some nice short punches in the clinch. Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
A shot in the inside from Poblano. Poblano scores with a shoulder strike. A short body shot lands from Poblano as the two fighters clinch.
Poblano stalling against the cage.
Laine blocks a body shot from Poblano. A left hand lands to the body for Poblano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poblano. Poblano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A hook to the body from Poblano.
Poblano has Laine pushed against the cage. Poblano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow. Poblano lands a body shot. Poblano scores with a hook to the body. A shot in the inside from Poblano.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Poblano. Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Poblano.
Pablo Poblano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine takes a shot to the head. Poblano lands a body punch in the clinch. Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano lands with a short shot to the head. Laine misses with some punches.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Poblano. A nice right hand lands inside from Poblano. Poblano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Poblano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow. Laine working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poblano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laine throws a head punch that misses. Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poblano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poblano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laine. A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano. Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch. Poblano blocking some punches.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch. Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike. Poblano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Poblano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poblano throws out the jab. Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Poblano takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses. Laine throwing a counter right hand but Poblano manages to avoid it. Poblano looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target. Poblano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine. Laine throwing a counter right hand but Poblano manages to avoid it. Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poblano. Poblano has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away. Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poblano.
A punch combination from Poblano misses. Poblano throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Laine drops his hands momentarily and Poblano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Poblano gets in close and instigates a clinch. Poblano misses with a hook from the clinch. Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano. Poblano tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Poblano pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laine takes a shot to the head. Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine. Poblano blocks an uppercut.
Laine working aggressively here.
Poblano effectively controlling the action here. Poblano lands a body shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Poblano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Poblano uses good head movement to avoid it. Poblano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano. Poblano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano lands with a light punch inside. Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Poblano lands a body punch in the clinch. Olavi Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poblano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Poblano on the inside. Poblano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Poblano works on Laine's body with a couple of short punches. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poblano. Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Poblano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Poblano lands a nice shot to the body. Poblano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not. Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards. A short right from Poblano. Poblano misses with a hook from the clinch. Poblano digs a right hand underneath Laine's ribcage. Laine let out a lung full of air as it connected. Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Poblano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Poblano.
Poblano scores with a hook to the body. Poblano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poblano scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano scores with a nice hook to the head. Laine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Poblano is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano works on Laine's body with a couple of short punches. Poblano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside. Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside. Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poblano scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head. Laine blocks a body shot from Poblano. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poblano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Still in the clinch, Poblano scores with a nice short uppercut. Poblano lands with a short shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Poblano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards. Poblano is working Laine over against the cage. Poblano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poblano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano. Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Poblano.
Poblano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A shot in the inside from Laine. Laine misses with the head strike.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike. Poblano misses with a short punch on the inside. Laine misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land. Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Poblano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Pablo Poblano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Poblano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Pablo Poblano! Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Pablo Poblano! Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Pablo Poblano!
Pablo Poblano wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
70% |
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