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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 525 p4p, 608 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 35 p4p, 43 weight class). Oliva comes into the arena with Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva thuds a left hand into Railio's body.
Oliva connects with a single shot there.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Oliva clinches with his opponent.
Oliva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliva in particular looking to stall.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Railio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliva scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Railio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Railio dodges it nicely.
Railio keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Railio dodges it nicely.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Railio dodges it nicely.
Oliva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oliva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Railio defending well though.
Oliva stalling away here and it's allowed Railio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oliva throwing strikes but missing.
Oliva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio tries to roll over but Oliva keeps him under control.
Oliva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Railio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliva working Railio over with strikes.
Oliva looks to land a strike but Railio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Oliva wants to control from the top but Railio keeps moving.
Oliva throwing strikes but missing.
Oliva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Railio is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Railio controlling the position.
Railio keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oliva is looking to work some ground and pound but Railio has wrist control.
Oliva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Railio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliva trying to move into half guard but instead Railio has managed to sweep!
Oliva wants to hit a sweep here but Railio passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oliva there!
Oliva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Railio controlling from mount.
Oliva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Railio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Railio missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Railio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliva. Oliva obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Railio can do to turn this around?
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Railio's front leg but catches the back leg as Railio tries to avoid it.
Oliva lands with a good body shot.
Railio moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliva.
A swing and a miss from Oliva.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Railio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Railio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Railio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Railio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Railio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliva showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Railio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Railio is trying to control but can't.
Oliva throwing shots but Railio is blocking nicely.
Oliva is keen to just control but Railio is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oliva lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliva controlling the action here.
Oliva wants to take a breather but Railio is having none of it.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Railio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oliva is trying to control the action in half guard but Railio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliva throwing shots but Railio is blocking nicely.
Oliva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliva connects with a nice short shot to Railio's temple.
Oliva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Railio's head.
Oliva lands strikes from half guard.
Oliva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Railio is refusing to be controlled, as Oliva sits in half guard.
Biscuit Oliva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Railio defending well though.
Oliva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is working hard here to advance position.
Oliva throwing shots but Railio is blocking nicely.
Railio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliva.
Oliva tries to pass to full mount but Railio defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Railio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliva thuds his right hand into Railio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Railio under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Railio.
Oliva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliva moves to clinch but Railio breaks away
and Railio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oliva misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Railio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Railio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliva.
Railio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Railio misses with a left hand
and Oliva counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliva to score with a decent uppercut.
Railio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliva. Oliva obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Railio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Railio.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Railio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliva lands a really nice looking cross but Railio seems unphased.
Nice cross by Oliva.
Oliva lands with a straight right. Railio didn't see that one coming.
Railio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Railio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Railio misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Railio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oliva, as that shot connected.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
Oliva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oliva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick
and Railio counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Oliva with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Railio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Railio slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a leg kick
and Railio counters with a straight right hand.
Railio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliva.
Oliva jabs Railio right on the nose. Railio blinks but takes it well.
Antti Railio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliva moves into the clinch.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliva tries to work over Railio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliva presses Railio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Railio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lands a hook that snaps the head of Railio backwards.
Oliva cracks Railio with a nice body shot.
Oliva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Oliva.
Oliva works on Railio's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliva lands a body punch.
Oliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliva digs a right hand into Railio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Railio's gas tank.
Oliva lands a hook that snaps the head of Railio backwards.
Oliva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oliva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
Our winner, Biscuit Oliva, 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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