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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ernesto Cro Cop (ranked 4349 p4p, 5153 weight class) and Urjo Sokk (ranked 203 p4p, 154 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Brawler
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urjo Sokk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokk stuns Cro Cop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cro Cop moves out of range of the body kick.
Cro Cop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sokk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cro Cop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cro Cop misses with a head kick.
Sokk wants to counter with a clinch but Cro Cop pushes him away.
Cro Cop throws a body shot but no joy.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokk tries to clinch up.
Cro Cop throws a right hand that misses
and Sokk counters with a straight right hand.
Cro Cop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop throwing a counter right hand but Sokk manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cro Cop avoids the head kick by Sokk.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cro Cop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Cop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sokk throws a sloppy head kick and Cro Cop moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Sokk.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokk blocks the leg kick.
Ernesto Cro Cop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Cop appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cro Cop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Cop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokk to score with a decent uppercut.
Sokk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cro Cop misses the target.
Cro Cop throws a lazy body kick
and Sokk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokk tries to clinch there but Cro Cop circles away.
Cro Cop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cro Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Sokk does no damage.
Cro Cop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cro Cop misses with a wild body shot.
Cro Cop swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cro Cop misses with a straight right.
Cro Cop blocks the body kick.
Sokk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cro Cop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sokk throws a body kick that misses.
Sokk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cro Cop tried to score with a low kick but Sokk checks it.
Cro Cop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cro Cop throws a leg kick but Sokk checks it.
Despite the aggression on Sokk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sokk avoids the head kick by Cro Cop.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Urjo Sokk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop throws a big counter combination but Sokk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cro Cop misses the target.
Cro Cop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sokk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cro Cop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk fails to land with a series of punches.
Cro Cop is looking to counter punch.
Sokk tries to clinch but Cro Cop is having none of it.
Cro Cop wants to land a leg kick but Sokk is out of range.
Sokk misses with a few strikes there.
Sokk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cro Cop throws a leg kick
and Sokk counters with a nice uppercut.
Cro Cop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop looks for the body kick but Sokk saw that one coming.
Cro Cop tries to bum rush Sokk with a series of wild strikes but Sokk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cro Cop moves out of range of the body kick from Sokk.
Sokk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop tries a head kick but it misses.
Cro Cop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sokk throws a sloppy head kick
and Cro Cop counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Sokk to the mat! Cro Cop runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Sokk is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Sokk is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokk. Cro Cop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokk is still on wobbly legs! Can Cro Cop finish him?
Sokk moves out of range of the leg kick from Cro Cop.
Sokk seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokk tries to clinch but Cro Cop is having none of it.
Sokk wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cro Cop looks to land a left hand but Sokk moved out of range nicely.
Sokk is looking to score with low kicks.
Cro Cop slips a jab and a cross from Sokk.
Sokk motions for Cro Cop to come forward. Sokk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cro Cop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sokk counters with a two punch combo.
Sokk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sokk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokk wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
Sokk is looking to clinch but Cro Cop is avoiding it.
Cro Cop lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Cro Cop will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the 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. This is the final round!
Cro Cop throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sokk to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Cro Cop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sokk blocks a head kick by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Cop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokk moves away.
Sokk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cro Cop misses with a head kick.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokk looks to clinch
and Cro Cop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cro Cop throws a nice looking combination but Sokk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Cro Cop backs off Sokk throws a huge counter combo but Cro Cop manages to avoid it all.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cro Cop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ernesto Cro Cop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cro Cop throws a head kick but Sokk moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sokk avoids the head kick by Cro Cop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokk misses with a body shot.
Sokk wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
Sokk moves away from the strike by Cro Cop.
Sokk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cro Cop throws a head kick but Sokk moves out of range.
Sokk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sokk scores with a three punch combo!
Sokk looks to land a body kick but Cro Cop moved away.
Cro Cop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cro Cop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokk lands a nice shot that snaps Cro Cop's head back.
Urjo Sokk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cro Cop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sokk wants to counter with a clinch but Cro Cop pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Sokk.
Sokk wants to land a leg kick but Cro Cop is out of range.
Sokk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokk wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
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!
Sokk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokk lands a jab-cross combination.
Sokk scores with a shot to the body.
Sokk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sokk duly obliges.
Sokk is looking to clinch but Cro Cop is avoiding it.
Cro Cop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sokk tries to land a front kick but Cro Cop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ernesto Cro Cop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urjo Sokk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sokk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urjo Sokk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sokk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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
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