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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Benandonner (ranked 139 p4p, 326 weight class) and Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). Giant Benandonner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerome Kyrylo's chin.
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Good wrestling
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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Benandonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Kyrylo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrylo throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner throws a hook to the side of Kyrylo's head but Kyrylo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyrylo cracks Benandonner with a good jab.
It looks like Giant Benandonner has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benandonner.
Giant Benandonner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benandonner jabs at Kyrylo's body.
Benandonner staying out of range there.
Kyrylo blocks a jab.
Kyrylo works Benandonner's body with a nice hook.
Kyrylo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benandonner throws a sloppy body shot
and Kyrylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benandonner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benandonner darts in and clinches Kyrylo up against the cage.
I was talking to Benandonner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benandonner effectively controlling the action here.
Kyrylo wants to get back to striking at distance but Benandonner won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyrylo throws a head kick that misses
and Benandonner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Benandonner.
Kyrylo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benandonner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kyrylo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kyrylo.
Nice shot lands for Benandonner.
Benandonner throws a leg kick that misses.
Benandonner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benandonner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kyrylo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benandonner scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyrylo should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jerome Kyrylo has been cut.
Kyrylo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benandonner on the side of the head.
Benandonner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benandonner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kyrylo throws a jab when Benandonner was well out of range.
Kyrylo scores with a decent looking hook.
Kyrylo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kyrylo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benandonner counters with a nice uppercut.
Benandonner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyrylo throws out the jab.
Kyrylo throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyrylo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo cracks Benandonner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Kyrylo misses
letting Benandonner counter with a right hand.
Benandonner misses with a combination
and Benandonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benandonner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyrylo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benandonner throws a sloppy body shot
and Kyrylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benandonner throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Kyrylo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kyrylo checks a leg kick.
Kyrylo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benandonner.
Kyrylo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Benandonner counter with a right hand.
Kyrylo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner throws the kick towards the body but Kyrylo avoids it.
Kyrylo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benandonner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kyrylo misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benandonner's corner calls for a 1-2. Benandonner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benandonner moves into the clinch successfully.
Kyrylo is trying to push Benandonner away but Benandonner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Benandonner on the inside.
Benandonner lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kyrylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benandonner breaks from the clinch.
Kyrylo circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Benandonner backs off Kyrylo throws a huge counter combo but Benandonner manages to avoid it all.
Benandonner tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giant Benandonner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benandonner misses with a body punch
and Benandonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benandonner cracks Kyrylo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kyrylo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benandonner misses with a left hand
and Kyrylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benandonner thuds a left hand into Kyrylo's body.
Benandonner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo is looking for the big counter here.
Benandonner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Kyrylo finds it's target.
Benandonner moves in looking to clinch but Kyrylo pushes him off.
Benandonner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benandonner lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benandonner throws a hook but Kyrylo blocks it.
Benandonner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kyrylo misses with a hook
and Benandonner counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant Benandonner is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benandonner.
Benandonner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benandonner throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Kyrylo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benandonner misses with a wild body shot.
Kyrylo throws out a leg kick but Benandonner moves out of range and Kyrylo only half commits.
Kyrylo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benandonner.
Kyrylo moves out of range of the body kick from Benandonner.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Benandonner scores with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner looks to throw the jab but Kyrylo is out of range.
Kyrylo walks into a jab.
Benandonner throws a body punch but Kyrylo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benandonner wants to clinch.
Kyrylo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kyrylo misses with a hook. Benandonner ducked under it nicely.
Benandonner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyrylo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Benandonner does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benandonner lands a slapping body shot.
Kyrylo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benandonner closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kyrylo counter with a right hand.
Kyrylo tries to work over Benandonner's front leg with a kick but Benandonner checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyrylo misses the target.
Benandonner is looking to counter punch.
Benandonner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benandonner lands with a straight right. Kyrylo didn't see that one coming.
Benandonner scoring well with a low kick there.
Benandonner cracks Kyrylo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyrylo misses the shot to the body.
Kyrylo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Kyrylo scores with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo throws out a loose jab but Benandonner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyrylo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyrylo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrylo loads up on a big right hand but Benandonner slips the punch.
Kyrylo throws a monster overhand right that drops Benandonner! Kyrylo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Kyrylo!
An out of breath Jerome Kyrylo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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