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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Howard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Outlaw Torn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eino Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Howard catches Kivi right on the button with a cross.
Kivi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kivi digs a good hook to Howard's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kivi is defended easily by Howard.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Howard tried to score with a low kick but Kivi checks it.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Howard.
It looks like Eino Kivi has been cut.
Howard cracks Kivi with an open hand slap.
Howard scoring well with a low kick there.
Howard throws the left hand but Kivi avoids the punch easily.
Howard feints and then cracks Kivi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kivi down.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Kivi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kivi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Howard defends it nicely.
Howard misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard scores with a decent looking hook.
Kivi misses with a wild combination.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard looks to land a combination but Kivi avoids it well.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
Kivi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howard jabs Kivi right on the nose. Kivi blinks but takes it well.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jake Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kivi slips a straight right by Howard.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard lands a glancing blow to the side of Kivi's head.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.
Kivi throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.
Nice defenses there by Kivi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Howard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Howard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard throws a jab when Kivi was well out of range.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Kivi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kivi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Howard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivi.
Howard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws a chopping leg kick but Kivi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a glancing blow to the side of Kivi's head.
That has opened up Eino Kivi's cut even more.
Kivi gets a takedown into half guard.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Kivi in his half guard.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kivi stalling away here and it's allowed Howard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Howard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi postures up.
Howard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Howard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Howard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eino Kivi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kivi throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howard misses with a body kick.
Howard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Howard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and Kivi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howard lands a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howard.
A head kick misses from Howard.
Howard lands a nice hook to Kivi's body. Kivi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Kivi slips the punch.
Howard scoring well with a low kick there.
Jake Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kivi is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Howard.
Kivi is rocked!
The cut above Eino Kivi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Howard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howard scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kivi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howard lunges at Kivi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kivi's hand.
Howard scores with a decent looking hook.
Kivi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kivi is still on wobbly legs! Can Howard finish him?
Howard scores with a decent looking hook.
Eino Kivi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kivi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Howard misses.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kivi seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Howard.
Howard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eino Kivi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Howard!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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