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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Burnquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnquist kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Kuminauha has chosen Celine Dion - Just Walk Away as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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198 cm
28
240 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Burnquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnquist tries a head kick but it misses.
Burnquist misses with a head kick.
That kick from Burnquist tenderised Kuminauha's leg. Kuminauha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burnquist wants to slow Kuminauha down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuminauha is defended easily by Burnquist.
Burnquist misses with a head kick.
Kuminauha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuminauha fails to land the takedown.
Bob Burnquist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubert Kuminauha.
Kuminauha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burnquist pinned against the cage. Burnquist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuminauha shoots in looking for a takedown. Burnquist tries to sprawl out of it but Kuminauha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burnquist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burnquist cracks the inside of Kuminauha's front leg.
Kuminauha looks gassed!
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown but Burnquist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuminauha tries to keep at a distance but Burnquist has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burnquist stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnquist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Rubert Kuminauha has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burnquist takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burnquist landing knees to the head.
Burnquist connects with a knee to the head.
Burnquist has Kuminauha tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Kuminauha to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bob Burnquist!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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