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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devotion. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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287 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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209 cm
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300 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Laine trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Laine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Royce Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Laine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laine has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Laine uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laine stands up and beckons Gracie to join him on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royce Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laine has Gracie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Laine pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gracie tumbling to the mat - Laine dives into Gracie's guard.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Laine stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Royce Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ilmari Laine!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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