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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhard Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhard Galt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhard Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva connects with a body shot that sends Galt's belly button to the back.
Galt scores with a jab. Kanerva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Galt moves into range and clinches up with Kanerva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galt.
Galt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanerva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Galt is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanerva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanerva stalls.
Kanerva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galt slips a straight right by Kanerva.
Kanerva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanerva clinches.
Kanerva blocks a body shot from Galt.
Galt tries a body shot but Kanerva blocks it.
Kanerva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Galt misses with some punches.
Galt lands a shoulder strike.
Galt prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galt or not.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanerva struggles to land a body shot inside as Galt controls his hands.
Kanerva manages to break the clinch.
Kanerva moves into the clinch.
Galt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanerva is defending well for now.
Galt misses with a knee strike.
Kanerva manages to break the clinch.
Kanerva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kanerva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva lands a jab to Galt's midsection.
Galt misses with a shot to the body
and Kanerva counters with a straight right hand.
Galt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanerva misses with the combination.
Kanerva thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanerva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Galt on the side of the head.
Kanerva tries to keep at a distance but Galt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kanerva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanerva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanerva breaks from the clinch.
Kanerva lands a body shot.
Kanerva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kanerva rushes Galt and presses him up against the cage.
Kanerva is trying to force a seperation but Galt has the dominant position.
Galt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanerva scores with a hook to the body.
Kanerva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galt.
Kanerva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kanerva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kanerva.
Kanerva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanerva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva rushes Galt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galt lands an elbow just above Kanerva 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanerva.
Kanerva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanerva can't find room to land a body shot as Galt controls the action.
Kanerva digs a right hand underneath Galt's ribcage. Galt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Galt letting Kanerva take a breather here.
Kanerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanerva throws a sloppy head kick and Galt moves out of range easily.
A jab from Kanerva finds it's way through Galt's defenses.
Kanerva scores with a jab to the body.
Kanerva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Galt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanerva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galt blocks a body shot from Kanerva.
Nice body punch from Kanerva - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Kanerva.
A right handed body shot lands from Kanerva.
Galt blocks a body shot from Kanerva.
Kanerva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanerva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Galt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanerva.
Kanerva pushes Galt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Kanerva as the two fighters clinch.
Kanerva works on Galt's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanerva struggles to land a body shot inside as Galt controls his hands.
Galt prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
Galt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanerva scores with a hook to the body.
Galt misses with the head strike.
Kanerva breaks the clinch.
Kanerva lands a slapping body shot.
Kanerva lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Kanerva.
Kanerva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kanerva cracks Galt with a good jab.
Galt is rocked!
Kanerva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Galt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanerva pounces like a tiger and cracks Galt with a vicious hook! Galt is down but not out! Kanerva follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ilkka Kanerva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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