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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Herculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Indiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 cm
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
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230 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laz Herculus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Indiana! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Indiana missing with a left hand there. Herculus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Herculus. Herculus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Indiana to counter with a crisp jab. Herculus misses with a hook. Indiana ducked under it nicely. A decent looking cross lands there for Herculus. Indiana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Herculus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Herculus lands a really nice looking cross but Indiana seems unphased.
Indiana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herculus swats him away and circles back towards the center. Indiana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Herculus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Indiana. Indiana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Herculus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice combination there by Herculus.
Herculus misses with a lunging right hand
and Indiana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Herculus scores with a shot to the body.
Herculus cracks Indiana with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round. Indiana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herculus. Herculus looks to land a left hand but Indiana moved out of range nicely. No joy there for Herculus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Herculus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Indiana misses with an uppercut. Indiana slips under a jab. Indiana misses with a two punch combination.
Indiana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herculus. Herculus tests Indiana's chin there with a solid looking shot. Laz Herculus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Indiana moves in looking to clinch but Herculus pushes him off. Indiana misses with a combination
and Herculus counters with a lovely straight right hand! Herculus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Indiana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Indiana misses with a left hand letting Herculus counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Herculus misses with a double jab
and Indiana counters with a two punch combo. Herculus scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Herculus throws a poor cross that misses
and Indiana counters with a nice body shot. Herculus connects with a crisp jab. Herculus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Indiana's head. Herculus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Indiana. Herculus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Herculus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Herculus thuds a left hand into Indiana's body. Herculus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Indiana throws out the jab. Herculus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Indiana ducks under a wild hook from Herculus. Herculus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Indiana looks gassed! Herculus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Indiana. Indiana ducks under a wild hook from Herculus. Nice uppercut there from Herculus.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Herculus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Indiana throws the left hand but Herculus avoids the punch easily. Good shot there by Herculus. Herculus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Indiana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. The fighters circle momentarily. Herculus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Indiana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Herculus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Herculus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Indiana's hands. Herculus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Indiana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Indiana throws a lazy uppercut
and Herculus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Indiana ducks under a wild hook from Herculus. Herculus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Herculus throws a right and a left that Indiana avoids nicely. Herculus jabbing away but nothing is landing. Indiana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Herculus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Herculus. Indiana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Herculus moves out of range as Indiana strikes. Herculus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Indiana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herculus manages to avoid it. Indiana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herculus. Herculus throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Indiana walks into a left hand. Decent striking displayed by Herculus there. Herculus misses with a hook. Herculus ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Indiana walks into a stiff left hand from Herculus. Herculus cracks Indiana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Herculus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Indiana doesn't seem bothered though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laz Herculus dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice combination there by Herculus.
Herculus thuds his right hand into Indiana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Herculus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Indiana can do to turn this around? Indiana misses with a combination
and Herculus counters with a lovely shot to the body. Indiana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Indiana gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Herculus gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laz Herculus!
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