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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Zend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zend has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Man Zend has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ilmari Laine's chin.
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300 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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205 cm
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265 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Zend!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zend scores with a jab to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Zend blocks it.
Laine rushes Zend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laine has Zend pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zend manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zend obliges.
Laine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laine is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with the head strike.
Zend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zend lands an elbow that stopped Laine in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ilmari Laine has been cut.
Laine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zend wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Zend.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zend tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Zend.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine tries to keep at a distance but Zend has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zend blocking some punches.
Zend blocks an uppercut.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zend avoids the elbow strike from Laine, against the cage.
Zend comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zend throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands an elbow that stopped Laine in his tracks for a moment.
Ilmari Laine's cut is getting worse.
Zend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zend is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laine is defending well for now.
Zend can't break the clinch.
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!
Zend lands an elbow inside.
Zend tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine misses with a jab to the body
and Zend counters with a right hand to the body.
Zend connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zend throws a head kick that misses.
Zend avoids the body shot from Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Zend is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Zend digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Zend connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zend lands a big right hook! Laine looks hurt but is still standing! Zend lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Laine falls down and Zend dives in with a huge hammer fist! Laine's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Zend runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Man Zend!
Man Zend really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bushido Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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FIGHT
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