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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eerikki Voipapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco o Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voipapu comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak - Mjød. o Neill has chosen bring out the gimp as his entrance music. 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
11 - 5 - 0 |
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196 cm
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185 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Voipapu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bosco o Neill! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Voipapu throws a push kick but o Neill slaps the foot to one side. o Neill has closed the distance and engaged Voipapu in a clinch.
Voipapu is trying to break free. o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, o Neill throws an elbow but misses. Voipapu is trying to break the clinch but o Neill is controlling him. Voipapu dodges an elbow strike from o Neill.
Voipapu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but o Neill has him pressed against the cage. Voipapu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Voipapu blocks the elbow strike.
Voipapu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
Voipapu avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill. o Neill misses with an elbow over the top. o Neill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. o Neill looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, o Neill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voipapu's brow. Voipapu takes an elbow to the forehead. o Neill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. o Neill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Voipapu blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.
o Neill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Voipapu blocks an elbow strike. Voipapu throws a punch but it's blocked by o Neill. o Neill misses with an elbow over the top. o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
o Neill misses with an elbow strike.
o Neill keeps control of Voipapu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Voipapu is trying to force a seperation but o Neill has the dominant position. o Neill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by o Neill. Voipapu avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
o Neill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voipapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voipapu staggers o Neill with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! o Neill looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Bosco o Neill has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A swing and a miss from Voipapu. o Neill drives through and clinches with Voipapu against the cage.
Voipapu working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. o Neill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voipapu blocks the elbow strike.
o Neill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Voipapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
o Neill moves out of range as Voipapu throws a body kick.
Voipapu misses with a wild combination.
Voipapu cracks o Neill with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! o Neill is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and o Neill is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! o Neill could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eerikki Voipapu! A relieved looking Eerikki Voipapu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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