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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llaripukinen comes into the arena with Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road blaring out of the sound system. Guntur Llaripukinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm
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260 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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212 cm
24
270 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guntur Llaripukinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naksuttava Puimakone! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Puimakone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Naksuttava Puimakone has been cut. Puimakone wants to clinch. A big left from Llaripukinen misses. Naksuttava Puimakone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Puimakone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Good standup being displayed there by Puimakone as he connects with a hook. The fight stays on the outside here - Llaripukinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Puimakone wants to clinch up but Llaripukinen keeps it at a distance. Llaripukinen takes a swing at Puimakone's ribcage but misses. Puimakone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Llaripukinen tries to keep at a distance but Puimakone has taken the fight into the clinch. Puimakone taking a breather. Llaripukinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Llaripukinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Puimakone off the cage and back into range. Puimakone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Llaripukinen.
Puimakone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Llaripukinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Llaripukinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Llaripukinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Llaripukinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puimakone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Puimakone tries to clinch but Llaripukinen moves out of range. Puimakone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Llaripukinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puimakone. Llaripukinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Puimakone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Puimakone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puimakone throws a jab but it's blocked by Llaripukinen. Puimakone clinches with his opponent.
Puimakone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Llaripukinen jumps guard but Puimakone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Llaripukinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puimakone backwards. Puimakone trying to control the position but instead, Llaripukinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puimakone into the cage. Puimakone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llaripukinen backwards. Puimakone is looking to control Llaripukinen's arms but Llaripukinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puimakone has his back to the cage. Puimakone blocks a body shot from Llaripukinen. Llaripukinen working aggressively here.
Puimakone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Llaripukinen is keeping busy. Llaripukinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Llaripukinen gets through Puimakone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Puimakone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Llaripukinen blocks it with crossed arms. Puimakone keeps control of Llaripukinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A right hook to the body lands for Llaripukinen.
This has been an exciting period of action! Llaripukinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Llaripukinen pulls guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Llaripukinen wants to sweep but no luck. Llaripukinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Puimakone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Llaripukinen's guard. Puimakone gets to his feet - Llaripukinen follows without any prompting. Llaripukinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Llaripukinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Puimakone is just out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Puimakone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guntur Llaripukinen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Naksuttava Puimakone's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puimakone throws a right hand that Llaripukinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Llaripukinen also avoids with ease. Puimakone misses with a combination
and Llaripukinen counters with a nice uppercut. Puimakone drives through and clinches with Llaripukinen against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Llaripukinen fails to land. Puimakone can't find room to land a body shot as Llaripukinen controls the action.
Llaripukinen drops Puimakone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Puimakone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Puimakone is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Llaripukinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puimakone is still on wobbly legs! Can Llaripukinen finish him? Llaripukinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Puimakone to his knees! Llaripukinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guntur Llaripukinen! Guntur Llaripukinen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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