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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luisao Linhaeres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes into the arena with Slayer - Angel of Death blaring out of the sound system. 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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300 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luisao Linhaeres!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhaeres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzi.
Uzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhaeres throws an off balance right hand
and Uzi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Linhaeres misses with a double jab
and Uzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Uzi.
Linhaeres throws a shot from downtown. Uzi moves away and avoids it.
Linhaeres uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhaeres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uzi misses the jab.
Linhaeres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzi swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhaeres thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Uzi.
Jab from Linhaeres.
Uzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhaeres.
Uzi lands with a good body shot.
Kurt Uzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linhaeres's hands.
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!
Nice defenses there by Linhaeres.
Linhaeres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uzi finds it's way round the side to connect with Linhaeres's head.
Linhaeres swings widly with a right hand
and Uzi counters with a series of strikes that sends Linhaeres to the canvas! Uzi follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Uzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linhaeres is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi trying to control but Linhaeres is working from the bottom.
Uzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uzi trying to control but Linhaeres is working from the bottom.
Uzi won't allow Linhaeres to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres is trying to keep Uzi in close.
Linhaeres trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Kurt Uzi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Linhaeres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzi moves away.
Linhaeres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uzi is fending him off so far but Linhaeres persists. Nope, Uzi circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Linhaeres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurt Uzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luisao Linhaeres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linhaeres circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzi misses with an uppercut. Linhaeres saw that one coming.
Linhaeres misses the jab.
Uzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhaeres manages to avoid it.
Linhaeres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzi thuds a left hand into Linhaeres's body.
Linhaeres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Uzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linhaeres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Linhaeres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Uzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Linhaeres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kurt Uzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linhaeres can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhaeres misses with a hook.
Linhaeres avoids the body shot from Uzi.
Uzi stuffs the takedown.
A big right from Uzi misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Linhaeres.
Uzi misses with a hook
and Linhaeres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Uzi won't be happy with that.
Linhaeres is breathing heavily.
Uzi struggling a bit here.
Uzi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi struggling a bit here.
Linhaeres cracks Uzi with a big elbow.
Uzi is not content to let Linhaeres control the position.
Linhaeres misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Linhaeres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uzi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linhaeres's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhaeres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linhaeres moves nicely into side control.
Uzi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Uzi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Linhaeres's guard! Nice work there by Uzi!
Uzi throws a strike but Linhaeres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Linhaeres advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uzi is looking to control Linhaeres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uzi avoid being mounted?
Uzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Linhaeres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linhaeres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luisao Linhaeres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhaeres landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhaeres stops Uzi from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luisao Linhaeres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzi throws a one two combo.
Uzi misses with a looping left.
Linhaeres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Linhaeres.
Uzi waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Linhaeres. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Linhaeres to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Luisao Linhaeres has been cut.
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!
Linhaeres looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Linhaeres keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi working some strikes from top position.
Uzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Linhaeres is trying to keep Uzi in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Linhaeres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi stands up and waves to Linhaeres to follow him.
Linhaeres cracks a nice hook into Uzi's ribs.
Uzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhaeres manages to avoid it.
Uzi tests Linhaeres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhaeres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linhaeres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi slips a jab from Linhaeres.
Linhaeres throws a shot to the body.
Linhaeres shoots in and drives through. Uzi sprawls well.
A big right from Linhaeres misses.
Linhaeres scores with a one two! Uzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kurt Uzi's cut is getting worse.
Linhaeres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhaeres throws an overhand right that lands on Uzi's shoulder, as Uzi tries to avoid the shot.
Uzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Linhaeres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzi.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhaeres.
Uzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uzi misses with a hook
and Linhaeres counters with a series of strikes. Uzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kurt Uzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kurt Uzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Uzi does no damage.
Linhaeres looks to land a right hand but Uzi moved out of range.
Luisao Linhaeres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linhaeres scores with a decent looking hook.
Jeez, Kurt Uzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhaeres misses with a hook
and Uzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uzi fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Uzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uzi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kurt Uzi!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kurt Uzi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kurt Uzi!
Kurt Uzi wins by unanimous decision!
Kurt Uzi took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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