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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Ojankaivaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eric Boon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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201 cm
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sami Ojankaivaja!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojankaivaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boon tries to avoid it but Ojankaivaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boon to the ground. Boon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ojankaivaja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boon blocks a jab.
Boon lands a head kick. Ojankaivaja smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ojankaivaja is rocked!
Ojankaivaja throws a big shot that misses.
Boon drops Ojankaivaja with a big left hand and mounts him. Ojankaivaja is in big trouble!
Ojankaivaja is still in real trouble! Can Boon finish him?
Boon blocks Ojankaivaja's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boon looking for a guillotine from mount but Ojankaivaja is having none of it.
Boon stands up from mount. Strange move.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boon drops Ojankaivaja with a nice combination! Boon dives into Ojankaivaja's guard, looking to finish!
Ojankaivaja looking for a sweep. Not yet Ojankaivaja, not yet.
Ojankaivaja seems to have recovered his senses.
Boon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ojankaivaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ojankaivaja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boon looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojankaivaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ojankaivaja is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ojankaivaja's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ojankaivaja throws an overhand right that lands on Boon's shoulder, as Boon tries to avoid the shot.
Eric Boon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ojankaivaja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ojankaivaja fails with the takedown.
Boon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ojankaivaja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boon misses with a head kick.
Ojankaivaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boon pinned against the cage. Boon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eric Boon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Ojankaivaja.
Ojankaivaja looks gassed!
Ojankaivaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boon as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon lands with a slapping head kick.
Boon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ojankaivaja doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Boon.
Boon throws a head kick but Ojankaivaja moves out of range.
Ojankaivaja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boon stuffs the takedown.
Boon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ojankaivaja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ojankaivaja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ojankaivaja thows a big elbow that misses.
Boon is working an open guard so Ojankaivaja takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojankaivaja looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ojankaivaja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ojankaivaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ojankaivaja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boon can't keep his opponent in guard - Ojankaivaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ojankaivaja is tying to control. Boon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ojankaivaja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ojankaivaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boon keeps working.
Ojankaivaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boon wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ojankaivaja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boon has managed to clinch.
Boon gets underhooks to prevent Ojankaivaja's takedown attempt.
Boon blocking some punches.
Ojankaivaja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ojankaivaja blocks a head kick by Boon.
Boon connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ojankaivaja to the floor! Boon dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boon trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ojankaivaja pushes Boon off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Boon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boon misses with a few strikes there.
Boon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ojankaivaja shoots in for a double leg but Boon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boon jabs at Ojankaivaja's body.
Ojankaivaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boon tries to avoid it but Ojankaivaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boon to the ground. Boon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boon moves into the clinch successfully.
Boon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ojankaivaja changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eric Boon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Ojankaivaja.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boon. Ojankaivaja shrugs it off though.
Boon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boon throws a sloppy head kick and Ojankaivaja moves out of range easily.
Ojankaivaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ojankaivaja misses with a body shot
and Ojankaivaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boon misses with a two punch combination.
Boon stalks Ojankaivaja and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ojankaivaja's face. Ojankaivaja staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon misses with a head kick.
A choreographed right hand from Ojankaivaja misses the target.
No joy there for Boon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ojankaivaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boon manages to avoid it.
Ojankaivaja has a takedown stuffed.
Ojankaivaja has a takedown stuffed.
Ojankaivaja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boon. Boon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ojankaivaja fails with the takedown.
Ojankaivaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boon.
Ojankaivaja shoots in for a double leg but Boon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eric Boon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boon lands with an overhand left.
Ojankaivaja looks for a takedown but Boon sprawls well.
Ojankaivaja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ojankaivaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boon.
Sami Ojankaivaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ojankaivaja. Ojankaivaja gets slowly back to his feet.
Ojankaivaja shoots in looking for a takedown. Boon tries to sprawl out of it but Ojankaivaja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boon ducks under a wild hook from Ojankaivaja.
Boon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boon misses with a double jab.
Boon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ojankaivaja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eric Boon is winning the standup battle so far.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ojankaivaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ojankaivaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boon pinned against the cage. Boon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boon knocks Ojankaivaja to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon stands up and beckons Ojankaivaja to his feet.
Ojankaivaja throws out a loose jab but Boon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boon throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ojankaivaja colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Boon as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ojankaivaja is left battered and dazed whilst Boon and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Boon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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