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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano's entrance music is Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. A fine choice. Hamara has chosen Ruoska - Kiroan as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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284 lbs
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300 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkano.
Hamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anselmi Hamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkano blocks a head kick by Hamara.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkano. That's going to slow Hamara down.
A low kick from Hamara is predictable there
and Volkano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Anselmi Hamara has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkano scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
Hamara throws a leg kick but Volkano moved away.
Volkano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamara wants to land a leg kick but Volkano is out of range.
Hamara scores with a head kick. Volkano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Kaarlo Volkano has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a combination
and Volkano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamara lands with a cross.
Hamara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkano is able to avoid easily.
Hamara throws a leg kick which misses Volkano's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkano tries to avoid it.
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!
Volkano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamara misses with a hook. Volkano ducked under it nicely.
Hamara with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkano. Hamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara digs a good body shot into Volkano's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Hamara misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkano.
Volkano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamara throws out the jab.
Hamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamara misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Volkano coming out on top.
Hamara slips under a jab from Volkano.
Volkano with a hook.
Volkano scores with a leg kick.
Hamara looks to throw a body kick
and Volkano counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Anselmi Hamara's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Volkano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Volkano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Volkano trying to control but Hamara is working from the bottom.
Volkano stopping the sweep attempt from Hamara.
Hamara keeping moving, preventing Volkano from controlling successfully.
Volkano won't allow Hamara to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara keeping moving, preventing Volkano from controlling successfully.
Hamara has Volkano pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kaarlo Volkano.
The fighters circling - Volkano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkano throws a jab when Hamara was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkano.
Volkano misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hamara moves forwards but Volkano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volkano misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara throws a leg kick
and Volkano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamara misses with a hook.
Hamara moves away from the strike by Volkano.
Hamara misses with a leg kick.
Hamara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volkano counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamara slips under a jab.
Hamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano scores with a nice strike.
Volkano scores with a leg kick.
Volkano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Volkano preventing the sweep.
Hamara has momentary wrist control but Volkano slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkano throwing strikes from guard but Hamara blocks nicely.
Hamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkano.
Volkano trying to control but Hamara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkano slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Volkano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hamara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volkano's guard.
Hamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamara tries to free his leg and advance position but Volkano is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hamara won't allow Volkano to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anselmi Hamara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Volkano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hamara scores with a hook.
Hamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target.
Hamara lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Hamara misses.
Volkano fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkano scores with a jab to the body.
Hamara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Volkano thows a leg kick but Hamara checks it
letting Hamara counter with a right hand.
Hamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Volkano.
Volkano misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volkano thows a leg kick but Hamara checks it
and Hamara counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaarlo Volkano will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkano is just out of range.
Volkano fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkano. Hamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamara scores with a shot to the body.
Kaarlo Volkano is winning the standup battle so far.
Volkano tries to score with a low kick but Hamara moves his leg out of the way.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamara leaves Volkano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheers as Hamara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkano doesn't seem phased though.
Volkano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkano.
Hamara is looking to chop away at Volkano's legs.
Hamara moves away from the strike by Volkano.
Hamara looks to throw the jab but Volkano is out of range.
Hamara is looking to chop away at Volkano's legs.
Hamara throws a leg kick but Volkano sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano thuds his right hand into Hamara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hamara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Hamara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hamara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volkano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamara misses with a shot to the body
and Volkano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamara thinking.
Hamara jabs Volkano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hamara is looking to score with low kicks.
Volkano misses the shot to the body.
Hamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkano.
Hamara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Volkano.
Volkano throws a hook to the side of Hamara's head but Hamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamara stalks Volkano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Volkano's face. Volkano staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Volkano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volkano moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamara.
Hamara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volkano works Hamara's body with a nice hook.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Hamara misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkano misses with a takedown attempt
letting Hamara counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Volkano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamara cracks the inside of Volkano's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Hamara really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Volkano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Volkano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamara.
Hamara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volkano counters with a good low kick that Hamara was not able to check.
Volkano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamara.
Hamara throws out a leg kick but Volkano moves out of range and Hamara only half commits.
Hamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamara misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamara.
A good leg kick by Volkano.
Volkano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara lands with a right hand.
Hamara walks into a stiff left hand from Volkano.
Volkano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hamara throws a hook but Volkano blocks it.
Volkano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hamara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hamara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkano misses with a looping left.
Volkano misses with a body kick.
Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Volkano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hamara sprawls well. Hamara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkano gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hamara tries for a takedown but Volkano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Volkano tries to bum rush Hamara with a series of wild strikes but Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkano throws a sloppy body shot
and Hamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamara throws a body punch but Volkano moves out of range.
Hamara misses with a combination
and Volkano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkano.
Volkano thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkano connects with the punch.
Jab by Hamara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkano blocks a leg kick.
Hamara throws a right hand that misses
letting Volkano counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara misses with a low kick as Volkano jumps back.
Hamara misses with a hook. Volkano ducked under it nicely.
Volkano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A good leg kick by Volkano.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkano.
Hamara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano had his way with Anselmi Hamara in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkano.
Hamara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volkano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Volkano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Volkano misses with a straight right.
Hamara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamara circles away.
Hamara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamara.
Volkano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamara tries to land a front kick but Volkano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hamara swings for the body but Volkano moves out of range.
Volkano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkano throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot.
Hamara tries to land a front kick but Volkano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hamara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkano misses with an uppercut. Hamara saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara connects with a leg kick. Volkano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Volkano misses.
Hamara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamara.
Hamara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hamara throws a shot from downtown. Volkano moves away and avoids it.
Volkano with a jab.
Volkano avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkano.
Volkano cracks Hamara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hamara cracks a nice hook into Volkano's ribs.
Volkano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hamara to the ground. Volkano is now in Hamara's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Volkano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hamara trying to keep a closed guard but Volkano is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkano is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamara has wrist control.
Kaarlo Volkano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkano preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara wants to stand but Volkano is controlling the position.
Volkano trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anselmi Hamara.
Well Volkano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Kaarlo Volkano!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Anselmi Hamara!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Kaarlo Volkano!
Kaarlo Volkano wins by split decision!
Kaarlo Volkano retains his super heavyweight title!
Kaarlo Volkano managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioLuvoil, into his post fight interview.
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