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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano comes to the cage accompanied by Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. Llaripukinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. 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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284 lbs
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260 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Guntur Llaripukinen! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Volkano thumps Llaripukinen with a low kick. Llaripukinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkano counters with a nice body shot. Volkano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Llaripukinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkano throws a body punch but Llaripukinen moves out of range. Llaripukinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkano. Llaripukinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Llaripukinen wants it to stay on the feet. Llaripukinen misses with the combination.
Volkano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Llaripukinen tries to get to full guard but Volkano has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Volkano in particular looking to stall. Volkano seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Llaripukinen for as long as he can get away with. Llaripukinen is trying to control but can't.
Volkano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Volkano not landing any meaningful shots this time. Llaripukinen trying to control but Volkano postures up.
Llaripukinen is looking for a sweep. Volkano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Llaripukinen wants to control the action here but instead Volkano manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Llaripukinen tries to get back to half guard but can't. Llaripukinen wants to control but Volkano is having none of it. Volkano is landing with some decent strikes but Llaripukinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Volkano unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Guntur Llaripukinen's cut even more. Llaripukinen wants to control but Volkano is having none of it. Llaripukinen is looking to get to half guard. Volkano cracks Llaripukinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Llaripukinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Llaripukinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Volkano is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Volkano looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Volkano is adopting a defensive guard. Volkano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Llaripukinen wants to control from the top but Volkano keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Llaripukinen misses with a few strikes there.
Llaripukinen throws a front kick aimed at Volkano's knee but Volkano avoids it well. Llaripukinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkano counters with a body kick. A telegraphed right hand from Llaripukinen misses the target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Llaripukinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Llaripukinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Guntur Llaripukinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Both fighters circling a little - Volkano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano dominated that round. The cut man is working on Guntur Llaripukinen's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Llaripukinen walks into a jab. Llaripukinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Llaripukinen tries to land a body kick and Volkano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Llaripukinen! Volkano lets Llaripukinen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Llaripukinen is rocked! Guntur Llaripukinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Llaripukinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Llaripukinen misses the jab. Volkano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Llaripukinen circles away quickly and effectively. Volkano throws a body punch but Llaripukinen moves out of range. No joy there for Llaripukinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaarlo Volkano is winning the standup battle so far. Llaripukinen staying out of range there. A slow jab from Llaripukinen misses its intended target. Volkano tries to work over Llaripukinen's front leg with a kick but Llaripukinen checks it. Llaripukinen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Llaripukinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Volkano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Llaripukinen. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Llaripukinen, as that shot connected.
Volkano shoots in for a takedown but Llaripukinen shows good takedown defense. Llaripukinen with a nice cross. Volkano moves out of range as Llaripukinen strikes. Llaripukinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guntur Llaripukinen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guntur Llaripukinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaarlo Volkano! Jumping up and down and very excited, Kaarlo Volkano waved his t-shirt featuring BioLuvoil's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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