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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Yuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Yuber!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari gets caught flat footed, as Yuber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yuber won't allow Kottari to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kottari pulls Yuber in close to his closed guard and prevents Yuber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yuber trying to control the position from guard on top but Kottari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yuber trying to control the position from guard on top but Kottari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kottari is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ivan Yuber has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kottari misses with a shot to the body
and Yuber counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kottari. Yuber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kottari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuber has a takedown stuffed.
Yuber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kottari's sensitive parts.
Kottari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuber.
Ivan Yuber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuber lands a really nice looking cross but Kottari seems unphased.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Yuber thows a body shot but no joy.
Kottari swings widly with a right hand
and Yuber counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kottari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kottari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yuber to score with a decent uppercut.
Yuber dives in and grabs Kottari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kottari pushes down on Yuber's head and hops out.
Kottari misses the shot to the body.
Kottari swings for the body but Yuber moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuber shoots for a double leg takedown but Kottari sprawls well. He's pushed Yuber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rami Kottari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yuber.
Yuber shoots in looking for a takedown but Kottari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yuber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yuber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kottari defends it nicely.
Yuber moves out of range of the strikes.
Kottari sizes up Yuber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kottari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuber manages to avoid it.
Kottari misses with a body punch
and Yuber counters with a straight right hand.
Kottari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Yuber does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Kottari blocks the leg kick.
Kottari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yuber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yuber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kottari slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yuber preventing the sweep.
Yuber 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuber looking to pass the guard.
Yuber trying to control but Kottari is working from the bottom.
Kottari has his hands on Yuber's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yuber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yuber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kottari fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yuber to the ground. Kottari is now in Yuber's guard.
Kottari throwing strikes from guard but Yuber blocks nicely.
Kottari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yuber controls Kottari momentarily but Kottari frees himself.
Kottari trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari landing with the ground and pound.
Kottari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yuber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yuber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kottari!
Yuber thowing shots but they're missing.
Yuber goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kottari turns into him and now he's in Yuber's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari distracts Yuber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yuber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kottari.
Kottari looking to sit in guard and control but Yuber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Yuber trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kottari manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yuber is pulling down on Kottari's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kottari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kottari trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuber has momentary wrist control but Kottari slips an elbow through the middle.
Kottari makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yuber keeping moving, preventing Kottari from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari throwing strikes but missing.
Yuber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kottari.
Kottari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yuber is keeping the position for now.
Kottari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yuber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kottari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kottari trying to control but Yuber is working from the bottom.
Kottari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Kottari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yuber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kottari sprawls well. Kottari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yuber gets slowly back to his feet.
Yuber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuber blocks a jab.
Kottari cracks Yuber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kottari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yuber to the mat! Yuber manages to get full guard.
Kottari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kottari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kottari postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kottari cracks Yuber with a solid left hand.
Kottari looking to sit in guard and control but Yuber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari keeping moving, preventing Yuber from controlling successfully.
Kottari has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yuber tries to free his leg and advance position but Kottari is retaining full guard.
Kottari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari has Yuber pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Yuber hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kottari throws a body punch but Yuber moves out of range.
Yuber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kottari throws out the jab.
Kottari throws a shot from downtown. Yuber moves away and avoids it.
Kottari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yuber.
Kottari looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuber is just out of range.
Yuber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kottari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yuber won't be happy with that.
Rami Kottari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kottari connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yuber some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yuber takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kottari scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kottari is chipping away with strikes.
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!
Kottari looking to control but instead Yuber has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kottari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kottari working Yuber over with strikes.
Kottari is keen to just control but Yuber is a slippery customer.
Kottari is taking a breather. Yuber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kottari connects with a nice short shot to Yuber's temple.
Kottari looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kottari scores with a big shot! Yuber's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yuber! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
After the fight, Rami Kottari was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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