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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Blonksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Blonksy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
34
275 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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199 cm
35
271 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Urijah Calaway! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Blonksy! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blonksy misses with a body shot.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calaway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Blonksy wants to clinch up but Calaway keeps it at a distance. Calaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Blonksy. Blonksy tries to clinch there but Calaway circles away.
Emil Blonksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Calaway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Blonksy is trying to break the clinch but Calaway has him pressed against the cage. Calaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Blonksy. Blonksy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards. Blonksy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blonksy misses with a hook from the clinch. A right hand to the body from Calaway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blonksy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Calaway is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blonksy to the mat. Blonksy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Calaway is looking to work some ground and pound but Blonksy has wrist control. Blonksy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Calaway lands a couple of elbows. Calaway throwing strikes from guard but Blonksy blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calaway postures up in Blonksy's guard and throws a big left but Blonksy blocks it. Calaway stops Blonksy from standing up. Calaway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Calaway postures up in Blonksy's guard and throws a big left but Blonksy blocks it. Blonksy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blonksy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaway. Blonksy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Calaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Blonksy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Calaway postures up in Blonksy's guard and throws a big left but Blonksy blocks it. Calaway throws a big elbow that misses. Calaway throwing strikes but missing. Blonksy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaway. Calaway throwing strikes from guard but Blonksy blocks nicely. Calaway throws a big right hand that misses. Calaway missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Blonksy wants to stand but Calaway is controlling the position. Calaway tries to free his leg and advance position but Blonksy is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calaway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Calaway lands a couple of elbows. Calaway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Calaway with a flurry of punches that miss. Calaway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Calaway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Calaway throws a big right hand that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calaway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Calaway stops Blonksy from standing up. Calaway 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. Blonksy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calaway.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Calaway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Calaway cracks Blonksy with a solid left hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blonksy is looking to stand up but Calaway isn't so interested in that idea. Calaway throws a big right hand that misses. Blonksy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Calaway throwing strikes but missing. Calaway lands a couple of decent looking shots. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Blonksy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Calaway 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.
Urijah Calaway dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Calaway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Calaway lands a left and a right that sends Blonksy crashing to the canvas! Calaway dives into mount looking to finish!
Blonksy is rocked!
It looks like Emil Blonksy has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Calaway lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Blonksy! Calaway sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Blonksy and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway! Urijah Calaway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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