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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula Natsi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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198 cm
31
270 lbs
25 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luther keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luther lands a jab to the nose.
Natsi drops his hands momentarily and Luther takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
Natsi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luther avoids it really well and circles away.
Luther slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luther has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Natsi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Luther tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Natsi is in Luther's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsi throwing strikes from guard but Luther blocks nicely.
Natsi landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natsi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Natsi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Natsi postures up in Luther's guard and throws a big left but Luther blocks it.
Natsi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luther works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Natsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natsi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Natsi passes Luther's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Natsi wants to pass to mount but Luther is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Natsi lands a nice short elbow.
Natsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Natsi tries to pass to full mount but Luther defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsi trying to pass the guard but Luther defending well.
Natsi 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.
Natsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Natsi is looking for a kimura here.
Natsi throwing shots but Luther is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsi wants to take a breather but Luther is having none of it.
Natsi is looking to advance position but Luther won't allow it.
Natsi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Natsi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Natsi is trying to control the action in half guard but Luther is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Natsi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuula Natsi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuula Natsi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Luther.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luther throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luther displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natsi.
Natsi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luther.
Luther moves into the clinch.
Natsi is trying to pull guard but Luther turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luther escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Natsi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Natsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Luther works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther gets a clinch.
Natsi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Natsi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Natsi wants a takedown.
Natsi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Natsi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Natsi tries for a takedown but Luther manages to get underhooks.
Luther prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Natsi shrugs off.
Kuula Natsi's cut is getting worse.
Luther misses with a knee to the head.
Natsi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natsi is looking for a takedown.
Natsi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luther avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luther misses with a knee to the head.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Natsi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Luther after a bit of a struggle.
Natsi wants to take the fight to the mat but Luther manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Natsi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Natsi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luther lands an elbow just above Natsi 's eye.
Kuula Natsi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Natsi shrugs off.
Jeez, Kuula Natsi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kuula Natsi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lex Luther!
During a confident post fight interview, Lex Luther thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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