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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajko Ramljak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (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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173 cm
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239 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
23
289 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajko Ramljak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramljak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpin checks it well. Ramljak is looking to slow Turpin down with leg kicks. Turpin scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpin looks for the body kick but Ramljak saw that one coming. Ramljak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ramljak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramljak throws out a loose jab but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it. Turpin wants to clinch up but Ramljak keeps it at a distance. Turpin slips under a jab from Ramljak. Turpin tries to keep at a distance but Ramljak has taken the fight into the clinch. Turpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramljak avoids the damage to the body. Ramljak lands with a right to the head. Ramljak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramljak.
Turpin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramljak will feel that in the morning. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Some bone on bone action there as Ramljak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Turpin with a nice cross. Turpin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turpin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramljak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ramljak pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Turpin connects with an inside leg kick. Turpin thuds his right hand into Ramljak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Turpin defending well as Ramljak loads up on a big left hand. Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramljak.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramljak was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin. Turpin blocks a leg kick. Turpin misses with an uppercut. Turpin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramljak's head.
It looks like Rajko Ramljak has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ramljak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turpin to score with a decent uppercut. Ramljak throws a head kick that misses. Ramljak jabs Turpin right on the nose. Turpin blinks but takes it well. Turpin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramljak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ramljak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Turpin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A decent looking cross lands there for Turpin. Turpin misses with a hook. Turpin throws a head kick but Ramljak moves out of range.
Turpin scores with the left hand. Ramljak knows he should have avoided that one. Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramljak paws at him with a jab and circles away. Turpin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramljak is able to avoid easily. Turpin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turpin moves out of range as Ramljak strikes. Turpin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Turpin misses with an uppercut. Turpin tries to clinch up. Ramljak looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range. Ramljak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it. Turpin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Ramljak checks a low kick from Turpin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turpin throws a body punch but Ramljak moves out of range. Ramljak is looking to chop away at Turpin's legs. Ramljak avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Turpin throws a nice head kick!
Turpin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice leg kick lands there from Ramljak. Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramljak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Turpin scores with a hook. Ramljak slips a jab and a cross from Turpin.
Ramljak is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turpin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Turpin wants to clinch. Ramljak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Randolph Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Turpin swings for the body but Ramljak moves out of range.
Turpin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Turpin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramljak.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Ramljak misses its intended target. A slapping leg kick lands for Ramljak.
Turpin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramljak is out of range and Turpin settles back down. Ramljak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Turpin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramljak. Turpin throws a leg kick and Ramljak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ramljak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Ramljak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin cracks the inside of Ramljak's front leg. Turpin lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramljak's head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ramljak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rajko Ramljak's cut is getting worse. Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramljak's sensitive parts. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turpin. Ramljak shrugs it off though. Turpin defending well as Ramljak loads up on a big left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rajko Ramljak's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Turpin scores with a jab. Ramljak acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A leg kick checked by Turpin. Turpin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turpin. Danga de danga de dang - Turpin scores with a four punch combination! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ramljak scoring well with a low kick there.
Turpin lands a slapping body shot.
Turpin misses with a low kick. Ramljak checks the leg kick. Turpin scores with a spinning back kick! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ramljak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramljak looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range. Turpin throws a head kick that Ramljak semi-blocks.
A left lands for Turpin. A jab from Turpin does it's job there. Randolph Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramljak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Ramljak avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Turpin moves forwards but Ramljak connects with a nice, crisp jab. Whack! Turpin lands a heavy head kick that drops Ramljak. The ref tackles Turpin to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ramljak was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Randolph Turpin! Randolph Turpin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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