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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Philip Negan enters the cage!
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209 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Negan doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Kullervo - just one landing.
It looks like Philip Negan has been cut.
Negan takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Negan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Negan misses with a leg kick
and Negan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Negan forces Kullervo back against the cage and clinches.
Kullervo managing to block the knees to the body from Negan.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Negan controls the action.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negan prevents a body shot from Kullervo.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kullervo avoids the damage to the body.
Kullervo breaks from the clinch.
Kullervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Negan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Negan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Negan throws a low kick, looking for Kullervo's leg but Kullervo calmly moves out of range.
Negan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kullervo.
A low kick from Negan is predictable there
and Negan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Negan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Negan throws a head kick that misses.
Kullervo punishes Negan's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Negan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Negan.
It looks like Evil Kullervo has been cut.
Negan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kullervo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kullervo with a hook.
Evil Kullervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Negan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Kullervo.
Negan tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Negan, right into the meat.
Negan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kullervo.
Negan throws a front kick aimed at Kullervo's knee but Kullervo avoids it well.
Negan needs to keep his hands up - Kullervo had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Negan throws a body punch but Kullervo moves out of range.
Negan is looking to chop away at Kullervo's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kullervo's half guard.
Negan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kullervo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Negan.
Negan wants to advance to full mount but Kullervo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Negan connects with a couple of short punches.
Negan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Negan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kullervo wants to sweep here but Negan controlling him for the moment.
Kullervo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Negan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Negan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kullervo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Negan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Negan throwing strikes from guard but Kullervo blocks nicely.
Kullervo keeping full guard, as Negan tries to pass.
Negan postures up in Kullervo's guard and throws a big left but Kullervo blocks it.
Negan advances position into side control!
Kullervo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kullervo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kullervo tries to improve position but can't.
Kullervo wants to control but Negan postures up.
Negan is chipping away with strikes.
Negan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kullervo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Negan but great work by Kullervo.
Kullervo happy to just control the position for now.
Negan tries to bench press Kullervo off him but Kullervo keeps the position.
Kullervo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Negan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kullervo but great work by Negan.
Kullervo defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evil Kullervo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kullervo ducks under a wild hook from Negan.
Negan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Negan tries to clinch up
and Kullervo counters with a low kick, right behind Negan 's knee.
Negan misses with a leg kick
and Kullervo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Negan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Negan moves forwards but Kullervo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Negan throws a leg kick but Kullervo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kullervo digs a good body shot into Negan's ribs.
Negan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kullervo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kullervo connects with an inside leg kick.
Negan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Negan is breathing heavily.
Kullervo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kullervo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kullervo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kullervo, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo connects with a body shot that sends Negan's belly button to the back.
Kullervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Negan can do to turn this around?
Negan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Negan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Negan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kullervo cracks the inside of Negan's front leg.
Negan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Negan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kullervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Negan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Negan lands a really nice looking cross but Kullervo seems unphased.
Negan loads up on a big right hand but Kullervo slips the punch.
Kullervo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Negan.
Negan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Negan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kullervo.
Stalling in the clinch from Kullervo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Negan.
Kullervo has had enough of the clinch but Negan keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kullervo avoiding damage as Negan throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kullervo on the inside.
Kullervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kullervo.
Kullervo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Negan up against the cage.
Negan trying to land knees to the body.
Kullervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Negan misses with a few strikes there.
Kullervo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Negan takes a step back to recover.
Kullervo tests Negan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kullervo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kullervo is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kullervo checks a leg kick.
Philip Negan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Kullervo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kullervo ducks right into an uppercut from Negan.
Kullervo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Negan if he has to take too many more of those.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Kullervo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kullervo lands with a kick to the temple. Negan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Philip Negan's cut even more.
A solid body kick from Kullervo.
Kullervo tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kullervo.
Kullervo avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Kullervo catches Negan right on the button with a cross.
Kullervo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Negan stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kullervo follows into mount!
Negan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullervo trying to control but Negan is having none of it.
Negan is still in real trouble! Can Kullervo finish him?
Kullervo prevents Negan from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negan keeps trying to improve his position.
Negan seems to have recovered his senses.
Kullervo looking for a guillotine from mount but Negan is having none of it.
Kullervo looking to control but Negan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Negan is trying to reverse the position but instead Kullervo has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Kullervo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Negan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evil Kullervo is winning the standup battle so far.
Negan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kullervo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kullervo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Negan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Negan dives in and grabs Kullervo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kullervo pushes down on Negan's head and hops out.
That kick from Kullervo tenderised Negan's leg. Negan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Negan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kullervo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Negan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Negan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kullervo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot by Kullervo.
Kullervo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Negan drops his hands momentarily and Kullervo needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Negan just on the top of the head. Negan drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Negan - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evil Kullervo!
Evil Kullervo retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Evil Kullervo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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