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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heimo Hulahula will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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255 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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240 lbs
44 - 27 - 3 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula slips a jab from Kottari.
Kottari looks to land a left hand but Hulahula moved out of range nicely.
Hulahula defending well as Kottari loads up on a big left hand.
Kottari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hulahula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kottari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kottari throws out a loose jab but Hulahula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hulahula shoots for a takedown but Kottari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hulahula connects with a nice looking jab.
Kottari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kottari misses with a straight left.
Hulahula takes a swing at Kottari's ribcage but misses.
Hulahula uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kottari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hulahula throws a hook but Kottari avoids it easily.
Hulahula needs to keep his hands up - Kottari had a free shot at his head there.
Kottari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hulahula stuns Kottari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hulahula throws a hook but Kottari avoids it easily.
Kottari swings widly with a right hand
and Kottari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Hulahula.
A punch lands to the side of Hulahula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hulahula looks to score with a jab to the body but Kottari is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kottari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Hulahula's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kottari laying and praying for a moment but Hulahula takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kottari throwing shots but Hulahula is blocking nicely.
Hulahula regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kottari.
Kottari looking to sit in guard and control but Hulahula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula looking to sit in guard and control but Kottari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kottari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kottari throws a big right hand that misses.
Kottari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hulahula is keeping the position for now.
Kottari throws an elbow that misses. Hulahula uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kottari's guard. Nice move by Hulahula!
Hulahula slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari pulls Hulahula in close to prevent any damage.
Kottari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kottari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hulahula controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kottari is on top in guard.
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 Rami Kottari will probably get the nod.
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!
A cross from Hulahula lands.
Kottari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hulahula throws a body shot but no joy.
Hulahula shoots in and drives through. Kottari sprawls well.
Kottari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hulahula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kottari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hulahula tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hulahula is pulling down on Kottari's head to control his posture.
Kottari wants to control from the top but Hulahula keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kottari stopping the sweep attempt from Hulahula.
Kottari throws a big elbow that misses.
Kottari looking to sit in guard and control but Hulahula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kottari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulahula.
Hulahula is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kottari is on top in guard.
Kottari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kottari postures up.
Kottari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hulahula has Kottari pulled in close to control his posture.
Kottari throws a big elbow that misses.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Kottari from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kottari throws a jab but it's blocked by Hulahula.
A jab from Hulahula misses.
Hulahula blocks a jab.
A jab from Hulahula misses.
Kottari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hulahula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kottari.
Kottari throws a jab when Hulahula was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari takes a swing at Hulahula's ribcage but misses.
Hulahula scores with a jab.
A jab from Hulahula does it's job there.
Kottari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kottari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kottari.
Hulahula throws the left hand but Kottari avoids the punch easily.
Hulahula closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kottari is concentrating on defense, preventing Hulahula from advancing position.
Kottari is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heimo Hulahula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hulahula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kottari throws a sloppy body shot
and Hulahula counters with a nice body shot.
Kottari blocks a jab.
Kottari throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hulahula to counter with a crisp jab.
Hulahula clobbers Kottari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hulahula works Kottari's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kottari throws an overhand right that lands on Hulahula's shoulder, as Hulahula tries to avoid the shot.
Hulahula blocks a jab.
Kottari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heimo Hulahula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari misses with a body punch
and Hulahula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kottari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kottari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rami Kottari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hulahula lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kottari misses with a hook. Hulahula ducked under it nicely.
Kottari throws an overhand right that lands on Hulahula's shoulder, as Hulahula tries to avoid the shot.
Hulahula dives in for a single leg takedown but Kottari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hulahula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hulahula tries a body shot but Kottari blocks it.
Hulahula lands a shot to the body.
Hulahula lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hulahula has had enough of the clinch but Kottari keeps him there for the moment.
Hulahula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hulahula throws a punch but it's blocked by Kottari.
Hulahula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kottari backwards.
Hulahula scores with a shoulder strike.
Kottari slows down the pace here.
Kottari trying to control the position but instead, Hulahula has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kottari into the cage.
Hulahula swings wildly with an uppercut but Kottari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kottari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hulahula sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kottari throws an overhand right that lands on Hulahula's shoulder, as Hulahula tries to avoid the shot.
Hulahula scores with a punch to the head.
Kottari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hulahula avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Kottari misses its intended target.
Kottari scores with a body shot.
Hulahula takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kottari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hulahula tries to avoid it but Kottari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hulahula to the ground. Hulahula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rami Kottari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula gets caught flat footed, as Kottari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kottari wants to control from the top but Hulahula keeps moving.
Kottari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hulahula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kottari throws an elbow that misses. Hulahula uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kottari's guard. Nice move by Hulahula!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulahula preventing the sweep.
Kottari has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Hulahula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hulahula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Heimo Hulahula!
A very excited looking Heimo Hulahula made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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