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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo has chosen Kullervo Entrance Theme as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Evil Kullervo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
36 - 8 - 0 |
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209 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class 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
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boothe.
Boothe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boothe throws a hook but Kullervo avoids it easily.
Kullervo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boothe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Kullervo tries to counter it with a takedown but Boothe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kullervo clinches.
Boothe misses with some punches.
Kullervo struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
Boothe working hard to break the clinch.
Kullervo works on Boothe's body with a couple of short punches.
Boothe is pushing Kullervo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kullervo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo throws a punch but it's blocked by Boothe.
Boothe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kullervo.
Kullervo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kullervo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kullervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boothe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boothe wants to stall.
Boothe has a couple of punches blocked by Kullervo.
Nice body punch from Kullervo.
Kullervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boothe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo controlling the action here for a moment.
Boothe has a couple of punches blocked by Kullervo.
Boothe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kullervo backwards.
Boothe wants to stall.
A short right from Boothe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kullervo up against the cage.
Kullervo is pushing Boothe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boothe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kullervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kullervo on the inside.
Kullervo tries to work over Boothe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boothe stalling in the clinch but Kullervo improves position.
Boothe lands a left hand.
Kullervo cracks Boothe with a nice body shot.
Kullervo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullervo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kullervo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boothe is aware though and is defending well.
Boothe trying to control but Kullervo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boothe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kullervo looking for a guillotine here but Boothe defends easily.
Kullervo has his foot on Boothe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boothe works his way back into a safe position though.
Boothe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kullervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kullervo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kullervo has a closed guard, preventing Boothe from standing up.
Kullervo looking for a guillotine here but Boothe defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boothe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kullervo is keeping the position for now.
Kullervo seems keen to control Boothe's posture.
Kullervo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boothe wants to control from the top but Kullervo keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kullervo scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Boothe as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Kullervo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kullervo connects with a solid leg kick.
Boothe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kullervo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boothe.
Boothe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kullervo tries a low kick but Boothe avoids it.
Kullervo scores with a body shot.
Kullervo moves out of range of the body kick.
Boothe blocks a low kick nicely.
Boothe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Boothe misses.
Kullervo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boothe defends it well.
Boothe misses with a low kick.
Kullervo tries to work over Boothe's front leg with a kick but Boothe checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullervo ducks under a wild hook from Boothe.
Kullervo is looking to land body kicks.
Kullervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kullervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boothe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe checks a leg kick nicely.
Boothe looks to land a body kick but Kullervo moved away.
Boothe lands a nice hook to Kullervo's body. Kullervo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boothe just misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe scores with a jab.
It looks like Evil Kullervo has been cut.
Boothe misses with a head kick.
Kullervo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kullervo lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
Boothe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boothe is looking to land body kicks.
Boothe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kullervo misses with a body shot.
Boothe keeps Kullervo at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas Boothe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boothe.
Kullervo motions for Boothe to come forward. Kullervo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boothe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Boothe blocks the leg kick.
As Kullervo backs away, Boothe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullervo scores with a body shot.
Boothe throws a big shot that misses.
Kullervo with the counter takedown but Boothe avoids it easily.
Boothe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boothe, right into the meat.
Kullervo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boothe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kullervo.
Crunch! Boothe slams his shin into Kullervo's torso.
Boothe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.
Boothe throws a lazy right hand but Kullervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boothe misses with a kick to the body.
Kullervo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boothe throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas Boothe is winning the standup battle so far.
Kullervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boothe manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe feints and then cracks Kullervo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kullervo down.
Kullervo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kullervo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boothe rather than just go for the knockout.
Kullervo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kullervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boothe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kullervo misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kullervo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boothe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kullervo can turn it around.
Boothe looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kullervo pushes Boothe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kullervo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kullervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kullervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boothe lands a right hand.
Boothe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kullervo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boothe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kullervo is pushing Boothe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kullervo struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
Thomas Boothe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kullervo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kullervo takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Kullervo.
Kullervo tries a body shot but Boothe blocks it.
Kullervo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boothe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kullervo backwards.
Kullervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Boothe.
Kullervo trying to control the position but instead, Boothe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kullervo into the cage.
Boothe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Boothe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evil Kullervo's cut.
That's time! Boothe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boothe misses the jab.
Kullervo tries a low kick but Boothe avoids it.
Boothe drops Kullervo with a beautiful combination! Kullervo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boothe is looking for the KO!
Kullervo is rocked!
Boothe drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kullervo's head, knocking him out cold! Boothe is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Boothe!
Thomas Boothe retains his light heavyweight title!
Evil Kullervo was interviewed post fight and said 'You won today but the future is mine.'.
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energy
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hype
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