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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Merit�hti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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191 cm
32
218 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaako Merit�hti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Merit�hti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merit�hti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voller was well out of range. Poor timing from Merit�hti.
Merit�hti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Merit�hti lands a body shot.
Merit�hti throws out a loose jab but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merit�hti lands a body shot.
Merit�hti shoots in for a takedown but Voller shows good takedown defense.
Voller moves into range and clinches up with Merit�hti.
Merit�hti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Merit�hti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merit�hti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voller.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Merit�hti fails to land.
Merit�hti struggles to land a body shot inside as Voller controls his hands.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Merit�hti throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
Merit�hti blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merit�hti throws a head punch that misses.
Voller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merit�hti lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Merit�hti.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Merit�hti blocking some punches.
Merit�hti lands with a short shot to the head.
Merit�hti lands with a short shot to the head.
Merit�hti lands an uppercut.
Voller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Merit�hti or not.
Merit�hti swings wildly with an uppercut but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voller misses with a punch to the body.
Merit�hti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voller avoids a wild elbow strike from Merit�hti.
Merit�hti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voller avoids it.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voller lands a body shot.
Voller blocks an elbow strike.
Voller managing to block the knees to the body from Merit�hti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merit�hti missing with knees to the body.
Voller lands an elbow inside that Merit�hti shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Merit�hti.
Merit�hti avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Merit�hti or not.
A short right from Merit�hti on the inside.
Voller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merit�hti misses with a punch to the body.
Merit�hti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Merit�hti misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Voller working aggressively here.
Voller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Merit�hti's defenses.
Merit�hti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Merit�hti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Merit�hti's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands an elbow just above Merit�hti 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Voller.
Voller tries a body shot but Merit�hti blocks it.
A short right from Merit�hti on the inside.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Merit�hti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Merit�hti swings wildly with an uppercut but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voller lands a right hand.
Merit�hti misses with the head strike.
Merit�hti misses with a punch on the inside.
Merit�hti takes an elbow to the temple.
Merit�hti throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
We've been informed that Voller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Voller tries to work over Merit�hti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merit�hti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voller blocking some punches.
Merit�hti blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merit�hti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Merit�hti's brow.
Merit�hti misses with the head strike.
Merit�hti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Merit�hti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merit�hti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merit�hti misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Voller.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Merit�hti dodges an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller digs a right hand underneath Merit�hti's ribcage. Merit�hti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merit�hti throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
Voller lands an elbow that stopped Merit�hti in his tracks for a moment.
Voller has a couple of punches blocked by Merit�hti.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Voller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voller lands an elbow that stopped Merit�hti in his tracks for a moment.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller struggles to land a body shot inside as Merit�hti controls his hands.
Merit�hti misses with a punch on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Voller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voller throws a head kick but Merit�hti moves out of range.
Merit�hti with a jab.
Merit�hti throws a chopping leg kick but Voller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Voller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voller scores with a nice right hand.
Voller lands a big head kick that sends Merit�hti tumbling to the mat! Voller takes a step backwards and waves Merit�hti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Merit�hti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merit�hti wants to stay close but Voller steps back to make room for something. Merit�hti seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Voller and Merit�hti drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Voller!
After winning the bout, Lars Voller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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