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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 11390 p4p, 774 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 8530 p4p, 700 weight class). Suri comes to the ring accompanied by Bohemia - Kali Denali . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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279 lbs
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288 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ukkeli.
Suri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ukkeli.
Suri walks into a jab.
It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
Ukkeli looks to land a right hand but Suri moved out of range.
Suri scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suri.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Ukkeli should have avoided that one.
Suri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ukkeli misses with a wild body shot.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ukkeli.
Suri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suri misses with a right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ukkeli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suri lands a head kick that bluckles Ukkeli and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Suri no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Maximus Ukkeli has been cut.
Ukkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suri was well out of range. Poor timing from Ukkeli.
Suri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ukkeli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ukkeli closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Suri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suri scores with a shot to the side of Ukkeli's head.
Ukkeli taking a breather.
Ukkeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ukkeli pushes Suri up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Suri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
Ukkeli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ukkeli working aggressively here.
Suri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ukkeli is trying to maintain a safe position but Suri gets an underhook and turns Ukkeli into the ropes.
Suri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Suri throws a low kick, looking for Ukkeli's leg but Ukkeli calmly moves out of range.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Suri tenderised Ukkeli's leg. Ukkeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ukkeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ukkeli, right into the meat.
Suri stuns Ukkeli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ukkeli.
Suri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ukkeli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ukkeli misses with a body kick.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suri scores with a punch to the head.
Ukkeli throws a head kick but Suri moves out of range.
Ukkeli thuds his right hand into Suri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ukkeli clinches up with Suri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ukkeli misses with an elbow strike.
Suri blocks an elbow strike.
Ukkeli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suri struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
Suri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Ukkeli.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suri lunges at Ukkeli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ukkeli's hand.
Suri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but Suri moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Suri.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ukkeli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Suri will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Suri.
Ukkeli blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fails to land with a series of punches.
Suri is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ukkeli drives through and clinches with Suri against the ropes.
Suri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ukkeli.
Suri lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ukkeli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli feints and then cracks Suri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suri down.
Ukkeli moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ukkeli blocks a low kick nicely.
Ukkeli tries a quick counter leg kick but Suri is wise to it.
Suri checks a leg kick.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Ukkeli.
Suri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ukkeli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but Ukkeli is just out of range.
Ukkeli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli tries to work over Suri's front leg with a kick but Suri checks it.
Suri is looking to counter punch.
Suri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri throws a hook but Ukkeli avoids it easily.
Sher Shah Suri is winning the standup battle so far.
Suri catches Ukkeli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Suri scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ukkeli doesn't manage to clinch there - Suri circles away.
Ukkeli looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Suri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suri with a nice cross.
Suri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ukkeli's hands.
Ukkeli throws a hook to the side of Suri's head but Suri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ukkeli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Ukkeli tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suri throws a front kick aimed at Ukkeli's knee but Ukkeli avoids it well.
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but Ukkeli is just out of range.
Suri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Ukkeli avoids the body shot from Suri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukkeli looks for the body kick but Suri saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a wild body kick that Suri sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Suri.
Ukkeli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Ukkeli as he checks the leg kick.
Ukkeli scores with a jab to the body.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
Suri slips under a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Ukkeli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ukkeli pushes Suri away with a front kick.
Ukkeli slips under a jab from Suri.
Ukkeli feints a counter leg kick.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Suri misses the target.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Suri slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ukkeli to counter with a crisp jab.
Suri tries to land a body kick
and Ukkeli counters with a body kick that stops Suri in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
Suri throws a front kick aimed at Ukkeli's knee but Ukkeli avoids it well.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukkeli throws out a leg kick but Suri moves out of range and Ukkeli only half commits.
Ukkeli throws a nice head kick!
Ukkeli misses with a low kick.
Suri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ukkeli in his tracks.
Ukkeli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suri works over Ukkeli's head and body with a nice combination.
Ukkeli is looking to clinch.
Ukkeli digs a good body shot into Suri's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sher Shah Suri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
A lazy left from Suri finds it's target.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Suri avoids it easily.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suri defending well as Ukkeli loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses.
Suri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ukkeli tries to move into range but Suri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
Ukkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suri.
Suri throws a combination. Ukkeli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ukkeli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suri misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ukkeli misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suri wants to slow Ukkeli down by chopping away at his legs.
Ukkeli throws out a counter right but Suri avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Ukkeli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Ukkeli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ukkeli.
That kick from Suri tenderised Ukkeli's leg. Ukkeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ukkeli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Suri.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
Ukkeli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ukkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suri moves away.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Ukkeli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Ukkeli. Beautiful body shot.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ukkeli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suri throws an off balance right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a slapping leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ukkeli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Ukkeli.
Suri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suri.
Suri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
Suri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ukkeli.
A jab from Suri does it's job there.
Ukkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
You can see that Ukkeli has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ukkeli throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maximus Ukkeli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ukkeli.
Suri slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ukkeli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suri doesn't seem phased though.
Ukkeli moves into range and clinches up with Suri.
Suri dodges an elbow strike from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suri tries to throw a body punch but Ukkeli avoids it by throwing Suri back against the ropes.
Ukkeli looking to slow down the pace here.
Suri throws a punch but it's blocked by Ukkeli.
A knee to the head by Ukkeli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli crunches a lovely knee into Suri's ribcage.
Suri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suri struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
Suri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ukkeli lands an elbow inside.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Suri blocks it.
Ukkeli pushes off an throws an elbow but Suri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ukkeli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suri's elbow.
Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Suri connects with an inside leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses.
Ukkeli takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
Suri thinks about countering with a body kick.
Suri pushes Ukkeli away with a front kick.
Ukkeli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukkeli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suri misses with a straight left.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suri keeps the fight on the outside.
Ukkeli takes one to the side of the head.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Suri tries a head kick but it misses.
Suri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Suri blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sher Shah Suri.
I think Suri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sher Shah Suri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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