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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vick Venom (ranked 407 p4p, 41 weight class) and Manu Mikkonen (ranked 1375 p4p, 132 weight class). Venom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Once bitten twice shy-by CINDERELLA. Mikkonen has chosen When Worlds Collide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vick Venom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Venom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manu Mikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikkonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mikkonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mikkonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Venom with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Mikkonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mikkonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Venom circles away quickly and effectively.
Venom attempts a counter takedown but Mikkonen avoids it well and moves away.
Venom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikkonen.
Mikkonen takes one on the button.
Mikkonen misses the shot to the body.
Venom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikkonen is looking for a sweep.
Venom scores with a couple of short elbows.
Venom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mikkonen wants to control but Venom postures up.
Mikkonen dodges the ground and pound from Venom.
Venom working the body and head with strikes.
Venom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mikkonen can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mikkonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venom scoring with punches from side control.
Venom landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Venom scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mikkonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mikkonen isn't going anywhere.
Venom is working Mikkonen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Venom throws a strike aimed at the side of Mikkonen's head but Mikkonen avoids it well.
Mikkonen struggling a bit here.
Venom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mikkonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mikkonen struggling a bit here.
Venom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Venom landing a few strikes.
We've been hearing that Venom has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Venom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Venom working the head with strikes.
Mikkonen struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom grinds an elbow into Mikkonen's temple.
Mikkonen struggling a bit here.
Mikkonen holding on.
You can see the frustration on Mikkonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mikkonen holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Mikkonen wants to control but Venom postures up.
Venom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mikkonen is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mikkonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mikkonen is trying to control Venom's posture but Venom avoids it.
Venom working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Mikkonen is looking to regain half guard here but Venom keeps moving and retains side control.
Venom landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mikkonen tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Venom easily slips into full mount!
Venom looking to control but Mikkonen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Venom dominating with strikes here.
Mikkonen is in a horrible position here. Venom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mikkonen is rocked!
Mikkonen tries to hold on but Venom postures up.
Venom prevents Mikkonen from getting the reversal.
Venom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mikkonen tries to lock up and control but Venom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Venom raining down shots from the mount!
Mikkonen is still in real trouble! Can Venom finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venom loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mikkonen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Venom land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Venom stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vick Venom!
Vick Venom retains his heavyweight title!
Vick Venom looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Once bitten twice shy baby!!!I'm 2 division champ Payne was nothing but a payne in my ass
I AM THE TERROR OF TORCIDA....WHO IS NEXT?!!'.
In defeat, Manu Mikkonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'What the Fuck was that shit!?! I'm coming back and I will destroy all! Get that fucking mic out of my face!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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