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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 3458 p4p, 137 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 13730 p4p, 226 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes into the arena with A sweaty one for you. x blaring out of the sound system. 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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216 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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288 lbs
38 - 16 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli tries to bum rush MacArthur Jnr with a series of wild strikes but MacArthur Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacArthur Jnr. That's going to slow Ukkeli down.
Ukkeli tries a low kick but MacArthur Jnr avoids it.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut
and Ukkeli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacArthur Jnr.
Ukkeli moves into the clinch successfully.
Ukkeli tries to land knees in the clinch but MacArthur Jnr avoids the damage to the body.
MacArthur Jnr digs a right hand underneath Ukkeli's ribcage. Ukkeli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacArthur Jnr misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacArthur Jnr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Jnr.
Ukkeli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli with a knee to the head.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
MacArthur Jnr lands a shoulder strike.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but MacArthur Jnr blocks with his arms.
MacArthur Jnr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacArthur Jnr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
Ukkeli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ukkeli told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli is trying to push MacArthur Jnr away but MacArthur Jnr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
MacArthur Jnr lands a left hand.
MacArthur Jnr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head punch that misses.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli prevents a body shot from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur Jnr throws a push kick but Ukkeli slaps the foot to one side.
MacArthur Jnr misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacArthur Jnr throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from MacArthur Jnr misses
and Ukkeli counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops MacArthur Jnr to the mat, face first! Ukkeli goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. MacArthur Jnr is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli moves out of range as MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick.
Ukkeli counters with a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ukkeli connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of MacArthur Jnr's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked MacArthur Jnr - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maximus Ukkeli!
Maximus Ukkeli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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