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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Colton (ranked 2981 p4p, 287 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 1955 p4p, 216 weight class). Laine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Oulu Laine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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254 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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199 cm
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248 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colton misses with a two punch combination.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Colton counters with a straight right hand.
Laine scores with the left hand. Colton knows he should have avoided that one.
Colton throws a right and a left that Laine avoids nicely.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Colton sees coming a mile off.
Colton misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Colton walks into a left hand.
Laine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Laine misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Colton misses its target.
Colton tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Colton is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Colton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Colton lands with a cross.
Colton misses with a left hand
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colton throws a combination. Laine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Colton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
It looks like Gareth Colton has been cut.
Colton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colton throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.
Colton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Colton is looking to counter punch.
Colton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Colton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Gareth Colton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colton scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Colton misses with a wild body shot.
Laine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Colton lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
A jab from Colton finds it's way through Laine's defenses.
Colton dodges the punch combination from Laine.
Colton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Colton there.
Laine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Colton looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Colton moved out of range nicely.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Colton lands with an uppercut that bounces Laine off the cage and back into range.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Colton's shoulder, as Colton tries to avoid the shot.
Colton throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Colton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
Colton fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Colton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Colton is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Laine.
Colton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laine lands with a straight right. Colton didn't see that one coming.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Colton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine takes a swing at Colton's ribcage but misses.
Laine misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gareth Colton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colton.
Laine throws a series of punches but Colton avoids them all with ease.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
and Colton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Colton counters with a straight right hand.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colton.
The crowd cheers as Colton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laine doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Colton.
Laine replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Colton blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Colton moved out of range nicely.
Laine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Colton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laine counters with a solid body kick.
Laine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Colton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine clinches.
Colton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Colton.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colton throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colton connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Colton feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Colton misses with a two punch combination.
Colton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Colton's belly button to the back.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colton half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton keeps the fight on the outside.
Laine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gareth Colton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine jabs Colton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Colton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Colton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laine tries to bum rush Colton with a series of wild strikes but Colton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laine digs a good hook to Colton's body.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps Colton's head back.
Colton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oulu Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine closes the distance and pushes Colton back into the cage.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Colton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Colton has time to react.
Colton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine connects with a jab.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gareth Colton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Colton moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Colton's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Laine throws a leg kick but Colton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Colton throws a sloppy body shot
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Colton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Laine checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy.
No joy there for Colton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Laine lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Colton moves out of range easily.
It looked like Colton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine lands a hook that stumbles Colton back into the cage. Laine follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Colton to the canvas! Laine pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Colton has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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